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scattered thoughts... random tasks... having a hard time grasping the next thing... "Cast off and throw your nets out." "Bu...

"Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place , where he pray...

I find myself in the unusual position of having only 2 kids at home. All 4 boys are off somewhere else. It is exceedingly quiet. My dear ...

This week my friend and 5 of her kids were out for the week. Usually, we enjoy ourselves and have a great time, however, we have dubbed thi...

Sorry K, Salsa gets its very own post. Cause salsa is definately a gift from God and deserves recogition as such. Not just any salsa mind...

Taste. What an amazing gift, so unique to each person, what I love, you hate. Such variety... 516. Chocolate, melting in your mouth...I...

After yesterday's post on smells I lay in my bed, listening. I realized there are many gifts that God has given through our senses. So...

As I was driving home today I was thinking about wonderful smells. What a gift God has given us in wonderful smells. I was going to say cl...

We've just returned from family camp. It was different this year than it has been in other years. Good but different. I read a lot, w...

It's Saturday and for a change I have absolutely nothing on my calendar. It's quite shocking to my system. I have spent the mornin...

After researching modesty both through what the Bible has to say and polling the male citizenry for their opinion I have come up with two eq...

A week later and I still haven't written about our Spring Tea... Last Sunday we had a lovely tea-party with moms and daughters and women...

11:00 PM Mother's Day Began alone Ends alone Sandwiched in-between... warm bath handmade cards from school worship practice Sunday Schoo...

Today was a day where I actually felt like I did a couple things right as a mom. A couple of moms and I were talking about how we are so NOT...

I have to admit to blogger-envy today. I get a little jealous of people who are able to keep their blogs current and interesting. People w...

I am always amazed how days slip away. Here it is almost the end of March, spring is here according to the calendar while snow falls gently...

393. My God who is so good to me. 394. The Pinel family for coming down this weekend to pour themselves into our youth group. 395. The Ma...

Our home has been a battlefront lately. We are in a battle for our children, fighting the enemy for truth, respect and peace. I'm enco...

I sat down at the computer to write because it was a quiet moment. Before I could sign in I was surrounded. I'm going to persevere becau...

We had a lovely Christmas Day enjoying each others company, playing games, eating, watching movies, building forts, playing in the snow, cha...