JEN SEVERN'S BLOG

Here are a few free pieces of art you can print and frame.  Click on the images and follow the link to the original artist for a free download!  Wonderful work! by The Girl Creative designs by cp

Fun Valentine's Ideas! Cookies on a stick from Glorious Treats.  Do these come with a cup full of M&M's? Look at these sweet free printable Valentine's Day cards from Hello Lucky.  Click on the image to print these and see more! From Glorious Treats Great garland from Paper Source! Free Printable Valentine's Day Card, 10 things I love about you paper & heart paper from Living Locurto. I like the "mint to be idea!".  I think I would have to get my hubby a more manly cup though!  My daughter would like to make one like this for her friends. Adorable Valentine's Day Mini. Cute Craft Idea!

I love using the crock pot.  It makes my Monday stress level drop in half.  This is a great recipe that our whole family enjoys.  There are usually some leftovers and it serves as a quick and heathy lunch for me all week. Beans 2 1/4 cups dried black beans (I use one bag) 4 crushed garlic cloves 1 onion chopped 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, veined, and chopped 12 cups of vegetable stock (3 boxes) 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon mild chili powder 2 teaspoons salt 8 to 10 flour tortillas Fillings: 1 cup chopped tomato 1 cup shredded lettuce 1 cup grated cheese Salsa Guacamole Sour Cream Place the beans in a large bowl, sorting through them and removing any stones.  Fill the bowl with water and let them soak over night.  In the morning strain and rinse the beans.  Place the beans in your crock pot.  Add garlic, onion, jalapeno, vegetable stock and seasoning.  Cook for 8 to 10 hours in crock pot. When finished, dr...

Laughed w/ Jess. Heard Girl Scout Cookies are coming next week:) Made a friend.  (My good friend's sister just moved out here and I am LOVING getting to know her.) Made a friend w/ a super sick kid dinner.  She was thankful, I was filled with Joy, and God was glorified. Cried with a friend. Talked to my mom. Had a heart to heart w/ my daughter. Admired at my son playing football in our back yard coming in covered in soil and grass. Listened to the magical creature my little one was today.  Half man, half indian, with the body of a crab and as many legs as a crab has, and wearing a pirate hat w/ a sword. Look out! Apologized to my husband and got cozy while the big bad wolf tried to blow our house down. Got 2 free lamps and 3 free tubes of toothpaste. Worked out a few times and slept in a few times. Went on a DATE with my hubby. Was reminded, Hope is ROOTED in GOD's UNFAILING LOVE.

My friend Kristina just did a post like this and it made me laugh.  I thought I would jump on the band wagon.  Keeping it real about this charmed life:)  Just so you know I am a real mom with real mom stuff.  I thought I would let you in on a few of my day to day disasters that happened THIS WEEK:) * Aim is an issue in our main bathroom for our kids, so there is always a nice mess at the base of the toilet. I am constantly trying to get it clean.  Today, I forgot and my shoes stuck to the floor. EWW. * I made dinner and came home hungry after running the carpool only to find out I didn't make enough... grumpy. * My kids kindly helped me carry in the groceries and put them away.  While helping, they knocked over a full glass of water onto a pile of papers, stuck a their thumb into an apple sauce that then squirted onto the floor, kitchen table and the chairs, and they found a spot under a Tupperware where some mold had grown, gross.  G...

1 small, KIND, thing today ?  & 1 tomorrow?  Share it! Leave a comment.   Not to boast, but to encourage kindness.  A good report is good for our hearts, if we all share a little of what we do maybe we will inspire each other?  Isn't that why we love the "make a wish stories", Halmark commercials and chicken soup for the soul?   I would love to hear your one small thing OR one small thing someone did for you today, that made a difference in YOUR day. “The world is not interested in what we do for a living. What they are interested in is what we have to offer freely - hope, strength, love and the power to make a difference! ” Sasha Azevedo (born 1978) “Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way. ” Barbara Bush (born 1925) “I have been impressed with...

Broncos vs. Patriots Tebow's FB status pre-game: Romans 8:37-39 37-39 None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.