Author: Amy
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Daily Devotion: Esther Reflection Questions
We’ve spent a little time reading Esther together this month, reading a chapter a day and then taking few days for reflection. Before we move on to our next book of the Bible, let’s take two more days to reflect just a bit more. I’ve prepared a few questions to help you think about what you’ve…
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Easy, inexpensive & yet healthy meals for your family
Looking for a tool to make dinnertime easier, cheaper and still nutritious? My friend Jessica’s latest cookbook, Good Cheap Eats: Everyday Dinners and Fantastic Feasts for $10 or Less, hit the stores and the interwebs yesterday and it is chock full of great meal ideas that are just as the title describes: good, cheap eats.…
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Daily Devotion: Esther 10
Happy Wednesday! If you are reading with me, today our reading is pretty short: Esther 10. Although it is a quick one, still take the time to listen and talk to God about it.
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Slugs & Bugs to benefit Justin’s TRIumph Over GAN & Hannah’s Hope Fund
Can you imagine what it would be like if your child was suffering from a rare rare, fatal genetic disorder and there wasn’t any federal funding to help find a solution? Houston kids Justin and Lexi Clark and their family are facing that battle. Both have been diagnosed with Giant Axonal Neuropathy (GAN), which affects only 50-70 children worldwide.…
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Dear American Girl, I thought “retired” meant “gone forever”
Dear American Girl: I just received the latest American Girl catalog in the mail. I was puzzled to see that you decided to return Samantha to the sales line-up. What? I thought “retired” meant “gone forever,” as in “This product is retired and so you cannot buy this product from us any longer.” Don’t get me…
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Diggin’ the sound of my Klipsch GiG Speaker
Let me start right out by saying this: I am NOT an audiophile. That being said, I hate bad sound quality when it comes to music. I’d rather listen to something at a lower volume than listen to distorted music and my ears often hurt when people share music on their phone at a volume…
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Daily Devotion: Esther 1
For the last month and a half we’ve read through the Proverbs together, one and a half times. I have really enjoyed taking in His wisdom each morning and listening to what God might be telling me. I hope you have also enjoyed the days in Proverbs and learned what He had in store for…
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Fitness Friday- Week 2 update- Why do YOU exercise?
It’s been two full weeks since we launched into exercising together here on MomsToolbox. How’s it going for you? In some ways it is getting easier to keep exercise in my routine, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t also getting harder at times, too. When my alarm went off Wednesday morning, I really thought about sleeping…
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Pre-order Good Cheap Eats— and get a FREE wine pairing ebooklet by yours, truly
So often people think that wine is for snobs or only for special occasions and fine meals. As you might guess, I disagree. To me, that is almost like saying food is only for special occasions. Wine is an agricultural product that can truly enhance the flavor of just about any meal, and paired well, any…
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Houston Area Wine Events in September
You might have noticed a few changes around here on MomsToolbox. Not too long ago I mentioned that I was moving my content from MomsTravel Tales to join MomsToolbox, and with the new header, I have also moved some of my wine content and series that were on VineSleuth Uncorked over to MomsToolbox, as well. It might…
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Daily Devotion: 31 Days in Proverbs: Proverbs 26
If you are reading with me, today we are on Proverbs 26. (Remembering what to read in the Proverbs is as easy as remembering the day’s date when you read them with me.) That being said: Today’s Reading: Proverbs 26 Using SOAP devotional method, here’s what I heard…
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Daily Devotion: 31 Days in Proverbs: Proverbs 25
August sure is flying by for me. My kids spent their first full week in school last week and I think I had my most productive week in years last week, as well. What was so great about it was that it was productive in so many ways. I got a lot of tasks done,…
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Fitness Friday: 1 Week report
Happy Friday, friends. As determined by my new trainer, Fridays and Sundays are rest days for me, so no exercising today. Instead I got to sleep in an extra hour and a half and my body got to recover. Cha-CHING! After exercising nearly every day over the past week, I cannot say that I look any…
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Daily Devotion: SOAP (Diligence) and holding your tongue
Wow! How did it get to be Thursday already? This morning I was up and out at 5 a.m to do my second round of weight training. I’m so thankful for that time! I’m also thankful for the habit I brought back last month of daily time in the Word. Here’s what grabbed me today…
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Managing Chores- Dishwasher Duty
How do you spread the joy, er… responsibility, of dishwasher unloading at your house? Because we can go in spells of running the dishwasher a lot or very little, I was struggling with finding the best way to share the joy of dishwasher unloading among all my sweet children. My kids are 8- 12 years old. Also,…