From My Soul with Love

Y'all it's my favorite time of year! It's Fall Y'all! I look forward to this time of year each year and when it's over I find myself counting down the months and days until it's this time again. I'm like a kid in a candy store when September 1st rolls around, because that's my cue to get out the bins from the closet and start transforming our house into a cozy fall scene. Since I live in Texas we really don't have the joys of seeing much of the trees changing colors and falling to the ground. So a couple years ago I decided I was going to put up a Fall Tree and bring in some fall to my Texas home. I got the idea of a fall tree from going into Hobby Lobby (My Kryptonite) one day and seeing how they decorated a fall tree in front of the store. Then it hit me..."I can do that in my house!"  The first year I did my tree everyone thought I was crazy and that I was just looking for an excuse to put up my Christmas Tree early. But as you

Now that school is back in session my baking and cooking will get back on track. During the summer months I find myself taking a breaks from baking. Here in Texas it gets so hot in the summer that the last thing I want to do is cut on an oven. I love making special goodies for my boys. Baking for them puts a huge smile on their faces and it also gives me comfort knowing that I can make something homemade to fulfill their appetites. I usually spend my Sunday nights after they have gone to bed baking goodies for the week. I try to stick with recipes that can be keep in the fridge and not go bad during the week or something that can be frozen for them to enjoy throughout the month. One of my favorite things to make for them are muffins. Why muffins? Muffins can be made in big batches, can be frozen and you can create so many different recipes. This recipe you can add what you like into the batter. I usually will do a variety of muffins so that they can choose which one they want in the

Most parents are counting down the days and can't wait to send their kids off to school or they have already had those first day of school moments. Me on the other hand, well let's just say this is not an easy time for me right now. During the summer there is more freedom, less schedules and less stress. Okay so you could be saying, "What's wrong with a schedule?" NOTHING!!! I love schedules and normalness (if there is such a thing)...it's just getting back to one and staying consistent with it during the whole school year is what's stressful. I was on the phone with one my best friends (Yes I am blessed to have more than one. True friendship are hard to come by these days and I can tell you this...it takes a lot of work and honesty. So through the trials & tribulations it's good to know that in the end I have friends who will go to the end of the earth with me. Honestly I think God placed those people in my lives because he knows how they wo

Photo By Me: Helen Hunt Falls 2015 One thing I learned over the past few months is there is never a right time to start a blog. When you are ready to take the step to share some of the things that bring you joy with others your self doubts take over. As this began to happen for me I came up with every excuse you can imagine to why I was going to put this off later and later. But I have a dear friend who reminded me that God has blessed me with a gift and I have to share that gift with others because that is part of his blessing for me. As a woman of faith I know that I have to keep myself on the path that God has chosen for me, even it the road seems rocky ahead. I love having conversations with God, which mostly leads to me smiling in the end knowing that he has the final say. No matter how stubborn I can be and think the easy road is the path to take, he is always there waiting to put me back where I need to be. Throughout this blog I plan to share some of those moments I hav