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Operation Intentional #Kindness: Week 6

This week’s assignments for Operation Intentional #Kindness are: Contribute some food you love to a food pantry. Lynn’s post on food donations really hit me where I needed to be jostled, and now I am sure to only give food we love. Bring your neighbor’s trash cans up to the house after the trash service. [...]

Escaping Attempted Child Abduction

How do you teach your child to protect her or himself? This is a tough topic, but after watching this video of a 7 year-old girl who escaped an attempted abduction in an Georgia Wal-Mart earlier this week, I am reminded that evil is, in fact, lurking. (Clicking the image or this copy will take [...]

Spice Rack Organization?

This is my attempt at organization of a spice rack: Wait, get a little closer and you’ll see my secret tool (that I don’t think my husband has ever noticed): Um-hmmm… I LOVE masking tape for labeling. And I thought if I labeled the shelves, others would join in my alphabetizing mission. I initially put [...]

What am I a slave to? Romans 6: 15-23

Today’s reading of Romans is Romans 6:15-23. Please consider downloading a Romans in 29 Days Reading Schedule and join in! Here is what I heard:  Scripture: Romans 6: 16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey– whether you [...]

Romans in 29 Days Reading Schedule

This month I have been reading and SOAP’ing through Romans. If you would like to join me, I’ve created a simple chart with the reading assignments for each day. If you haven’t begun yet, it’s okay to just jump in where we are and read from there… any time spent in His Word is valuable, [...]

Using my body as His instrument: Romans 6:1-14

Today’s reading in Romans is Romans 6:1-14. Here is what stood out to me:  Scripture: Romans 6: 13 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer parts of your body to [...]

I’d love to see you at 2:1!

Do you want to use your blog to reach out for the Lord? Are you already doing that and want to connect with others who are, too? If so, come see me at the 2:1 Conference this April 27-29 near Washington, DC. The conference has been created to equip homeschool families, and, although I do [...]

Valentine’s Heart Fudge– Make this with your kids!

I saw this over at Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures and fell in LOVE! Click over to see how to make this adorable (and tasty!) fudge with your kiddos. I think it would make the perfect Valentine’s gift for a teacher, friend, or my own mom, if only she lived closer. Do you make your own candy [...]

Looking for datenight dinner ideas?

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, I’ve got 19 date night (or even family night!) dinner ideas for you, paired with 94 inexpensive, yet delicious wines in Dinner and Wine for $20 or Less, a FREE ebook for subscribers of my wine blog for casual drinkers, VineSleuth Uncorked. Every recipe was developed by $5 Dinners’ [...]

You are among those called. Romans 1

This month we are moving into Romans, reading through it all over the next 29 days. Unless you are participating in one of the Bible in 90 Days programs, I sure hope you’ll consider reading, and possibly SOAP‘ing through Romans with me this month. Here is the reading plan through the weekend. (I’ll post next [...]

Operation Intentional #Kindness: Week 4

This week’s assignments for Operation Intentional #Kindness are: Give four compliments today: two to people you know, two to people you don’t know. Let someone else go first… in the check-out line, in a doorway, down the parking lot aisle (and risk giving up a better spot) Write a thank you note to a store [...]

Be patient. Things take time. Acts 24 SOAP

Today’s reading is Acts 24. I’m glad to be back posting again. :) And I guess today’s SOAP is just a reminder to be patient with myself on that front, too. Scripture: Acts 24:27 When two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, but because Felix wanted to grant favor to the Jews, [...]

My experience with laparoscopic surgery

That was my view last Wednesday as I was wheeled to pre-op before I spent 3 hours in surgery having 2 liters drained from a mystery cyst on my liver. I had my thank you note and tape and a box of doughnuts to share. And I had my brave face on. I’ll back up [...]

Acts in 28 Days Week 4

The schedule for this week’s reading of Acts is: Monday: Acts 21 Tuesday: Acts 22 Wednesday: Acts 23 Thursday: Acts 24 Friday: Acts 25 Saturday: Acts 26 Sunday: Acts 27 Monday: Acts 28 Please forgive me for not posting many of my SOAPs lately. I was in the hospital last week for a few days [...]

Operation Intentional #Kindness: Week 3

This week’s assignments for Operation Intentional #Kindness are: Plan a family act of kindness to do at some point over the next 4 weeks. Make sandwiches and deliver them to homeless people. Volunteer for an afternoon in a food pantry. Join in on a service project your church is doing. Write the date on your [...]

Acts in 28 Days Week 3

We are already moving in to Week 3 of our read through Acts. After reading the Bible in 90 Days a few times, I am really enjoying this slower pace to soak more of the stories in deeper. I hope you are being amazed and touched as you read, too. If you are just joining [...]

He doesn’t need me. It is all Him. Acts 14

Today’s reading is Acts 14. Using the SOAP devot