Adventures on the Narrow Way

Where?

2010-01-07T23:05:00.007-06:00

Where have I been? Good question. Where am I going? Better question.Navigating life can get rather difficult, frustrating, repetitive and confusing.But it can also be exciting, enlightening, beautiful, challenging.Life will always be a mix of both of those word groups. I like to think of it as a chain of mountains, with towering peaks and valleys with pits and caves. As long as life continues and

The Parable

2009-07-12T18:47:00.001-05:00

I saw this on a friends FB page and thought I would share it. :) Dinner with the President, a parable.....Once upon a time, I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with the President. I am a respected businessman, with a factory that produces memory chips for computers and portable electronics. There was some talk that my industry was being scrutinized by the administration, but I

2009-07-08T13:28:00.003-05:00

Well I have been busy lately so not much blogging has gone on here. :) Here are pictures of what the garden currently looks like. I *never* expected it to do so well! In the past we have not had much luck with gardening. Seriously, I can barely even get in the garden any more, it has gotten so big and crowded. I just walk right over the watermelon plants but they don;t seem to mind.

Baby Dresses !

2009-06-24T23:31:00.019-05:00

Hello everyone! This is what I have been up to lately. I have been making little girls dresses to sell. I have made 8 so far. I am now excepting custom orders, so let me know if you need something in particular.There is also now a Miss Lady Ma'ams Closet Etsy shop ! You can see it Here*****************************************************Americana-Cutie SZ 12 months*******************************

Apple Crisp

2009-06-24T17:33:00.003-05:00

The only things I changed is the pan size and the nuts. I rolled the pecans in butter, cinnamon and sugar then toasted them in the oven for about 12 minutes.Below is the recipe I used.Ingredients: * 3 pounds tart apples * 2 tablespoons lemon juice * 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed * 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg * 1/3 cup all-purpose flour * 1/3

Sunflowers

2009-06-21T22:43:00.003-05:00

How does your garden grow ?

2009-05-26T18:05:00.006-05:00

Mary, Mary, quite contrary,How does your garden grow?With silver bells, and cockle shells,And pretty maids all in a row.I have no clue what made me think of that, but I started saying that old rhyme as I was taking these pictures :)I am getting excited thinking of all the recipes and food I will be able to make and store up. Being as I have over 20 tomato plants I will hopefully be making a lot

Honey & Jam

2009-05-24T18:57:00.003-05:00

Here is a really good cooking blog I found recently. She takes lovely pictures and her recipes are to die for !Honey & Jam Here is her recipe for Oatmeal Cream Pies :) Soo good.Enjoy !

Free Classic Audio books

2009-05-19T17:34:00.002-05:00

I have been trying to find some affordable classic audio books for Collin and Ashley to listen to and I came across this site ! I was so excited :DLibriVox There are about 50 pages of titles but here are just a few ;-)A Little Princess The last of the MohicansThe Red Badge of CourageRobinson CrusoeBleak houseDon QuixoteManaliveThe hound of the Baskerville'sThe Count of Monte CristoCaptains

Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

2009-05-12T23:16:00.005-05:00

I made these the other day and they were simply to die for ! I can't wait to make more and I think I might even change it up to be blueberry. But I loved the strawberry. So, I think I will have to make both. ;-) 2 cups all -purpose flour3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 baking soda 6 tablespoons butter. Chilled , cut up1 cup chopped strawberries 3/4 cup

Tortilla Soup

2009-05-11T21:37:00.006-05:00

I could probably live of this soup for a month ~ It is just soo good ! It has cilantro so that automatically means I love it. Oh and if you add lime juice... ;-)------------Tortilla Soup--------------------------------From the kitchen of: Tiffany HebertIngredients:2-3 tablespoons olive oil2 red bell pepper, chopped2 onion, chopped3 jalapeno pepper, chopped, with or without seeds1 bunch green

$50 Rivers & Co. Gift certificate contest !

2009-05-08T14:26:00.001-05:00

My Brother has started a new business making custom and pre-made jewelry. He has been doing this for almost 3 years now and really enjoys it !It's all high quality materials, he uses precious and semi-precious stones.http://riversandco.blogspot.com/He is giving away a $ 50 gift certificate to Rivers & Co. on June 1st.I wanted to let you know so you can come enter to win !The rules say 1 entry per

A cheaper cup of Coffee

2009-05-07T21:58:00.000-05:00

I thought this was just too funny !

