Have you ever noticed that when you give of yourself or give a gift from the heart, you, the giver, benefit? Today, we finished wrapping up more shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Munchkin joyfully wrote letters to include in each of the shoe boxes hoping that just maybe she’ll get a response from one of the recipients. She would think about how the child would feel about each of the items placed in the boxes. Just like with regular gifts, we took the extra care to place tissue paper in the box around the items to make everything look…
Author: Heather L
I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.
Sweet Potato Muffins
Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking
The aromatic hint of nutmeg and cinnamon mixed with sweet potatoes fills our house each Thanksgiving. These muffins have become a huge favorite at our table. This year, I decided to try to make the recipe a little healthier. I’ll post both versions. You can find my original, non gluten free recipe here. Gluten Free Sweet Potato Muffins Original Recipe Ingredients: 1 1/2 C gluten free flour blend 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 C brown sugar 2 eggs 1/2 C vegetable/canola oil 2 Tbsp evaporated milk 1 C mashed yams…
Awana Cowgirl Night
Posted in Christian Life
Last Wednesday was Cowgirl/Cowboy Night at Awana. The kids had a blast. Everyone that dressed up got an extra chance to throw a whipped cream pie at the Awana Commander. That was quite the incentive for the kids. I am grateful for Munchkin’s great Awana leaders. (Click on image about to go to the 30 days of Thanksgiving challenge.)
When Moms Pray Together Tour
Posted in Reviews
When Moms Pray Togetherby Fern Nichols, Cyndie Claypool de Neve, Cheri Fuller, Mary Jensen “Moms in Touch International is an organization that brings moms together to pray for their children and their children’s schools. As MITI prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Fern Nichols, the founder and president, has collected some of the most inspiring and encouraging stories of God’s work in answer to those prayers. When Moms Pray Together will inspire and equip mothers to pray more consistently and hopefully for their children while encouraging them through the stories from moms everywhere.” As Christian Mothers, we want what is…
The Young Scientist
Posted in Holidays, and Homeschooling
Munchkin enjoys science. She enjoys experiments and observations. When it came time for dissections, she was very excited. The catch? She really wanted Daddy to be her assistant. I offered to do the dissections with her, but she wanted Daddy. We’ve skipped over some of the dissections in the chapters until Daddy had a chance to sit down with her. Monday night, Daddy got home early. Munchkin was thrilled because they would finally be able to at least do one dissection. After we ate dinner, Munchkin and Daddy got their dissection area all set up. Unfortunately, our poor earthworm dried…