• Just for Fun

    Homemade Dog Booties: Pinterest Fail

    I started my Pinterest Challenge to myself today, which is basically to actually do some of the stuff I’ve pinned! My first task was Home Made Dog Booties. I followed these steps: INSTRUCTIONS. They were so simple! Best of all, I used items I had around the house. An old…

  • Just for Fun

    From Pinning to Doing

    I posted on Facebook: What would my life look like if I actually made the time to do some of the fun, creative, healthy things I’ve pinned on Pinterest? (I ask as I sit at my computer in my sweat pants, pinning work outs and educational games…) A friend then…

  • Journal

    Simplicity – is it just an ideal?

    A simple life. Free of clutter. Unnecessary commitments. Unhindered service. No junk. Does this life even exist? We visited a monastery today with our home school group. Wow, they have a lot going for them! It caused me to pause again and wonder why I do what I do. Why…

  • Prayer

    The Roadside Prayer Warrior

    Below is a true story of events surrounding Lee’s motorcycle accident. ~*~*~*~*~        Jay sat in his car, frustrated with the wreck that occurred two car lengths ahead of him. His fuel warning light was blinking red, and he thought, Great, I’m going to run out of gas and…

  • Prayer

    I forgot that we’d prayed

    “Do you ever feel like God is saying, ‘Did you see that?”‘ — Lee Prayer. I don’t completely understand it. But last year, God powerfully answered a prayer that I forgot I’d even prayed. In late September, our church joined up with another large church in the area, and together,…

  • Christian Life - Jesus

    “You feed them.”

    I recently had a mental freak out moment during the sermon. I read ahead a bit in the manuscript so I could take a break from listening in order to dump what was in my busy brain, freeing me up to focus on the rest of the message. Here’s just…