Hello and welcome to July! It’s fully summer here and I am cherishing every moment of it.
Here’s what’s current in my life this month! As always, please share what’s up for you this month in the comments section. I love hearing what everyone is up to. 🙂
Current books A cute and funny memoir about living in Paris for a year, an intriguing science-based book about understanding pain, and the book of Nehemiah.
Current scripture See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19
Current food Ratatouille! I make it constantly and finally photographed my process for putting it together. I’ll be posting the recipe soon. It’s the perfect way to use up summer vegetables!
Current baked good I just made a batch of my soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies. I love to freeze a few dough balls and eat them raw sometimes! Living on the edge over here.
Current cuteness Miss Dakota living her best life, eating snacks, and soaking up the sun at the pool!
Current kid product Our kids all live in their Crocs! I really appreciate that my big kids can put them on all by themselves, they can get wet, and they’re super easy to clean.
Current beauty product A lovely vanilla musk perfume. It’s not overly musky or strong and I’ve even got a few compliments while wearing it!
Current fun We released our butterflies into the wild!
Current goal Doing a few things on our family’s summer fun list. We want to visit Kennywood (Pittsburgh’s local amusement park), go fishing, and make a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo.
Current craving Horseback riding with Jimmy! It totally scares me and I want to do it. Sounds like a fun date night, right? 😂
Current blessing Our church! The kids had such a great week at Vacation Bible School. There’s nothing like having a home base and a loving church family.
Current drink I’m fully addicted to Prime Hydration. It’s what’s keeping me hydrated on these 90-degree days!
Current song JESUS IS ALIVE by Forrest Frank.
Current joy Studying my Bible outside! The best. 🤍
Current laugh Our neighbor called the other day and asked if we wanted some sausage balls and pudding cups. I was in the middle of cooking, Dakota was crying, and the big kids were running around asking me seventeen different questions. Basically, I wasn’t paying much attention and just said, “Sure! We’ll take any food!”
Later that night, Jimmy spotted the sausage balls in the fridge and asked if he could have them for dinner. They were in a bag with the pudding cups, but somewhere between accepting the food and serving dinner, I completely forgot they were pudding cups.
I warmed up the sausage balls, grabbed what I thought was the dipping sauce, and proudly served Jimmy his dinner. It wasn’t until after he had started eating and said “So… what is this sauce?” that I realized… I’d served him chocolate pudding as his dipping sauce. Mom brain: 1. Me: 0.
Current home product This affordable set of 18 multi-size zippered mesh pouches have come in handy in so many ways. I use a few to hold snacks and diapers for Dakota when we go out and about. A couple store my skincare items in the bathroom, and another hold Sadie’s expander gear.
A look back:
Living My Full Life 