Author: Amy
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Daily Advent Activities for Moms: December 4
So how was dinner last night? Did you play Christmas music and light candles? I hope you found some peace and enjoyment. :) Today’s Advent activity requires a review of your ‘homework’ from the first day. Taking the time to do both activities will really make a difference in the rest of the month, so…
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Daily Advent Activities for Moms: December 3
The fact that we are in December and Christmas is right around the corner is getting more real to me. Today our Brownie Girl Scout troop is helping to decorate the church for Christmas and is wrapping gifts each of our families have donated to give to our sponsored family. It’s definitely beginning to look…
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Daily Advent Activities for Moms: December 2
Are you joining me in the simple daily advent activities each day this month until Christmas Day? If so, here’s your refreshment for today, December 2:
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Nutter Butter Snowman Cookies & Best Party Recipes for Sharing
My daughter loves to decorate cookies. She also loves to bake and cook just about anything with me in the kitchen, but most recently we came up with a sweet treat we knew we had to share with you: Nutter Butter Snowman Cookies! Natalie took one snowman to school yesterday in her lunchbox and she’s already…
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Simple Daily Advent Activities for Moms: December 1
You don’t need me to tell you that Christmas is right around the corner and all that entails. We all know how joyful this season is supposed to be, yet often it gets hijacked by stress. Back in 2008, I created and shared an Advent calendar of rejuvenating and centering activities to do each day…
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This week’s daily Bible reading & #SOAPDevo: 2 Corinthians 6-12
Happy Monday and welcome to December! For the first time for as long as I can remember, our Christmas tree is already up and it is just the first of December! Wooo-Hooo! To be honest, this might also be the first year in many that our tree has been up before the 15th of December,…
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Watch me on TV today & find out what wines to enjoy this Thanksgiving
Good morning, friends! It’s been a whirlwind week! Last weekend I judged wines for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, then flew off to London, England Sunday afternoon for the Wine Vision conference where I learned a lot, heard some interesting and enlightening perspectives, and met some fantastic people in the international business of wine. I returned…
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Behind the scenes as a wine judge
For the next two days I’ll be judging wines with 99 other judges for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo for my third year in a row. I can’t wear lipstick or anything with a fragrance. Nothing. And I’ll be in a room that’s about 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Wanna what happens behind the scenes? I’ve got the…
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Working hard and trying to persevere
Last I wrote, aside from the wine events, I told you I was traveling and I’d, essentially, “be right back.” And, well, that didn’t happen. Instead life and work got in the way and I didn’t get right back in the swing of posting SOAP or much else, to be honest. Life is full. Parenting…
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Daily Devotional: Acts 9 #SOAPDevo
I’m flying and out of the house super early this morning. Our reading, if you are reading with me, is Acts 9. Hope you are enjoying the reading! Feel free to download our free SOAP devotional Bible reading bookmark to keep track of the reading. Missed a day– or a few weeks? That’s okay, just…
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Halloween Mummy Milano Cookies
Ready for something super easy to do with your kids to get into a playful Halloween spirit? Check out these adorable Halloween Mummy Milano cookies my daughter, who is 8, made for her Brownie Girl Scout troop. (We’ve also enjoyed several of the cookies at home, too. YUM!
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Do supernatural things things faze you? Daily SOAP Devotion: Acts 8 #SOAPDevo
Good Morning! The verse that grabbed me today was one about something supernatural. Here’s our Daily SOAP Devotion reading for today: Acts 8
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Daily SOAP Devotion: Acts 7 #SOAPDevo
Good Morning! Today marks a week since we began this reading plan together, I hope you are enjoying it and are hearing God speak to you. I’ve certainly enjoyed starting my days with SOAP and sharing with you. Here’s our Daily SOAP Devotion reading for today: Acts 7
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Canvas wines at Hyatt
My husband and I were enjoying a date night not too long ago and decided to drop by the hotel bar at a Hyatt near us. As it turned out, it was happy hour. (Yippeee!) The bartender encouraged us to try the Hyatt house wines, Canvas, which are crafted by the Michael Mondavi family. He…