I just though it might be helpful to give some ideas on hairstyles.

A plain ponytail can be for around the house, or dress it up simply by adding a head band, flower or a decortive clip if you are going out.

Are you tired of just a plain ponytal? Well, make it somthing new by parting
your hair and then pull it back into a ponytal. Or make a little volume by
taking a piece from the front of your hair, twist it, push it up and hold it in place with some hair barrettes.

A roll is a litle more dressy than a ponytal so this hair style is more fit for maybe
church, weddings or a party.

A side braid, french braid, fish tail braid, braided bun, there are all different kinds of braid - too many to list. They can be as simple as a braid down your back or as fancy as a crown braid.

This kind of bun is pretty much the same idea as a ponytal except wrap it up.
Same thing you can part it or make some volume. You can even braid the pony tail then wrap it.





                                           Bye for now,
                                                    Lydia   
          (Thanks to Bethany for letting me use her as a model)    

                                           
                                                  

What are your favorite snacks, comment and tell us about it!

                          Blessings,
 
                                          Emily

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"Raising Maidens Of Virtue" by Stacy Mcdonald is a book I have just finished reading. The topics include; guarding the tongue,
idleness, sibling relationships, honoring parents, contentment, modesty, purity, cleanliness, and
feminine biblical beauty. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to do a review on it.

I read this book for school but I was planning on reading it anyway. I liked it so much that not only did I read it for school 
but in my free time as well!

Stacy Mcdonald  recommends her book for girls ages 11-12 because there are a few chapters
that younger girls might have a hard time understanding.

It's a book you may want to read if you would like to know how to be set apart from the world.

It has a  section at the end of each chapter titled "share your heart" which is a question and answer about the chaper. I wrote my answers in a notebook, you could also discuss the questions with your mom and/or sisters (Or if you are the mom; your daughter).  
Another reason I enjoyed this book is because Mrs. Macdonald had Scripture to back up what she was saying.

Some of the things I liked about the book is it encouraged me to be more productive, not to be like the world, and that it's good to be set-apart.

The book also talks about modesty, its not only outward appearance but a heart issue too. If someone was dressed in a skirt to their ankles and a very modest shirt but did not have the right heart, then they might seem modest at first but once you get to know them then you might wonder why you thought they were modest in the first place.


                                                  Blessings,       
                                                             Lydia
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We have been very blessed this year with the opportunity to harvest some squash that we did not plant. Fixing different dishes with spaghetti squash requires somewhat of a creative approach because there isn’t much variety when it comes to popular recipes for this particular squash. It seems like just because it has ‘spaghetti’ in the name people feel obligated to only use it as spaghetti. While I have nothing against Italian food it can get monotonous after a while… I’ve had fun experimenting with Asian spices.



 


Maybe you’re like us and you have spaghetti squash and want to find a tasty, healthy and inexpensive way to eat your squash without using it as a  spaghetti substitute. I’d like to share my favorite way to fix spaghetti squash. 

Ingredients:

3 small or 1 1/2 Large Spaghetti Squash
Coconut Oil or Butter
Eggs

Any of the following:
Bell Peppers, Sliced Thinly
Onions, Chopped
Garlic, Minced
Spinach
Mushrooms, Thinly Sliced
Leeks, Chopped
Carrots, Thinly Sliced or Shredded
Cabbage, Chopped

Soy Sauce
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Parsley
Salt
Pepper
Chili Garlic Sauce
Ginger
Hot Pepper Powder (dried, spicy peppers that are ground to fine powder)

Peanut Butter or Peanuts


Directions:

Wash the spaghetti squash

Cut squash in half

Scrape the seeds and gooeyness out of the center

Place squash halves flat-side down on a cookie sheet. Cook in oven at 350* for about 50 minutes

After Squash is done cooking but before it has cooled, place eggs in skillet with oil

Stir up the eggs

After squash has cooled enough to handle, scrape the flesh (I dislike that term for vegetables,eck) out of the squash shell.
(or, if you have really tough hands, you don't have to wait at all!)

After eggs have cooked,
Add your choice of vegetables... I used what we had on hand so cabbage and leeks

Place vegetables in skillet with eggs

Here, you can see, the vegetables have cooked down a little, this is when I added the Soy Sauce

You can add the squash now as well as spices

I cooked the mushroms on the side because some people dislike them. If you don't like mushrooms I would encourage you to try slicing them very thinly and cooking them alone until they are slightly crispy. When  you chop mushrooms thickly and cook them with other food they tend to be more like big, chewy slugs than a small, meatlike, flavor enhancer. You could even try putting them in the food procesor until they are pastey :)

Here is a picture of my favorite asian condiment.. I only used about a Tablespoon or so for the entire dish.

The finished product!

Our whole family enjoys this dish. Our whole family does not enjoy peanut butter in our squash.
If you like peanut butter, like I do, then add it at the table :)

I realize that this recipe does require somewhat of a knowlege of cooking. This is recipe is not for beginners!
There are not hard and fast rules for this recipe... it's more of an idea. Take it and run with it. Cooking is an adventure.

Have fun!
                                                                                                  
                                                                                            Bethany
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