A Good Way to Begin December…

…realizing how blessed we are.
Check out this article from Yahoo to get a global perspective on our wealth in the United States.  For me, it was a good reminder of how blessed I am compared to most of the world’s population.  It also gives me perspective as I go into December and the upcoming Christmas [...]

Imagining…

2 Corinthians 10:5
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
Today I’m wishing my mind worked a little more like the judges on American Idol.  Seriously.
I have a lot of thoughts that probably shouldn’t make the cut.  [...]

I totally Aced Differential Equations, or My Current Identity Crisis

Ha, and you all thought I was talking about a new Facebook game.
Nope, Differential Equations was a fun math course I took in college.  I think it came after several levels of calculus, or something.  Anyways, I got an A.
When we moved last summer, I cleaned out some boxes that were in our attic collecting [...]

Some good stuff from my blogging friends…

There have been a couple of fabulous posts from my blogging friends lately.  Enjoy these…
A great New Year’s tip from a MOPS mentor.
and
Some misery (sorry, Pamela) and inspiration from a fellow mommy that will have you nodding your head in agreement, saying “been there, done that”, thinking I’ll cross that finish line, too and just plain [...]

TTAH Tuesday – Keeping Christ in Christmas

Struggling to find ways to keep your (and your kids’) focus on Christ during this busy season??
One of my favorite traditions we’ve started is having a birthday party for Jesus on Christmas Eve. 
We have a ham dinner and usually invite extended family over.  For dessert, we have a cake – complete with candles and singing [...]

A Very Important Decision

The upcoming election has been weighing heavily on my mind lately.  I feel, as a lot of people do, I think, that the decision we make as a country will have a huge impact on the direction of our policies and our future.
I just got the following letter in my e-mail inbox.  It’s worth taking [...]