This is another week of “People’s Choice Voting” at I Heart Faces. The challenge this week is your best face photo in January. I had several I could choose from but ultimately I chose this one because I love how genuinely happy she looks. If you like my entry, you can vote for it starting Tuesday! :)
, sour cream, one-two sliced up fresh jalapeños, and two-five tablespoons of pickled jalapeños. Dip will be thinner than a typical ranch dip. It is important to use a mixture of the fresh and pickled jalapeños – all fresh or all pickled doesn’t give the right balance of flavor. The number of jalapeños varies based on how spicy you want the dip. I usually start with a few, and add as I taste, keeping in mind that the dip will get a bit spicier as it sits in the refrigerator.)
a toddler named Ella lived at your house.
A sippy cup in a dogfood bowl. 
Stickers on a baby swing. 
A book in a carseat.
A horse on top of the dogfood container. 
Twisted up buckles on a baby swing. 
And, a monkey on a potty. 
The pictures of Ella are so funny that I could have posted them without commentary, but I couldn’t resist adding just a few words on this Wednesday.
Ella has been really loving to read There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System lately. I was going to read it to her, but she wouldn't let me. She wanted to read it by herself. So, she grabbed the book and Mr. Potato Head’s glasses, plopped herself on the couch, put the glasses on, and read the book. She was being SO incredibly serious. It was great!
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for steaming veggies. So easy to use!
One of my favorite passages of Scripture is Psalm 119. This Psalm highlights and exalts God’s Word. and shows the great love and respect the Psalmist had for God’s law. I read portions of this passage often to remind me of the desire I should have for the Word of God.
I have mentioned several times that I think there is no greater task to me as a parent than to raise my children in the Lord. Part of that training involves instilling in them a love and longing for the Word of God. That training begins with a knowledge of God’s Word.
I plan to start preparing lessons to teach my children the Bible (of course, right now these lessons would be directed toward Ella since Troy is still so young). I’m hoping to use my blog as a way to not only save these lessons, but also share them with anyone else who might be interested. My thought, at least for now, is to call these lessons “Hiding The Word In Their Hearts” generally taken from Psalm 119:11. I am excited to begin digging into God’s Word for the specific purpose of teaching my children. I know that I will grow as I meditate on His Word.
Psalm 119:9-12
How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
With my whole heart I have sought You.
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
Blessed are You, O LORD!
Teach me Your statutes.
