Roast Leg of Lamb

4 pound leg of lamb
2 minced garlic
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried marjoram
1/2 tsp dried oregano
sea salt
black pepper
1/2 teaspoon olive oil

message into lamb. Put into roasting pan Bake uncovered at 325 for 2-3 hours 160 degrees when done. Yummy yummy! Josh's absolute favorite meat dish. Beal family Christmas tradition.

Bible vs Cell Phone

I didn't write this but I thought it was a good food for thought!


Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone? 
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets? 
What if we flipped through it several times a day? 
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it? 
What if we used it to receive messages from the text? 
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it? 
What if we gave it to Kids as gifts? 
What if we used it when we traveled? 
What if we used it in case of emergency? 
This is something to make you go....hmm...where is my Bible? 
Oh, and one more thing. 
Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry about our Bible being 
disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill. 
Makes you stop and think 'where are my priorities? And no dropped calls! 
When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you!

Marriage - I love my Husband!

This weekend Josh and I went on a marriage retreat with his company. It was so great to get away from Fayetteville see the beautiful beach (even though it was raining the whole weekend) and spend time together without work, school, housework, projects, and whatever else life seems to throw at our direction. Kaiden came with us but it was great because free child care was provided we were given a great balance of couple time and family time.

This weekend was a motivator to me to stay on coarse with what I'm doing in my life right now. Sometimes is so wonderful to go to something and learn about marriage stuff and leave knowing you're doing somethings right. There are often times when you can go to a conference and leave feeling like nothing but a big failure. Josh and I try to listen to each other when the other is speaking and we try to encourage and be positive towards each other, we work at spending time together, and set aside time for intimacy. All things they said make for a great marriage. I've had a good example to follow my grandparent (married over 50 years) and my parents are a great example of loving your spouse. It's made it so much easier for me to follow their example in my life. I really hope Josh and I can also be an inspiration to Kaiden some day.

I love being married! My friend Robin would say "the mushy love stuff yuck" (with a wink and smile). I really do love being married. Josh is my best friend and my true love. With Josh I can be everything and anything I want to be. I have complete trust and faith in him. I know he is not a perfect man, but I try not to focus on his flaws so much that I have trouble remembering his negatives sometimes. I make it a goal or challenge for myself everyday to love my husband no matter what. So far it's working I'm crazy about him. You might not be attracted to my husband (which if you are back off he's mine!), but I honestly see him as my dreamy prince charming. I know it embraces him but I tell people all the time he's sexy. :)

So, enough about how much I love MY husband take today to write down how much you love yours don't forget to let him know. Also, tell him why you love him.

Watch your credit

Well, it's the end of the year so it's my time up year to get my files in perfect order. I just finished making all my new labels for my files for 2011. I also went through all my files and made sure everything was in order. One it makes the year end in a a organized fashion, plus it makes taxes a little easier come January. I was printed off my credit report for my husband and I. It's free at annualcreditreport.com you can view all three credit bureaus as the same time. You have to pay to see your credit score, but the main purpose of this is to at least check once a year to make sure everything in your name you actually did. I also like to take time to make sure everything that isn't need for tax purposes or for longer term records needs hits the shredder. If you don't have a shredder buy one ASAP spending forty bucks today could save you thousands in the future. Only 2% of identity theft happens  from the mail the others are form trash and internet. So, make it a safe throw away buy putting anything with your address or account number in the shredder. Today my utility bills from 2009 hit my shredder, I'll keep 2010 until the end of next year. I save all credit related documents for 7 years as recommended by most credit agencies and accountants. So I guess that box from 2003 can go today too! Feels so go to end the year with organization.