The Saturday Six

One.

Two years ago, for my daily devotions, I did the Scripture writing plan featured on Shannon's blog, Sweet Blessings. I ended up interviewing her on The Conversation Café and have continued to follow her on social media. And I'm sure glad I did, because I. Love. This. A few days ago, Shannon wrote about an Instagram post she saw that encouraged people to "count the fruit." To keep track of things they see in their lives that show how God worked and helped them bear fruit. Isn't that a great idea? Shannon thought so to, and she made some free printables to help you keep track of it. One is for 2018, if you'd like to reflect on the year we just finished and remember how God showed Himself faithful to you. The other is for 2019, to help you keep track (in real time) of those moments in this year we are in now. I think this is beautiful!

Two.

This week I read this post by Liz Curtis Higgs. I adored the way she explored Isaiah 9:6 , and her fresh take on why His Name is called Wonderful. I used this whole post in a praise section of my devotions this week. Take a read!

Three.

Putting the house back together after Christmas is one of my favorite things, so this has been a fun week for me. It also always inspires me to want to try a few new home-freshening projects. Though I don't have anything specific on my radar right now, I SO LOVED looking at these before and after pictures from home makeovers on a budget. Inspiration station!

Four.

You know how sometimes you can't decide if you want to open a bed and breakfast or run a gym? (Oh...no? Just us?) Well, in a rare twist that I've never before seen, this home gives you the chance to do both. Have you ever seen a FULL GYM on a house?

Five.

If you're feeling a bit like your life is terribly ordinary, this piece might help you realize in fresh ways that ordinary can be beautiful. God is the God of the ordinary, and He has an important calling for you IN your ordinary. Kind of relieving, isn't it?

Six.

I'm so excited to be back to reading, but some unexpected trips to the hospital this week to see Ryan's mom meant I don't have this week's book quite done yet. Apparently I'm going to need the weekend itself to finish reading. So until I can officially report in, I'm going with food for my sixth item this week. Now that Ryan and I have this fancy pants latte maker, we're looking for ways to step up our coffee game. He's not the lover of whipped cream that I am, but I found this recipe for chocolate whipped cream. Sign. Me. Up. Even if you don't have a fancy pants latte maker, you could use this with hot cocoa or on cake or straight from the bowl with a spoon...whatever!