Monthly Recap | March 2020
We’ll look back fondly on all of this, won’t we?!
I wanted to be doing these monthly recaps to create a bit of a time capsule, a snapshot, of our time, because it can be so easy for a mama to forget. Never did I think there would be so much to remember about one particular month… March has been quite a month! Or has it been a year?! I can’t be sure…
We started the month with a stomach bug working it’s way through our family and have ended it being voluntarily quarantined in our house because of a global pandemic… and somewhere in between we’ve had midwife appointments, an ultrasound, a change of birth plan, homeschool, and Shane working a 12 day stretch of 16 hours days… in summary: we’re tired! Mamas tired!
Here’s a bit of a roundup of what we’ve been enjoying this month…
[What We’ve Been Watching]
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Amazon Prime Video
Perspective y’all! This show is super fun to watch, but it’s also a great reminder of all that is good in this world, that when communities come together amazing things can happen, and reminds us of how fortunate we truly are! I would consider this to be a great family show!
[Music Favourites]
Be a Light - Thomas Rhett ft. Reba Mcentire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban
This just dropped yesterday, on Thomas Rhett’s 30th Birthday and I feel like it’s just the song we all need right now! Listen here.
Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
This is actually what I sing to the kids every night right before they fall asleep. It’s the last step in our bedtime routine and Simon is normally completely out by the end. This is such an optimistic and encouraging classic and I love that the kids love it! Listen here.
Waymaker - Leeland
I get that I’m super late to the party on this one… it’s not that I hadn’t heard Waymaker before but I finally added it to a playlist ;) Listen here.
Raise A Hallelujah - Bethel Music
This song has really resonated with me through all that is going on… and when I went to grab the album cover image, it really struck me that it’s a newspaper… so fitting that even amidst the storm that is going on around us we can still “raise a hallelujah!” Listen here.
[What We’ve Been Making]
Revive Superfoods Smoothies - Lots of them! When Shane was working late, I think the kids and I had smoothies for dinner for like a week straight! lol They are such a life saver to have in our freezer right now. They come straight to your door and I have a coupon for you here.
Joanna Gaines’ Lemon Pie - This is one of my all time favourite desserts and I’m so happy the kiddos love it too! They actually made it all by themselves last week… it’s from her first cookbook (that we also love!) and you can find here.
Cinnamon Buns - I’m convinced that Shane’s love language is buns and cinnamon buns are at the top of the list! I made the dough in our new bread maker and Shane did the rest with the kids when he got home… gotta say, that’s an arrangement I can get on board with! ;) This is our favourite recipe that I’ve made probably a dozen times and it turns out great every time! You can find it here.
[Scripture that’s Speaking to Me]
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” Matthew 6:25-27 NIV
[On the Blog]
30 Week Bumpdate | Pregnancy & a Pandemic
Until I blog again,
Alex
