Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14
Author: Shanda
the shutterbug :: shanda is a stay at home mom who tells the dust to go to sleep so she can hold her babies. she believes life is too short not to dance in the rain with her hubby, eat lots of chocolate and laugh often! she loves making memories and capturing them on her camera (she’s quite the shutterbug and freelance photographer). addicted to frozen cokes, sunshine, babywearing, and Jesus! her life verse is Psalm 19:14.
personalize it with diva dangles :: review
I know not everyone loves bling, but THIS girl does! Anything that adds a little glitter, a little shimmer, a little pazazz… I am all for it! Did you notice the consistent theme to that sentence though? LITTLE. I love items that do not overwhelm and look gaudy, but rather add something special and a…
spuni feed your baby :: review
When I first started feeding my son solids, I was amazed at how difficult it was for him to eat off of a spoon. It seemed like he was always leaving food on the back of the spoon or smearing it all over his face. Seeing he was struggling, I decided to try his spoon…
how to clean cast iron :: step by step instructions
This Christmas my mom got me Miss Kay’s Cookbook. I’m sure most of you have heard of the Duck Dynasty craze that has swept the nation. Yep, I’m part of the problem! 🙂 As I was looking through the cookbook, I noticed that a lot of the recipes called for a cast iron skillet. Quite…
dwarf in the drawer vs the elf on the shelf :: review & giveaway
With the holidays over, you may be sighing in relief. After frantically trying to come up with a creative way to display your Elf on the Shelf for days on end, you might find yourself a bit mentally exhausted. How much time did you spend on the internet trying to come up with a unique…
endure unto glory :: shutterbug saturday
“Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” – William Barclay There is just something beautiful about this horse enduring the cold, harsh winter. He turns an otherwise bleak surroundings into a majestic and stately sight. He takes the hard circumstances of winter and turns…
keep your car looking new with emzone :: review + giveaway
Once again I am thoroughly impressed with emzone products! If you missed my recent post about their computer cleaning products, you can check it out HERE (be sure to enter the giveaway!). Otherwise, today we are talking about keeping our cars clean. Ever since we got our fur baby Max 4 years ago, he has been…
a simple recipe :: pasta e fagioli
I absolutely LOVE the Paste E Fagioli from Olive Garden, so I went on a search to create a recipe that would compare. Unfortunately I didn’t come up with anything that was an exact match, but this is a super substitute! This recipe ends up being a little bit more like a goulash, but it…
make it an AHA year :: review + giveaway
Have you ever been in a place where you feel like your world is spinning out of control? There is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it no matter how hard you try? You wake up one day and you wonder, “How did I get here?” That is exactly how the Prodigal Son felt…
keep your computer clean with emzone :: review + giveaway
Using my computer was like looking through a foggy window. I am not sure how my screen got so many finger prints on it… and I’m still not sure what that “gob” was, but thanks to emzone I now have a clean computer! It is not that I do not take care of my things….
invincible summer :: shutterbug saturday
“In the depth of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” Albert Camus
tell your child “owl always love you” :: review
I never knew the extent of love until I became a mother. I love my husband and my family, but the love I feel for my little boy is something unexplainable. To know that he is a small piece of me and is a human representation of the love his father and I have is…