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My sister Sophie leaves in the morning to work for two years in Ethiopia. Please be in prayer for her as she travels and gets settled. It will be exciting to see what God has for her.
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Knowing what you’re about Moving ahead without fear Plugging into the strength to carry on
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Welcome to the Owlhaven!  Click the recipes tab at the top of the page to get a preview of some of the 200 recipes in my book.  Also included are hundreds of frugal shopping tips, sure to save you money at the store. My cookbook is available at: amazon.com Barnes and Noble borders.com Christian...
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This evening I was trying to think of something quick and different to make for dinner.  Here’s what I came up with.  Since the salmon is already cooked, the topping for the pasta can easily be made in the time it takes to boil the pasta. ————- Italian Salmon Pasta Preparation Time: 20 minutes...
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…simply give them a tub of water, a heap of doll clothes, and a kid-height clothesline.
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The other day I told someone in complete honesty that I love holding my new camera almost as much as I love the pictures that I get with it.  I love the weight of it, the way my fingers curl around the body of it, the ‘snick’ as I rotate a different lens onto...
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Joshua 1:9
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Today: – party with ‘just us’ which includes newlyweds Amanda and Ben, plus 2 friends of Erika –filling 1000+ water balloons in prep for an epic battle tonight –cranking up an ice cream maker that we haven’t used for 10 years –making peanut butter pie and blackberry crisp –BBQ’ing burgers and firecracker shrimp –hanging...
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Outdoor amphitheater, hills wrapping around, stage cupped in the center. Already, an hour before the preshow is scheduled to begin, the shady side of the amphitheater is covered with blankets and the sunny side is beginning to fill. We arrive and find my sister has saved us seats in the shade.  We spread blankets...
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