Recently my dad and I were going through the hymn book. We were both getting excited about some of the old, old hymns and the wonderful truths they contain. "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" is no exception. Every time we sing this song, I am amazed at the depths of truth it has: Did …
I've had a very difficult week fighting a flu of some sort. So this week instead of doing my usual review I'm encouraging you to head over to my daughter's blog and read her review of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women series. She reviews all of the books with a short review of the movies …
Listening to the news these days can be a scary event. I don't even want to think about the kind of world my children are going to live in as adults. Sometimes I feel like getting in bed with the covers over my head and never coming out. But then God always reminds me that …
I was recently reminded of this song and have not been able to get it out of my head. I find myself humming just about every day now. The message is so powerful. Lord help me live from day to day In such a self-forgetful way That even when I kneel to pray My prayer …
Fun, fun, fun. We're all busily packing still. Less than three weeks now. We're all getting very excited to move and settle into our new home. When I'm tired of packing and organizing the internet is a great distraction. ☺ This is a great post about not making life easy for your children and expecting …
Yesterday I played this song for the offertory at our church. Afterwards the visiting missionary and his wife told me how much they liked this song and how little they heard it. This morning while I was searching for a video to add to this post my oldest daughter told me that she had heard …
The excitement was high here as I entered everyone's name into the random line generator. We had a drum roll as I hovered over the "pick random line" button. ...and the winner is... 1.Amber Congratulations, Amber! We'll get your address to Linda so she can send your pin. Thank you to everyone that participated. If …
We've been doing a lot of packing and boxing things up for the thrift store and throwing things away, but I still have some time to go on the computer. Here's some things I found this week that I thought might interest you. This is so well said. You need to read this list of …
Yesterday in church my husband was speaking about giving God the best of our life - not the leftovers or what we can just spare. I was reminded of this hymn which I love. It was written in the early 1900's by Howard B. Grose as a challenge to young people to give their best to …
Intentional Simplicity 