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I just wanted to make you all aware of my  friend, Elizabeth’s blog. We attended the same church as children, and although she is much younger than I am, I believe she is much wiser than I.  Perhaps through her trials, Elizabeth has grown in …

I don’t know about you, but with thoughts of fall and Christmas come thoughts of ways to make my home cozy and inviting. So, for the next few weeks, I will be sharing some ways to make your home a haven. Actually, I will only …

We are home. {What a wonderful word.} We spent the week at a beautiful bed and breakfast in Rye, NH with my entire family (22 of us under one roof). We took in all the shops and beautiful old port towns, spent long days on …

Sooooo, I was supposed to post this earlier but vacation got in the way and in the midst of going to the beach, shopping in Kennebunkport, ME, “coffeeing up” with my girls  and laughing with my sisters over hysterical YouTube videos, I  forgot.   Anyways, I am guest posting today …

Twenty two days and counting down. That is how much time I have until I drive my firstborn down to college and leave her for a semester. My baby. The one I’ve homeschooled, the one I taught to read and multiply. The one whose tiny violin I …

I rarely do this, but today I am going to recommend that you listen to this 55 minute life changing speech. This young mother was just given 6-18 weeks to live. She tells how she is facing death with courage, because she knows the truth …

Happy Saturday! First and most importantly, my 3 kids are coming home from the Wilds today. I cannot wait to hear all their stories! I am so thankful to have such an excellent place to send my kids in New England. I have just finished …

Today we have a guest post from my friend and Youth Pastor’s wife, Charity Harley. “From the Mouth of Teens” I had an experience today that not many people get to have. My husband, who is the youth pastor at our church, had just taken …

Have you all heard of the free YouVersion Bible app? It is my favorite Bible app so far. I highly recommend it!  Why? It is totally free, has 100 different versions of the Bible, and best of all, has free audio of many of the …

In an article entitled The Insidious Evils of the “Like” Culture, Mr. Strauss explains how this current generation finds self worth in the amount of” likes”  it receives on facebook, and reinvents themselves based on feedback,  instead of being liberated to be themselves. Think “peer …