When Eli was in scouts he and I made some fire starters for him to take on his first ever campout. He was so excited to come home and tell me that he had won the fire starting challenge! He remembered that experience this past week when we were preparing for our first Trail Life … [Read more...] about Super Simple Fire Starters
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A Living Sacrifice
A Living SacrificeOver the weekend at our Annual Women's Retreat, I was blessed to be able to give a devotion. One of the beautiful things about these devotions at the retreats are the responses given by your sisters in Christ, the insight that other women give and the challenges … [Read more...] about A Living Sacrifice
Young bakers
I love to encourage my children to get in the kitchen and learn their way around. Girls and boys! They are now getting to the age when I can pretty much turn them loose if they want to try something on their own. Such is the case with the chocolate chip brownie cheesecake … [Read more...] about Young bakers
Being Prepared
One thing I have learned since becoming a mother and a wife is that anything I can do to prepare is worth its weight in gold. It makes life sweeter. It makes things go more smoothly. It is worth it.Being prepared can factor into many areas of life, but the one I'm talking about … [Read more...] about Being Prepared
Reusable Budget Cash Pouches
Forever and a day. Yes, it's taken that long for me to make myself some of these cash pouches. I've been meaning to and meaning to... and even to the point where I considered buying myself some. Sheesh. But with our new year and our budget, I figured this was the right time … [Read more...] about Reusable Budget Cash Pouches
