Positively Splendid {Crafts, Sewing, Recipes and Home Decor}: Cream-Filled Carrot Cake Muffins

I wish that I could take responsibility for this delicious recipe, but Positively Splendid takes the (carrot) cake for this one!

I can't wait to make these muffins for Sunday morning breakfast!  Also, please check out her blog.  It's amazing!

Love,

E.

Positively Splendid {Crafts, Sewing, Recipes and Home Decor}: Cream-Filled Carrot Cake Muffins

Thursday Thoughts...

Wow!  It has been a few days since I last posted and the time has gone by so quickly.  To be honest, I just haven't had the gumption to put my thoughts into writing.  My grandma was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma (cancer of the milk duct) and it really threw me for a loop.  It hasn't even been two years since my mom passed away from metastatic breast cancer and it definitely wasn't the news that I wanted to hear.  The good news is that it was caught very early!  Thank God for mammograms!  The doctor feels that it can be treated with a lumpectomy and in the worst case scenario a mastectomy.  He won't know until he actually goes in to remove it.

It really made me think about my own mortality.  I am so grateful to be a Christian.  I know that no matter what happens the Lord is with me and that my home is waiting for me.  I long for the day when I get to see my mom again.  As always, the Lord's timing is amazing.  I just joined an online Bible study on the book An Untroubled Heart by Micca Campbell which will be led by Melissa Taylor.  Melissa's mother also passed away from cancer a couple of years ago and I immediately felt like this is the study I had been searching for.  There are even online small groups through Facebook!  I am so excited!  If you click on Melissa's link you can sign up as well.  All you need is the book and a Bible!

I have also been working on my Easter wreath for our front door.  So far it looks like this:

I am really hoping that it ends up looking like my inspiration for it which can be found here but using spring colored scraps and some Robin's eggs.  I will definitely post a picture when I am done.

As always, thanks so much for stopping by!

Love,

Elyse

Phew...what a St. Patrick's Day!

What a fantastic day today was! We just finished tucking my little Leprechauns into their bed and I am wiped out! It was quite a marathon of a day!

We started the morning with a treasure hunt. A naughty Leprechaun paid a visit to our home and messed the living room up a bit! Then Lucky Charms for breakfast. We went to pay a visit to my grandparents where they enjoyed green lunches! We had corned beef and cabbage, Leprechaun punch, and lime jello. For their bedtime snack the kiddos had shamrock cupcakes.

It's days like this that make me so very aware of how blessed I am. To be able to be with my family and hear the laughter of my children is a gift beyond measure. I am looking forward to starting a new Smash*Book and do some Spring cleaning and decorating.

Love,

Elyse

Preoduct Review: Cetaphil Oil Control Face Wash & Lotion

I was VERY hesitant to try out these products, but I was in Walmart and I just couldn't resist buying them.  I am so desperate to try out anything that will claim to help me with my oily skin.  I am so very glad I purchased them!

The face wash is a foam.  I use about three pumps and I only use it in the morning.  I use the Oil Cleansing Method in the evenings to remove my makeup.  The cleanser smells...clean and soothing.  It is not over-powering or off-putting to me.  The moisturizer is great as well!  I find that it absorbs quickly and is light and non-greasy.  I like that it contains an SPF so I don't have to worry about adding an additional step to my routine.

I have used them over the course of 2 weeks now and I can truly say that I have noticed a reduction in shininess throughout the day and my skin has remained clear.  I really like using it with the OCM.  It seems to be working for my skin.  I'm glad it has only taken me 32 years to figure out something! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Love,

Elyse

6 Family Dinner Conversation Starters | iMOM

iMom has some fantastic ideas to get conversations started with your kids, discipline ideas, and marriage topics that are great!  I love having new questions to ask my kids at dinner time and as an added bonus they get to learn some fun facts too!


6 Family Dinner Conversation Starters | iMOM

Love,

Elyse

Join Julep Maven for Only a Penny!

That's right....one penny!  I just received an email advising me that intro boxes are only a penny in the month of March.  You can click here to be taken to the Julep Maven site where you can sign up and use the code SHAREONMARCH for the promo price.

I love their products!  I hope that you get to check them out and that you end of loving them too!

The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking: {Giveaway} A fabulous 'Thirty-One Gifts' Organizing Utility Tote

Do you love Thirty-One bags?  I do!  Here is a great chance to win one and also please check out the blog.  It's pretty darn cool!

The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking: {Giveaway} A fabulous 'Thirty-One Gifts' Organizing Utility Tote