Fathers & Daughters

I know a girl,
She puts the color inside of my world
But she's just like a maze
Where all of the walls all continually change

And I've done all I can
To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it's got nothing to do with me

CHORUS
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Boys, you can break
You'll find out how much they can take
Boys will be strong and boys soldier on
But boys would be gone without warmth from
A woman's good, good heart



On behalf of every man
Looking out for every girl
You are the god and the weight of her world

CHORUS
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too
So mothers, be good to your daughters too
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Lyrics of John Mayer's song, Daughter's

**photos taken before our homeschool group's Father-Daughter Dance**

A {little} husband update & Feed my Family: Fish Tacos

For almost exactly a month,

my husband has been through an

appendectomy and through that,

it was discovered that he had leukemia.

(Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - CML)

Read more about it here.

Since then, we have been shuffling our

daughter from one very willing

house to another while we have been

attending one doctor appointment

after the next.

It has been a week since J's last

visit with the oncologist. 

(did I mention how much I love her?  What an angel she is to us!)

It was there that we realized the medicine

she prescribed is working.

WELL.

Like cut your count by 1/2 well.

That news is so beyond our expectation 

the only expectation is that the

Lord has heard your prayers.  Our prayers!

He is present in this process,

in the dark days as well as these days of success.

Thank you for your continued 

love, support, prayer & encouragement.

Thank you for 

texting, calling, sending cards, emailing,

and posting on my blog.

We are encouraged, hopeful

as well as eternally grateful for this time

together as a family, and sharing

this with you all.

We are so blessed.

SO - cheers to a great weekend,

a happy Friday - and a recipe.

This came from my sweet friend from high school, Anne.

As I originally posted the story about her...

her sister is the ever so fabulous Lulu & Co!

Lulu's blog is one of the first blogs I read...ever....

...and completely inspired me to start blogging.

And I only found out they were related

after reading for months & months...!

**Battered Fish Tacos
first posted here

1 box Gortons Fish Tenders in **Original Batter (any fish stick will do)
16 small corn tortillas, warmed
1 1/2 c. finely shredded cabbage
(I liked the crunch of the cabbage and its super healthy)
2 limes quartered
Pico de Gallo salsa of choice
Tartar Sauce (recipe follows or use store brand)

Cook fish according to directions.
Warm tortillas,
To serve: Place fish stick into tortilla, add tartar sauce, cabbage, salsa, and assmeble to your liking. YUM!!!!!!! You can totally add other veggies. We added shredded carrots once too.


**Can substitute any grilled fish, you like to save on calories!**

Tartar Sauce
1 c mayo
1/4 c. minced cilantro
3 Tbsp minced jalepeno
2 Tbsp dill pickle relish
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tsp yellow mustard
1/4 tsp salt
Mix in a bowl and refrigerate up to 5 days.

Enjoy! Happy Friday.

Season of Lent ~

Homeschooling has been such a ride

so far this year.

You know, one of those

"Idon'tknowifI'mgoingtolikethisridebutIsurewillbegladthatIdidit"

(got that?)

kind of rides.

We are in our groove, we are still figuring

out our girl's best learning style, but

there has been a vast improvement from the

beginning of the year.

The journal I'm using now - purchased with Lissa

We have a daily bible study that is 

a part of our curriculum. 

I want my daughter to develop

a great prayer life, something that I'm really

getting the hang of lately.

I've always been prayerful, but they've

been quick "gimmie"-types.

'Dear Lord, I ask you for ______. Amen'

We always do grace, and while

it isn't the same every time, it is similar each night.

'Thank you for this day _____,

please watch over _____, and

bless this food to the use of our bodies.  Amen'

So, we are carving out quiet time.

We've created a prayer journal.

We needed it.

We take a few minutes in the Word,

with the bible memory verse and then

write a prayer request, a praise and a response to 

what we read/learned/feel about the passages we have just read.

In the week that I've been doing it

with her, I've been able to 

HEAR the Lord talking to me.

He has taken this opportunity to capture me

and I have taken the NOISE out 

my few minutes to LISTEN.

Its crazy what you can hear when you listen....

Now that it is Lent - I think this is the perfect

time to *really* prepare my heart

to fully comprehend His sacrifice for ME.

Yesterday, I started the 40 Days in the Word study

by Rick Warren's Saddleback Church.

The Holy Spirit is present at this church.

It is the church we attended and

were members of 13 years ago

before we were married & in our newly married life.

My husband was baptized there.

My sister is employed there 

and my parents are lay counselors for

their premarital counseling program.

Its a special place to us, for many reasons!

I was also looking for something for our

family to participate in, and

my research has come across these links.

Passionate Homemaking

eHow: Christian Lent Activities

heartFELTtruths Etsy Shop

Resurrection Eggs

Family Bible Readings for Holy Week

Christian Lent Arts & Crafts

Homeschool for Free

Danielle's Place - Easter Story & crafts

Easter Unit Study

The Homeschool Mom: Celebrating Lent with the Family

I hope you enjoy & they help you!

xoxo

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Crowning around here ~

My blog has just joined the

world of Facebook.

Care to follow me?

treasure-hunted crown from Rose Bowl Flea.

Thought it would be fun to

play with my camera a bit today 

and post some of my favorite

tchotchkes, baubles, accessories and collections

in the house are.

Zinc crown tag, gifted from my fabulous cousin, Allegra

Some are brand new, some have been around a while...

some are reconfigured, some are gifts...

some are in new places, 

some look different as the sit proudly displayed

in a new spot.

Burlap chandelier pillow, Rose Bowl Flea Market

Here's to a Monday looking at 

the same old things with new eyes....

a breath of fresh air 

breathed into the forgotten/neglected/discarded.

Burlap covered galvanized tin, Etsy, gifted from my mother in law.

And above all, here's to a Monday

filled with a little sparkle, twinkle and glitz.

After all, being a Queen is more 

than pomp and circumstance,

it is a state of mind.


xoxo