Thank you to Lydia Harris for hosting our giveaway last week. Lydia’s book, Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting is a wonderful book for individual or small group Bible study. This week let’s talk about fun Christmas parties for family and friends. Now before school starts …
Christmas in July: My Audio School Giveaway
There’s nothing like bringing a good book alive than when listening to it on audio. On a road trip, a rainy summer afternoon at grandma’s, or part of a weekly schedule, audio books are an excellent way to enjoy a good book. Molly Evert at …
What’s the Word?
Instead of saying, “Hello,” “Good morning,” or “How are you,” one of my former coworkers likes to greet people by saying, “What’s the word?” Sometimes, I would come back with any number of adjectives to describe my day. Busy. Hectic. Fill in the blank. Although …
Creating a Library for My Daughter
My first daughter was born last year, shortly after my 40th birthday. I hope to be around for another 40 years, to walk as her companion through the many stages of a woman’s life. But I don’t take it for granted that I will be. …
Do You Believe This?
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” ~ Jesus, John 3:16 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to …
Hope Chests for a New Generation
My Grandma’s cedar chest sat underneath her bedroom window. On hot summer days I would sit on top to catch a cool breeze while reading a Nancy Drew book. The contents were a mystery my inquiring mind always wanted to solve. On occasion Grandma …
Christmas Phone Apps for Organization
A big thank you to Jackie Adams, a consultant with Lilla Rose for hosting our giveaway last week. Lilla Rose offers a line of beautiful hair jewelry for women and girls. Their Flexi Hair Clip is my favorite, especially during these hot summer days. If …
Christmas in July Book Giveaway
Lydia Harris, affectionately known as Grandma Tea, will be blessing a reader this week with her book, Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting: For Grandparents at Any Stage of the Journey. If you are not yet a grandparent, enter the giveaway for those in your life …
Lord, Make Me Kind Today
“Kindness is love doing little things, things that seem scarcely worth doing, and yet which mean much to those for whom they are wrought. Kindness lends a hand when another is burdened. It speaks the cheerful word when a heart is discouraged. It gives a …
Book Review: A Little Princess in the Making
A Little Princess in the Making: A Royal Guide to Becoming a Girl of Grace A Little Princess in the Making: A Royal Guide to Becoming a Girl of Grace by Emilie Barnes, illustrated by Michal Sparks 2007, Harvest House, 32 pages, $14.99 A Little …