I love this song! I love to play it. I love to hear a choir singing it. It is majestic and powerful. This song speaks of all that God is and how He alone is the fulfillment of our needs. It speaks of our life here on earth and our peace in death. It tells us …
I really didn't read much more than light, fluffy books this week due to a sore throat that lingered for days. There is a time for fluff - when you're too tired/sick to think, but you want to be distracted. 17-year-old daughter - Still staying with the Louis L'Amour collected short frontier stories - call it …
In many ways this has been a long, difficult week. It started with a sore throat Sunday night. For days I've been dosing myself with colloidal silver, oil of oregano, ibuprofen and lots of hot, hot tea. I think I'm finally back to normal. Then there were plumbing issues which left us without water most …
Last Friday I gave you a glimpse of a quilt that my two youngest daughters (ages 9 and 11) are working on. I recently realized just what a huge pile of fleece scraps I have and decided the best way to reduce the pile was by making a quilt. Making a fleece quilt would also …
I've been enjoying re-reading Hidden Art by Edith Schaeffer in preparation for doing this series based on her book. In the first chapter Mrs. Schaeffer really takes the time to establish that God is the original Artist. God could have created a utilitarian world that just met our needs. However, He created a world of …
As you know, I'm pretty excited that I've learned to knit socks. I'm working on my second pair right now and plan on starting a third pair as soon as I can. I really enjoyed the challenge of learning something new. One thing though was a major frustration... I just could not figure out how …
I love this song. Not only is it a joyful song of worship as its title promises, but it is full of some wonderful truths. "immortal gladness" - the only kind worth having "center of unbroken praise" - I can't even imagine this...eternal praises "Call us to rejoice in thee" - Creation knows even better …
So I read a Dickens' book over the past couple of weeks that I never read before and really had no interest in. However, for the 2015 book reading challenge I needed a book that my mom loves, and this is what she gave me - The Olde Curiosity Shoppe. As a bonus, you can download …
Intentional Simplicity 