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  • Day 11: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 11: Pray for your extended family. Write down your prayer for at least one individual and mail it to him/ her.   Enjoy sharing God’s love…  See you tomorrow.

  • There’s a bigger truth-checker than Snopes

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    Scripture: 2 Timothy 4: 3 For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. Observation: There will be a time (and I believe it has…

  • Day 10: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 10: Look through old Christmas pictures.   Enjoy…  See you tomorrow.

  • Reunited and it tastes so good…

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    Many years ago, when I was a sweet little undergrad at the University of Florida, (I can’t help but to fit that UF thing in a lot right now. Go Gators! Anyhow, back to the story…) I loved to bake a secret peanut butter and chocolate cookie. These cookies ROCKED. A little crispy yet still a tad chewy chocolate on…

  • What should I be doing?

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    Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:9-10 9No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, 10and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of saints, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds…

  • Day 9: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 9: Read John 1:1-18 to your family or enjoy some quiet reading with yourself and God.   Enjoy…  See you tomorrow.

  • Menu Planning Monday

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    Here’s what the 144 family will be dining on this week for dinner: Monday: Hidden Valley Chicken breasts, broccoli ( 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning mix, 1/4 cup unseasoned bread crumbs, 6- 8 pieces of chicken. Coat chicken piecesin a combo of Hiden Valley Ranch dressing mix and plain breadcrumbs, then bake at 37…

  • Don’t mess with the false stuff

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    Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:3-4 3As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer 4nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work-which is by faith. Observation: Stick to faith in…

  • Day 8: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 8: Pray for your/ your husband’s work situation. (After praying for him, consider writing down your prayer and sharing it with him.) Enjoy…  See you tomorrow.

  • I’m an advent calendar loser

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    So, if you’ve read anything here lately you probably noticed that I kind of like the whole advent calendar idea. I have mine up and I’ve been opening and following each day’s suggestion: praying, reading, doing things with the family. And feeling a little proud of myself. This morning my 7-year-old asked me when we…

  • Day 7: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Advent calendars’ aren’t just for the kids… every day up to, and including, Christmas Day I’ll have a treat/ simple assignment for you in celebration of Christmas. Here’s your assignment for Day 7: Write a note to someone you won’t see this Christmas and mail it to her/ him. Emails and mass Christmas cards do not…

  • Calm down and pray

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    Scripture: Philippians 4: 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Observation: Bring your troubles to God. Share all of them with him and then don’t worry any longer. Application: This sounds easier said (and read) than done. I’m a planner. Or…

  • Day 6: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Advent calendars’ aren’t just for the kids… every day up to, and including, Christmas Day I’ll have a treat/ simple assignment for you in celebration of Christmas. Here’s your assignment for Day 6: Host a family Christmas movie tonight (or put it on your calendar for a different night and follow through). Pop popcorn, snuggle under…

  • Day 5: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Advent calendars’ aren’t just for the kids… every day up to, and including, Christmas Day I’ll have a treat/ simple assignment for you in celebration of Christmas. Here’s your assignment for Day 5: Pray for all your bloggy friends and another women’s group you may be apart of that we may all have a peaceful, joy-filled Christmas. Thank…

  • Day 4: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Advent calendars’ aren’t just for the kids… every day up to, and including, Christmas Day I’ll have a treat/ simple assignment for you in celebration of Christmas. Here’s your task for Day 4: Get ready for Christmas part 2: Look back over your notes from Day 1 on what you like about Christmas. What plans…