A Valentine Themed Bridal Shower

                               

                               

My niece got married last weekend! This was the first of the children of my siblings to be married so it was a whole new adventure for my sister and her family. My girls and I with the help of the rest of the lovely ladies in our extended family had the privilege of throwing her a bridal shower.

Each of the bridesmaids contributed a food item within our finger food theme. There were many tasty morsels thanks to the creative bridal party.

Brie and Crackers with a creative heart cutout.

This was the first bridal shower I had been involved in for many years. There have been many baby celebrations but this was a whole new party realm, and with the advent of Pinterest, party throwing has been ramped up a notch.

The shower was just after Valentines Day, so I was able to score some lovely heart accessories at the Dollar store. To get the guests mingling, we wrote the names of famous romantic characters from books and movies on foam heart stickers and then stuck them on the back of guests as they came in. We then instructed the guests to ask other guests yes or no questions about their character. 

We also used heart shaped cutouts for guests to write love and marriage advice on, which they could then insert into our jar of sweet hearts. This made for a fun keepsake for the bride and stood in the place of a guestbook.

My niece Amanda, made this gorgeous pink ombré layer cake as well as 50 more yummy cupcakes.

                         

For beverages we made a sparkling citrus punch and purchased bottles of pink champagne and moscato, all chosen for their pretty labels. Thankfully, they tasted good also!

   























My crafty sister made the gorgeous banner with her Stampin Up tools.

                         

The happy bride was showered with wonderful gifts to furnish her new kitchen, along with a few other fun things for the sweet couple. It was a wonderful celebration with all the amazing ladies of our family.

           

I Dropped Off The Face Of The Earth

Not really, but I am going through an unusual season right now. My oldest daughter is graduating and I am trying to potty train my two year old, I am speaking at a homeschool conference on Endurance and I also just took a twentieth anniversary trip with my husband, all while planning a kitchen remodel and finishing up the school year. So, although I know there are many women out there as busy as I, it has been an easy choice with this much going on to read aloud to the four year old instead of updating my blog.

I am thinking alot about endurance as I prepare for this conference. A friend of mine who seemed like a really godly mother and wife, left her husband and children about a year ago. As I throw a ball to my little girl I can't imagine the absolute insanity that would have made her feel that her decision to leave her children was wise or justified.

Psalm 100 has been an inspiration to me as I daily seek to understand how to run the race of life, I think that  much about our purpose and position is clarified here.
Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the Lord, He is God
It is He who has made us and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him and bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.

To sum it up, God is very good, and we are His people, so let's serve Him with singing and thanksgiving.

With my two oldest at the Secret Garden Play which they had roles in.