cakes · Celebrations

Triple Chocolate Cake For a Celebration Day

Today marks my 65th birthday…yikes. I won’t say all the things you say when you hit a milestone like this. I will say that I thank the Lord for every day He has given me. The Psalmist said in chapter 90 – So teach us to number our DAYS that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. We’re not told to number our years because years are made up of individual days. It’s up to us how we use them or waste them, enjoy them or curse them.

This day is two birthdays in one. I trusted Christ as my Savior on my 8th birthday, making this day so full of blessings! I’ve been His child, safe and secure for 57 years. God has been so gracious to give me so many blessings, including overall good health, although the day that I’m writing

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Home decor

A Front Door Wreath for the “In-between” Season

I know lots of you are already decked out for fall, but I’m still in denial! I’m hanging onto the warm days and summer-like temps as long as possible.

When I was sweeping off my front porch this week, I noticed that my front door wreath needed some help. The flowers were faded and pretty sad. I was headed to town anyway, so I added Hobby Lobby to my list of places to stop.

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Home making · podcast · Work

A Biblical Attitude Towards Housework

(You can listen to this post on my podcast.)

You sleepily turn off the alarm and stumble to get your morning coffee. Entering the kitchen, you are greeted by the dishes that are sitting in cold water in the sink, like sunken ships at sea. Also drumming its fingers in need of attention is the pile of laundry that is tumbling out of the bottomless pit hamper. You wonder if you’ll ever get caught up on everything that needs to be done. Housework. Isn’t it just a drudgery that we have to plug through each hour, each day and each week? From the floors to dishes to laundry, there’s always something calling for our attention. While it can be overwhelming, having a biblical attitude about it can truly change not only how we approach it, but it could also enable us to accomplish more. Does the Lord care or have anything to say about the way we work in our home? Oh, yes, and it’s so encouraging and can be a game-changer if we apply His Truth to those responsibilities.

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Responding to trials · trials

Prepare for a Storm

You can listen to this week’s podcast here.

I’m one of those that likes to be prepared ahead, way ahead for things that are coming. I remember back to one winter when we were issued a winter storm warning. It was promising to bring many inches of snow. In the south, that can bring an absolute shut-down, as well as power outages, empty grocery store shelves and panic in general. For fear that we could lose our power, I made sure that we had propane in the fireplaces, as well as the gas grill so we could cook out there, if necessary. I made sure the pantry was well stocked, and the freezer was ready with prepared food to get us through a few days.

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