Glamazon Hostess...about to ENTERTAIN!!!

The Dishes are washed
The supplies ready....

The St. Francis polished....

ITS TIME TO PARTY!!!!!

I adore entertaining, throwing parties and going to them...its just in my bones, part of who I am....in fact it took my precious husband a back a little when we got married I was always thinking up a reason to have a party or heartbroken when I was not invited to one (I'm over that now, I don't have that kind of time these days). But, it got worse when I had babies, cause with babies..well....they love it too!! At least my Caroline does.....tonight I was tucking her in her bed and she prayed that "Jesus would bless her party Saturday" The child is not having a party Saturday....but heavens knows she would love one! So I'm gearing up for a couple of days of entertaining. I mentioned this in an earlier post last weekend....Thursday night I have a baby shower and Saturday a sip n see!! So pics will be coming soon! Loves to all......lets share great party ideas!!! I just thought of something amazing.....God parties over us!! He is delighted to be our daddy....on that note and sweet dreams I off to bed!!

Spring Playdate...and the desires of your heart...

Don't you just love these?
Now, this is my friend...she is precious, a German American Godess with 4 little girls, she has a heart for Jesus, she is a killer cook and not to mention..what a rock'in Kitchen eh??


Caroline and her friend...I love baby legs!!

Under the parachute.....enjoy your babies...they are only little once!

Just swing'in my girl......sitting pretty!

I have some of the sweetest friends and precious angels for my babies to play with. I am so thankful to the Lord for giving such beautiful friendships and wonderful people to "do life with". I do want to say if there is someone out there who feels lonely and so desires relationship with people and you feel like you are just not meeting people who get you? people who are real? I was once there...I made many choices as a young woman that set me apart from many of my peers. They were choices that I felt the Lord had called me to....but none the less there were many years I felt very, very alone. If it had not been for a Savior that confessed daily loved me unconditionally I'm not sure I would have made it through some tough years. I just want to encourage you, ASK GOD...He cares, He loves to grant the desires of His children's heart...know that His word says, "Trust in the Lord always and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make you paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6 So don't be dismayed, the God of the universe cares what matters to you, He want to lead you and most of all He wants to meet you needs that NO person or relationship on this earth could do! This morning I had the pleasure of taking sweet Caroline to a fun play date at one of my besties house! enjoy some pictures from our morning....we had a ball!!!!

Splendor or His Handi work.....Let's see if I can get the "gift of the green thumb!"

Welcome the Splendor of Spring!!

I started with this...
and this.....

ended up with this....

This.....

and this!!! Welcome spring!!

"They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works." Psalm 145:5

I have NEVER had a green thumb and it was not until I owned a home a few years ago, that I honestly even noticed landscaping or pretty pots of flowers. Its sorta weird cause growing up my mama always was right on top of a her seasonal flowers, annual flower gardens and totally into digging in the dirt. I on the other hand was not willing to get my acrylic nails messed up (give me a break I was a TEXAS girl....we love our big nails, big hair etc.....) None the less...after becoming a homeowner I have been taken by landscaping and pretty pots. One major problem? I don't know how to grow anything! I have dear friend who has a gorgeous home and yard, I asked her if she would go the to the nursery with me and help me do my pots. In years past I just ordered them and picked them up...but with my new found blogger friends, y'all have inspired me that I can do it my self...SO...I did it, Renee and I spent Monday morning doing flower pots and I totally took handfuls of dirt and loved every second of it. So , thank you sweet Ne and thank you blogging friends, I think this simple act just saved me a lot of money, and gave me a new appreciation for the beauty of dirt work!! Check out my process and product!!!

These are a few of my favorite things......just since we are getting to know each other....

The man of my dreams....

Tea Parties...

Pretty Decorations...


Fun Kitchens...

(this ones for you Kentucky Mama)

Things my babies make me...
my sweet angel girl...
a sweet sleeping baby boy...
Today I woke up thanking Jesus for the clean crisp air, a strong body and a beautiful family. I'm not certain why..but since I have returned from a recent trip to London and was away from my family for the most time I have ever been away from them since I have been having babies, I just came back nicer and more thankful! So this morning I took the time to really thank my heavenly Father for my sweet life. It goes WITHOUT SAYING Jesus is the greatest most amazing part of my life and the life I have HE has given me!

Just to put my words in pics and share with my new 8 readers!! Here is a documentary of the things I love....

Kiss me like your gonna marry me.....

My sweet Caroline....she is always saying things to her daddy that totally melt his heart. Tonight we were expecting some friends for dinner, I was busy preparing the dinner, Baby Caldwell was in his bouncey swing and I decided to kill two birds with one stone and let Caroline take a bath in the kitchen sink (which we have never done)! It was a total novelty to her and kept her busy while I worked. Big C came home and was astonished when he saw his big girl splashing around the kitchen with her toothless grin...yes minus one front tooth due to a brutal fall in the kitchen (I'm almost over it). When he walked over to examine the fun in the sink she looked at her daddy and said, "Daddy, kiss me like your gonna marry me!" of course he kissed her and told her how adorable she was and my heart melted. I wonder what God would say if we asked, "Lord, kiss me with your spirit, pour our your wisdom and favor..." Im pretty sure it we asked more, we would recieve. I love you Jesus...

