Five Loves on Friday // Celebration, Encouragement, Food Finds, & Chick Flicks

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Happy first Friday of February, friends!  Is anyone else ecstatic that we have (finally) moved past January and are now into the month of all things red, pink, hearts, and glitter?  Love it!  

Today's loves are a good mix of celebration, new food finds, encouragement and entertainment! 

One  //  My Mom's 60th Birthday

This week we celebrated my mom's 60th birthday!  We let her decide how she'd most like to celebrate this milestone occasion.  She said she could think of no better way than spending a relaxing evening at home with her family.  You've gotta love that!  We ordered takeout from the restaurant we got pizza from nearly every Friday night growing up.  My sister's family and my own gathered in the home where we grew up and have created so many cherished memories over the years!  We enjoyed a fantastic evening together chatting, chowing, reminiscing, and laughing over pizza, cake, and gifts for the birthday girl!

How cute is this sign my sister made for the occasion?  So "sweet"!

Happy Birthday Week to you, Mom!

I will forever be grateful for your love, support, care, thoughtfulness, hospitality, generosity, and to have learned from you how to celebrate life, every holiday or occasion, big or small!  I hope you know how much we love and appreciate you!

Two  //  Daily Gems from an Excellent Devotional

I picked up this daily devotional book a while back and have been thoroughly enjoying it!  It's definitely earned its way onto a "loves" list!  One portion that particularly struck my attention and caused me to praise God this week was this:

"... Hebrews 1:3 adds that when Christ had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Old Testament priests didn't sit down while on duty because their work was never finished.  Repeated sacrifices were necessary because of the priest's own sins and the sins of the people.  Christ, on the other hand, made one all-sufficient sacrifice, then sat down.  His atoning work was completed."

That is good news!  It is FINISHED.  He paid the debt of sins of all those who trust in Him, completely and perfectly sufficient, once for all time.  It's a done deal!  Nothing could make my heart lighter than that!  To learn more visit: NeedGod.com

*You can find this daily devotional in digital form for FREE here or if you're like me and prefer the physical copy you can find that here.

Three  //  A New Recipe

"Christmas Morning Casserole" // Sugar Dish Me

One of the goals I've had over the past couple years is to try a new recipe each week.  Sometimes this doesn't always happen, but even two or three new dishes a month is fun and often results in adding fresh additions to our meal rotation.  This recipe is one such keeper!  It made for a perfect Sunday night breakfast for dinner, or as we call it, brinner.  You can find the recipe here.  The only alteration I made was halving the green onions which we thought was just right to our tastes.

Four  //  Hallmark Love

During the year of January (that wasn't a typo, it felt like a year) I spent much of my down time snuggled up in my favorite blanket watching a DVR full of sweet chick flicks.  What better way to prep for Valentine's month, am I right?  Here are a handful of my recent faves.  Any other Hallmark channel fans out there?  


Speaking of delightfully cheesy things ....

Five  //  Nacho Fries at Taco Bell

*screenshot captured from this Taco Bell commercial

You guys, do your taste buds a favor and grab an order of this limited time scrumptiousness from Taco Bell!  I was so impressed with these that I may have had them twice this week!  They are seasoned with "bold, Mexican spices", perfectly crisp, and deliciously dunkable with the accompanying cheese sauce! For a buck, they can't be beat!

Thanks so much for visiting today!  Wishing you a lovely first weekend of February!

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