"Tied With Love"

Saturday the girls and I enjoyed a wonderful woman's brunch at our church. It is always so refreshing to be with other amazing and godly women!! Together we enjoyed comfort foods like egg casserole, fruits, and sweet breads.

Madison and Lauren make the trek to Martensdale just in time to see me sport 3 different aprons for the skit "What your apron says about you." It was fun and silly which definately suits me. (but, no pictures. LOL!)

My mother-in-law and I were incharge of the food and spent many hours prepping and baking. We filled cake plates with all the finger goodies and wrapped them up in toulle tied with red or yellow ribbon. There were many sweet compliments from our church family and our Sunday School class is going to be in for a treat with all the left overs!

The girls did an amazing job serving the tables and refilling water pitchers. I'm so proud of them. "Tied With Love" was a success and I am already looking forward to next year!!

One Great Birthday!!

MEGAN, ROB, SHANNON, & KELLI...
MADISON, LAUREN, AND ME..

I have the dearest hubby in the world. Back in March he actually pulled off a very sweet suprise birthday party for me. I can honestly say I had NO idea!!! My friend Shannon was also apart of the master plan (you stinker!)The two of them successfully pulled one over me. Thank you sweet friend for offering your home for wonderful appetizers and fellowship. Thank you also to all my great friends who showed up! I had such a great and memorable night!!

Friday nights are about as sacred as going to church on Sunday morning. This is "Date Night"!! We both treasure this night together and find ourselves always looking forward it at the end of the week. The kids also know this. Since this is a very consistant event in our house, they look forward to pizza and movies with the grandparents and playing Wii. We have no video games so you can imagine how this once a week treat works to our favor. We rarely get excting hugs when we return. Rather its,"Do we have to go?". LOL!

Thank you honey for making #36 so memorable!! I love you!!

The Starmer Mission

About a month ago, we put together a family Mission Statement that we felt God was putting on our hearts for the next couple of years.

The mission of the Starmer Family is to celebrate our current season of challenge as preparation for His prosperity by pledging to do the following:

Strengthening Relationships - Ours w/ Him and service to others

Trusting Obedience - His will is never too risky and we will hold results w/ open hand because fear flees w/ faith

Align our prayers w/ the Almighty and be energized by our faithfulness to Christ

Remember to govern our affairs, decisions, and money wisely and according to his purpose.

Model Christ's behavior and attitude at all times. Live markedly different from others. We are God's signature.

Encourage eachother and give thanks in all circumstances. Here humility will grow and flourish.

Reach upward always. Stay focused on the Lord and be courageous. Our sacrifice of service is required but our separation is only for a time and soon we will be united again.

Day 7

Our Latest Family Picture

Marvelous Meatballs!

This meatball recipe is AWESOME! Enjoy!

Mix together with your hands:
2 lbs grassfed ground beef
1 lbs of pork sausage
chopped celery, onions, and carrots
3 organic eggs
1/2 cup almond meal (I just ground almonds, its cheaper)
lots of oregano, garlic powder, cracked black pepper, and a little cayenne
small drizzle of honey

Form into meatballs and cover the bottom of a crock pot. You may have to stack. Plus, I make them huge! LOL!

For the sauce:
1 16 oz can of diced tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
handful of fresh torn basil
5-6 coarsely chopped garlic cloves
pinch of sea salt
pepper to taste

Cover meatballs with sauce and cook all day on low. These are great the day after for lunch! I love mine on a bag a organic broccoli. Yes, I eat an entire bag!

A Home School Day

Homeschool is not only about learning...but having FUN!!!! The past few weeks have been a ball as they have learned so many new skills in addition to traditional academics. The girls learned to can food, put together their own cookbooks, and arrange flowers. Mason spent time in WI salmon fishing with Grandpa Starmer learning fishy type things (I obviously don't like fishing or eating fish! LOL). He also learned how to tear out and replace carpet at our church and other 'handy-man' projects. Homeschooling is just so fun!! As you can see, we don't need fancy toys or electronics. Meredith has found fun in paper bowls and straws. I'm still trying to figure it out what it is exactly but I love her imagination!!

Barbells for Boobs

Saturday, November 6th, I will be sporting a flood of pink in honor of a special friend in OK. My dear sister in Christ, Angie Myers, is a breast cancer survivor!! Every year I remember her journey and praise God for her health and recovery even though we are miles apart. After all, there was a time when her support during my health crisis was so appreciated. This is really the leaset I can do! So, Angie, this one is for you!!!

The workout for Barbells for Boobs is amazing "Grace" which consists of 30 reps of Clean & Jerk at 135# for men and 95# for women. Though a short workout (roughly 3 minutes for advanced athletes), these three mintues of grueling work will respresent your 3 years since your journey. I'm so thankful you have been surrounded with an amazing husband, kids, family, and church family. You are so dearly loved and I can't wait to honor you!! Love you Angie!!


**If anyone is interested in sponsoring me for this workout, email me at angiestarmer@yahoo.com

For more information, www.barbellsforboob.com