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Coolest Cake, Benefits, and A Highlight

One of the benefits of spending time with my mom and dad: my mom braids my hair.

Milkmaid braids

She’s much better at hair styling than I am.

And my dad snuggles Sadie and reads with her. The best.

Grandpa reading to granddaughter

I finally got her to wear the shirt I made her!

Our church had a Father’s Day cookout after the evening service last night and we had the coolest cake. We missed so many celebrations and gatherings due to COVID-19, so the cake just included everything that was missed, lol.

Welcome back cake

The cookout was awesome and it was so great to spend time eating and hanging out with our church family late into the evening.

Something I’ve been enjoying lately is completing a Bible reading plan and devotion with my sister in the Bible app. We read the devotion and scriptures and can comment back and forth in the app. Technology can be pretty cool sometimes 🙂

Philippians 4:7 reflection Anxious for Nothing

The reading we did yesterday was reflecting on Philippians 4:6-7.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

The part of the devotion that I highlighted above really simplified that verse for me. I give God the worry, He gives me His peace. Of course, that’s often easier said than done and it’s something I have to do constantly, but wow, what a trade. God is good.

Tell me about your weekend!

Strange Fridge Occurrence, A Day Out, and A Night Off

I opened the refrigerator to make breakfast yesterday and found Malcolm’s dry food in the fridge. Jimmy must have been really tired when he fed him before he left for work!

Dry cat food in fridge

Jimmy is known to leave things in strange places early in the morning. He once poured iced tea into a water bottle and set the pitcher on top of the fridge instead of back inside it. 

We had a busy day yesterday! Sadie, Niva, and I drove out to a local park to meet up with other moms at our church for Youth Summer Days. We had such a great time talking, playing, and relaxing with everyone!

Toddlers walking at park

Sadie is related to most of the kids her age out our church so she got to hang out with a few of her cousins! She and Caroline, my sister’s daughter, even got to ride in a double stroller together. 

Toddlers in double stroller

After we left the park, we drove home, took a quick shower, and I dropped her off at Jimmy’s work so his dad could take her home with him (they work together!) and my in-laws watched Sadie for the evening.

So, so thankful for a night off and that she got some quality time with her grandparents! She got quite the royal treatment, too. They went shopping at Rural King and got to see the little chicks, went out to eat, and even stopped to smell some roses 🙂

Toddler looking at chicks at Rural King

Toddler smelling roses

Jimmy and I had quite the wild night to ourselves. I had to do some real estate work and I brushed out a bit of Niva’s undercoat. Party animals over here 😉

Husky shedding when blowing coat

I finished up my work just in time for us to go to Hobby Lobby before they closed. I was on a mission to get another stepping stone kit so we could make a mold of Sadie’s foot print like we did last year. 

It was a full, fun, and awesome day!

Have you ever left things in strange place when you’re tired?

What do you do when you have a night or day off?