My New Year Journey

Happy 2011 everyone! I'm so excited about this year, there are a lot of things that will be happening. Like my sweet 16 in April, Amber's baby shower, my niece/nephew who will be born late June/early July, other family birthdays, etc. But the most thing that I'm excited about is my New Year resolution. Which is...femininity and homemaking!
For femininty I will be hosting The Beautiful and Feminine Challenge is a two week challenge, I haven't thought about all the details.  More details coming soon!
For homemaking there will be a 12 week cooking challenge where everyone who enters will cook a meal for either breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  More details coming soon!  I will also be doing interviews called Daughters of the King. Where I will be interviewing young ladies and posting the interviews on my blog.

Again I'm so excited for this new year!

Happy New Year!!!!!

May God bless you always!
Alisha

Fellowship and winter projects

Two days ago mom, Syd, and I went to our friends house for fellowship. We had such a great time! Our day of fellowship included trying on a new dress :D, playing with the Nerf guns in the upstairs hallway (ABSOLUTE FUN), playing hide and seek on their 5 acres of land, and much, much more absolute happiness! After enough playing with the Nerf guns, my 11 year old friend taught me how to patchwork quilt. I was very nervous at first, but after I got the hang of using a sewing machine (I've only used one ONCE in my life), I really enjoyed it! We all had a great time hanging out with one another, and trying out German Chocolate :D

So yesterday, I decided to make my mom a patchwork quilt throw. But instead of using a sewing machine I taught myself how to sew by hand. And to be honest with you, it is more fun to sew by hand than to sew with a machine (even though it's a lot of work). I have already started working on the quilt, but not enough to post any pictures yet! I'll post pictures when it's big enough to take pictures of :D

*Hope you all have a GREAT weekend*

Merry CHRISTmas!!!!
Alisha

Soft sugar cookies

This the yummiest sugar cookie recipe EVER!

What you'll need:
1 1/2 c. sugar
1c. butter
1/2 c. sourcream
2 eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
4 c. flour

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees. Roll out in powdered sugar, cut and bake for approximately 5 to 7 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Hope y'all enjoy this recipe!

A sister in Christ and in Purity,
Alisha

Prince Charming's Princess

When your mom is in the kitchen doing what ever, does she ask you to come help her? My mom does…or at least she tries to. I haven’t been into the whole cooking in the kitchen and doing all the things that we as young women are supposed to do. When your mom asks you to peel potatoes and make the meatloaf, she is preparing you for the future. Does your mom ever ask you to watch your younger sibling while she’s grocery shopping, when you’re at the park, or when it’s your parent’s anniversary? Did you know that she is preparing you that way too? She wants you to watch your siblings so you’ll be ready when you have kids of your own someday. Even if that means you play with a baby doll and pretend that it’s hungry, needs a diaper change, or needs a nap. Are you having trouble being patient, because you want to meet you Prince Charming? There is a book my mom bought a two years ago called Before You Meet Prince Charming. This book is written by Sarah Mally, a young lady all for purity and is very obedient to the LORD. It tells you what to do when you are distracted or in other words, when you are daydreaming about the boy you have a crush on. It tells you the dangers of dating and having a boyfriend. This book has been really helping me with the struggles I am going through. Like daydreaming about the day my Prince Charming will come in and sweep me off of my feet. Or letting the thought of Man, God sure is taking a long time with the man he has for me! With these struggles it has been very hard to focus on my schoolwork, prepare for my Prince Charming, minister in the way God wants me to do, and most of all, REMAIN PURE! This book is appropriate for all ages, you will learn a lot out of this book that you never knew before.