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A long time ago, like almost 20 years ago, I attended a health fair at my college and signed up to be a Marrow Donor.  It took a bit of time and effort, but I really felt like I was doing an awesome thing.  In all this time, I have never been called and likely…

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS By Vanessa Diffenbaugh Published August 23, 2011 Fiction The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief, mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in…

So, it finally happened.  After living in our house for nearly 8 years.  After living right next to a corn/bean field, depending on the year.  After doing several construction projects where openings were made in the house.  A. Mouse. Got. In.  Sunday, I decided to do some laundry.  Thank goodness I decided to do laundry…

Well, after prayer and thought on this cold and dreary Monday, I have decided to drop out of the Reading the Bible in 90 Days Challenge. I am still in Jeremiah, Day 57 when I should be on Day 78. I am full-blown into my Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) now and this is a very…

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. THANKS FOR ENTERING! Quest for Zhu – DVD Released September 27, 2011 When Pipsqueak magically travels to the land of ZhuZhu, she finds a whole world filled with colorful and friendly Zhus!  Mr. Squiggles, Chunk, Num Nums, and Stinker join Pipsqueak on an exciting adventure in her quest to find her way…

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 I do solemnly resolve before God to take full responsibility for myself, my wife, and my children. I WILL love them, protect them, serve them, and teach them the Word of God as the spiritual leader of my home. I WILL learn…

I am SUPER EXCITED to announce that…………… I WON A KINDLE!!!!  I have the Kindle App on our iPad, my iPod touch and on my phone.  But, it isn’t always the most convenient to read it on those items….especially when I have to share 2 of them with the kids.  But, it wasn’t enough of…

Things I Love… This is my feature where I get to share something that I just love. Since you are my friends, I like sharing things I love with others. It could be anything from a new product, food, recipe, song, image, to a person and everything in between. This will be something I am…

I was super lucky to win a Charm from Compelling Creations on my friend, Karen’s Blog Faith Family Fibro this summer.  It was super tough to pick just one charm….  But, I finally decided…..my most important job I will ever do is be a mom, so why not wear the charm that reminds me of…

As you know I have started reading the Bible. I have 90 days to complete it and I am reading it with hundreds (1200+ to be exact) of other women. Each week (and even day to day) we check-in with each other on our progress, to pray for each other, and to share our thoughts.…