Closer

Your love has ravished my heart
And taken me over, taken me over
And all I want is to be
With You forever, with You forever

Pull me a little closer
Take me a little deeper
I want to know Your heart
I want to know Your heart
‘Cause Your love is so much sweeter
Than anything I’ve tasted
I want to know Your heart
I want to know Your heart

Ooh, Ooh how great your love is for me
Ooh, Ooh how great is your love

Deep Fried Tortilla Chips

Super easy and delicious homemade chips!

 Ingredients:

Oil (for deep frying)

Tortilla shells (I used whole wheat, medium sized)

Salt

• Turn deep fryer on to 375F.

• Lay tortilla shells on a cookie sheet, bake in the oven @350F for 5 minutes, (this dries the shells so they fry better).

• Allow tortilla shells to cool for a few minutes.

• Cut each shell into 8 triangles.

• Put cut up shells in deep fryer, stirring constantly for 30-40 seconds (depending on how much of a crunch you want) until lightly browned.
 • Lay chips on paper towel to drain oil off.
 • While chips are still hot sprinkle with salt. (next time I make these I'm gonna try sprinkling popcorn seasoning on them...I think it would be delish!)

ENJOY!

Spring Is For...

Eating lunch outside.

Getting rides from the little brother on the side by side.

Little blond curly head helpers.

And red headed ones too.

Planting a few early crops in the garden.

Cleaning up the mess winter left behind.

Working together.

And being crazy!

Cloudy sunsets.

What did you do on this beautiful spring day?

National Siblings day

Siblings...I don't know what I would do without them! We have WAY to much fun together. I feel so blessed that I get to spend pretty much everyday with my best friends! I love the way one moment we can be upset and yelling at eachother (ya...Pauls kids do yell😉) and then the next moment someone cracks a joke, and we all burst out laughing!

I'm so thankful God chose to give me 13 amazing brothers and sisters.

I'm gonna go join the LHOP party I hear going on upstairs, but I'll leave you with a few "sibling" memories from past last year.

Washing dishes for the first time in our new sink...Brooke wasn't as excited as I was.

Riding on stage coach in Old Tucson.

Sunny days in Arizona.

Just being crazy together.

My little sidekick in harvest.

Pizza parties in summer.

Riding with Jenny on the grain cart, blaring music to keep us awake in the wee hours of the morning.

I always look forward to harvest, cause I get to spend almost everyday in the kitchen with this girl!

Hay ride!

Cooking together....don't mess with us!

Trying to hack the wifi of any restaurant we enter...of course this was at Dairy Queen 😉

Watching shows together at home almost every night.

Taking winter clothes out.

😊

Sister party at Megs!

Sunday afternoons at the grandparents.

Babysitting GKGW kids.

DQ😉

Shopping trips.

Sharing the bathroom on Sunday mornings.

Going to see movies.

Happy national siblings day!

What Love Is This

This song has been one of my favourites over the past few years, and over Easter weekend I found myself singing it a lot..so in the midst of all the craziness of getting ready for gatherings, I sat down for a few mins and made my first youtube cover video :)
Hope ya'll enjoy it!

                  

You never change

You are the God you say you are

When I'm afraid

You calm and still my beating heart

You stay the same, when hope is just a distant thought

You take my pain

And you lead me to the cross

What love is this, that You gave your life for me

And made a way for me to know You

And I confess You're always enough for me

You're all I need

I look to you

I see the scars upon Your hands

And hold the truth

That when I can't You always can

I'm standing here beneath the shadow of the cross

I'm overwhelmed that I keep finding open arms

Jesus in your suffering you were reaching you thought of me

Jesus in your suffering you were reaching you thought of me

Trust

Over the weekend I felt so good! Like back to my normal self good, which is really really exciting for me! 

But in the past two days I had been having a tiny bit of pain again, I found myself getting really worried and letting the fear of getting really sick again consume my thoughts.

Then yesterday morning I was cleaning the kitchen and listening to music, and the song "Trust" by Hillsong Young & Free came on, I found myself singing the words:

Jesus I will trust You

I will trust you

I know you never fail

I will trust you

Jesus I will

And it hit me, the only thing worrying about my situation and fearing the unknown did was bring me down. 

But the moment I chose to say "God, I trust you". His peace that passes understanding flooded my soul. 

Now I would love to say the rest of the day was just easy cause I said "God, I trust you" once.  But the truth is there were many times throughout the day that fear crept in, and there were many moments that I needed to say "God, I trust you".

The only thing I know

Is God you're in control

In every little detail

You are close

I'll never be alone

Here in the unknown

The power of Your Presence

Fills my soul

I have no doubt I could wake up tomorrow and never feel the pain of having an autoimmune disease again, but am I gonna choose to trust him even if healing is not His answer for me?

Whatever season you are going through, if you are sick, depressed or just have a bad attitude about life. I encourage you to take your eyes off of your situation, your circumstances, off of you, and choose to say "God, I trust you".

And just so y'all know, I feel amazing today, so I had nothing to worry about!

Vanilla Strawberry Waffles

Jen introduced this recipe to me, and it is now one of my favourite things to whip up for lunch or a quick snack.

These waffles are healthy and filling, and in my opinion they taste every bit as good as regular waffles.

Aaand they are so light and fluffy in your tummy! they don't leave you feeling like you've gained 5 pounds from eating them...its a win win y'all!!

1/3 cup old fashion oats (or oat flour)

1/3 cup cottage cheese

2 eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp baking power

Vanilla yogurt

Strawberries

• Preheat waffle iron.
• Put oats into blender (I use a ninja mixer) blend oats until they are smooth like flour.
• Add the remaining ingredients and blend well.
• Cook waffles in greased waffle maker (makes two waffles)
• Spread vanilla yogurt in-between waffles and top with strawberries.
• ENJOY!