My beating heart~My very soul~Is held by One who won’t let go
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I know.  I’ve often linked to both Carrien and Ann. But each time I do, it’s because I can’t stand the thought of someone missing their words.  Yesterday I read  Carrien’s secret to an extraordinary life, and realized how often it has led me right.  Today I was blown away by Ann’s post about...
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This weekend I’ve decided to join Money Saving Mom and Life As Mom‘s freezer cooking challenge.  I’ve got lots of ingredients in my freezer and pantry.   I just need to translate those into some meals that will come together easily in the next weeks. Here’s my plan: 3 Hamburger Enchilada casseroles (Thursday) 3 dozen...
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One day last week when I had just two kids at home, I stopped with them at Panda Express for dinner.  Our five year old, not known for her appetite, declared that she was having orange chicken and nothing else. I scanned the menu and saw that a single serving of orange chicken was...
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On any given day, I’ll have 3 or 4 ‘gotta try this’ recipes open in my internet browser.  And often when I do get around to trying something, I won’t have all the ingredients called for in the recipe. Do I let that stop me?  Hardly ever.  Some of my most interesting recipes happen...
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these precious people. (The pastor of the church doing this work in Haiti is Kari Jobe‘s dad) —————– Related:  Help in Haiti
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I call him at the tail end of his shift at work. “Wanna meet me at Pier One?” “Sure!” he says, a smile in his voice at my surprise invitation. He got me a gift card for Christmas and he’s been wanting to take me to spend it.  This evening most of the kids...
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I come to the altar and I bow before you You are everything my heart desires A friend that is closer than any brother could be I’m so amazed I can call out to you and you hear me Salvation has a name Mercy has a face Holiness was crucified And rose to give...
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Not sure if this is idea is a new one or an extremely obvious one, but I thought I’d share.  Awhile back I was scouring the house for a shipping envelope big enough to fit a book and came up empty. I thought about what I did have– TONS of gift bags in many...
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Thinking Super Bowl food?  How about this egg roll recipe at MyRecipes.com?
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