Faith, Home, & Family
Just over 2 weeks ago I became a grandmother for the first time! My youngest daughter, out of three, and child #5, out of 6, got married last September. They promptly had a baby. lol About 3 weeks before their 1st wedding anniversary! Meet Moriya Ann! Isn't she beautiful? She weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces, and was 20 inches long. One … [Continue]
I love a good family movie. One that you can sit down and watch without worrying about what your kids are being exposed to. Maybe you don't have young kids anymore, I don't, my youngest is now 18. I still love a good family movie so "I" don't have to worry about the language, or other content that I don't want to see myself. Healed by … [Continue]
I sat down in the living room the other night to watch Paul, Apostle of Christ with my husband. We started it at about 9 pm while waiting for some of our kids to get home. Which was totally a bad time to start watching a movie. lol The movie starts out slow, and I just couldn't follow it. I thought it was just me, but my husband said he … [Continue]
I adapted this recipe from my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I don't like to use shortening in baking, but you can substitute shortening for half the butter if you want. Chocolate Cookies 1 cup butter 1/2 cup white sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour 3/4 cup … [Continue]
*I watched a screener copy of this movie for free online to facilitate this review. What would you do if God told you to pack up and move to a new city? What if you had to walk up to someone and tell them that God told you to come work for them? Both of those things would be hard, wouldn't they? Outside of our comfort zone for most of … [Continue]
I headed out my front door, across the front yard, and up my new to me stairs for my walk. My husband recently put these stairs in using recycled railroad ties. He needs to redo the railing, it's too low. It was the right height for the stairs that were there before, but too low for these. The wild violets quickly spread out into the dirt between … [Continue]
*This is a sponsored post. I take my vision for granted. Admit it, you do to. From the time we open our eyes in the morning until we close our eyes at night, we don't even think about what an amazing gift our vision is. We take it for granted that we will always be able to see. Looking at ourselves in the … [Continue]
