“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” — Colossians 3:2 (NIV) Clutter is something we often overlook, yet it quietly steals our focus. By definition, clutter is something crowded or untidy, but it doesn’t just live in our homes. It can creep into our schedules, our thoughts, and even our hearts. When […]
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“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” — 2 Peter 3:8 We often measure life by clocks and calendars—waiting, counting, wondering why God hasn’t moved yet. But Scripture reminds us that God does not live
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This morning was like any other morning where Bj started waking me up bright early barking and pawing at my face. Every morning several of the dogs take different medications for different health issues. Bj has anxiety and needs his anxiety medication, Sasha and Mabel have skin allergies and need benadryl, but even though they
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I started the year 2025 with my appendix rupturing and being rushed to the OR. If one thing would have changed that night I’m sure I wouldn’t be here today. God was with me every step of the way. He told my husband David to bring me to the hospital, he gave me the right
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I wanted to share some of my personal favorite kitchen items that I use just about everyday. Some things we buy, use, and replace with something else but here are 5 items I would buy and plan to buy again. Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are ‘affiliate links’. This means if you
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I wrote this about my parents farmhouse and what it was like growing up. The old farm house sits off the road where no one has seen and no one knows. The floors creak with every step, the doors squeak with opening breath. The cellar cold and dark beneath, the rooms above so bright and
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Yesterday as I was walking Mabel we stumbled upon this Great Blue Heron. It was standing on the icy creek and looked like it had been sticking its beak in the water. As it watched us it gracefully walk on the ice before flying off to the other side of the water. I was thinking
Are You Not Worth More than They? Read Post »
The lights glow with the colors of Christmas all around the tree and the ornaments reflect their shine. The presents are wrapped neatly beneath the branches waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. The house smells of gingerbread, the oven has been working nonstop. Although I love all these things about Christmas, the reason this is
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“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 ESV I’m sitting here thinking about homemaking and how caring for a home is like caring for our bodies and relationship with God. It’s something we have to practice everyday but if we neglect it it becomes stale
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The rain stopped, the clouds cleared, and the blue sky made its appearance as me and Sasha started our way down the muddy driveway. As Sasha walked past the mud puddles in the road I couldn’t help but notice her reflection. I grabbed my phone and started taking pictures hoping to get the perfect shot
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