Arboretum and Africa

Yesterday I went to the Dallas Arboretum with some of the girls from my church home group. It was absolutely beautiful and the weather was perfect at about 60 degrees (my favorite)! The brilliance of the Lord was overwhelming as I looked at all of the unique and gorgeous flowers that He has created. What a blessing it is to have a God that even cares about the flowers and bringing us joy through their presence!!! Here are a few photos of the beauty that is the Arboretum.

Now on to the best news of the day, or really the entire year...I have been chosen to go to Sudan on a mission trip this summer with my church!!!! I can not even explain how excited I am to have this opportunity! I'm positive that the Lord is going to use our team to do amazing things for His Kingdom!  

Sudan, Africa here I come!!!

We Do It Right Up In Here

In honor of Mardi Gras, Kristy made jambalaya and beer for dinner tonight! Okay, I lied. We do not, and I mean DO NOT, like the taste of beer in these parts that we kindly refer to as Parma Place. Personally, the "wheaty" smell is enough to make me gag, so we opted for the less wheat, more sugar version...root beer. Mmmmmm, tasty!

#20 March Dish

#20 Cook/bake a new dish every month

Last night I made this recipe from Rachael Ray's Look and Cook cookbook. 

I forgot to take pictures throughout the process, but here is what it looked like before we dished it up and devoured it. :)

Of course, I can not make it look as pretty as Rachael Ray's food stylist did but it sure was as tasty as I imagine hers was! 

This is the first meal I have ever made with egg noodles and ya know what, I liked 'em! I think you should try this recipe because it's super yummy!