Calves

2009-05-06T13:08:00.005-05:00

Here are the two calf's we had born this week. The red one is a boy and the dark one is a girl.We named the boy "Profit" and the girl "Pansy" :) I am so glad we got a girl this year, the last 4 have been boys !P.S. You can tell she is a girl by her long eye lashes ;-)

Hope Chest find !

2009-05-01T20:07:00.006-05:00

I found these plates at Ikea last night. Best part ? They were 49 cents a piece ! When I got home I looked up the original price online and it was 2.99 a plate ! I bought 6 dinner plates and 4 salad plates.I was thrilled to get such a great deal. I need to remember more often to look for things to put in my hope chest now.

Two Videos

2009-04-30T14:50:00.003-05:00

I found this first video astounding ! Although I have heard this before now the facts are just laid out so well in this video. A sad recap of the last 100 days.

A watched pot won't boil

2009-04-25T20:07:00.006-05:00

Nor will a watched garden grow. Okay, it still grows but it's just torture to wait! It's best to just distract yourself. I was not very good at that and I checked twice a day to see if anything had shown up yet. Yesterday after a whole 5 days :-0 things started sprouting. The sunflowers were first. Then the Cucumbers Then this thing. I think it's a squash but it's in the wrong spot. So it will

How not to dry clothing...

2009-04-23T23:40:00.003-05:00

Apparently the answer to that question is not in the dryer. :-/This is the second piece of clothing in two weeks that has shrunk in our dryer. Both had to be new to me of course.Fortunately this last one is still wearable, but the first one is just about hopeless. I think I have come to the conclusion that if not all, at least our dryer is out to get me. ( Simplest answer ) I already know that it

Cute Cupcakes !

2009-04-17T15:06:00.004-05:00

I made Chocolate Cupcakes last night and this morning Ashley decorated a few of them with a cake decorating set she got a while back. Aren't they just too cute ?!?Pretty Pink roses....She did a really good job on these I think ! We learned how to make roses last year when Kate was working at a Bakery and I helped with Cooking classes. You first put a gumdrop on a tooth pick and then ice petals

Garden

2009-04-17T14:49:00.005-05:00

I have finally decided that yes I am going to try and do a vegetable garden this year. I have not personally done a garden in a few years although Mom has done one almost every year.It's roughly 10' by 15'so it's a small one. It is by our pond so it will get plenty on sun, the soil is also very sandy so I will need to make sure it doesn't dry out. I pulled out seeds today ( I am late I know ! )to

What Grandpa's are for

2009-04-13T11:27:00.004-05:00

Last week when Jack was over he got to go on one of his first tractor rides. He LOVES anything with a steering wheel ! So when Papa let him play on the tractor he was thrilled. You should have heard all the little boy noises that he was making! lol Even better was Dad let him play with the lever that raises and lowers the bucket on the front of the tractor. The look in his eyes when Jack realized

Dragonfly Wings

2009-04-10T13:51:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures that I took a few months back of a dragonfly that I found by our pond.I was experimenting with the settings on y camera and these are some of the best that I came up with. I mainly was playing with adjusting the exposure down a bit.

PETA is killing animals now ?

2009-04-02T21:28:00.004-05:00

I couldn't believe it when I first heard about this. Not because I think that it is so wrong to put an animal down but because of the hypocrisy of PETA telling people they should not and then doing the exact same thing them selves. http://consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/headline/3859

God vs. Science

2009-03-30T21:46:00.003-05:00

I found this on one of the blogs I read, Generation Cedar. I thought it was so good I had to pass it on. :) It amazes me at times how people will doubt that god is good. This story is so simple and and makes a lot of sense ! GOD vs. ScienceA science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students, "Let me explain the problem science has with religion."The atheist professor of

Timothy Seaman on the Hammered Dulcimer

2009-03-26T20:43:00.005-05:00

Katie and I got to see Timothy Seaman play while we were on vacation in VA. It was amazing! I had never heard or seen a hammered dulcimer played before so it was a completely new experience. The friend we went with was also a musician and he talked to Mr. Seaman for a while. It was great to hear him tell about where he gets the inspiration and creativity for his songs. http://

