Tangled…or Mangled? A Review

I recently came across this movie review of the latest Disney movie Tangled. I was so impressed with what Andrea Reins had to say about this movie I thought I would share it with you. Here is an exerpt: Tangled is aptly called a fairy tale, because in the real world sins have their rewards [...]

12 Days of Christmas – Large Family Rendition

I found this on the Large Family Logistics (GREAT book by the way! Totally recommend it!) facebook page and wanted to share it with you all. Cute. I’ve heard all these comments (as I am sure any one with 3 or more children has!), except we do have a set of twins! And the replies [...]

A Disputing or Quiet Spirit?

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: – Philippians 2:14 There is very much meaning in that old English word murmur; just sound it,—it is murmur. Any child can say that; it is one of the easiest words to speak; and that is why, I think, we have that word for complaining and grumbling, because [...]

Snow Day

Off our porch this morning – taken by my daughter Kaitlyn After a treacherous drive home from church last night on an icy, snow covered interstate, we woke up to 6 inches of snow. I don’t remember the last time we’ve had that much snow here on the plateau. There is still snow coming down [...]

Fish Tacos

I know fish tacos probably doesn’t sound too appealing, right up there with chocolate mashed potatoes, but really it is quite good or at least this particular recipe is. My husband said it didn’t really remind him of Mexican food, rather a seafood dish. However you want to classify it, it is one of my [...]

The World in the Christian

Christian! It is not the ship in the water, but the water in the ship, which sinks it. So it is not the Christian in the world, but the world in the Christian, which constitutes the danger. Anything which dims my vision of Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps my [...]