He is Risen!

What at blessed Holy Week! I have been really busy, and now I am just sitting back and relaxing… Ahhh!

First of all, I would like to thank I Heart Organizing for hosting The Summery Umbrella Giveaway!

I won $50 credit at The Summery Umbrella Etsy shop. I fell in love with this shelf.

I was amazed at the super fast shipping and the ability to custom order with my color choice. They have some great signs and chalkboards too! But since I make signs and chalkboard also, I went for something different.

Here is a close up of one of my chalkboards. I picked up the HUGE frame for $8 at Hobby Lobby. I added a piece of plywood, painted with chalkboard paint. I painted and distressed the frame. Now I can change seasonal accents to my hearts desire!

I love the color and distressing on the corner shelf. It works so well with the colors in my house!

 

We have friends who are missionaries in France. We met Charles and Amy Cross when we lived in Dallas and hadn’t seen them in over 10 years. They are currently in the states for a few months with their SIX children. Since God has blessed me more with talents than money, I wanted to be used while they are here. So I have offered to bake cakes for the family birthdays while the Crosses are in town.

I particularly enjoyed this cake, for Thomas was not only celebrating his birthday today, Easter Sunday, he was also making a public confession of his faith through believer’s baptism. Happy Rebirth Day Thomas!

If you ever feel that you can not be a blessing financially to your church or others, search your heart and your talents and let God use you! I have learned to see God working through my creativity and am constantly amazed!

There were 20 of us at the farm this weekend to celebrate Easter. I finally got to see & snuggle with my new great nephew, Jaxon. He is SOO sweet and has the cutest little bend in his ear!

 

As I leave you with a peak into our weekend,

Y’all have a blessed evening and a beautiful April! Love, Whyt 

Lauren and Sweet Jaxon

 

Decorating Easter Egg Cakes

 

Proud New Momma

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Welcome Easter Bunny!

This is a repost from a couple of years ago, but I love how this wreath turned out.

I was at Hallmark and found a precious bunny key. It came with the following note:

Easter Bunny’s Magical Key

The Easter Bunny zips from place to place,

Making a jillion stops and delivering a bajillion baskets.

He’s somebunny special for sure!

This Easter Bunny Key on your doorstep tells the Bunny you’re anxiously awaiting him.

It gives him a magical way in to do his jelly-bean, marshmallow-chick,

chocolate-bunny business just for you!

So… I used the key and made a cute Easter wreath from the front door. Now as I walk up to the front door, I can’t help but smile!

We have Spring Break next week and I am getting excited! Have a great evening!

Love, Whyt

Partying at:

A Blessed Easter and a Small Town Antiquing Find

My in-laws live in a tiny Texas town, population 400, 6 miles down a dirt road. I LOVE LOVE LOVE spending time at the farm with my family. We spend most Christmases and Easters at the farm and the kids play HARD with the cousins.

Grandma and Papa with the kids

The girls and I took a trip to the next town to get groceries at Wally World. On the main drag through Rockdale, there was a CUTE antique store. It was getting to close to lunch and we had the groceries, so it was a quick trip through a HUGE store... UGH! BUT I did manage to find a few things...

Sheet music from 1924

 

Fantabulous reference book from 1904...

And some silver spoons for $1 each!

I got some cute ideas too...

I spent less than $20 for my wears and look forward to an encore trip to Rockdale.

We had a blessed Easter here in Texas. Time spent with family and friends and a special worship service to remind us of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. HE IS RISEN!

HE IS RISEN INDEED!

Love, Whyt

What a Week… And it’s only Tuesday!

Monday… Woke up 2 hours late and then late to work

Tuesday… Speeding ticket on the way to work
I was ready to crawl back in bed until Friday… then…
I get to work and my shoe breaks… Good gracious!

Fortunately, I keep an extra pair of shoes at work. And it was my first speeding ticket in over 10 years. Oh wait, did I mention the dishwasher went out last week???? Yeah, during Spring Break when we were all home making home cooked meals AND I
had 3 cakes… Can we say, “MASSIVE MESSES”?

I definitely need some prayers for peace and patience. I have been short on both.

Let me share a smile with you,though… I was at Hallmark and found a precious bunny key. It came with the following note:

Easter Bunny’s Magical Key

The Easter Bunny zips from place to place,

Making a jillion stops and delivering a bajillion baskets.

He’s somebunny special for sure!

This Easter Bunny Key on your doorstep tells the Bunny you’re anxiously awaiting him.

It gives him a magical way in to do his jelly-bean, marshmallow-chick, chocolate-bunny business just for you!

So… I used the key and made a cute Easter wreath from the front door. Now I can smile as I walk up to the front door, I can’t help but smile!

Have a great rest of the week! It can only get better!

Love, Whyt

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