Facebook Fridays. (A weekly round up)

Often life is so busy that I don't get time to write full blog posts but I do post smaller blurbs on Facebook and Instagram. Since one of the reason's I started blogging in the first place was to have an online journal of family life, I've decided to have Facebook Friday's here on the blog. It will be a place to gather my weekly social media posts together and make them easier to look back on. Some weeks you my even get the 'Directors Cut/Extended Version of those posts!

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I'm going to be spending the next few days cooking and baking to get ready for Amelia's baptism on Sunday.  I hope you all have a blessed weekend.

June 11:

After a difficult battle with cancer, one fought with dignity, grace and the sure knowledge of God's steadfast promises, the Lord called home my dear father-in-law (Corky Veldkamp) in the early hours of Friday morning.

So many of you have been keeping him in your thoughts and prayers. It has been a true comfort to all of us. We are so thankful to experience the communion of saints in this way.

17. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4: 17-18

 June 14:

Because sometimes you just need a sweet baby pic . . .

June 15:

We laid Henry's dad to rest yesterday. We had a beautiful service with a consoling message, Olivia's lovely voice and music from a packed church that brought me to tears.
It was a time for family and friends to take comfort from God's promises and each other.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct you paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
Dad is in his heavenly home now but before he left he met one last great grandchild . . .
I'm sharing about the day Amelia was born over on the blog today.

http://www.alifeofwhimsey.com/2016/06/it-was-6-am.html

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It's been a challenging week but, with God's help, in the company of family and friends and lifted up in prayer by those far and near, we have been comforted and strengthened.

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

  2 Corinthians 1:3-4 New International Version (NIV)

Facebook Friday (a weekly round up)

 Often life is so busy that I don't get time to write full blog posts but I do post smaller blurbs on Facebook and Instagram. Since one of the reason's I started blogging in the first place was to have an online journal of family life I've decided to have Facebook Friday's here on the blog. It will be a place to gather my weekly social media posts altogether and make them easier to look back on. Some weeks you my even get the 'Directors Cut/Extended Version of those posts!

Have a lovely weekend.

 Monday June 6:

 The view from my kitchen window this morning . . .
I can't believe it's only the beginning of June!

*blog extras . . .

Tuesday June 7:

I've joined the grandma club!
God has richly blessed Morgan and Kim with the sweetest baby girl.
Meet Amelia Rose. Born June 7 at 1:30 in the afternoon. 7 pounds 14 oz and 20 1/2 inches long.
Not only am I thrilled to be a grandma, Henry's thrilled to be a grandpa! :D

Wednesday June 8:

Grandma and Amelia.

Thursday June 9:

 Well... It took us an hour to find it, and that was using 3 different GPS's.... But we are here on a food adventure at the Little Brick restaurant. (Blog post coming. The food will make you drool. So, so yummy!)

I hope you all had a wonderful week, one filled with good food, good friends and maybe even an adventure or two.

Facebook Fridays. (A weekly roundup)

 Often life is so busy that I don't get time to write full blog posts but I do post smaller blurbs on Facebook and Instagram. Since one of the reason's I started blogging in the first place was to have an online journal of family life I've decided to have Facebook Friday's here on the blog. It will be a place to gather my weekly social media posts altogether and make them easier to look back on. Some weeks you my even get the 'Directors Cut/Extended Version of those posts! :)

Have a lovely weekend.

May 27:

 What I found when I came home from a quick grocery run.... THAT will teach me to start cleaning up after myself! 😳😝 (what you can't see is the flour paste coat all over her legs and the thick layer of gluey flour on her tongue... She can't stop licking.

May 27:

 I had such a wonderful afternoon yesterday. Amanda brought her sweet little girl over and gave me the chance to practice my grandma skills. Of course, I couldn't resist taking a few pictures as well . . . ;) Blog post with the rest of the photos next week.

May 29:

 Oh my, this will melt your heart!

May 30:

I'm not so sure she believed me when I said "Just ONE more picture" . . . ;D

May 30

I love, love peonies in floral arrangements and each year my peonies get larger and I have more and more flower buds. I saw Barb's post last year and thought it was worth a try. I was still taking peonies out of my fridge in September! The flowers themselves don't get near as large as they do on the bush but they are still lovely. I've got one crisper emptied out so I can fill it up with my peony buds again this year.

Keeping With The Times post on peonies

May 31:

 I'm starting to find places to display some of the goodies Stephanie from LifeCreated gave me from her new Etsy shop, even this tiny business card. How sweet is this?

Life Created Etsy Shop

June 1:

Bread's on the go.... Meatball soup and homemade buns for supper today! 😋 #baking #bread #nomnomnom #yeg #blessingsabound

June 1:


My search for the perfect cinnamon bun recipe is up on the blog today.
** Warning this post may cause drooling . . . ;D

Click for the link to my blog post

 June 1:

A lovely lady in the drive through line at Tim Hortons bought my hot chocolate for me! ‪#‎peoplecanbeawesome‬ ‪#‎yeg‬ ‪#‎nomnomnom‬ ‪#‎simplethings‬

June 2:

I'm taking a new class this week on how to use Composite photography to create fantasy worlds! So much fun! :D :D

Link to Karen Alsop's CreativeLive class.
(Which was awesome by the way!)

June 3:

Early morning in the back garden. It's an allium extravaganza.

June 4:

The peonies are starting to bloom! I'm so excited. I've got a big project planned with them. Fingers crossed that they burst into full bloom this week...

 And that was my week on Facebook. :D I hope you all had a fabulous week!