We have so much to be thankful for. During the holidays we always seem to scurry around trying to find the best thing to buy our friends & family. This holiday season, consider giving someone a gift that will bless others. My friend, Matt Chambers from SafeWorld has an amazing campaign going on. SafeWorld is opening a medical facility in Uganda! {Ya'll know my personal love for the country, and I couldn't be more excited to give to this great cause!} So, what exactly this means to ...
Holiday Gift Guide – For Him {2013}
Last week I shared with you my favorites in the Gift Guide - For Her. Today, I'm bringing you things that the guys would like to receive this year for Christmas. Col. Littleton Brown Leather Wallet {my husband has this one and LOVES it} iPad Air {what man wouldn't love this gadget?} Bear Grylls Ultimate Multi-Tool {an all-in-one tool} LL Bean Trailblazer 4-LED Headlamp {another product my husband has and loves} Eddie Bauer Touchscreen All-Mountain Gloves {my husband may or may not be ...
Gift a Gift. Change a Life. World Vision 2013 Catalog
Honor someone special this Christmas season by giving a life changing gift. This will be the 18th annual edition of the World Vision Christmas Catalog. If you aren't familiar with World Vision, they are a Christian organization dedicated to helping in disasters and helping with children and communities reach their full potential by tackling poverty. There's lots we take for granted. Just think about it. clean water to wash with and drink food on the table education keeping ...
Itsy Bitsy Christmas {Tommy Nelson Giveaway}
Christmas is just around the corner. We're going to be reading through many Christmas books this year, but one of them will be on the top of that list. Itsy Bitsy Christmas. About the book: "Do you ever feel like you are too small or too ordinary? That is just how Itsy and Bitsy feel. When these two charming little mice hear that a King is coming to Bethlehem, they set off with great enthusiasm to find Him. Along the way, they are met with discouraging words telling them they are too little ...
A Fresh Start {on finding joy in everyday life}
"But when thanks to God becomes a habit – so joy in God becomes your life" - Ann Voskamp I've started this "dare" before and was half way through blogging about it and "life" happened. Now, it's time to recommit. Time to buckle down and continue finding the gifts God's given me. What if we turned every "ugly" in our life into something beautiful? I love what Ann says in her devotional book - "bedsheets painted with highlighter? ... children live here! dead rose left too long in vase? ... ...
Homemade Apple Pie – The Easy Way
This recipe was given to me by Joe's aunt. Why do I love this apple pie so much? Because it's so easy and still has that yummy homemade taste. *Ingredients* 2 frozen pie crusts 6 cups apples, cored, peeled, and thinly sliced 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 T. flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 2 T. lemon or lime juice pinch of salt 2 T. hard butter *Directions* Preheat oven to 425 degrees and thaw one of the frozen pie crusts. Combine all ingredients except the ...