"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 ...
Salvaging My Identity {review & giveaway}
Salvaging My Identity was written by my friends, Jennifer Mills and Rachel Lovingood. It's an 8 week, 40 day experience for girls to walk through individually, with an accountability partner, or a small group. From the authors: Having been involved in student ministry for a combined 30+ years, our hearts desire for this project was to cover a wide array of different issues of "junk" that we as girls deal with in our culture today. To take girls straight to God's word and give them tools to ...
Orlando’s Gaylord Palms Christmas Vacation
It's no secret that we love the Gaylord Hotel brand. With the Opryland Hotel being practically in our backyard, we visit as often as we can. One of our favorite times to visit is during Christmas. This year, we'll be checking out the Nashville hotel as well as the Gaylord hotel in Orlando, Gaylord Palms. Opening that one special present on Christmas Eve is an experience many children look forward to. The contents of that gift can be large or small, but the remarkable feeling that accompanies ...
Veggie Tales Merry Larry & The True Light of Christmas DVD {Twitter Party Alert!}
It's almost here! Time to start thinking about Christmas! We've already watched the new Veggie Tales Christmas DVD, Merry Larry & the True Light of Christmas and my boys LOVED it! Anything Veggie Tales related, they love, but this was over the top for them! One of their favorite things about it? It features the voice if Si Robertson of Duck Commander as Silas the Okra. Take a look at the trailer: I'm excited to be starting off the holiday season a little early with Veggie Tales! ...
3 Important Tips For Traveling With Kids
It's a struggle for some. But it doesn't have to be. Traveling with kids CAN be fun. I promise. I know lots of families who don't travel because they think its more effort than it's worth. While that may be the case sometimes, not always. Even if it is alot of effort on the parents, you're creating lots of memories for your kids. Make a point to make that yearly family vacation. It doesn't have to be extravagant, but a yearly trip creates lots of family memories. We love traveling. Love it. ...