Easy French Toast (with 3 Healthy Tips)

Hunting season is coming to a close, but I wanted to share one of the things my hunters like to eat after a chilly afternoon in a deer stand....Breakfast for dinner!  Lately breakfast for dinner has meant French Toast. 

 

I've looked at other recipes for French Toast, but there seemed to be so many ingredients.  I decided to just stick with the basics and keep it easy. I mix egg and milk with a fork.  I use about 3 eggs and a cup of milk. I never measure.  I just "eyeball" it---do it in the portion you prefer. I dip whole wheat bread (both sides) in the egg mixture, then place on a slightly oiled 350 degree griddle.

 

  Healthy tip #1: I've found my crew eats the whole wheat bread just as well as the white, and it keeps us all full and satisfied much longer. 

My "secret ingredient" is cinnamon.  I simply sprinkle it on one side of the bread.

 

  Healthy tip #2: Notice I didn't say "cinnamon sugar".  Cinnamon has its own sweetness.  Who needs sugar when you're gonna put syrup all over it? 

 

 

 

Healthy tip #3: We use 100% Pure Maple Syrup, so that we're not getting all that processed sugar/corn syurp.  (Plus it tastes better!)

 

Cover with a towel (not foil) so your warm French Toast doesn't get all soggy. (Plus it just looks better, and you save $ on foil.)  Serve with warm 100% Maple Syrup, sausage, orange juice and coffee.  You'll have a table full of happy hunters...even if they didn't come home with anything!  :)

Blog Post Find of the Day, "They are Not Bible Characters"

I just recently started following ShaneGarrison.org (A Fellow Traveler in God's Kingdom).  I really enjoyed hearing him speak at the VBS Institute at Ridgecrest.

 

 

 

His blog post, They are Not Bible Characters is great for every parent or anyone who teaches children at church.  

4's and 5's Sunday School/Learning from the Bible

I'm a little behind on posting about my Sunday School kids.  This was from a week 1/2 ago.

In the Art Center:  We made verse magnets.  We teachers wrote the verse on a mailing label, the boys and girls stuck it to a sqare of cardstock, then decorated it. 

In the Puzzle Center...Shape puzzles for this week's verse and last week's verse for review...

And in the Nature Center....

We use our ears to hear the Bible....

And other sounds.

Inside these film canisters (ancient artifacts, I've had them forever!) are sand, rocks, rice, etc.  Children listened to the sounds then made a match of the two that sounded the same.  So fun!

We had a great time learning from the Bible today!!



VBS Institute 2013

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the VBS Institute at Ridgecrest, N.C. 

Here a "few" snapshots...

 

Colossal Coaster World....Facing Fear, Trusting God!!

 

This is my area...Kindergarten VBS...The Clinic I'll be leading for my state team.

Love how the "Welcome" message is made from VBS bookmarks!  Cheap and EASY!

I appreciate it when a craft is directly connected to a biblical meaning!

One of my MOST favorite displays!!

Just too cute.

Snow Cone Garland

Cotton Candy Cafe (snacks)

Adrenaline Zone!  (Recreation)  Love the "Log Flume"!

Trees can go everywhere in your decorating. 

Loved watching the VBS Musical.  A great bunch of kids from a church in Knoxville, TN put it on for us! 



Stay on Your Knees

     I recently had a conversation with a friend about some tough times we had experienced in the past.  We talked about how it was one of the hardest things we had to go through.  But...we both agreed that it was also one of the sweetest periods in our life because of the time we spent with Jesus.  I can remember clinging to the Word and calling out to my Father in prayer all day long.  I often got down on my knees to pray at my bedside. 
     As I was praying the other day, God spoke to my heart these words: "Stay on your knees."  Our Heavenly Father doesn't want us to wait until we are desperate to call out to him and to desire the Word.  There will undoubtedly be things that bring us to our knees.  How much better prepared we will be to walk through that trial if we are already there---on our knees. 

"Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker."  (Psalm 95:6)

 

"Pray continually."  (1 Thess. 5:17)

 

"He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed."  (Luke 22:41)

 

I'm so very grateful for a God that I can talk to, and who talks to me!

Go to  Heavenly Homemakers to read more "Gratitude" posts!



Homeschool Corner New Decor~Middle Ages and Renaissance

     I always enjoy changing out what's on top of our bookshelf in our "school room".  I know I've shared with you before how I just love using books in my decor.  This time, I chose to open the book!  What better art than the Mona Lisa??  We have been studying the Renaissance.  I found this particular art book on the giveaway shelf at the library.  WooHoo! The Viking ships just had to stay.  They help us to remember the Middle Ages.  :)

     I hope the top of the shelf helps to inspire my kids.  I try to change it up every month or so; keeping it interesting. What do you put up in your home that relates to your home education? 

 

Winter-themed Mantle

 

When Christmas decorations come down, the house can feel a little "blah", so I like to add a few wintry decorations. 





I use my plate for so many seasons!  I love changing out the verse.

I made my paper snowmen family 10 year ago or so.  They have held together nicely all these years.  I simply tore cardstock, "aged" it a bit with a teabag, then added sticks, carrot nose and a tiny scarf.  I painted a simple terra cotta pot white, then added tiny pinecones inside.  I just love it!

This was my first year to use snowflakes.   An obvious choice, but something I didn't think of until I saw it on Pinterest.  In the past, they've always just been Christmas ornamnets. My grandma made them throughout the years.  (They are "tatted".)


This picture from Pinterest inspired me. 


http://hoosierhomemade.com/decorate-for-winter-hoosier-cabinet/


A similar snowman project...

http://redo101.blogspot.com/2011/10/this-weeks-potpourri.html