Memory Verse for the Week

By Stacie | November 29, 2013 |

This weeks memory verse is actually from the last two weeks.  Since we are closing out the month of November and the week of Thanksgiving, it actually worked out to be the perfect verse. Psalm 7:17 NIV I will give thanks to The Lord because of His righteousness; I will sing the praises of the…

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Grateful Hearts

By Stacie | November 28, 2013 |

Photo courtesy of CountryLiving.comPrayer from LIFE:Beautiful Magazine Summer 2013 Dear Lord, Bless this food to our bodies and our bodies to Your service. Give us grateful hearts and make us mindful of the needs of others as we share Your Word. Amen.

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Book Review: Become A Frugalista By Susan Heid

By Stacie | November 27, 2013 |

BECOME A FRUGALISTA Money-Saving Secrets for the Frugal Family Manager By: Susan Heid Published:  July 13, 2013 eBook – Nonfiction You already know I am a HUGE fan of Susan Heid and her website THE CONFIDENT MOM as well as many of her products.  She has really been such an inspiration to me and I…

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Book Spotlight: Torn Blood By David J. Bain

By Stacie | November 26, 2013 |

TORN BLOOD By: David J. Bain Published: October 24, 2013 Fiction I can’t possibly read every single book that comes into my inbox.  But, some books are intriguing enough that I want to tell you about them, even if I don’t read them.  Even though this isn’t my usual type of book, I found the…

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Review: Grammarly Website

By Stacie | November 25, 2013 |

Last month I had the opportunity to review the website, GRAMMARLY.  I had heard of it but never knew how it worked, so I was anxious to learn more about it and give it a try. GRAMMARLY is a website that offers the service of an automated online proofreader.  It reads through your writing, looking…

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Book Review: Family Interrupted By Linda Barrett

By Stacie | November 22, 2013 |

FAMILY INTERRUPTED By:  Linda Barrett Published: April 4, 2013  Contemporary Fiction As part of the PUMP UP YOUR BOOK book tour, I had the privilege to read FAMILY INTERRUPTED by Linda Barrett.  For other insights on the book, you can click HERE and read reviews from other bloggers. FAMILY INTERRUPTED is my first read by…

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Braces In Our House

By Stacie | November 18, 2013 |

We have started the braces journey in our family.  Our oldest, Patrick got his braces today.  So far he isn’t in too much pain.  “It is just awkward and feels weird”, he says. Both my husband and I still remember the day we got our braces.  I remember my dad taking me to my appointment.…

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Recipe: Christmas Crack

By Stacie | November 15, 2013 |

We have our first Christmas this weekend.  My mom and her four sisters still get together to celebrate with all their children and grandchildren and even great-grandchildren.  I am so lucky to have a large, loving family.  Even though not everyone can always make it (my husband and boys can’t this year) those of us…

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