Prayer Wall {Vintage Shutter}

The other night I was lying in bed & thinking of all the little things I needed to do the next day… During my thinking process, I remembered that I had an old shutter tucked away in the closet.  I remembered that at our old apartment, I used it to display pictures and notes. I really love this old shutter & I’ve been trying to figure out where to put it in our house.

So, just before I fell asleep for the night, the idea popped in my mind…Why not make it into a prayer wall? So, that’s just what I decided to do.

Since we’ve been married, we made a commitment to pray together every night before bed.  We’ve adopted my family’s system: On the odd nights of the week, the boys pray & on the even nights, the girls pray. It’s worked out great for us, too! Kyle and I take turns praying for each other, our families and any prayer requests that we may have.  It’s turned into one of my favorite moments of the day. 

Now before bed, we can each pick one card from the "wall" to pray for each night. I hope to continue this tradition when we have little ones around!

Here’s what I came up with…


For each prayer request/verse card, I used blank note cards and scrapbook paper.  I also decided to laminate the cards, so I can reuse them over & over. Of course, another idea I had was to not laminate the cards, but keep them paper. Then, write on each card & keep them in a journal afterwards to keep track of all that God is doing in your life or friend’s lives.  I also like writing verses that God is teaching me & then saving them in a journal…in the years to come, it would be pretty cool to look back at what verses I have studied and the lessons I was learning during my life at that time.
 

I also decided to cover the clothes pins with scrapbook paper, too…just for fun!


I really like how it all came together & I’m even more excited about keeping up with our prayer requests!
Luke 11:9 says, “So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Jeremiah 29:13 says, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with ALL of your heart.”

{The Best} Chicken Fried Rice

So, this week has turned into my own "copy-cat week of recipes!" Thanks to sweet blog-friends (and friends in real life!) I've gotten to try out the deliciousness they've created in the kitchen...

I love chicken fried rice, but everytime I attempt to make it, it literally looks and tastes like MUSH. Not even kidding. So, when my friend Amy at Fresh and Fancy posted this recipe earlier this week, I decided to try it out last night!

I forgot to take a picture of our dinner last night, so I just used her picture. :) Ours turned out pretty much just like this. I think I used the same bag of frozen veggies {green beans, corn, carrots, peas} that she used!

Oh. My....This was probably the best Chicken Fried Rice I've ever had. Not even joking! For all the Abilenians reading this, it is right on up there to Fuji's fried rice. It's THAT good!

4 cups cooked white rice

3 eggs

2 Tbs. cooking oil

2 Tbs. butter

2 cups frozen mixed veggies (peas, carrots, corn)

1/2 bunch green onions chopped

salt, pepper, garlic powder (season to taste)

4 Tbs. Soy Sauce

3 chicken breasts (cooked)

1. Heat butter & oil in wok. 
2. Add cooked rice, frozen veggies, green onions, salt, pepper, garlic powder & saute for 5 minutes on medium/high heat. 
3. Scramble eggs in separate pan. 
4. Then, add eggs, soy sauce and chopped cooked chicken breast to pan. 
5. Saute for 5 -10 minutes on medium heat.  
Add more more salt, pepper, garlic, or soy sauce to your preference.  

*Makes about 3 to 4 servings.


Man, oh man...We LOVED this dinner. This recipe will be a keeper for the recipe binder, for sure!
Thanks for sharing, Amy!

Cinnamon Sugar Coffee Cake

Look what I made this morning!

My first time using my bundt pan I received as a wedding shower gift! Except, I think my bundt cake looks more like a giant donut to me. Ha! Hope it tastes good! I sent it off with Kyle to work this morning... I guess it was his turn to bring breakfast for his meeting today.  

Thanks to Courtney from Little Moments for the recipe!