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Tired of Snow Days?

February 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

6 Feb

  We have been catching up on some TV shows. Because it has been snowing up here in PA. And I do mean snowing. Today it is drippy and icy but that snow is still there. Even Meg is tired of it. She’s always finding fun ways to enjoy life and being outside.  This what … Read More about Tired of Snow Days?

White Pitcher

February 5, 2014 5 Comments

5 Feb

    There is so much I want to tell about my mom. She was spunky. She loved life, her family and had fun!! She never met a stranger. She was an adventuress.  She was ahead of her times. She left home at 16 after high school to go north to work. She came back … Read More about White Pitcher

Dreaming Big

February 3, 2014 Leave a Comment

3 Feb

    The Co-Hearts will have completed the second training module and looking to the future with one thought. What now? What’s next? Who are the Co-Hearts?  Some of the most amazing godly women I know.  We are a small group with a single heart.  To know God and serve Him well.  Calling ourselves Co-Hearts … Read More about Dreaming Big

Sabbath Words

February 2, 2014 3 Comments

2 Feb

    Calmness of spirit was the phrase that really caught my attention as she shared in her message.  Her husband died young. She was left in a foreign country with 2 young children and had many decisions to make. Many. She told us of prayers surrounding her. She told us of learning Philippians 4:5-13 … Read More about Sabbath Words

Saturday Breakfast

January 31, 2014 8 Comments

31 Jan

  Saturday Table with Soup Plates   Saturday morning breakfast are a big deal in our house!  After a busy week this is often the only time we linger over a meal. When the big kids and their families are here it is a relaxing meal time. It’s more fun for the little ones too. … Read More about Saturday Breakfast

Edgy Stairs

January 29, 2014 1 Comment

29 Jan

    If you have stairs to paint especially in a tight staircase, get your teenager to do it!                                                          Better yet if it is all her idea. … Read More about Edgy Stairs

Sabbath Words

January 28, 2014 2 Comments

28 Jan

It is frigid outside. The pure sunlight, the very blue skies and the pristine snow twinkling even in the night assures me of His ever presence. Don’t you love that His Word gives words to describe the indescribable and then gives  a glimmer through nature right outside my window.       Praise the Lord, my soul. … Read More about Sabbath Words

Unword of the Year

January 23, 2014 4 Comments

23 Jan

  The girls headed back to school today.  It is still cold and even colder.  We don’t take heat for granted. Lean in were the words I picked for this year.  Then someone proposed the unword.  I have so many that begin with don’t. Don’t complain.   My physical therapist asked how I was on … Read More about Unword of the Year

Crock Pot Easy Pork

January 21, 2014 4 Comments

21 Jan

Yep, another one.  Snow Day…  that means lunch for us all and then they will want dinner. Sigh. Thank goodness we didn’t eat the     Crock Pot Easy Pork. They had a long simmer and were fork shred ready.  Yum! I made them for Sunday supper but thankfully, we didn’t eat them!  We had … Read More about Crock Pot Easy Pork

Chasing Away Winter Blues

January 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

11 Jan

Winter blues are creeping in along with those bitter arctic winds!  I am actively chasing them away from my door. Years ago we lived in Northern Germany.  It was so far north in the cool summer evenings it wasn’t unusual to sit on our patio and read our bedtime stores and devotions at 10:30 by the dusky … Read More about Chasing Away Winter Blues

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Happy New Year!!! Have a wonderful beginning of th Happy New Year!!! Have a wonderful beginning of this new year. Praying for a fresh hopeful year.  #newyear #hope #newbeginnings #fresh
Today, I’m keenly aware of God’s blessing for Today, I’m keenly aware of God’s blessing for me. Though this year has been like no other, it has been an exercise in faith strengthening. I’m praying that my eyes and heart will look and find wonder in my life from God each day. May you experience the wonder of life today and those coming year. #wonderoflife #Godsblessing 
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