Behemoth

2009-03-26T20:20:00.004-05:00

Behemoth is a website done by Vision Forum. Best description of it I can think of would be to call it a Christian copy of iTunes. They have music, movies, sermons, teaching and Audio books.Some times they will have a free item of the day. This week I was able to get " Ten P's in a pod : The million mile journey of the Pent family " I read the book last year and thought the other kids would enjoy

Photo Highlights

2009-03-17T16:43:00.007-05:00

Here are some of the photo highlights from our trip to VA. Most of these are from Colonial Williamsburg.This is in the entryway of the governors palace. There are well over a hundred arms in the entryway alone. There were several different kinds of swords done in different cross-over designs hanging on the wall. This is at the spinner/ weaver/ dyers in CW. This woman was so much fun to listen to

Home ! Wb Prt5

2009-03-11T22:05:00.004-05:00

Here are some assorted thoughts to wrap up my vacation posts. :)I will hopefully have pictures up in the next few days or so. Monday was the scavenger hunt. I was a team leader again this week and this time we had a little more say so as to who was on our team. I was able to get Zack H. on my team so it was fun having someone on my team. Last week I didn't really enjoy the hunt very much, so I

WB Part 4

2009-03-05T19:00:00.005-06:00

Today has been a full day and it's not even over yet ! We were up to about 2:00 last night ( One of our earlier nights actually lol ) then we got up at 8:00, and dresses in costume to go to CW. When we got there we saw a program called "Order in the Court!" that was very interesting. They re-inacted a few items of business and picked people from to crowd to be part of the act. One woman did

WB Pt 3

2009-03-04T21:54:00.002-06:00

Today was scavenger hunt day !! It was very different this year, it took place all over Williamsburg and CW and the resort.I think I came in 5th place. It was kelly Wilson Chris Hebert and some others who won. Each group had a designated driver to take them around the city. Tonight us girls went out for dinner for Beka Wilsons Birthday. Emily, Courtney, Kelly, Beka, Amy and two other girls I

WB Pt 2

2009-03-02T09:53:00.003-06:00

********** SNOW ! **********It's snowing here ! We are all so excited, it's beautiful with the snow falling all around. Right now we are deciding wether we will brave the cold and go down down to Colonial Williamsburg and take pictures in the snow or wether we should just stay home and keep warm. it's currently about 30 degrees but with the wind chill it's 16. Brrrr!On Sat. we went to the George

WB journey pt 1

2009-02-27T07:51:00.003-06:00

Well right now we are in Roanoke VA ! YAY , That must closer to WB. So far it has been a very good drive. 19 hours, lots of fun, little sleep. Tiffany and mark took turns driving and both did an amazing job. We have watched Newsies, Flushed away, and Bee movie. Listened to lots of music read Natalie a few books. Yesterday morning we stopped at a Mcdonald's to get some breakfast at about 7:00.

Something cute I was glad to get rid of.

2009-02-20T10:45:00.003-06:00

The past 2 months or so we have found a few field mice in the house. We have *never* had mice in the house before so this was kinda a shock. Our cats have finally stepped up to the plate and started hunting them. Collin saw one of our cats with something pinned in the corner of his room. He went over to see what it was and it was a little mouse! Instead of letting the cat eat him he decided to

Texas Sunsets

2009-02-14T21:21:00.005-06:00

We have had some amazing sunsets recently and I thought I would share some of the pictures I took.My favorite :) below

Women Drivers

2009-02-14T19:23:00.002-06:00

A friend posted this to FB and I thought it was just too funny not to share.I would however like to put out the disclaimer that I don't think bad driving is particular to just women. I have seen really bad male and female drivers. ;)Enjoy!

Squidoo ? What's that ?

