Author: Amy

  • Know Him and receive glory and goodness

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    Scripture 2 Peter: 3 As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life. He has called us to receive his own glory and goodness! –New Living Translation Observation: To live a godly life, it is imperative to get to know Jesus better. Then he will give…

  • Day 17: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 17: Get ready for Christmas part 3: Ask your kids what they would like to do over the school break. Make a point to do at least one realistic request.   Enjoy planning some fun…  See you tomorrow.

  • A Virtual Cookie Exchange

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    Getting ready to bake for Christmas and need some tried and true, really yummy cookie recipes? Or do you have a recipe to share? Below you’ll find a sampling of cookies my friends and I have baked through the years for Karen’s Annual Cookie Competition Exchange. If you have any cookie recipes to share, please post on…

  • NPR’s Holiday Reading List

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    Since I now so often have little ears in the car with me, I don’t get to listen to NPR in the mornings or evenings as I did in my pre-mom days. Tonight my husband came home and asked me to listen to a beautiful story that aired today on NPR about a family who sets…

  • Must schedule better to be more clear-minded

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    Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Observation: Don’t just pray haphazardly. Prayer is important so be intentional about it. Application:I really need to get back in the habit of waking before everyone else and praying, reading and journaling. I…

  • Day 16: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 16: Pray for our country.   Enjoy your prayer time…  See you tomorrow.

  • Menu Plan for December 15- 21

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    Dinner: Honey Pecan Chicken, brocolli Honey Pecan Chicken ½ cup pecans 2 Tablespoons cornflake crumbs 2 Tablespoons honey 1 Tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce 4 5-ounce chicken breasts Non-stick spray 1 Preheat oven to 425. Line baking sheet with foil. 2. Finely chop pecans in food processor. Combine with cornflake crumbs and sprinkle onto waxed…

  • Ya gotta take some steps for change to happen

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    Scripture: James 4:8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Observation: If you want God in your life, go to him and change your ways. Application: You can’t expect God to make all the effort and make all the change.…

  • Day 15: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 15: Take a bubble bath tonight and listen to instrumental Christmas carols … or put it on your calendar for another date this week and do not cancel.   Relax and enjoy…  See you tomorrow.

  • Get ready for a virtual cookie exchange

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    Fire up those ovens (or at least your keyboards)! Today I attended a ninth annual cookie exchange (I’ve only missed one through the years) and it got me thinking… we need to have a virtual cookie exchange! I bet you have at least one, if not more, tired-and-true cookie recipe you would be willing to…

  • Day 14: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 14: Go tele-caroling:  Call a relative or two and sing a Christmas carol (or enlist your children to do it for you/ with you).   Enjoy sharing God’s love and maybe even getting a little goofy…  See you tomorrow.

  • Day 13: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 13: Make spiced cider tonight. (Easy version: simmer apple cider with a few cinnamon sticks. Google for more intricate recipe.) Share with your family while reading a few Christmas books.   Enjoy…  See you tomorrow.

  • So what Bible do you read?

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    This isn’t a question I’ve asked too many times, but with a new year starting soon and another Bible reading plan wrapping up for me, I’m wondering if it is time to make a change. I’ve been an NIV girl for as long as I’ve read the Bible. I’ve used a couple different copies: The…

  • I don’t WANT to be lazy

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    Scripture: Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Observation: Don’t take your faith for granted and let things slide. Instead grow your faith and exercise patience. Application: Especially as I am ending up another Bible reading challenge, it…

  • Day 12: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 12: Pray for your immediate family… as a group and as individuals.   Enjoy sharing God’s love again…  See you tomorrow. PS You might consider rounding up some apple cider and cinnamon sticks for tomorrow.