I saw this idea from my favorite blogger, and actually made it!  Sometimes I have all these great plans and ideas, but they never really come together.  This time, I was ready.  House plants were on clearance at Walmart.  I picked up a couple of plants, one bag of potting soil, a bowl from my mother-in-law, moss and rocks from our backyard, sticks from the front yard, some plant cuttings I had as a decoration on my table, and I was ready to go.  It didn't take much time to pull together, and … [Read more...]

Ok, so my friend asked what I thought was the best baby shower gift, and I wanted to come up with something cute and artsy (but functional), or something profound, but I knew instantly what I would suggest and here it is: A BACKPACK. Ok, so you're thinking - really?  A backpack?  That's the words of wisdom I get?  Yes......  So many new moms get all caught up in getting a cute diaper bag.  And I have to agree - some of them are super-cute.  But here are the reasons why we started using a … [Read more...]

  As the offering plate neared our pew, she became more and more nervous - my seven-year-old searching for her coin-purse.  I found it as the plate passed to the row behind us, and we fumbled with the zipper.  I asked her, "How much do you want?" and she said, "all of it".  The coins tumbled out of their case, and she ran to the back of the church to find the offering plate.  In the background, a young woman plays the piano keys beautifully, and artfully sings the words to that famed … [Read more...]