I have one child, a little boy, named Zachariah. He recently turned two (8/4), so this past Friday evening we had a party for him and invited a few of his friends (which happen to be our adult friends :)). I really enjoy cake decorating, so I had to make him one, but neither I nor my husband really like cake...and Zach likes everything...so deciding what kind to make was pretty tough. I finally decided on a yellow cake (a crowd pleaser) w/ a raspberry filling because Zach loves "beybers" (a.k.a berries). I tend to assume that if something tastes really good that it must be really hard to make...even though I've experienced over and over again that it usually isn't true, and once again I was proved wrong while looking up how to make the filling (I used the recipe on the Wilton website). I assume the same recipe could probably be used for any other frozen fruit if you wanted to change it up a bit (or if for some ridiculous reason you don't like raspberries).
We also tried something else new, grilled pizza. I made a few batches of pizza dough a couple of days ahead of time, made pizza sauce, and bought a bunch of pizza toppings for everyone to choose from. Just before the party, we (Nathan and I) rolled out the dough, brushed it w/ olive oil, and grilled one side for 4-5 minutes on a preheated grill on high heat. Then we let everyone put their toppings on the cooked side brought them back out to the grill and cooked the other side/melted cheese for another 3-4 minutes. Everyone had fun making their own pizza, and I loved not having to worry about making something everyone would like. We also had mozzarella sticks and caprese salad as appetizers.
The party was a lot of fun, especially for Zach (which was the whole point). He loves entertaining guests by singing, dancing, and doing any other new tricks he has learned recently. There is almost nothing I enjoy more than watching him grow, teaching him, and watching him really grasp a new concept. It is simply amazing. As much joy as there is in raising him, there is also fear. Fear that I will not teach him all the right things, be a good example, love him as I ought....the list goes on and on. Were it not for God's grace in my everyday life, I would live my whole life in fear! But God promises us (and He keeps ALL of His promises) that His grace is sufficient for us. There is no way that we can raise Zach properly on our own...we are weak, but God is our strength, and His strength is made perfect in our weakness, so we have hope. Praise the Lord!
"But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Cor 12:9-10
