This week I discovered the pure joy that is shopping handmade on Etsy. I have been selling my baked goods (and to-die-for toffee) on Etsy for many months now and I have watched as my friend, Sara’s, photo-greeting-card business took off with outstanding success. But I never made a purchase myself. Not sure why. Maybe it […]
The One with the Greatest Cause for Thanksgiving
On Sunday my husband preached a sermon that was powerfully applicable during this season of thanks. He walked the congregation through the triumphs and failures of the apostle Peter. This man dropped everything to follow Jesus. He believed Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God, right from the beginning and was blessed by Jesus […]
The One with the OCC Packing
Every year I look forward to Operation Christmas Child. I have been packing shoe boxes for longer than I can remember, and each year it is just so thrilling. To know that such a small box of gifts can bring a smile to a child’s face and potentially change their life is incredible. For the […]
The One with a Quick Convo
Tonight I got to talk to these people: It was so awesome and so spur of the moment. My phone had suddenly beep beep beeped with three text messages–all from Spiritfire girls (from our former youth group) thanking me for the cookies I baked for them. (Britta was awesome enough to order them from my […]
The One with the New Favorite Book
You know that feeling you get when you’re turning page after page of a fantastic book? It’s thrilling, gripping, consuming. You just want to finish it, to find out what happens in the end? But then, as soon as you read the last word on the last page there’s a pit of sadness in your stomach. […]
The One with Her First Race
I ran my first race on Saturday. Yes, that’s right. I’ve been running for the past 6 years and never gotten up the courage to sign up for a race. It made me nervous just thinking about it. And I’d rather just run. Some of my fears included– being way too competitive. being mad at […]
The One with the Real Crocheting
I am a little crocheting maniac right now. And I’m loving it! Mostly I’m loving it because I *think* I actually know what I’m doing this time around. Yeah, all those years, all those scarves, all those patterns that were far beyond my ability–all of it was thanks to my totally backwards method of crocheting. […]
The One with the Scrapbooking Winner and a DISCOUNT
And the winner of My Memories Digital Scrapbooking software giveaway IS— Jillian from Meandering Mind who says I think it would be wonderful to win this giveaway, because I’m so un-crafty :( I wish I could handmake my own scrapbooks, but I tend to cut off heads, over glue pages and end up with a […]
Digital Scrapbooking {giveaway}
giveaway now closed! but even if you don’t win the MyMemories Suite, there’s still a deal awaiting you. Simply follow this link, purchase the suite and use the coupon code STMMMS86322 when you check out for $10.00 OFF the scrapbook software PLUS another $10 coupon for the MyMemories store! —- For the past many years, scrapbooking has been all the rage. I remember […]
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