A Message From God

Here are some beautiful words from God’s word for you and me today:“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”...

Hearts at Home Holiday Shopping

Are you looking for a special gift for your sister, sister-in-law, neighbor, or best friend? Or maybe you want to give your hubby a Christmas list of books or mom gear you really want!During the month of December, the Heart Shoppe is offering a 20% discount on all...

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just want you to know that I am thankful for all of you that hang out here in the blog world with me.  I’m checking out for the rest of the week to spend time with my family for the holidays.  Here are some beautiful words from God for us...

And the winner is…

Ok, so I said I would draw a winner for the Homespun Gifts From The Heart book at 10pm on Thursday evening.  Guess what I was doing?  Sewing.Guess what I was doing at 11pm Thursday?  Sewing.Midnight? Sewing1 AM?  Yep, you guess…sewing.I...

God’s Truth About You…

I am God’s child. John 1:12 I am Christ’s friend. John 15:15  I have been bought with a price.  I belong to God. I Corinthians 6:19,20  I am united with the Lord. I Corinthians 6:17 I am a saint. Ephesians 1:1 I have been adopted as God’s child. Ephesians 1:5 I have...

This will challenge you…

My friend Becky shared this quote with me:”Many of us want a “spiritual” journey… but we don’t want a faithjourney – a journey that requires us to risk anything or to move beyondthe (mostly) comfortable existence we have carved out...

Will you make a difference?

This is a pretty powerful 4 minute video. Would you watch it, share it with your spouse, and consider being a Compassion child sponsor along with our family?  (If you get my blog posts by email, click here to watch the video.)True Religion from Christian Alliance...

Unique Frames and Children’s Art Storage

Our discussion on Thursday about storing children’s artwork was so helpful! My blog posts appear on Facebook, too, and one Facebook friend recommended http://www.dynamicframes.com/. I’d never seen these unique frames before and I wanted to make sure and...

Mom Question: Looking for your suggestions!

I received this question on Facebook this week. You’ll find my response to her below. However, I told her there is a wealth of information from the thousands of moms (and some dads!) who hang out here in the blog world.  What suggestions would you have...

A Message From God

Here are some beautiful words from God’s word for you and me today:“Keep your lives simple and honest. Embrace truth! Love peace!”                                      ...

Storing hats and gloves: What works for you?

My friend Angie was over at my house a few weeks ago.  We opened my mudroom coat closet to find something and Angie marveled at my unique way of storing winter scarves, hats and gloves with a shoe organizer that I had my husband attach to the inside of the doors...

Public Ready

Last Thursday I had the privilege of hearing professional organizer Stephanie Calahan speak.  She shared about how she and her husband have very different organizational styles.  Then she explained how they have found a middle ground of organization they can agree...

Something to think about…

I recently heard this:”God has the ability to judge and love at the same time.  We, however, cannot do both at the same time.  If we are judging someone, we can’t be loving them.  And if we are loving them, we can’t be judging...