Happy Birthday Everyone (or almost)

Well, the end of February and the first part of March saw several family birthdays come and go, along with as many beautiful cakes!

And some yummy homemade ice cream- compliments of Ryan.

What fun celebrating another year of life with which God has blessed us!

Showers of Blessings

On March 6th, 2010 we were all busy preparing for the big day of the shower.

We had decided that it would be delightfully fun to hold a joint shower for Clair and Amanda as their wedding days were relatively close.

Shower gift prizes were prepared, while Terry, Tina and Christy worked diligently in other areas of preparation.

The old fashioned tea party atmosphere went over well. Ladies came dressed in hats, gloves, scarves, stoles, and beads. It was lovely.

Our dear friends the Mayberry's made everything look so nice. (and taste so good!)

And so many were so kind to each of our brides. We were humbled by the attendance and the generosity of everyone. Thank you is not enough to express our heart-felt sentiment!

Clair and Amanda with the beautiful cake and the delicious chocolate punch! Mmm!

Of course, the party would have not be complete without a few shower games!

Thank you and blessings to all who attended; to Rachel who masterminded the event; to Terry, Tina, and Christy for all your hard work and lovely touches; and to Callie Webb who graciously agreed to be our event photographer!

Finally Home!

Praise the Lord! My brother Mark's children from Haiti have finally been released to come home! They are now a permanent part of that family that has been preparing and anticipating this event for a long time. Due to the recent disaster in Haiti, the process was expedited. They have waited in great expectation for this event.


The Bible clearly speaks to us about how much God wanted to adopt us. He went to great lengths to accomplish this task. He gave us the law to show us just how much we really needed Him. He waited until the time was just right to accomplish His plan. He gave up His only Son to seal the agreement.


Just as these children without parents were longing for the unconditional love of true forever parents, so we hunger for a relationship with our God. We cry out, "Abba, Father," to the One who made us heirs when we received adoption.



May God bless the new additions to your family, Mark and Becky!

Trey and Clair's Wedding

Well, the time has finally arrived! Life around Providence Prairie has been slowing enough that we can finally update our blog and share some of the pictures from our recent weddings! Welcome to Judy's Wedding Chapel east of Indianapolis, Indiana. There on February 14th- Valentine's Day, two sweethearts were wed. Peruse the pictures and enjoy. . . .

The men praying before the ceremony.

Making final adjustments.

The beautiful blushing bride.

Clair enters with her Daddy.

Their first kiss. The married couple depart.

Off to sunny Florida!

Congratulations to the new couple! May God bless their union and bless them immensely as they strive to serve Him.

Valentine's Day Cupcakes

After having so much fun making Trey and Clair's wedding cake . . .

we just had to try our hand at making roses for Valentine's Day cupcakes!


Mmmmm, Mmmmm, good!

Preparing the Surprise Wedding Cake

It all began with a cake, some buttercream frosting, a wonderful homemade recipe for fondant and a rolling pin with a cornstarch duster. We rolled the fondant flat and cut out small flower shapes. After forming a teardrop on a toothpick, we added the flower shape.

We then began pinching to form our rose petals around the central bud.After removing the flower from the toothpick, we set each aside to dry.We covered our cakes with frosting and then fondant; we formed a bow from fondant, supporting it with plastic wrap until it dried. We added frosting embellishments to anchor the cake and give it a finished look.The cake topper finished the upper layer. We secured the bottom layer to the top with the pillars and platform.

The final product on February 14. Surprise!!!

It is Official

And it is official! We will post pictures of Trey and Clair's wedding soon. . . in the meantime, they are honeymooning in sunny Florida. And while they are having fun there, we have been busy preparing for the next wedding in our household coming up in March.

We have been sewing . . .

and sewing some more. . . and making mints. . .

and preparing shower invitations. . .

while Rachel has been preparing for a shower, honoring both brides. . .

and we have had shopping to do. . .

and preparing decorations. . .

and more sewing. . .