Thoughts on tithing...

For Jonathan's 4th birthday earlier this month he received $4 from my grandmother. This has sparked an intense interest in money - more specifically what you can buy with money. So we've started to teach him about saving, working, wages and tithing. Jonathan is motivated to save his money, earn more and purchase Isabella (a character from Thomas the Train). This afternoon we explained to Jonathan that when we receive money, we tithe a portion of that back to God and that we can give this to God through the local church. Jonathan seemed excited about the prospect of giving back to God and we discussed this concept as best we could with our precious 4 year old son. A few minutes later Jonathan ran into the kitchen with his new Lightening McQueen sunglasses. He was clearly very excited and animated and he declared, "When I give God my money at church, then I'm going to show Him my Lightening McQueen sunglasses!!! And He's going to be so excited!!!"
So we have lots more teaching ahead of us and we're so excited too! Thanks be to our Lord for these precious moments in parenting!

Upcoming project

I found my camera! Yay! But no pictures tonight - I just wanted to share my latest inspiration. I was on Purl Bee's website earlier and came across this project. I think maybe this weekend (it's supposed to rain) will be a great time to fix a few of these for under a couple of tables in the living room!

Most Amazing Pizza Dough Ever

It's been a while! We've had a busy Fall and Christmas! I'd post pictures to prove all the fun we've had but I can't find my camera. If you've found a silver Olympus camera with lots of pictures of two boys (Jason and Jonathan) and a few of me, then feel free to return! Or let me know I left it at your house and I'll come pick it up!

So I wanted to share the most amazing pizza dough recipe ever with you. I've tried many pizza dough recipes over the years and this one is by far the most amazing that I've come across. I'm also posting in case I lose the recipe. I'm out of recipe cards and need a safe place to keep this one!

Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups bread flour (I used King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour)
1 1/2 cups water at 105 degrees F
3 TB powdered milk
1 TB sugar
2 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp salt

Vague instructions - so if you are new to working with dough, then you may want to research further:
You just mix all that up until you make a pretty dough, then let it rise in a warm spot. I usually cover with cheese cloth so the top doesn't dry out. When it's doubled, then mash it out into a pizza crust as thick or as thin as you like. (At this point you can cover in plastic wrap and stick it in the fridge for overnight or until dinner time.) Put on your desired toppings and bake at 400 for like 15 minutes. I did brush the crust with olive oil about 1/2 way through the cooking time.

So I hope you enjoy the recipe if you make it. I will say that