• Just for Fun

    VBS Memories

    Mommy Mondays Today starts my favorite week of the year: Vacation Bible School! The name brings back childhood memories of red Kool-Aid mustaches and sandwich cookies on napkins. I remember our church would have a contest between the boys and the girls: who brought in the most money. Kids came…

  • Parenting

    getting our feet on

    Foto Fridays When my 3 year old can’t find his shoes, he’ll tell me: “Mommy, I’m going outside with my feet on.”  I laugh, “Good to know!”    Do you prefer to wear shoes or just feet?

  • The Bible

    Listening through the Bible

     Thoughtful Thursdays Did you know that you can read the Bible out loud in 76 hours?  At www.BibleGateway.com and http://www.audiobible.com, you can listen to the Bible online for free in a few different formats. What does that amount to a day? 12.5 Minutes In just 12.5 minutes a day, I…

  • Book Reviews

    Same Kind of Different as Me – Review

    Words for Wednesdays A poor homeless man. A rich art dealer. They wouldn’t score high on a friendship compatibility test. But in God’s eyes, they were a perfect match. A true story, Same Kind of Different as Meinspired me in ways I hardly expected when I casually picked the book…

  • Parenting

    Big Words, Big Laughs

    Mommy Mondays “Mommy, your phone is evaporating.” Memory Lane: At 3 Years Old My 6 year old son has always had a way with words. For example, he hardly uses contractions. Especially when he was learning to talk, he’d say “cannot” and “did not.” Even with songs, he’d replace contractions…

  • Jesus - Journal

    Looking for a new house?

    Thoughtful Thursday The housing market might be down, but here’s a deal worth looking into. I was talking to a friend tonight about what Jesus did for us. She just doesn’t feel worthy of that kind of amazing love. She feels like she needs to be a better person first.…