I Made It

On Sunday, I was so inspired by Hay's yummy Crepes recipe (meaning I couldn't sleep until I'd made some and eaten them myself) and even yummier photos (of her chocolate-faced daughters that are so cute I could just eat them, too) ...that I got up early(er) and made US a big, yummy breakfast: (sorry, H...my pics are not nearly as appetizing as the ones YOU posted!)

Crepes
Powdered Sugar
Sweetened Strawberries
Bananas
Nutella (aka chocolaty-hazelnutty heaven in a jar)
Peanut Butter
Syrup
Fluffy Whip from da can
and a BIG FAT glass of OJ.
A perfect way to forget about the fact that A would be staying home and catching up on sleep (lost from DST) with Sicky Q, while I took Pieces to church and taught a lesson on Finding Joy.
The lesson went really well. I gave each of the girls a little mirror that I added some Bling to just for fun. Several of them turned out different (the photo does not do it justice how super cute they turned out) and I think the 12-13 year old girls I taught enjoyed the simple lesson on Finding Happiness in every situation, liking ourselves for who we are, and living up to the person we we have the potential to be. I glued a little qoute on the back of each mirror to remind the girls that happiness is not determined by what happens outside, but the changes we make on our inside.
When we left Green Bay, my friend, Tammy, threw us a goodbye party/open house at a local restaurant. It was REALLY fun, and we were surprised at how many people came in spite of a blizzard outside. We were even more surprised to find that many of them brought gifts! I was shocked! Who brings gifts to a farewell? A card, maybe...we seriously felt like we were at a wedding reception. There was even a cake:
I know, right? We only lived there a year, so this was a very memorable evening. Out of all the super generous gifts that we received, I was particularly touched by a little handmade card that had a refrigerator magnet tucked inside. I hardly knew the woman who gave it to me. She was actually more a friend of Tammy's than a friend of mine, so it must have been inspiration for her to drop by the party. The magnet simply says,

"Very little is required to live a happy life."

I know, I know....there are like 100 other catchy little phrases out there that mean the same thing, "bloom where you are planted" "home is where your heart is" blah blah blah...but THIS particular phrase was just what I needed to hear to remind me that I really could be happy anywhere I needed to live...and off we headed to Arkansas. The magnet sits on my frig, and reminds me that I DO have everything I require to have Joy in my life. Lucky Me! It was a treasure to pass on this little charm of wisdom to my Beehive class. I hope they were listening and took something from the lesson home with them-other than a just a mirror to check their eyeliner in.

I have everything I need...
Why NOT celebrate with a smorgasbord of buttery, chocolaty, fruity, sugary crepes?