November 29, 2007

The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Catechism (and craft) for Children

For us, the traditional song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” tends to stir fond memories of a warm cozy fire, steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows, twinkling lights, pumpkin bread and the family gathered together on the living room floor. Even the youngest children quickly memorize all “twelve gifts” the True Love brought to his Beloved.

Legend has it that persecuted Christians, wishing to secretly catechize their children, …

November 29, 2007

The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Catechism (and craft) for Children

For us, the traditional song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” tends to stir fond memories of a warm cozy fire, steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows, twinkling lights, pumpkin bread and the family gathered together on the living room floor. Even the youngest children quickly memorize all “twelve gifts” the True Love brought to his Beloved.

Legend has it that persecuted Christians, wishing to secretly catechize their children, …

November 29, 2007

The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Catechism (and craft) for Children

For us, the traditional song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” tends to stir fond memories of a warm cozy fire, steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows, twinkling lights, pumpkin bread and the family gathered together on the living room floor. Even the youngest children quickly memorize all “twelve gifts” the True Love brought to his Beloved.

Legend has it that persecuted Christians, wishing to secretly catechize their children, …

November 26, 2007

"We’re Not Gossiping. We’re Networking."

Along with the growth of the Internet, the potential for sin has grown. Rather than gossiping with just one neighbor at a time, now the blogging housewife can count the hits on her site meter as she multiplies her possibilities.

Gossip and slander are nothing new. Technology hasn’t invented a new sin (Ecclesiastes 1:9). However, as we improve our ability to communicate with numerous people …

November 22, 2007

I Thank Thee, Sire

I Thank Thee Sire But Thou art making me, I thank Thee, sire.
What Thou hast done and doest Thou know’st well.
And I will help Thee; gently in Thy fire
I will lie burning; on Thy potter’s wheel
I will whirl patient, though my brain should reel.
Thy grace shall be enough the grief to quell,
And growing strength perfect through weakness dire.

~ GEORGE MACDONALD

Wow! How many of …

November 19, 2007

Are you busy December 2, 2007?

If not, please come join us for a Pie Auction/Barn Dance Fund Raiser for Colleen Moeller! Some of you may remember my friend, Colleen Moeller, from an article I wrote in May.

The Bluedorn family of Trivium Pursuit has planned a fund raiser on December 2, 2007. Please plan to join us as we all pull together in a spirit of Christian community …

November 15, 2007

Not All Vans are Created Equal!

Guess what! I was one of the first people in America to drive the All-New 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan! And I had it for six whole days! Yep, you heard it right. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Dodge to see if I was interested in test driving their 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan for a week. They wanted a “mom’s” opinion of their …

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November 14, 2007

“But I AM a Submissive Wife!”

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Ephesians 5:22-24

As men and women, we tend …

November 8, 2007

The Missing "Pink" Link

We’ve all heard stories of scientists striving to find the “missing link,” the remains of some creature that connects modern man with the chimpanzee. Many of these stories are so far-fetched they’re humorous, such as the story of the “Heidelberg Man” whose ape-like shape was manufactured from the remains of just a jawbone. Later, scientists conceded that this bone was quite human after all. Or …

November 3, 2007

Interviews with Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Dennis Rainey

Jennie Chancey, Stacy McDonald, and Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Jennie and I had some fun this week! James, Caleb, William, Melissa, and I all headed down to Arkansas to meet up with Jennie and family for a few radio interviews with Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine of FamilyLife on Wednesday and then …

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