• Valentine’s Day links – Ideas for Home Made Love…

    I put together some of my favorite ideas from around the web so I could work on them today and tomorrow – and I thought you might enjoy them too…           Paper Heart Garland by my friend Jennifer at StudioJRU 100 Ways to Make Your Marriage Rock – 100 ideas for him and her… The Ways That I Love You – Homemade Valentine Conversation Blocks Tutorial! – There is still time, but only if you are super motivated! Valentine Subway Art (Free) – Print and put in a frame you already have! There’s still time to make these using Wal-Mart’s 1 hour photo processing (or print…

  • Behold, A Son!

    Today we take a look at the first of the 12 tribes of Israel, Reuben… Leah conceived and bore a son and named him Reuben, for she said, “Because the Lord has seen my affliction…Genesis 29:32 Perhaps it is because time hasn’t slipped very far from the season of Advent, when the ancient prophecy is repeated “…Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 KJV, that makes me think of Jesus at Leah’s declaration…you see, Reuben means Behold, a son! in the Hebrew language. It’s that word “Behold” that He uses to link the two for me…and I know I must…

  • Tithing the year…

    This is what He said, what He wanted for me at the first of this year, was to give to Him the first of the year, “…the tithe of time for this year“. 36 days! One tenth of 365…  I counted it – all the way to February 5th (or 6th).  10 days in I know how easy it is to fail…  which is always the reason I fall on grace.  I NEED grace continually – the walk of faith means walking in recognition of my constant need for Him, returning to Him anew, every moment I find that I have strayed from His side… And my creativity is to…

  • Tips to Help Distracted Children…repost from mampedia.com

    As mom to a sweet tween who struggles in the area of “focused attention”, I found this article to be interesting and helpful…I am sharing it with you, my readers, to introduce you to a professional who DOESN’T automatically think “Let’s medicate!” Seven Tips to Help a Distracted Child November 9, 2011 by Marilyn Wedge of “Psychology Today” Share These simple tips will help a child who is distracted, inattentive, or having problems focusing on his school work. The tips are also useful for any child, and can even prevent inattentiveness in an ever more distracting world. Read more by clicking here...