Are you thinking about taking a trip around the world this summer? Or a month-long stay in South America, backpacking across countries? Maybe you’re just going to stay with relatives in Iowa for a couple months and don’t want to bring the kitchen sink along. Any of those scenarios may be times when you need to start living out of…
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Happy New Year! How many of you decided to set yourself a reading challenge for 2017? How many of you then stuck to your guns and read all the books you’d planned to read? After hearing about the Challies Reading Challenge from my friend Amber, I decided to follow along with many of the categories he set in his 2017…
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Merry Christmas! As we close the year, we think of the many gifts God has given us. Health, my husband’s job, a strong and loving church family, friends and family who love us and whom we love, peace…the list could go on forever. Always, though, the gift that tops our mental list is that of salvation. Although we didn’t deserve…
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O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appear’d and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! Fall on your knees Oh hear the angel voices…
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I like to think I’m a no-frills kind of a girl. Living in the different places I have, I’ve had to learn how to make do in some interesting kitchens. In Honduras, I figured out how to “bake” cookies over a fire using a covered pan. (The secret is in flipping the cookies at just the right moment. No lid…
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