Today I feel like doing something a little different, I feel like sharing some verses that have been huge encouragements to me. “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth [...]

Have you ever noticed how me-centric a blog or even facebook can be? The danger of a blog is that it makes it so easy for people to form what they want others to think about them. Even though I don’t lie or make stuff up on my blog, it’s still easy to give a [...]

When you start reading frugal blogs and books, before too long you run into homemade laundry detergent, some make the liquid goop others the powdered kind. I’ve kept telling myself I should try making some if I wanted to fit in with the other self-proclaimed penny-pinchers, but I didn’t know what all those strange ingredients [...]

Today I’m thankful for so much!! I’m VERY thankful for little Benjamin, my nephew born early this morning!!! I’m also thankful for my other little nephew, on the other side of the family, who’s 2 now! I love being an Aunt! Sold our washer yesterday. Had a potential buyer come look at our trailer last [...]

A little over a year ago Cameron and I started exercising more consistently than we ever had before. Cameron even completed two marathons! We’ve mostly been running, but also some bicycling and weight lifting. We’re both so pleased with how our lives have improved since doing more exercise. Weight loss – About 20 lbs. lost [...]

In 5 weeks we’ll be in Missouri starting our missionary training!!! I can’t believe it! That means we only have a few more weeks (depending on when and if the trailer sells) of living in our tiny home. As I think about moving out of our 8 by 32 space I have lots of thoughts [...]

I am thankful that I was born in a country where I have freedom of religion, I have freedom to raise my daughter as I wish, I have freedom to move wherever I please and the freedom to vote. But that freedom seems so small compared to the freedom I have in Christ. In Christ [...]

This post from Rage Against the Minivan got me doing some deep thinking and wondering. I don’t mean this to sound preachy, it’s things that I have found very convicting of myself. What if instead of writing an article about toddler breastfeeding Time Magazine wrote about the 20-25,000 kids that age out of the foster [...]

Just a couple of weekends ago I was encouraged by three different people. It amazes me how people’s words can affect how I’m feeling. It can completely brighten a gloomy day or turn a bright day gloomy. I know this isn’t what it’s referring to, but like the saying goes, “talk is cheap!” It doesn’t [...]

Here’s a link to my all time favorite song, go check it out! In Christ Alone I love the entire song, but my favorite line is: “And as he stands in victory, sin’s curse has lost its grip on me“ Christ died and then rose again. The fact that He rose again, proves He has [...]