“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.†(Luke 6:38 NIV) Yesterday, a friend of mine called me to check on me. Wanted to see if I …
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What is Faith?
There are a lot of answers to this question. According to Paul in Hebrews 11:1 “…faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” I have heard this verse all my life. I know that in essence faith sees and knows what the human eye does not. Because I have …
Fun Friday: Are You Smarter Than A Preschooler?
A PRE-SCHOOL TEST FOR YOU Which way is the bus below traveling? To the left or to the right? Can’t make up your mind? Look carefully at the picture again. Still don’t know? Pre-schoolers all over the United States were shown this picture asked the same question. 90% of the pre-schooler’s gave this answer. …
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Recipes…Black Bean Salsa
This is a recipe that Kelly K. (Journey’s with Kelly) made for us on our vacation. We inhaled it! It is delicious and healthy. It has a little kick, but not so much that your kids could not eat it. Thanks Kelly! Ingredients: Black Beans 2 cans (drained) Frozen corn 1 pkg. Diced tomato w/ …
Peroxide: A Cleaning Miracle?
I received an email recently about the multiple uses for Peroxide. I knew some were true, because I have used it for some of the purposes listed (i.e. canker sores), but I tested some of the others and found that it really does work! My sister, for example, tried putting it on a blood stain …
Battlefield of the Mind…Choosing to Think Positive
I am currently reading Joyce Meyer’s book “Battlefield of the Mind”. Today, I simply want to share an excerpt from this book. It has already shown me so much about my thought life. I hope this helps you, and possibly encourages you to go get the book. “For as he thinks in his heart, so …
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How Did You Get Your Husband To Let You Do That?
I am back and in full swing of routine and family life. If you are a regular reader you know that I took last week for a girls beach trip for the first time since I have been married. Kelly (From Journey’s With Kelly) joined me, her first girls trip in 13 years! We had …
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From Angel’s Husband, Ben
Angel is currently at the beach in Panama City, Florida with several of her girlfriends … enjoying some much-needed, and well-deserved vacation time. There was supposed to be an article published this morning on 1SmartMom about peroxide being a miracle cleaner, but it looks like that post was completely empty! (Maybe when she gets back …
Organized Travels
By Aby Garvey Ah vacation…time to relax, get away from it all and really enjoy the good stuff in life. You leave your worries behind, and with any luck at all…not your toothbrush! But how to remember it all and how to pack it so you can find it when you need it? Simple: when …
Did God Really Say?
“Ask…in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 NIV When severe drought hit a small farming community in the Midwest, a local church called a prayer meeting and everybody showed up…As the pastor stood before his packed church he noticed an 11-year-old girl sitting in the front row, …