Friday Favorites, 10.11.2024.

 

Happy Friday, friends! I'm linking up with Andrea and Erika for today's blog post. How has your week been? Mine has been really good! It's hard to believe that I've spent almost a third of this year being separated already. It's coming up in a few days, the four month mark, and I don't know if I'll ever not be shocked at how my life has turned out. I've had a few things that came up this week that made my eye twitch, but I'm choosing to focus on anything other than that. Thank you for praying for me this week! I had an appointment, but it went pretty well, I just always get nervous when I have to do that kind of thing. Enough about that. I have so many favorites from this week!

Meeting John Mark was a big favorite this week! I loved talking to him for a few minutes, and finding out that we have a lot in common, in regards to books and personalities that we love. He shared with me that he's having a book signing event coming up at his shop soon, and I'm looking forward to doing that with Marilyn if it's something we can both make work. 

The Beatitudes will always be some of my favorite parts in Scripture. I love to read about Jesus' sermon on the Mount.

It's no secret that sourdough bread is my favorite, and so is making it! I tried two new things with the dough this week: focaccia and rolls. Both were amazing and went well with our big Monday night family dinner. 

And speaking of family dinner, that was definitely my favorite night of the week. The weather was amazing, so we went outside after we ate and just sat and talked and laughed together. I hate that Noah wasn't with us, but I did talk to him twice that day and a couple of more times this week since then. I loved getting to see Graham and Drew; Graham brought the baby dogs with him to visit me! I was so glad to see them, and they were happy to come over, but they were also happy to leave with him again. That makes my heart incredibly happy. 

I wore one of my favorite shirts to work on Tuesday, and enjoyed the long sleeves since it was cool enough for them this week.

I went to dinner with my bestie Andrea, and we ate at a newer Mexican food restaurant and I had my favorite thing: a chicken fajita bowl. I ate every bite of this! 

My morning quiet time is always my favorite! Sometimes I sit while I listen/read, and other times I multi-task. Any time spent with the Lord is the best, though; I often remind myself (and others) that He isn't legalistic about what this time looks like. I'm still reading with The Bible Recap community, and I love what Tara-Leigh Cobble said recently: how that if we're showing up day after day, spending 20 to 30 minutes reading the word of God, we are getting to know Him more and more. We're growing in our faith, and we are changing inwardly and growing to be more like Him. 

I wore another one of my favorite shirts to work Wednesday; as much as I love it, I think it's finally reached its age of retirement. It's too big, but I love it, so my compromise will be to try to find something to replace it with in the next couple of weeks. I've had to buy clothing items lately to replace some other things that I've had to retire. 

I've gotten some really cute things in the bookstore recently that are my favorite. I tried to buy things that would make good gift items for people, and shared them to Instagram yesterday. 

Would it even be a Friday Favorites post if Chloe weren't a part of it? Cuddles with her will always be my favorite! 

Sitting outside to read was a favorite this week, because the weather has been amazing!

Wednesday night was one of my favorite nights; I spent it at home, since there was no church this week due to Fall Break. I listened to a really great podcast last week, talking about when divorce devastates your life, and at the end of it, they asked some questions that they suggested you journal about. I jotted them down quickly in my phone, so I spent time on Wednesday doing that. It was actually quite therapeutic. 

Lastly was my Wednesday night dinner! I hinted at this yesterday, but it's one of those viral TikTok recipes that I found recently. You beat some eggs with salt and pepper in them, and pour them into a pan that has butter melted in it and that is over medium high heat. Scrape the edges of the pan and tilt it so that the egg mixture keeps cooking; when it's almost done, add your toppings. I used spinach and provolone cheese; after the toppings, you lay a tortilla over it all and with your fingers on one hand, press it down and give it a good twist to loosen the eggs from the pan. After a couple of minutes, give it a flip and let it cook a little bit more to brown the tortilla. I flipped it one more time after this, but it was essentially a burrito that wasn't messy. It was delicious and I will be making this on repeat, trust me! I think it turned out really pretty, too. 

Do you want to participate in the monthly link party I host called The Cozy Chronicles? It's coming up up tomorrow! This month we're talking all things Halloween and fall, and the cozy traditions and bucket list things we do each year. I'd love for you to join me! Here's a graphic if you want to use it, if not, no worries.

Here are my other blog posts from the week, in case you missed any:

Monday was a weekend recap. 

Tuesday was all about things that have surprised me lately.

Wednesday was a Hodgepodge post. 

Thursday was Thankful Thursday.

What was a favorite for you this week? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all!