by Kimberly | Dec 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
This post is just in time for Christmas – those beautiful gifts that every girl craves…in little boxes under the tree. But…Moon & Lola’s jewelry isn’t just for the holiday season. There is something there for everyone and you can wear it year round.
I love meeting people who have a passion for what they do and have worked hard to get there. Kelly has worked out of her garage with chandeliers and now has a quaint historic studio boutique in downtown Apex.
Moon & Lola jewelry has been featured in In Style and has been worn by such celebrities as Christina Applegate.
For this blogger/photographer…I love pink, pearls, and pretty things. This is definitely a store to get lost in.
by Kimberly | Dec 6, 2010 | Books
Crossway is a blessing to me. I love their books!
R. C. Sproul is a faithful, long-time minister of the gospel. He has set a standard in writing and preaching and theology. I was very ready to get his commentary on Acts. I got it in the mail last week, opened it in the car, and was flipping through it at red lights. That definitely tells you it is a good book. The pastoral staff at my church is going through Acts right now so it is perfect timing and I’m also using it for the second quarter of curriculum I’m writing which happens to be on missions.
Things I love about this commentary:
1. Readability.
2. Not just facts (like Greek terms and sentence parsings)
3. Personality of author (Sproul) comes through the pages
4. The cover (and I usually discard the dustjackets right away, not this one)
5. Very easy to navigate (headings, chapters, etc)
Here is a quote, just in time for Chistmas: “The glory of Christ shone through the veil of Jesus’ humanity.” (90)
I’ll definitely be using this for personal use come January when I plow through Acts in my quiet times.
Well done and useful for preaching, teaching, or personal study.
by Kimberly | Dec 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
Second week of December and it actually feels like it out there. Here we go:
1. O Holy Night is def my fave Christmas (sacred) song. More thoughts on it later this week.
2. Reilly Band (violin rock) and Barlow Girl were both awesome last night. Enjoyed the drive, blaring country music and Sojourn Advent, dinner with a friend, and then music and conversation.
3. Fave country songs right now: anything by Zac Brown, Put You in a Song by Keith Urban, Rain is a Good Thing, Why Wait by Rascal Flatts, Stuck on You by Sugarland.
4. Reading this week: Philippians, John, advent book by David Horner, Acts commentary by Sproul, God’s Two Kingdoms, Eat Pray Love, and Kitchen Confidential, and any missions book I can find while working on Quarter 2 and 2 resources on missions.
5. I miss the weekly communion at Sojourn.
6. I loved the snow on the ground this weekend. Beautiful driving down Duraleigh with snow topped trees that were just brilliant reds and yellows. It won’t get out of the 40s this week. Sad times this cold stuff! 🙂
7. Fun things on tap this week: Parker and Otis (cafe in Durham), Getty concert, planning day, research day, lunch with staff ladies, hanging with a friend, dinner at a pastor’s house with family, party on Thursday night and day off on Thursday (which is always good), Christmas programs, dinner out, photo shoots (definitely the busiest of the whole month!)
8. College football is almost over. Sad times. But, this was not a great football weekend, NFL or NCAA. Only Bob Stoops pulled it out for me! Florida got a good bowl game and the Carolina v UT will be a good game too!
Link Love:
1. My friend Lara wrote a great post on Hope. I love hope this season. Christ is His Name!
2. Anyone struggle with an eating disorder, or know someone who does?
3. These truffle brownies will be making an appearance at a Christmas party near you!
4. Love that this is written by one of my fave female authors and that we were talking about Ephesians yesterday in Life class and how Ephesians talks so much about what she said!
5. What a great Kevin Bacon find…do you like Bacon?
6. Kevin has always brought me good things before. Will be making these soon!
7. This candy may be making an appearance at a Christmas party near you, too!
8. I love Jane Eyre. Can’t wait to see this!
9. Check out this Charlotte designer giveaway featuring a Jess LC necklace!
10. Francis for Christmas. Good stuff.
by Kimberly | Dec 3, 2010 | Month
Here we are, starting another month. The last month of the year. 2010 has been an amazing year for me, and I look forward to seeing how God grows and challenges and blesses me in 2011, but that’s for next month.
This month is busy, but not as busy outside the area of Raleigh. Looking forward to hanging with friends in a couple of states, hearing music, chilling this holiday season.
Here are some of the fun happenings.
1. Reilly and Barlow Girls concert in Charlotte this weekend with my friend Wendy. Acoustic Christmas tour, can’t wait!
2. Jingle Ball in Raleigh on the 9th. Another reason to give a child a toy and get dressed up with friends.
3. Summit West Club’s Christmas night. Looking forward to hearing my friend J sing and seeing friends.
4. Dinner at the Barn. Yes, the Angus Barn. From the graciousness of a friend.
5. 3 photo shoots
6. Christmas party at a friend’s house.
7. Premiers of Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Can’t wait! I am actually paying opening night, non-matinee prices for this.
8. Summit’s Christmas Unexpected. Looking forward to hearing amazing music, worshiping loud, and seeing friends.
9. A Simple Christmas at Providence. Andrew Peterson songs, advent lyrics, simpleness of the gospel – Love.
10. Brunch with a northern friend.
11. An open house at a great interior design studio.
12. Going to Florida: seeing the Wrights, the Isaacsons, my FBC OC family, my family, the Greenways over a meal at Sonny’s, the Banks, and others. Will be a busy 5 days!
13. The Shelly Moore Band for Christmas at Richland Creek. Looking forward to a great night of worship with friends.
14. The Gettys in concert at FBC Durham. Love hearing them and this will be an Irish Christmas. So excited. And dinner before hand with friends at a new (to me) cafe in Durham.
15. And who knows what New Years will hold.
Looking forward to a little bit of down time in Raleigh as well, really using my days off to be a little slower (maybe!)
And most importantly, dwelling on the Hope that we have in God through Jesus this Christmas season!
by Kimberly | Dec 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Buttercream can’t exist in my house too long, or none of my clothes will fit! I have found the easiest way to do cupcakes is mostly to make a box mix (I used Devil’s Food for this one) and make my own buttercream.
I used this girl’s buttercream and then added some peppermint flavoring.
Here is the recipe for the buttercream:
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 T milk
1 T peppermint extract
Cream butter for about 5 minutes. Add in sugar 1 cup at a time and keep beating for about 5 total minutes. Add in milk and extract. Beat a little more till light and fluffy.
Put on the top of the cupcakes and enjoy. Oh, if you want more peppermint flavor, I added a junior mint to each cupcake. I put a spoon of the dough in the cupcake wrapper and then dropped a junior mint (my Mom’s fave) and then finished filling the cupcake.
Enjoy!
