Spring grilling season is underway and one of my favorite side dishes is dressed-up canned baked beans. There isn’t a recipe per say–just a few tips and ideas for you to create your own bean masterpiece. Pour the canned beans into a baking dish. No …
Be a Peacemaker
“A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 As moms, we have the privilege of pouring scripture and application into our children. I like to take advantage of times we have together, like at meals, while traveling, or bedtime …
God’s Way of Handling Conflict
Inevitably where two people co-exist, conflict comes. As much as we might have in common with another person, we cannot agree 100% of the time. The question we face is: will this disagreement break the relationship or can it be used to strengthen it? God …
Freezer Cookbook Reviews
Once-A-Month Cooking: A Proven System for Spending Less Time in the Kitchen & Enjoying Delicious, Homemade Once-a-Month Cooking by Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg. A time-saving, budget-stretching cookbook to prepare delicious meals. This is the book I started with years ago. Shopping lists are …
30-Day Freezer Cooking Podcast Series
30-Day Freezer Cooking: Getting Started–Episode 1 Looking for a way to save time and money? Join Lori Lauth as she explains 30-day freezer cooking. Lori discusses the three basic methods of 30-day cooking, her favorite resource cookbooks, benefits, and costs involved. This is podcast 1 …
Save Time & Money with 30-Day Freezer Cooking
Do you find yourself going through a drive-thru more times a week than you care to acknowledge? If you’re tired of fast food, want a homecooked meal but don’t have the time to cook daily then I have a suggestion–give 30-day freezer cooking a try. …
Come Weary Saints CD Winners!
Thank you to Integrity Music for blessing five of our readers with copies of Sovereign Grace’s new Come Weary Saints CD. I have emailed all the following winners. They have three business (until midnight Wednesday, April 21, 2010 ) days to reply back with their …

Nurturing the Leader within Your Child
For years the parenting question I have often pondered is what was the parenting style of the Hebrew children’s parents? As you will recall from the Book of Daniel: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego) were taken away at a young age …
Raising Next Generation Leaders
You look down into the sparkling eyes of a rambunctious preschooler and think, “You’re going to be a great man or woman one day.” But how do we as parents, grandparents, aunts, or caring friends foster in this young one what it takes to become …
The Gift of Encouragement
“Buy a dozen roses, get a dozen free,” the ad in the paper said. It was perfect timing. I knew through my home business I wanted to congratulate a friend for her hard work. The flowers would be just the right thing to arrive at …