2009-02-13T21:15:00.003-06:00

Well what is it ? Honestly I am at a loss. I think it's like Wikipedia. No, it's like a blog. No, it's a way to earn revenue from adds. After reading up on it I *think* it's all the above !I am interested in Internet marketing and a few people I follow have mentioned Squidoo a few times and said how you MUST have one. I haven't come to that conclusion yet, but it does sound like a neat idea. From

Free Piano Lessons

2009-01-31T22:54:00.002-06:00

I was looking up how to play a certain song on youtube today when I found this. It's a man who has made about 30 piano lessons and put them on youtube !They are good quality (HD) and seem to be very well done. I have only watched the first 2 lessons but it looks like he is giving lots of good information and explains he very things well.Here is the link to his channel.

Cranberry Muffins

2009-01-27T13:34:00.004-06:00

Cranberry Muffins recipeCranberry Muffins ingredients list:1 ½ cups of flour.1 cup of cranberries, either fresh or frozen.1 cup of Milk.½ cup of sugar.¼ cup of melted butter.1 tablespoon of baking powder.1 medium egg.Pinch of salt.Walnuts or pecans (optional)Instructions for Cranberry Muffins:Mix together all of the dry ingredients in a bowl.Combine the remaining except the cranberries. Add

Dial "M" for Mustard

2009-01-26T20:07:00.003-06:00

I found this on YLCF a few months ago and thought it was great. I read it to my siblings and they all agreed :) Dial “M” for Mustard by Joshua CardenMarch 23, 2001Part I It’s me again, Cash J. Endor, Detective. My friends call me C.J. My enemies call me crazy, at least, the enemies that call me at home. I do get questions about my unusual name occasionally.

We got a Piano !

2009-01-26T17:55:00.005-06:00

Last week a friend who knew we had been wanting a piano for sometime now, put us in touch with a friend of hers who was moving and did not want their piano anymore. It is a beautiful old studio upright piano. It's in fairly good condition, it is only missing one black key and the middle pedal needs to be reattached. It also needs desperately to be tuned, although we are still playing around on

Scotland sigh

2009-01-24T15:12:00.008-06:00

Scotland. No I haven't been , but it is one of my dream places to go!I am reading a book right now that is set in Scotland and it brings to mind all the beautiful places, the amazing language and history. This could totally be my house ! Right there on the second floor, Or a little to the left. " Torie's Tower !" I like the sound of that :)Of course with a castle comes the up keep. Just think

Curious who reads your blog ?

2009-01-23T21:17:00.000-06:00

I recently had a lot of traffic on my other blog Miss lady ma'ams closet , where I very rarely post.I was curious why it was getting hits with so little activity on it, so I signed up with a free blog counter BlogPatrol.You add a visible or invisible (your choice) widget to your blog and it counts how many visitors a day , week and month you get. It can also tell you where they found your site,

Ultimate sports for the faint of heart

2009-01-23T21:09:00.001-06:00

Yep. I found it. A Crazy cool activity that looks relatively safe. It's called "Zorb".Right now there is only one location in the USA , (anyone up for a trip to TN this summer ?)the other locations are in New Zealand and Japan.Here is the link : http://www.zorb.com/

Chocolate chip cookies

2009-01-23T18:44:00.002-06:00

We LOVE Chocolate chip cookies at my house. But what we probably love better is the dough :)Here is the recipe I made these from.Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies.From the MOMYS cookbook1 cup real butter softened3/4 cup brown sugar3/4 cup sugar2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract1/2 tsp. baking powder1/2 baking soda1 tsp. salt2 1/2 cups flour ( Tastes delicious with whole wheat flour)

Pray for Rebulutionary Tylor Farver

2009-01-19T21:30:00.003-06:00

Please pray for Tyler and visit the link below.http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/01/urgent-pray-for-tyler-farver/

Twitterers ?

2009-01-19T00:56:00.004-06:00

Tweet Tweet ! Have you heard ? Twitter is a fairly new site that helps connect and inform people.Its a very simple idea of answering one question. " What are you doing right now ? "I got my account with them a few months ago as a easier way to update my statuses and facebook account with out having to go to each one individually. I downloaded an App. for Firefox (or your browser of choice) so

Ex-Monks and Flip-Flops

2009-01-16T18:52:00.003-06:00

This is a post found and copied from Stacy McDonald's blog http://yoursacredcalling.blogspot.com/"Help, call the police! Oh yeah, I am the police..."This video is either proof that women shouldn't be police officers or it's proof that only women from Texas who have the ability to "kick off their flip flops" should!Seriously though, notice the interview with her Police Chief. He says she's "a

No More Hand made ?!?

