#6 of the top 10 Sanity Savers When Remodeling
Animals are curious and will get them selves into messes. Thinking about them before you begin a job will save you and them a great deal of stress. Making arrangements before hand will save you money.
While I am waiting.
It seems right, that this is the book I am reading while the boys are in drivers ed. It is also appropriate that I tell you I am 2 chapters behind my Proverbs 31 online bible study group. This is my first online study with Proverbs 31, but so far I am enjoying the…
#5 of the Top 10 Tips When Remodeling
WE LEARNED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND TO BE PRESENT HAHAHAHAHAHhahahahahahaaaa! It was fun. No really, picture the scene for just a moment. We are 17 days from breaking ground on our project. Plans, contracts and coffee mugs covered my large round dining table and the chairs were filled with contractors, electricians, plumbers, an architect and…
#4 of the Top 10 Sanity Savers When Remodeling
#4 It is ok to stand your ground. You are going to have to make sacrifices and compromises like we talked about in tip #3, but following my #1 and #2 tip gives you the confidence to stand your ground. What are the key elements that are going to pull this whole remodel together for…
Now is a Great Time to Quit Gardening.
This year was the best year I have ever had gardening, but it has not always been an activity I have enjoyed. In fact, it was eight years ago that I quit gardening. I was discouraged to the point that I dreaded heading over to the garden I was cooping with a friend. My kids…
Do You Plan for Next Year’s Harvest?
A simple spiral note book. It was less than a dollar on clearance but it has saved me far more than any other garden tool. We all know our regular gardening wind down routine. As a matter of fact, tonight I will finish pulling the last of the buggy zucchini plants and the scraggly…
#3 of the Top 10 Sanity Savers When Remodeling
Compromise is not about paying less, or giving in. It is about making sure you achieve the look you want, taking care of the people that are taking care of you, all while staying in budget. Don’t move the line if you don’t have to. Try looking for other ways to solve your problem before you buy your way out.
The Widow’s Mite, The Patron Pendant of Writers
Tying ourselves with others through talismans, reminders, treasures, or gifts is a way of reinforcing the bond of friendship even though distance may separate.
Scarred fields and Scarred people
Yesterday I noticed two dark green cuts running through the field rolling by on my right. Someone must have lost a cow or just decided to cross through on their four wheeler to get to the next field over, laying down crop as they drove. The two lines gave evidence, long after whatever had cut the path was…
You can lead a horse to water, just not on the Sabbath.
There is a danger we face as Christians. It is the danger of forgetting who we are.
What makes a common vessel, supernatural?
What makes a common vessel, supernatural?
What Do You Want From Me? Here’s mud in your eye.
“What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord,” he replied, “I want to see!” Jesus, God made flesh, is face to face with a blind man. Not only has he known this man from the beginning of time as his creator, but he has know about this very moment as God, it’s author….
God wants to change your definition
There is a curious thing God does in the life of Sarai and Abram leading up to entering the promise land. He changes their names. As he changed their names he changes their personal definition. A New Covenant The main place I think of where we change our names today, is in marriage. As…
On the dry ground
But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right, and on their left. Exodus 29:14 Today I am reminded that the same water that threatens to suffocate and smother me, did not destroy me. Instead of bringing death, troubled seas opened up…