I could have been a farmer....

I grew up in a metropolitian city....I loved it and always thought that is what my life would be like...you know like the thing you just do. I never knew what a tick was till like last year, I have never ridden a four wheeler, I have never noticed the beauty of a hay bale. However, I love life in a small southern town...a town I was made for. It so suprised me when the God of the universe showed me the man of my dreams, a farm boy, a guy who can like grown stuff and actually owns a real John Dear Tractor...like the $200,000 dollar kind...really how can they cost that much? I have fallen in love with big southern skys, abandon barns, the smell of fresh cut hay and the simplicities of living life in a town where people still know how to grow food. I have this DARLING housekeeper who God sent to help me with my home and many other things. I know people say dont mix pleasure with business, but people this woman is PRECIOUS. She loves the lord is on a level of domestication I could only dream of and has a REAL garden in her farm. She invited my babies and I out for a brunch on the farm yesterday and playdate with her grandbabies and we just had the most glorious time. For the very first time in my life I saw all sorts of thing growing out of the ground! It tasted so much better than the stuff I get a Publix? However, I dont know if I am ready to have a garden...but maybe, just maybe when I grow up, I might start one!!

A Southern Mother's Day....

I have to say that I LOVE living in the south, I love the people, the climate, the scenery and I LOVE the native food!!! So this mothers day in honor of all things southern I treated my mama, and my mother in law to a classic southern "after church lunch" The Menu:
Tennessee Fire-Fried Chicken (my first time to fry anything!)
A colorful salad
Roasted Corn on the cob
Homemade Strawberry Shortcake (made my hubs and Caroline)
Sweet Tea (of course)

I looked at several Fried Chicken recipes before choosing this one. It was a hard choice there are some great ones out there, but this one sounds good to me with all the spicy stuff in it!! It turned out divine. The recipe came from my Blackberry Farm Cook Book. If you have never been there...YOU MUST GO TO BLACKBERRY. Its one of my MOST favorite places on this planet. The accomadations are breathetaking, the food, wine and things to do....INCREDIBLE. So sweet blog friends...check it...its a bit $$$ but I think worth it for a special vacay!!!! Lots of love and enjoy the recipe!

Kreis's Fire Fried Chicken

1 Quart Buttermilk
1/4 cup of hot sauce
1/4 cup of kosher salt
8 chicken drumsticks ( I used chicken breast)
8 chicken thighs
6 cups of vegtable oil, lard, or bacon grease for frying
4 cups of all purpose flour
1/4 cup of paprika
3 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

Combine buttermilk, hot sauce, and salt in a large bowl. Add chicken, cover the bowl and regrigerate over night.

Heat of your large cast iron skillet and heat over high heat until a pinch of flour in the oil bubbles.

In a medium bowl combine flour, paprika, black pepper and cayenne. Working in batches, remove the chicken pieces from the buttermilk, coat them in the flour mixture, shake off the excess, and place them in the hot fat.

I suggest letting them cook on one side for about 8 minutes then flipping them over to the other side for another 8 minutes. Dont flip more than once or the batter will fall of! Just be patient and turn heat lower so you wont burn the batter.

Transfer chicken to a wire rack to drain; blot them with paper towels. Continue the process until all the chicken is cooked.

His Banner over Me is Love......

Well, its not very often I get a big urge to craft...but for some odd reason I had HUGE urge to craft mothers day morning before church. Im hosting a baby shower next week and a sip n see! Both of these are for little baby boys and both sets of guests are totally different. So....I thought since I get to use my decor twice maybe, just maybe I would put a little work into it....so here goes my fabric banners...so easy...you wild women crafters out there are going to laugh....this is a BIG start for me! None the less the theme of the events is "seersucker and burlap"! There will be many more pictures to come.
I love celebrating life, I love that Jesus said that He came to gives us life and to give it to us more abundantly. Wow, what a big God....so glad HIS BANNER OVER ME IS LOVE. Love Ya'll!

Meet...my heart.....my Caroline Sophia....
meet..my other heart...Caldwell MaGee

Meet my love....Big C...raised on a farm in Tennessee and me...Glamazon Mommy....raised under the flicker of big city lights in Houston....by God's divine hand.....brought us together to navigate the Jungle Together....

Here's to a BIG GOD!! (Hence where my blog name was born...)cause HE is BIG and I want HIS FAME and HIS GLAMOROUS WAYS proclaimed all over the earth and in my life and yours!

" I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the GLORIOUS FATHER, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and Revelation, so that you may KNOW Him better"

Ephesians 1:17

Lord take this and make it YOURS....

" God is bigger than the air I breath, bigger than the song I sing...."

May this be the beginning of a dialogue with the ones I love, the ones I know in spirit and the ones who find it divinely....that we would discover more intimately a God so much bigger than us, a Father so in love with us, that when we choose he leads us through this life, that at times feels like a wild jungle....into an abundant, exciting adventure, a life in Him that transforms us from the inside out.

"May we have the power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ"

Ephesians 3:18