I want my bedroom....

To look like this:

On A Secluded Beach In Hawaii

Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

5 cups warm water
3 tbs. dough enhancer
1/4 cup oil
5 cups white wheat flour (hard white wheat)
1/2 cup honey
1 tbs. salt
mix well add 3 tbsp instant yeast
add about 7 more cups of flour
mix well and knead about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Shape into loaves and rise about 20 minutes. Bake at 350 for 27 minutes.

In the process, you can add 1/4 cup of flax seed to increase health benefits!

Another way & smaller batch is: (pretty sure i followed this one - it's barely different than the top one)
(add in this order)
3 cups warm water
1/3 cup sugar or honey
2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup oil
3 cups flour (adding for the first time)
Mix together until sponge-like...
then add
2 tbs. of instant yeast
3-5 more cups of flour
mix for about 10 minutes in the mixer until smooth & elastic.
Shape into 3 -5 loaves (depending on your pan size) & let rise about 20 minutes (don't let it get too high!)
then bake @ 350 for 25-27 minutes

Grateful

I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father, a wonderful husband, an amazing family, awesome friends & all that I have been given. I am forever grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ and how He has helped to improve my life in many many ways. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a wonderful church and organization that focuses on the light and good of the world & the gospel. I'm so grateful for the scriptures and for books that help us learn of good news, such as the book Believing Christ by Stephen E. Robinson... I recommend this book to anyone who hasn't read it...it is just so good and is basic so you can understand all that he is trying to get across.

I just have to say that moving to Georgia is the best decision I could have made. I'm so glad that I get to sight see on the weekends with my husband and enjoy the world, scenery, and inventions of people. I have the opportunity to be with family during the week so I am not alone, learn how to be a homemaker - sew, make homemade bread, and more :) ... I'm also able to focus on myself and replenish - getting ready for the time to come where I won't have any "me" time. ...You'd think that I'd learn by now that I NEED me time... so maybe i'll make sure to fit it in :) ... it's for everyone's well being, oh, and mine too ;)

In case you haven't noticed... I love ♥hearts♥ and polka dots and :)smiley faces:) & !exclamation marks! ...and I hope and pray I always will. I don't want that to ever go away...

People say it is all perspective. And I agree with that statement. Stephen E. Robinson says in his book: "Human beings are inevitably the arsonists of their own happiness."

If you want to be happy, you will be happy ... it might take work, but you will, eventually, be happy. If you are bitter & callous - well, you just will be one unhappy duck won't ya? I hope that we can all learn to be happy people that love and give; not necessarily give monetarily, but give our hearts and empathize with others, whether sharing feelings of sadness or joy, we can understand each other.

Anyway, I love to love, and I hope you do too :) ♥ !! ♥♥♥

And our new duty station is.....

HAWAII!!!!!!!

I honestly can't believe we got Hawaii, we are just SO lucky!! : D We are absolutely stoked and we are glad that we can live this dream out together.

Rule 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOHOO!!!! Sooo, Thursday (2/3/11) ... Devin's status changed on his military website... called Assignment Satisfaction Key... and on the Requisitions tab it states, "Rule 5: You are on assignment instructions." YES!!!!! that means we will get to know where the heck we will be going within the next 14 days!!!!!!!! We are beyond excited!

♥ Quote ♥

"When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly."