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The Dutch Puff: Breakfast for a Crowd
When I started blogging in 2006, I read a blog called Large Family Logistics that shared tips for plus-size families like ours. Although the site disappeared a few years ago, thankfully I copied the recipe for Dutch Puff, a simple four-ingedient recipe destined...
Decorate Your September Desktop!
Although autumn is my favorite time of year, I'm holding onto this season of longer days and sunny skies. Our family spent last week in Florida watching for dolphins, scavenging sand dollars, and counting beached jellyfish. I'll pull out my jeans and sweaters soon...
How to Make a Marriage Flourish today at (in)courage
When the first two of our sons got married this spring (three weeks apart), my husband embraced the father-of-the-groom’s job of making a toast at the rehearsal dinner. He put a lot of thought into it, as you should when making a speech in front of your soon-to-be...
August 2015 Desktop Calendar!
I love to watch the bees swarm my Rose of Sharon at this time of year, although they're a challenge to photograph. You see, the bee buries itself head-first in the flower and rolls around, covering its body with pollen. When he turns toward you—the moment when you...
Redefining the Sacred Harp
My children and I attend an annual singing school in muggy June at a wooded campground in Alabama. We're familiar with terms like solfège; can follow our line in four part harmony; and know whether to seat ourselves among the sopranos, altos, tenors, or basses. (I'm...
Shhh! It’s DaySpring’s $5 Secret Sale!
DaySpring has a $5 Secret Sale going on until this Sunday, August 2, which includes tableware, baby gifts, books, journals, mugs, and t-shirts. These deals are crazy good! Daily Grace - Grace for Today - Teapot Daily Grace - Grace for Today - Butter Dish Now I Lay Me...
$1.99 eBook Sale on The Beauty of Grace & Other Titles!
My publisher, Revell, has a $1.99 eBook sale on The Beauty of Grace (with color photos!) and other titles through July 30th. What a great time to stock your iPad, Kindle, Nook, or other ebook reader! Titles include: The Beauty of Grace: Stories of God's Love from...
God Doesn’t Need Our Help today at (in)courage
Sometimes I think God needs my help, that the ruler and creator of the universe needs me, the frazzled mom in the SUV, to help him get 'er done. Laughable, yes? Do you do it too? I seek God's guidance in my life and earnestly pray for it: Lord keep me in Your will. I...
My Feature in Home Life Magazine!
Last winter I submitted a feature about photographing God's creation to HomeLife, the magazine of Lifeway Christian Bookstores and Saturday it arrived in my mailbox as part of the July edition. There it is—Creation in Summer: Catch the photo bug—at the top of the...
The Peacemakers in Your Social Media Feed
I'm a peacemaker by nature. Give me any personality test where it's a possible result, and you can skip the test and check that box. Chances are you have friends like me or maybe you're a peacemaker yourself. Currently we're the ones in your social media feed sharing...
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