Category: Random
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10 FREE Christmas Cards!
Woot Woot! I’m a little late to share this, however, Tiny Prints is offering up a great deal right now through Tuesday, 11/13: 10 free holiday cards for ev.er.y.bo.dy. I’ve been looking for great deals on Christmas cards lately and try to share them with you when I find them. {like the 20 free cards…
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The Family Yearbook
Every year, I make a photo book for our family. It’s kinda like a yearbook documenting all the events that have taken place during the past year. Only this year I’m extremely behind. Extremely behind…as in, I haven’t even made a photo book for 2011 yet. I kept telling myself I would do it later…
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Give Them Grace :: Winner Announced!
Announcing the winner of Give Them Grace… Hello comment number 5: This “Joel” character happens to be my brother-in-law. He’s a good fellow. Mainly because he married my sister. {teehee} Congrats, Joel. Send me your address and I’ll have Crossway ship this book to ya. By the way, you all are going to be here Monday,…
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31 Days of…
Last year, I decided to do something crazy during the month of October. It was known as blogging-every-single-day. I called it 31 Days of Building Your Marriage. It turned out to be a great series that was both an encouragement and conviction. In fact, I’m re-posting it on my facebook page this month. This year, I…
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Guess What Came In the Mail???
Guess what came in the mail last week? I’ll give you a hint… Can you guess from that nice brown package (with my un-made bed as the background)? Here’s what’s inside: Yeaaaa for a new camera lens! We bought a Canon Rebel XS 2 years ago and it came with the 18-55 kit lens. It’s…
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My Beautiful Sister
My beautiful sister is about to have a baby. Boy or Girl? First baby? Little brother will be welcomed home by 3 big sisters, all eager to play with him…and his new toys! Here are a few more shots from our day together. Sweet Caleb, you are going to be…
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Why I Don’t Paint My Nails
I know you all want to know why I don’t paint my fingernails, don’t you? I mean, it’s probably been in the back of your mind this whole time and you just can’t get up the nerve to ask. Well, here I am to solve your problem. Without you even needing to ask. I’m so…
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A Hero
Thank you all for the kind words you shared at the passing of my sweet Pop. I was able to attend the funeral last week (& shared a picture on my facebook page). It was an emotional and yet beautiful day. I printed & framed the picture of Grammy & Pop holding hands and gave…
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The Vow
My family traveled down to see my sweet grandpa (we call him Pop) on Monday. His health is failing quickly and we expect him to pass on to heaven soon. My Grammy is living and seems quite strong mentally. Pop cannot speak, but can still hear. I sang Amazing Grace to him and he squeezed…
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San Diego :: Missions Trip Report
What a great time we had in San Diego! Jonathan and I took a group of 12 teens from our church to San Diego from July 16-25. Our goal was to help Metro Baptist Church as they put on a free Fun Fest for the community. We also passed out 5,000 fliers in the area. Metro Baptist…
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Who Am I? :: Identity Crisis
Who am I? What is my purpose? Why am I here? What makes me unique? These are questions everyone faces – they are often first faced during the teen years, but can present themselves again at different times through our lives – especially during crises. As a pastor’s wife, I find it easy to use…
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Live Now. Blog Later.
To say blogging is just writing is like saying cooking is just mac&cheese. It’s not. I mean, blogging is writing. And cooking is mac&cheese. But there’s so much more. Once you add picture taking and editing, social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Pinterest – just to name a few), networking with other bloggers and potential…