I am so excited to be telling you about a Bible Study called "Red Hot Faith" taught by my friend Cindy Bultema. I met Cindy at a conference a few years ago and it was an instant connection and love for this sweet woman of faith. She has an incredible testimony of God's grace in the midst of tragedy. She is an overcomer by God's transforming power and she is the greatest ... Read More »
An idea for Grandparents
I wanted to share an idea of something my Mom did for Mitchell and Sophie that has really meant a lot to them and to us. In efforts to keep my Father's memory alive for them she created a keepsake box for both Mitchell and Sophie filled with special items from my Dad. He always kept a wooden box with little treasures in it. Sophie got her box over the summer and was beyond ... Read More »
My Mom is the bomb!
There's nothing better than pulling off a fabulous surprise. And that's just what I did for my Mom's 77th birthday last week. My sweet husband was in full support of me taking off early Saturday morning leaving behind a house full of yellow and black decorations from a bumble bee theme party the night before. No food in the house and dirty laundry. Bless him up one side and ... Read More »
Bee Your Selfie – Girls Back2School Party
Our school puts on a Back2School Party for the 4-6th grade girls and boys at the beginning of each school year. This year our theme for the girls was a bumble bee theme and centered around the thought you should "Bee Your Selfie" but not be consumed with your selfie. The food and games were fun. We did another digital scavenger hunt where the girls had to go around town ... Read More »
Worst prank ever
Tonight I was cooking dinner and sent the kids outside to play. I gave them options since at times they only think they're capable of watching TV or gaming. Jump on the trampoline, shoot air soft guns, walk the dog down the street, scale a tree.....just get your fannies outside and play. A few minutes later I look out the window and see a splotch of blue through the trees ... Read More »
Family is a gift
We had the best week with our families last week! We got to meet new family members (sweet little Lily and her big sister Addie) and spend time with family that we don't get to see often. It was really such a wonderful visit. We could not wait to hold Lily! And what would a trip to Atlanta be without a Krispy Kreme run? Thanks to Randy's Dad we enjoyed one or five... ... Read More »
3 lessons learned & random miscellany
Lesson #1: Don't recycle bird nests for bird use If you have ever wondered if you could trick a fallen baby bird by putting it into a nest that's not it's own just know it doesn't work. The rescue attempt is a kind hearted move but the bird will fly out immediately and make a beak dive and injure it's other wing. We have six bird nests that we've recovered from our ferns on ... Read More »
Some things we can quit. Need to quit. Church is not one of them for the believer.
Call me biased but I'm really not. I've just totally bought into the idea that God designed his people to be an active part of the church - both locally and globally on some level. global church: includes followers of Jesus in all locations (we tend to think of this in terms of missions) local church: includes particular followers of Jesus in a particular location (and this ... Read More »