We had a really great time on our trip to Yosemite (despite rude campers next to us who played music from a portable CD player all day through 2am)... Our campsite was right on the river and it was clear and cold... perfect for swimming in the hot afternoons! We also rode our bikes around the park and saw lots of deer and wildlife (we didn't see ( Read more... )

"Blaming the government for the mess we are in is a convenient way of letting ourselves off the hook. The government doesn't make us buy too much and run up our credit cards, nor does it create corporate greed. It's all about the people, whether it be Average Joe or Corporate Millionaire/Stockholders and the "stuff" they feel they need. It's not ( Read more... )

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions ( Read more... )

From the Heritage foundation ( Read more... )

This is something I found in the old file on my computer of papers I wrote when I was just starting college... I thought it was interesting that I wrote this before I even came back to Christ ( Read more... )

I was doing my daily Bible reading this evening and observed this passage about Jeroboam, a king of the ten tribes of Israel when it had rebelled, in 1 Kings 12:28-30 ( Read more... )

It's no secret that I listen to Dave Ramsey on an almost-daily basis... one of his favorite quotes to use is "Live like no one else so later you can LIVE like no one else!" It has become a daily mantra in my life and one of the main things that is getting us through this time of financial trials due to Eliot being in grad school ( Read more... )

Memorial day has become more about hot dogs, camping, and the kick-off of summer than remembering just how many people have perished for our freedom. I was listening to klove today and heard about this video featuring a song I love by Mercy Me called "Finally home." What a moving tribute to the men and women who keep us safe everyday.

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I feel so blessed today, like my life is just so beautiful and filling I couldn't ask for any more than I have right more. The person who said "Money can't buy you happiness" had it so right... we don't have money, but my oh my how happiness abounds in my household ( Read more... )

Eliot and I have wanted to change the paint in our bedroom for at least a year now (what were we thinking??), and this past weekend it finally happened! Without further ado...

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