God's character · serving

God’s Gifts To Us This Summer

Wherever God guides, He provides.

We often read that statement and think immediately of the material provisions God gives, and praise God for those gifts! But God’s provisions for us as we follow Him are multiplied and varied to meet every need – physical, spiritual, and emotional. Let me tell you how I saw Him provide all that for us in Week Two at The Wilds.

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Dinner · grilling · salad · summertime

Refreshing Summer Menu

Our Father’s Day was a sweet day! Even though my heart pangs at missing my precious dad, I rejoice that he’s in heaven and we’ll have eternity to be together!

Yesterday we had the blessing of being in church and worshiping, then heading home to have our daughter, son-in-law, and grandsons here for dinner.

I love a good reason to decorate the table with a theme and also create a menu for the day. I went with blue and white and folded the napkins like a man’s tie. My grandsons “wore” theirs before the meal! Too cute!

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breakfast · Weight watchers

Three-Ingredient Pancakes

My breakfast routine for about five days of the week is Greek yogurt, fruit and granola. l eat the Oikos yogurt because it has 15 grams of protein and keeps my sugar from dropping. I eat this menu because it’s delicious, and also healthy.

But there are days when I would love to enjoy a pancake, but cringe at starting the day with lots of calories. Then I tried a three-ingredient pancake recipe that was absolutely delicious, and my breakfast menu now has a whole new entry!

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ministry · summertime

Summer Ministry at The Wilds, Week 1

As we opened our hands and asked the Lord to use us to encourage pastors, we watched God bring to us the opportunity to serve at The Wilds this summer. I thought I might answer some questions you might have about our ministry there.

What are you doing at The Wilds? We get to come alongside the sponsors who bring campers to the camp each week and encourage, listen, pray and befriend them. We are following their schedule and attending the services they attend, eating meals with them, and also enjoying some special times set aside just for them.

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Child training · summertime

Children in the Kitchen

Woohoo for Summertime! I love this season for so many reasons! However, I know that for lots of moms, it’s a difficult season because they have to fill hours of time for their children. I’ve made lots of posts in the past about activities to do in the summertime, so I hope you’ll avail yourself to those, but today I’m going to zero in on activities to do with your kids in the kitchen.

Why the kitchen? I can think of several great benefits!

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