2009-01-05T18:07:00.006-06:00

There is a new law that comes into effect Feb. 10th.It states that all handmade products have to be submitted for mandatory third-party testing to make sure they don't have lead or phthalates in them. This has been brought on because of all the toxic toys that have recently come from China. This does not effect only toys, but clothing books, fabrics and any other item intended for a child under

Happy New Years !

2008-12-31T18:27:00.002-06:00

I want to wish everyone a wonderful New Year ! I hope this new year brings many blessings to you all.Love ,Victoria for The Mizell's <3

Worlds Best Chocolate Chocolate chip Cupcakes <3

2008-12-30T18:32:00.004-06:00

Here is one of my favorite recipes to make ! It's quick and very simple. Sometimes I make it with the Cream cheese topping and then other time I leave it off. :) With out the topping it becomes egg and dairy free ! ;-)World's Best Chocolate Cupcakes1 c. Sugar1 1/2 c. Flour1 tsp. Baking soda1/4 c. Cocoa1/2 Salt1 c. Water1/3c. Oil1 Tbsp. Vinegar1 tsp. Vanilla1c. Chopped Nuts ( Optional , I never

Hot Tea Anyone ?

2008-12-27T22:07:00.000-06:00

Well, I love tea. Hot tea. I enjoy sweet tea in the summer but it doesn't even begin to compare to how much I enjoy a nice cup of hot tea in the winter ! When I was young the only two flavors I would drink was Chamomile and what we called "throat coat".They were both natural but somewhat sweet compared to the other flavors.In the last year or so I have completely branched out! I also I have found

A little humor anyone ?

2008-12-27T16:18:00.003-06:00

Here are some of our favorite Comedians. My siblings and I can carry on whole conversations using quotes from these guys ! I hope these make you laugh. :DTim Hawkins : ParentingAnd here are some others just for good measure. ;-) Brad Stein : Bumper stickers Brad Stein : The Fishing Show

Banana Split cake Recipe

2008-12-13T19:17:00.002-06:00

Here is a favorite family recipe I thought I would share :-)1 box vanilla wafers1 stick butter16 oz. Cream Cheese1 can of Pineapple1 cup powdered sugar1 tub of Cool-whipabout 4 Bananas2 Pints strawberry'soptional :1/2 cup Pecans broken upI like to toast them but that is up to you.Melt the butter and mix with crushed vanilla wafers. Spread on bottom of 13 X 9 pan.Whip together cream cheese,

State Capitol Pictures

2008-12-06T18:49:00.008-06:00

Here are the pictures we took of Texas State Capitol. It was so beautiful. I can't believe I have lived in TX my whole life and have never been inside it ! I would love to go back again sometime and take better photos. We had to hurry through in order to make it to the Alamo before they closed. There was some pretty cool furniture in one of the reception rooms. :-) I posted lots more pictures

Fun filled Week :-D

2008-12-06T14:14:00.004-06:00

Well , We have had a wonderful week here ! We have had friends staying with us from NC.We fit in 2 dance practices , 2 trips to different book stores, horse back riding, several fun card games and a trip to San Antonio where we saw the State capitol , the Alamo and went on the River walk. I had never been inside the Texas state capitol before and it was AMAZING ! I have lived in Texas my whole

Emotional Purity

2008-11-25T19:42:00.009-06:00

I wanted to share one of my favorite books with y'all.The Title is Emotional purity By Heather Arnel Paulsen.You can read her blog here : http://www.emotionalpurity.blogspot.com/She has some wonderful stuff on there !I think this book gives very good insight as to how your emotions should be involved in a relationship.What I liked most about this book is the unique topic.You hear lots of

The Big Leap :-)

2008-11-23T13:46:00.000-06:00

Ok ! I have finally done it. I started a blog, after several people suggested I should get one.Now, the big question is what will I write about ? Most of you who know me well know that although I adore reading I *really* don't care for writing very much :)I have decided I should try and fix that and hopefully this blog can be one of the tools.As a homeschooler and a Christian I feel like we are