Dear God,

Thank you for loving me at my darkest. 

Thank you for blessing me with a daughter. 

Thank you for my parents. 

Thank you for my brothers andsisters. 

Thank you for protecting me. 

Thank you for providing me with everything I need.

Thank you for forgiving me.

And forgiving me some more. 

Thank you for saving me. 

Today I am thanking Him for everything I have and everything I am. Why? Because I am stuck today, being reminded of everything I've done and everything I was. Today, I am struggling. Today, I am holding on by the thinnest of strings, hoping that He won't forsake me. 

The best part? I know he won't forsake,

I know he is carrying me through this day.

The alcohol that once carried me. The drugs that once carried me. The immoral activities that once carried me through the day. Those temptations. I am tempted but I am not worried. I am thirsty for them, I'm not concerned. I know that my God has this. I don't, he does. He has the strength I need.

Every day I am being saved.

Every day I am being forgiven. 

Every day. I need a  s a v i o u r .

I loved you at your darkest. 

ROMANS 5:8

Flourless Chocolate Cake

I never imagined I would cook something flourless. It just wouldn't cross my mind UNTIL I was shopping at 2am in the morning. Yes, shopping. If you live in QLD, Australia then you will be familiar with the ridiculous 36 hour shop right before Christmas. 

It started when I needed a coffee, I was over Christmas shopping, I was tired and I desperately needed a pick me up. Although I didn't want anything heavy. I ordered my coffee and noticed what looked like a chocolate fudge cake. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read that it was FLOUR LESS! No flour? Whatever. I decided to give it ago. I needed a pick me up and banana bread was not the answer. I needed chocolate and this was my only option.

 It was mouth watering. 

It wasn't very sweet but the side of strawberries and cream complimented the cake amazingly. 

Tonight I decided to make my own flourless chocolate cake. Here is the final picture! 

Source: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/2960/flourless+chocolate+cake

I thoroughly recommend reading the whole recipe first instead of reading as you bake. DO NOT use a pan witha removable base (springback). It will ruin the cake.

My cakes ended up VERY thin, thinner then what it should be although I had a few mishaps with the recipe. So that possibly could have just been me. But I layered it with two slices and it was perfect. 

Enjoy xx

Zarbo Brownies

CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

I have to say, this is my favourite EVER recipe. You cannot go wrong with these New Zealand Zarbo brownies!!! They are perfect for ALL occasions. 

THE RECIPE

300 grams butter

300 grams dark chocolate

11/2 cups of Plain flour

1/2 cup of Cocoa

2 cups of sugar

6 eggs

2 teaspoons of vanilla essence

Sift flour and cocoa in a bowl. Set aside.

Put a heat proof bowl on top of saucepan with simmering waters. Do not let the bowl actually touch the water. Melt the butter and chocolate in the bowl, stirring constantly until melted and silky. Remove from saucepan and let cool until warm. 

In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs and sugar until thick but not too thick. Add in the vanilla and the chocolate mixture. Whisk until well combined and then pour into bowl with the flour. Fold the mixture together until well combined. 

Grease brownie pan and put in oven for 23 minutes or until cooked. I love when the brownies are a bit gooey. Tasty. 

2014

There is something about the feeling I get when I change the furniture around. 

We don't have much room, so there isn't a lot we can do but we do well with what we've got.

Reorganising is my mission for 2014. I don't want any crazy resolutions. I want to take what I've got and reorganise it. Sometimes we don't need to get rid of anything, or buy anything new, or dramatically change our life. Sometimes simply reorganising a few things is enough.

Today I accomplished a massive clean out and room change and the best feeling what sitting in our clean, reorganised room, with the lantern lights on, feeding L her bottle and reading her a story. 

Our life is pretty good and it's only going to get better.

Amazing because it is.

Lazy Saturday Afternoon.

Bliss.

Christmas Festivities

Beginning of festivities...

So, I decided to begin the season by sewing Laela a christmas dress!

I used the same pattern for this dress as I did for the sunshine and polka dot dress, I'm definitely perfecting it.

I love the christmas season, it's amazing. Christmas baking, decorating the tree, putting lights on the house and of course the christmas candles! 

Sunshine & Polka dots

Sunshine and Polka dots

I'm loving learning to sew.

 I finished my second sewing project tonight and I'm super excited to try it on my little girl! She will look adorable in it. It's for my brothers [second] wedding, on a lake in the hinterlands of the Sunshine Coast.

I learnt so much about sewing while making this dress, my friends mum walked me through some of the basic ins and outs of sewing. Thankfully, a head start with sewing.