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ipe for fresh salsa it s simple to make and absolutely delicious i love to bake but right now i don t want to heat up the house but sometimes i want a special dessert and one of my absolute favorites is a homemade cookies and cream ice cream i ve been making this since i was in college and we called it oreo cream delight it s simple to make and i promise you it s better than any cookies and cream ice cream you can buy sometimes we make a variation of this delicious dessert by using peanut butter sandwich cookies instead of oreos it s divine i hope these simple recipes will give you some fresh and cool ideas during these hot days do you have any favorite things to make in the summertime i d love to hear about them posted by richella parham at 1 40 pm 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels hospitality recipes tuesday december 19 christmas blessings hello friends it s been a long time since i ve written anything in this space it s been a long hard year at our house and continuing to show up here just hasn t worked for me but i ve missed being here and especially missed interacting with you all now it s less than one week until christmas and i m excited to say that i m going with my husband and sons to see a movie tonight see if you can guess which one deck the halls with boughs of holly sing clark and ellen as their station wagon zooms down a freshly plowed highway russ and audrey roll their eyes in the back seat the search for the perfect christmas tree is about to begin yep we found a theater with a special engagement of christmas vacation on the big screen you know i never saw this movie when it was first released but then i had three sons and watching christmas vacation every year became one of our family traditions i know i know it s dated it s silly and sometimes it s inappropriate but year after year we follow along as the griswolds make their way through december we laugh until our sides hurt as clark cuts the rope binding the christmas tree little full lot of sap pours egg nog for cousin eddie into a moose shaped mug drive you out into the middle of nowhere leave you for dead and investigates the noise in the living room squirrel if you ve watched christmas vacation over the years i ll bet you have your favorite lines too of all the heart warming christmas movies available all the beautiful musicals all the rollicking comedies why does this one endure why do we watch it over and over clark griswold is a farcical character so why do we identify with him so enduringly i think it s because we ve all been there in our sometimes crazy busy lives who among us hasn t aspired to create the perfect christmas who hasn t tried to create a lasting memory by tracking down the perfect tree or attempted a stunning lightscape in the front yard or labored to plan the merriest holiday party or slaved to cook the most toothsome holiday meal we have good intentions we want to make the holidays memorable for our families and everywhere we look we find inspiration with all the magazines we read the blogs we peruse the pinterest boards we scour and the instagram photos we scroll through we ve convinced ourselves that every element of the perfect holiday should be within our grasp this influencer has a different tree in every room of her home each one decorated with a particular theme that influencer boasts the most beautiful front door wreath and garland we ve ever seen one magazine features the six most elegant holiday desserts ever created while another provides recipes for ten kinds of homemade candy that we simply must try we start with good intentions and we work hard to create something special but as we collect more and more inspiration our plans for christmas have enlarged to include more more more somehow we imagine that we can take the best elements of everyone else s holiday plans and combine them into one stupendous effort clark griswold called it a fun old fashioned family christmas these days i have my own term for it i call it the mythical composite christmas many years ago my husband told me that i was constantly comparing myself to everyone around me he said you choose the best attribute of everyone you meet and you assume you should share that attribute you ve created for yourself a mythical composite woman made up of all those attributes and that s who you think you should be i struggled with comparison for so long that i finally wrote a book about my journey of wrestling with it intervarsity press published the book called mythical me finding freedom from constant comparison you can read about the book and even read the first chapter here i m finally finding some freedom from the trap of comparison but then christmas comes and if i m not careful i ll slip right back into my old ways of trying to create the perfect christmas this year i d like to leave the farce to the griswolds so i m taking my own advice in mythical me i tell a story that i m remembering this christmas one week i was rushing around like crazy trying to pack too many activities into too little time in the middle of one of the busiest days a friend asked how i was doing and i answered honestly frantic my friend pressed for details and i shared them in addition to the normal activities and responsibilities of the week my son was celebrating a milestone birthday i was hosting a dinner party for an important client and i was preparing for a business trip that would keep me away from home for a week with a haircut and a dentist s appointment thrown in for good measure i had way too many things to do and not enough time to do them at least not the way i wanted to do them and how did i want to do them well i had great examples one of my friends makes each family celebration unforgettable another is an ace hostess yet another glides through business trips with apparent ease i wanted to perform at least as well as the people i was comparing myself to if not better than anyone else could had i stopped to think about how privileged i was did i pause to consider how rich my life was not one bit instead i let myself be frazzled by trying to be the best at everything my friend prayed for me and i heard god s voice speak to me simply and clearly god said i made you to bless not to impress tears sprang to my eyes as i realized that truth the reason i was working through my long list was to bless people when i got stuck in comparing myself to others i lost sight of that purpose my talented friends had inspired me and taught me blessing me with their examples but when i started comparing myself to them i twisted that blessing into a kind of contest that no one could win this is the trap i m especially susceptible to at christmastime maybe you struggle with it too then maybe you d like to join me this year i m choosing to remember god s words to me i made you to bless not to impress when freed from the burden of wanting to impress people we are able to bless them and be blessed by them that s the way god designed us to be at christmas and all other times may you be both blessed and a blessing to others this christmas this is an affiliate link if you make a purchase after clicking on this links i will earn a small commission your price will not be affected in any way posted by richella parham at 4 29 pm 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas comparison spiritual formation thursday july 13 grace at home no 512 hello friends i hope you re having a wonderful july we re now in the time of high temperatures and high humidity funny i ve lived in the southeast most of my life but somehow the degree of humidity surprises me every summer it s as if my mind can t quite hold onto the fact that summertime could be quite this oppressive do you know what i mean i m very glad to welcome you to the grace at home party where we pause to celebrate all the ways we make our homes places of grace and beauty here are some features i think you ll enjoy ever wish you had that one perfect piece of furniture that would just make your room coco from the crowned goat shows you how this special french country hutch came to be and it didn t start out looking like this at all you won t believe the before need a new little touch for decorating your kitchen walls emily from hunny i m home diy has free printables for you need a bright accent for your midsummer garden lisa from fresh vintage by lisa s repurposed an old chair into a planter have you collected lots of stuff that you need to get rid of maybe a yard sale is a good strategy for you melissa from blessed simplicity has some great tips to get you started planning a summer get together pam from everyday living will inspire you to create a gorgeous table need a delicious refreshing summertime dessert check out this recipe for orange cream pie from kimberly at loulou girls could your marriage relationship use a little kick lyndsey from perfectly imperfect has a great idea a couples bucket list last but not least some food for thought you ll be inspired and challenged by this post on steadiness of soul from barbara at stray thoughts thank you to everyone for linking up here are the grace at home party you can link up any post you ve written that demonstrates how you re filling your life with truth goodness and beauty for instance i invite you to link posts about diy projects decorating recipes hospitality homemaking tips parenting marriage faith self care soul care whatever you do to make your home or sphere of influence a place of grace i d like to hear about it here s what i ask of you please include the permalink to your post not to your site s home page please let people know that you ve linked up no more than three posts per person please if you link a post here you re giving me permission to share your post including a photo and please visit one or more of the other participants that s what really makes it a party you are 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