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chocolate/cookies/Recipes

Dough, Boy!

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

If you’ve been hiding under a rock, you might be surprised to learn that I have a little huge sweet tooth. In the words of Mal before surfacing from under...

candy/chocolate/Easter

Lost & Found

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It’s no secret I have a bit of a sweet tooth. That’s probably putting it mildly. Regardless, I am quite thankful for the ol’ metabolism! Each ...

baking/chocolate

Cuttin’ Up

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

It isn’t often I need a pastry cutter, but every time I do, I think, man, I should really buy a pastry cutter. This morning, I was making chocolate streus...

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When life hands you lemons... 🍋

Then what? 👇🏻
As I woke to the calendar flipped to March this mo As I woke to the calendar flipped to March this morning, it really made me think about this past year. 

I wrote and prayed with a bit of a different perspective. I thanked God for the lessons in empathy and love. I thanked Him for the slowdown and family time, just as our years with the boy begin their downhill slide. I thanked Him for safety and health that we so often take for granted. 

How can you reframe your focus as we step back into March? How can a year that has seemed to be full of differences and inconveniences turn into blessings in your life?
Little Sunday afternoon baseball—good for the so Little Sunday afternoon baseball—good for the soul.
This morning, mid-workout, I walked out and said, This morning, mid-workout, I walked out and said, “Do you know we’ll be married 15 years this year?” 

Y’all. The fives and tens get me. How am I old enough to have been married that long? 

Sometimes I think back to the 16 year-old girl who knew she would marry this guy. She had no idea what she was signing up for—she couldn’t have dreamt how great he would be as a husband, a father, a leader, a friend, a confidant. 

So, while we’re a few months off, I’m still here. In awe of my calculation. Wondering how it could have flown by and been a lifetime all at once—but, you know what they say, time flies when you’re having fun!
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