‘Ink Re-cap 116 and Inspiring Inklings for the Weekend

‘Ink Re-Cap 116. We’ve had a fun week. We had something good for newlyweds, vintage recipe lovers, Valentine Card DIYers, and a pet-friends true story.

Arizona was good to us this week.

We got rain!

And they’re predicting more for the weekend.

That’s always special news in our low-desert country.

In other parts of the country the political people were going to inaugurations and wearing purple because our country in newly united. That’s good to hear, isn’t it?

All those blessings rubbed off on us, too, and we got a lot done. Kim made scrapbook pages, and other awesome stuff, (and this is a secret), but it’s stuff we’ll be showing you next week.

Capping the pen and wrapping up this blog week

Here are this week’s blog posts:

Newlyweds Kitchen Check List: Get Our Free Cheat Sheet

As newlyweds,

after the honeymoon is over and you cross that threshold

as a married couple

for the first time,

there is the time everyday hunger for daily sustenance makes itself known

and there’s no one to make that food besides yourselves.

That’s when the reality of a Kitchen Check List becomes super important.

Delicious Raisin Oatmeal Cookies: Like Great-Grandma’s

If you haven’t made these cookies, I just know you will want to bake them today!

There’s a reason for the semantics in the recipe title.  It says “delicious raisin” oatmeal cookies, not delicious oatmeal raisin cookies.

The raisins in this recipe have a taste you never knew raisins could have.  There is a super secret special technique for these cookies that we’re sharing with you.

Heart Explosion Valentine: DIY for Parents or School BFFs

This card looks harder to make than it really is,

so get your Mom to download the “sweets” hearts card elements →,

then follow the step-by-step instructions

to the best ever Valentine cards!

Twins Double the Fun: Two Fur Balls Join the Family

Twins double the fun!

The Family adopted an orphan raccoon every summer.

One spring they found two masked fur balls

and that was the best year yet!

A read-aloud true pet story for littles that corresponds nicely with this Bible Study Lesson.

‘Ink Re-cap 115: Inspiring Inklings for the Weekend…

And now, some inspiration for your weekend we’ve got on our favorites list,

and we have an inkling you might want to know about, too.

If you haven’t seen this lookbook for Valentine’s gifts,

head right on over.

There is something for everyone on your list,

and when you see the things,

you’ll add people to your list!

Our favorite freebie digital designs website

has new offerings almost every week.

They are just what you need for the season you’re creating for,

so sign up for her emails and become blessed!

This week’s best:

Remember the Capitol Police Officer

who saved the Senate Chamber from a mob that infamous day in recent history?

He was invited to be one of Kamela Harris’s escorts at the inauguration

AND

he got a medal:

“Bipartisan lawmakers introduced legislation last week to award him with a Congressional Gold Medal.

“By putting his own life on the line and successfully, single-handedly leading insurrectionists away from the floor of the Senate Chamber, Officer Eugene Goodman performed his duty to protect Congress with distinction, and by his actions, Officer Goodman left an indelible mark on American history,” the legislation states.

The medal is reserved for people who’ve made “distinguished achievements and contributions” to America.”

Isn’t it great to have modern day heroes recognized?

One final inkling to share:

This was one of our daily verses this week,

and with the inauguration and the beginning of a new administration,

it seems appropriate.

“If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14.