Lent.   This is a relatively new thing to our family.... we did not practice lent as I was growing up.  However, I believe that fasting is a...

I look around and my eyes automatically head straight for the "undone" things ... the basket of laundry needing folded, the games ...

 Taking this 5 Love Language assessment from Gary Chapman is easy and fun !  They have one for husbands, wives, singles, teenagers and chil...

Homemakers by choice has been around for a long time..... but I just found them last week.  I have been listening to  podcasts while I wor...

Keys for Kids!!! We LOVE it! Growing up it was a part of our family devotions. I loved the stories as a child and learned so much about ...

25 Baby Chicks to be exact! They will be here the middle of April.... really ready for spring, now!! We haven't had any chickens since ...

The month long give away is winding up .... MARCH is almost here!!! You have no idea how much I look forward to SPRING!!! Ok.. off subject...

Sometimes it is easy to think that living a "simple life" is all about giving things up . To some extent that is very true. We ...

Really, it is OK!! Big weight off the "cook from scratch" shoulders. Perfection is a killer. We too often hold ourselves to un...

Paradise = Morning Coffee!! Back up comes in VERY handy when the coffee pot decides to be DONE! I knew that our coffee pot was on its last ...

Yep. Grumpy. Not pretty. Not good. Not cute. What to do about it?? Admit what is really at the root.... what is really bothering me?? Som...

How exciting 100 followers... and #100 is a very special lady in my REAL life!!! Brook and I have been friends for 11 years. She is a fan...

Crazy... 99!!! Wow! Who wants to be the special #100?? Click the link in the sidebar to 'follow' to be the one. Don't forget ...

Sometimes life stinks. Sometimes the "WHY's" ring loud in our hearts. Sometimes we can do nothing but shout "God this m...

Way back in 1999 I met Amanda McClung. We became fast friends and became Bible study buddies until she moved away (her husband is in the mi...