Apples and Lemons

This past week I made two of my favorite recipes!

Strawberry Delight has been passed down by my grandmother and it's now a family tradition.

This is the finished product - something like a jello with a smoothie consistency? Delicious as a side, snack, or dessert!

I also made Lemon Bars for our small group. There's something cool about making food from scratch, even when you can buy it in a box at the store!

Step 1: Make the crust.


Step 2: Make the filling.


Step 3: Bake and enjoy!

Homemade Laundry Soap

I found this recipe a long time ago on this site. I finally got the time and motivation to try it!

The website does a much better job of showing pictures and instructions. It came out to pennies per load though when you do the math. And my Kroger stocked all the ingredients! Of course, my cameral stopped working before I could take the last picture. It has to gel for 24 hours first anyway...so finished product pictures to come! Husband is the particular one though when it comes to laundry...so to be a "keeper" it will have to pass his test first!

Anyone else have a homeade laundry soap recipe they like?

Weekend

It's been a loooonnnnngggg week, and I am glad it's Friday! Interesting week to say the least.

Wednesday: We had our young adult group. My parents, who lead the group, weren't there, and so we were playing it a little low key. Several of the kids are taking turns leading the bible studies and so far, most have chosen to use these awesome Rob Bell Nooma videos. Watch the clips! Pretty cool for today's generations. The one we watched was called Dust. How awesome it is to walk in the dust of our Savior. Made you curious, didn't I? Watch it and find out! (Also went to Meijer and randomly ran into a couple that was also using the Grocery Game to shop. First time that's happened!)

Thursday: Had a very fun date with Husband. We went to a Beef O' Brady's for the first time. Family style bar, with a patio that makes summer eating fun. I was craving french fries. And they sure were good!

Friday: Tried unsuccessfully to catch up at work. It's just not happening this month very easily! Met a very adorable baby today. Had a meeting with our pastor (he's mentoring Husband and me for this year). Good discussions - we talked about our prayer life quite a bit. Husband and I have been trying to get up early every morning, walk, read the Bible, and then pray, but we're looking for ways to improve our routine! Any ideas? What do you use to keep your day on track in the Word? After work, I came home and made my corn muffins - Husband's favorite. My absolute favorite recipe is out of my Betty Crocker cookbook. I can even use wheat flour and light butter and it still turns out good. Then cleaned up around the house and now I'm waiting for Husband to get home from work!

Question of the day: What Bible translation do you like best? Why?