Praising Him In The Storm

Yesterday was a hard day. My family is going through a pretty tough time right now. And when you're going through a valley, it makes all the day to day "tough stuff" that much tougher. The baby had a fever, didn't want to be put down, and didn't nap very well. The four year old asserted her stubborn side, and the two year old was, well, two. 

Through the tears, the frustration, the anxiety, and the hopelessness, one thing kept coming back into my mind. I went to the Psalms to find some comfort and there it was again. I wasn't looking to any particular Psalm, I just opened my Bible there and started reading. David seemed to be as low as anyone could get. I read his cry out to God for several verses, then there it was... 

But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with me.

At the end of the day, David still praised God, because he recognized that even though he was a step above dead, he still had things to be thankful for.

All day yesterday, through all of this, a song kept popping into my mind. One line, over and over. I pulled it up on YouTube to hear all the words. It's a good one. Take a listen. :)

Candy Melts Tip

I use candy melts.  A lot.  Due to this little thing I've got going on.  When Anna and I first started making cake pops, we always hated how we were consistently throwing away a lot of leftover candy melts.  We found that one bag melted usually will dip about 12 to 18 pops, depending on the size of them.  So we then had not enough melted candy to dip more pops, but too much to throw away without a guilty conscience.  

Enter....icing.

I'm a little embarrassed to say how long we were doing this before we realized we should be saving these icing containers whenever we have them so that we could put our left over melted candy in them!  And it wasn't even our idea to boot.  I stumbled onto it in one of my blog searching sessions.

Melt your candy, dip your pops, then pour the leftover melted candy into a clean, empty icing container.  Put a piece of clear tape on the side and write the color of the melts on it. This way if you ever want to change the color you just take the tape off and stick a new one on.

The next time you make pops, take the lid off the color you want, and re-melt the candy in the microwave! I have even just dipped the pops right in the container. It's the perfect size!

You're welcome. ;)