"The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only - and that is to support the ultimate career. "
— C.S. Lewis

I think this a very beautiful and true reflection.

The  Long Ladies over at Marie-madeline studio are having a giveaway for an adorable quilt check it out!

Those who know me are aware how much i hate bananas. Well this shake is so good and its one of the only things I like with bananas in it. You may ask why I am eating chocolate whileI'm sick and its because this is raw chocolate and its so good and healthy for you all the raw deserts with it are so good for you you can even eat them when you are sick.

You may be thinking whats with all this raw food stuff well my Mom has gotten into raw food lately and i can't even say how good you can feal after eating raw foods ( and no we don't eat raw meat ). Yesterday for dinner we had raw Lasagna it was WONDERFUL it tasted so much like real lasagna except that it was cold and no one felt sick after!(usualy after eating lasagna we all feal sick :( ) Raw food is awesome!

Here is the recipe for the Banana Chocolate shake (from the Raw food real world cookbook) Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis ( this is the only recipe from this cookbook we can make because of equipmet needed and time for many other this require many steps).

Serves 2-4

3 cups frozen diced banana

2 cups 30 second nut milk-blend 2 cups filtered water with 2 tablespoons raw almond butter

1/4 cup agave necter or 2 packets stevia

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 heaping tablespoons orgainic raw chocolate powder

pinch of sea salt

In a blender, puree all ingredients untill smooth and creamy.

All the ingreedients can be found at a heath food store.

Enjoy! Madeline

In my mind when you are sick ( like I am at the moment) a cup of tea is a refreshing way to get better faster.I just love my Organic Lemon Eccanationa Throat coat tea with a little honey yum! I have already had two cups today and right after I finsh with this I'm going to make another cup. What is your favorate kind of tea? I am also fond of Chai tea lattes and chai tea. But when you are sick nothing is better than a freash cup of tea.

Madeline

This post is to Honor my Beloved grandma on her birthday but today she is celebrating in Heaven.

My Grandma taught me alot of things like my Love for sewing. My grandmother raised six children with the youngest being my Dad.  She was one of the most devout christians I have ever known,She was known to rise before everyone in the house to read the Bible and pray. She was one of the BEST cooks ever and I leared alot from her.  One of my most precious tresures that i have from her is her bible filled with notes and verses underlined that when i read it I always feal as if she marked it for me. I was with her at her bedside as she went to be with Jesus on May 9th 2008 The moment she was gone I think I cried the most I have ever cried for anything or anyone though i did'nt realize it I loved her so much untill she was gone

I am so grateful I could serve her in her last days!

I Love you Grandma Happy Birthday!

This is an adorable handmade skirt by Olivia. I would buy it but i already have alot of summer skirts!

Classy. Fun. Versatile. This spring green satin skirt is perfect for summer and even Christmas. One layer of shiny satin over two layers of shimmery tulle. And two covered buttons on the waist band.

This is one of my struggles also. I have been continually dissapointed and let down by magazines. I am recieving three magazines at this point but when my subscription end i wont be resubscribing to two of them.

I would love to hear if you have found any good magazines for Christian Teen Girls. Please comment with your sugestions!

This past weekend my Mother and sisters and I all went Blueberry and Rasberry picking at a "Pick-your-own" farm near our cabin the weather was perfect and we picked two gallons yes I said gallons and three pints of rasberrys.Here are some photos!

Katherine (8) with her blueberrys that she picked.

Caroline,Katherine and Laura picking Blueberrys

The Lovable Child~Emilie Poulsson

Frisky as a lambkin,

Busy as a bee—

That’s the kind of little girl

People like to see.

Modest as a violet,

As a rosebud sweet—

That’s the kind of little girl

People like to meet.

Bright as is a diamond,

Pure as a pearl—

Everyone rejoices in

Such a little girl.

Happy as a robin,

Gentle as a dove—

That’s the kind of girl

Everyone will love.

Fly away and seek her,

Little song of mine,

For I choose that very girl

As my valentine.

All I can say is a beautful expression of what daily life for a christian young lady should look like.

Today after lunch our family including little Laura (age 4 with some help) play a lovely game of croquet on our back lawn.

Laura with a little help from Daddy came in fourth ( out of our six family members)

Miss Madeline

One of my favorite things in early summer in Minnesota is sitting in my room reading a book or my Dads office on the computer and fealing the cool breeze coming through the windows. This is only happens in the early summer and early fall. Because of the heat and cold. I love where we live because of our four seasons!

(credit for picture Google images)

Here are picture of my 13th birthday and my Nanas 81st birthday.

Here is Nana not quite 81 Candles on her cake

Here is me in the apron my parents gave me I think its so cute!

On a warm sunny day what better way then to spend it with friends.

Laura and Sammy

Katherine and Mae

(LtoR) Madeline Alli Caroline Lexi

My hard work has paid off I found a beautiful skirt from Macys. I checked their website and they don`t sell the long ones online. You have to go to the store to get one make sure that its not a strapless dress

Here it it

It matches the one my three younger sisters have ececpt theirs are pink.

Madeline

Here are the picture I took at the Father/Daughter retreat.We had a Wonderful time!

Here is one of the Butterflys we saw at the butterfly gardens.

I thought this was a cool fern.

This is a picture i took by accident but i thought it was cool.

This is my sister Caroline my Dad and myself you can see my sisters blog at www.homeschoolblogger.com/fashionprincess

This is so CUTE!

I will post more pictures later.

Miss Madeline