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2023 Bright Lights Conference
Hey friends! I’m so excited to bring a guest report to you today. Family friends, a mother and daughter, recently attended the 2023 Bright Lights Conference at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky. Mrs. N very kindly took the time to write this report and send it to me. Maybe this would be something any moms reading would enjoy doing with their daughters in future years; or perhaps you are a young lady who is looking for a some godly mentoring resources or a ministry to be involved in. Be sure to check out Bright Lights here. They hold several conferences in various locations each year. And as a side note,…
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More Than All
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Make Every Day Special
Hey friends! I am so excited for this post, since this is a topic I find fun and fascinating. I know that this time of year especially (anyone else enduring gray skies and cold temps?), but really at any point in time, it’s easy to get bogged down in the everyday cycle. Whether it’s work or school or homemaking chores—sometimes we just lose the sparkle in life! Of course, there will be seasons where you simply survive (I’ve been through one of those recently with almost nonstop sickness), but I also believe that there is more to life overall than just getting through. Life is difficult but it can also…
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He Knows
I’m a planner. I like to plan my day, my week, my year, my life… you get the idea! However, as some of you are probably thinking already, I have learned that life is not something you can neatly plan. And as time goes on, there are three words I say more and more often in my mind, “I don’t know.” That can be a scary, overwhelming place to be. But it is also a sweet place to be when you draw closer to the One Who knows all things. Today, I want to offer you comfort and encouragement in your life. I want to share with you what the…
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His Story
As I wrote this poem, I pictured our lives represented by a story. I pictured God planning to write the story of your life and my life—planning the joys, the sorrows, the changes, the unexpected—and in love, penning a story that is not really any of ours. It’s His, for His glory. An Author wise prepared to write A story fresh and new, And never was a pencil grasped By Hand more kind and true. His eyes into the future looked, As only He could see, From the beginning to the end, This life that was to be. "I'll write of joy and answered prayer, Of treasured blessings great, Of…
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Love So Amazing
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2022 Review and Favorites
Hey friends! It’s already the last week of 2022, and what a year it has been. I look over it and see the hand of God in my life. He is so good, so faithful, and it is the greatest joy you can experience to know and serve Him. Since I never did a fall review, I thought I would start with that and then we’ll talk about this past year before looking ahead to 2023. Fall in Upstate NY The fall season was extra beautiful in NY this year. The colors were amazing and the weather was so warm (we had quite a bit of 70’s!). I was thankful…
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Christmas Book + Audio Favorites
Hey friends! It’s hard to believe that Christmas will be here in less than two weeks! This is one of my favorite seasons of the year—I love the lights, the music, the shopping, the memories, the church outreaches. I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite books and audio resources that I have enjoyed during the Christmas season. Maybe they can become a part of your family’s Christmas traditions and memories. Disclaimer: Just because I recommend a resource does not mean that I agree with everything written therein or endorse everything the author has written. As always, read with discretion and compare everything to God’s word.…
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Great is His Faithfulness!
Hello, friends! Today’s post is a bit of a combination—a special Thanksgiving devotional. This time of year, I love to count the many blessings God has given me, and to think about the countless ways that He’s been so good to me. I’d like to share a few specific testimonies of His faithfulness with you, and my prayer is that these testimonies will inspire you to see His hand of love and mercy in your life as well! One year of blogging. Last year, I started out on a new adventure. I’d never done anything like it before, and had absolutely no clue how to create a website! The first…
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Kitchen Inspiration
Hello my friends! Today’s post is the second in our new series on Practical Feminine Skills and Tips (okay, I just made that name up 😉). And of course, cooking is not just a feminine skill either. As the holidays approach, with all of the baking and cooking fun coming with them, I hope that this post will be helpful to you. These websites are all either ones I have made at least one recipe from, or discovered as I was browsing for recipes, or that someone personally recommended to me. And at the end, I share the compiled cooking tips from my blog readers, along with a few of…
