Family Vacation without me

It is always interesting when your family has a “family” vacation and you cannot go. But when it all comes down to it I am not super bummed just a little. I have the vacation time at work but with East Asia approaching again, I really need to save all the time I can and I cannot justify using it for vacation and then coming up short for the mission trip. But it will all work out in the end…So for now good bye family have fun in the islands!!

Cards and Cookies…they are not meat

The guys came over and I was working on cookies…ok so the cookie dough looks a little like meat…or a lot but they are so yummy they are red velvet cookies! So good.

Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies

makes 12-15 cookies

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon red food coloring

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375.

Cream butter and sugars together until fluffy in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla and combine until smooth. Beat in red food coloring. Stir in cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt until just combined, scraping down the sides when needed. Fold in chocolate chips.

Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out 1-2 tablespoons of dough and set on baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes

Good Bye UPS

Though I am super excited that JP is able to work full time in ministry it completely terrifies me that we are going to attempt to survive on my income and mine alone. I know God will provide and that is what we are leaning on! Please pray for us enter into this new phase of our lives.

Dinner with the Cargles

I really love any date where we go out to Olive Garden!

Gross

That is how I felt after our running extravaganza or so it was really just a run to the end of the road and back but with the heat and humidity it was no fun…whose idea was it to run in 85 degree weather…oh that would be me.