Simply Hil

I made these mini cinnamon rolls yesterday for my young women's class in church. They turned to be just as tasty as they were cute! I found the recipe for these mini cinnamon rolls via Pinterest and knew they would be perfect to double as my object lesson and treat. I changed the recipe quite a bit, but kept the idea of using crescent rolls for the dough. The girls told me they were almost like little cinnamon roll cookies, which was a fun twist. My boys ate them right up, they ended up being the perfect little portion for them! I will definitely be making these little guys again soon, as they were so easy and delicious. Bite-size Cinnamon Rolls makes 32 mini rolls Ingredients: 2 (8oz) tubes crescent roll dough 1/2 c. brown sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon  For the cream cheese frosting:  4 oz. cream cheese (softened) 1/2 c. butter (softened) 1 c. powdered sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla Directions:  Preheat oven according to crescent roll dough package directions. ...

I mentioned that we had an outing last week that deserved it's very own post. It was at that outing where I finally, at long last, met my dear friend Meg . The story that follows is one that I don't think I could ever do justice, but here is some background to how she and I came to know each other. A few years back my sister-in-law, Hannah , told me about her friend, Meg, who had lost her baby at 21 weeks and soon after was diagnosed with cancer. My heart ached for this girl I didn't even know. At the time, I couldn't imagine what it could possibly be like to lose a baby, not to mention find out I had cancer on top of it all. Her strength and faith through it all truly left me in awe. Fast forward to my pregnancy with Michael. When Hannah found out how dire my own situation was she sent me a link to Meg's blog (she must have truly been inspired!). I looked through the archives and read about her experience with her baby Clayton. I sobbed as I saw pictures of ...

I love this and just had to share. I think I'll put "clean windows" on our weekend's to do list. ;)