I hadn’t, until I got a sample of it along with a Moon Dough Barnyard play set. Moon dough is a new kind of play dough that is soft, non-sticky, and marshmallow-like. Best of all, the company says that the dough never dries out– hooray for that! The barn play set is fun. Just...
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The tail end of summer is roaring past me at ridiculous speed. We opted to skip the ‘big’ fair this year– it costs so much!– but had a great time going to a church carnival on Saturday. They had 50-cent hot dogs, corn dogs, burgers, ice cream, snow cones and cotton candy, if you...
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I’m sooo excited to be attending the Together for Adoption conference! It’s Sept 30-Oct 2nd in Austin, TX. Are you going? Are you thinking about going? If you live anywhere near Austin, please do–I’d love to meet you there! Turning in your registration before Sept 1st will get you the lower early bird registration...
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Our God He lives forever He reigns in power and love Let Earth bow down before Him For He is exalted We look to Yahweh Yahweh Forever Yahweh Yahweh Our hope is God Almighty His love is greater than all Lift high the God of Heaven Give all the honor We look to Yahweh...
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Our older girls (part 1) Although John and I were in immediate agreement when considering adopting these 9 and 11 year old girls, the journey had its share of obstacles. Money, amazingly, was not one of them. Between a tax refund and the sale of my first book, God had that covered. The first...
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Don’t miss: Avoiding the Back to School Wallet Pinch (by me) at Blogher.com ~~~~ This is the time of year when people get busy canning garden produce. Just in case you’re looking for a few good easy canning recipes, here are some of the recipes and videos I’ve shared over the years. Mary Ostyn:...
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My lunch today. From the store: watermelon From the garden: tomatoes, cukes, canteloupe, and CORN! Also: this french bread - it has a secret!
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Third child. Third time I’ve sent a child off to college, and still it is not easy. Friday I got Jared settled into his dorm room for his first year of college. Made his bed, stocked his dorm fridge with yogurt and OJ and milk, bought him cleaning supplies and ravioli and trail mix...
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Let Your light shine And fill this earth With a beautiful story Let Your rain pour out And fill this world And reach out Your hand for me
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I love it when I’m asked to review cookbooks! Most recent is Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food, written by Jeff Potter. I don’t really consider myself a geek, but I lovelovelove this book. It’s part cookbook, part science book. The science is presented as a series of engaging essays...
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