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A peek into an alaskan mama's life and all that makes it beautiful Discovering the Beauty in the Ordinary Somehow, through the years, I have become a more negative person than I used to be. In some ways, this change has helped me become a more realistic person, but in other ways, it causes me to dwell too much on the negative side of situations. It has gently reminded me to discover the beauty in the ordinary things in life. I’m going to make a more concerted effort to look at the ordinary things in my life in a different light.

Occasionally when we order pizza, I include an order for garlic bread sticks. These garlic bread sticks are seriously so good that I need to make them again (and I just made them today! ). Place each bread stick onto a cookie sheet and set back into a warm place to rise about 30 minutes. Place bread sticks into oven and cook for 12-15 minutes or until bottoms are browning and tops are lightly golden brown.

We all go through times in our lives when we face trying situations and find ourselves battling, fighting with everything we are, against discouragement. We feel those tendrils of discouragement beginning to wrap themselves around the vulnerable places of our heart. The enemy won and Discouragement took the most prominent seat at the table of my heart. The enemy of my soul knew these things and sent Discouragement at just the right time.

Now every night while my children sleep in my bed, I struggle to get adequate rest. For all of his life Samuel has fallen asleep in our arms and, at his first cry in the night, has made his welcome in our bed. I used to console myself with the thought that my children won’t be in my bed anymore when they’re older and that I’ll likely miss it. But at some point I needed to realize that the way they won’t be in my bed every night is if I train them not to be.