Risk:to venture upon; take or run the chance of: Learning to play the guitar was one of my goals in my early 20’s. Perhaps it was possibly because I was slightly enamored with the cute single instructor. But I borrowed my grandparents old guitar – the one that must have been purchased at a discount chain because […]
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For the past 240 years, we in the United States of America have celebrated rights. In fact in one of our founding documents, the Declaration of Independence, you can find these very famous words. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain […]
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I never used to get how the Israelites felt after they left Egypt. Why they complained and grumbled. Why they wanted to go back. Hello? Come on, people! God just walked you through the SEA. On dry ground. Plus He continued to show Himself in miraculous ways. Having honey wafers just show up on the ground or […]
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Full disclosure: this post does contain an affiliate link and information on how you can get your own very cool personalized necklace from Krafty Kash, a wonderful artisan from right here in Lincoln! Initially my word for 2016 was going to be forward. Lately I have been feeling stuck in some bad habits, and I […]
Continue readingI am thinking that I possibly got your attention with my label for this post. Yes, I am aware that today is in fact January 5th, 2016. But I am still learning lessons from 2015. I am allowed to reflect, right? 🙂 2015 was an interesting year for me. While I knew going in that […]
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If you have happened to follow this blog, you know that January 1st signifies one post that I write annually. Reading through the Bible in a year. This is truly one of the most life changing decisions that you could ever make. God’s Word transforms like nothing else. Having just finished reading through the Bible […]
Continue readingSo much emphasis is placed on this one day of the year that sometimes that can be a lot of pressure. Especially for moms. Did we pick out the right gifts? Did we buy enough? Are the decorations spectacular enough? Did we remember to bake the right cookies or make elaborate enough meals? How easy losing […]
Continue readingPretty certain that the prayers of many kids were answered today. After the mildest December that I can remember, today the world outside my window is blanketed in white. Since we do not have very far to go today, I do not mind at all. After all, I did go to Minnesota for college – […]
Continue readingStudying how different countries celebrate Christmas has been an interesting part of our homeschool experience this December. In particular, I appreciate the observation of “la posada” where “Mary & Joseph” journey from house to house to find room in the inn. Eventually they are welcomed in to celebrate baby Jesus. This reminds me of another […]
Continue readingLast week, I talked about the fact that one of my favorite parts of the Christmas story is the fact that Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. Not too surprisingly, one of my favorite Christmas hymns is “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” Since the song is in a minor key (at least I think it is – help […]
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