A Quick Update…

Our little girl is still safe and warm inside her mommy and doesn’t seem to be indicating an imminent exodus. Though we’ve had a few moments of anxiousness and impatience, for the most part we have been truly thankful for the extra time we’ve had to organize, clean, and prepare (and [...]

A Blessing in Song: Abiding Radio

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We are blessed in our age to have so many Christian-growth-encouraging resources available at the click of a button or the flick of a wrist. In our home, we are very thankful for the wealth of good, Christian music and like to listen to it for a good portion of our day. [...]

A Tour of My Coupon (and More!) Organizer

Frustrated with failed attempts to arrange my coupons in an easily accessible and visible system, I set out on the quest to find the perfect coupon organizer. I googled, lurked on blogs, and scoured search engines…but I still couldn’t find an organizational system I was happy with. Somewhere in my hunt, I [...]

Discouraging the Fungus Among Us: Preserving Your Kitchen Sponge

Perhaps I am strange in that I prefer to use a sponge over a washcloth for dish washing, but I’ve found it to be slightly more effective, particularly on the wonderful hardened crusties. Since our dishwasher is me, our sponge sees a bit more mileage than the average kitchen sponge. I hated coming [...]

MP3: A Life Well Spent: John G. Paton

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Life, any life, would be well spent, under any conceivable conditions, in bringing one human soul to know and love and serve God and His Son…
~John G. Paton~
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MP3 and Transcript of Piper’s Biographical Sketch: You Will be Eaten by Cannibals! Lessons from the Life of John G. Paton: Courage in the Cause of Missions [...]

MP3 Musings…

Recent weeks have afforded Daniel and me numerous opportunities to listen to various MP3s of sermons and lectures that have been an incredible source of spiritual blessing in our lives. We are thoroughly blessed in our age to have an innumerable amount of resources at our fingertips that so many of our spiritual forefathers did [...]

Thoughts on a Stable Birth

Expecting our first child during this Christmas season brought about some special reflections on the unseemly birth of our Savior that I doubt I would have had otherwise.
As the birth of our child approached, I began to grow concerned about the circumstances that I thought needed to be different. At that time we had [...]

Reasons We’re Glad We’re Still Waiting…

1. It’s REALLY cold outside.
2. Our heater is broken.
3. Houses over 100 years old are not known for their excellent insulation.
4. It’s REALLY cold inside.
5. Yes…the picture is real (sorry for the poor quality!).
6. Observations: Bread doesn’t rise at certain temperatures. Lotion is REALLY cold at certain temperatures. Ovens are a great [...]

And We’re Back…

My coupons are organized…
The nursery is cleaned…
The closet/storage room is built…
The pantry is organized (thanks to God’s provision through CVS!)…
Thank You’s are written (minus family Christmas )…
Meals are made and frozen…
Our little girl’s clothes are washed…
Books have been read…
Birth supplies are ready…
LMPG Birthday Cards are ready for next month…
and I’m finally returning to the [...]

Frugal Friday: Free Auntie Anne’s Pretzels!

I wish that we had an Auntie Anne’s in our area–they are the best soft pretzels I’ve ever had! However, for those of you with the privilege of having one nearby (our closest is 40 miles according to the site–hardly free!), Auntie Anne’s is giving away free pretzels on February 2, from 10 a.m. [...]