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Be A Blessing.... Often when someone is in the hospital we want to help, but rarely do we know what to do.... may I suggest a snack basket. Ideas for a snack basket:  Fresh fruit with a pairing knife Plastic silverware, napkins, and paper plates  sweets - candy, cupcakes, trail mix salty - nuts, chips, crackers, popcorn, combos meal/snack bars  cheese sticks  fruit snacks or died fruit bottles of water or other drinks  pudding cups, jello  bread, miracle whip (packets), lunch meat, cheese and chips to make sandwiches  My mom and my mother in law, both brought us in snacks and it made such a difference. Another thing is offer to stop and pick up a meal or a burger and fries, or shake. A pizza tastes better than hospital food any day. We also appreciated an extra $10 or $20 that was gifted to use to use for food or things we needed while we were at the hospital.  I was lucky that there was a hospital acros...

2017 Year In Review: January - Jekyll Island, Georgia vacation February - finished painting interior trim and doors throughout the house. March - Rhoda 1st. surgery May - Faith high school graduation          -wyatt surgery in hospital stay June - Wyatt 2nd. surgery/ hospital stay July - Wyatt home from the hospital and infusions at home for 3 weeks August - Rhoda 2nd. surgery and 3rd. emergency surgery September - visited College of the Ozarks and the St Louis Arch in Missouri October - Hocking Hills Ohio trip December - Blessed with a new Church family and friends. Stephen - still working at the glass plant and stays busy keeping things looking good around our little farm. Rhoda - busy with our Shaklee business , homeschooling , and being wife, and Mama. ~ Married 12.2 years ~ More in love now than ever! Rented a cabin in  Hocking Hills, Ohio  for our anniversary and enjoyed hiking the rim and gorge trails. We ...

I have many, happy, childhood memories of Christmas caroling.  When I was a kid, we used to go caroling with our church and with my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, every year.  It was a family tradition.   We would all bring cookies and candies, and put together cookie plates to give to those that we went caroling to.  After the plates were made and we all had our caroling books, we would pile into cars and drive to the people's place's that we were caroling for. I loved riding in Grandpa's car or with my best friend Carla.  Growing up in a conservative family, we did not decorate for Christmas or have a Christmas tree. So, as a kid, I loved seeing all the Christmas lights and decorations in the people's homes we visited.  My favorite place to go caroling was our old neighbor lady Adell's house. She doted on us kids and would pass out candy and I loved her C hristmas lights and her singing Santa doll.  After...

I am a christian.... but I haven't been to church regularly for over five years... and it's been over twelve years since I've had a church where I felt loved, needed, and a part of. I used to help on buses, be a nursery worker, do bulletin boards, decorate the church, help with Ladies meetings and loved singing special music. The reason is NOT for a lack of wanting or trying to find a good church. On the contrary... we have visited a lot of churches over the years always hoping we'd find what we were looking for, but always coming up short. My biggest issue with finding a church after what it believes and preaches, is that there are people there that want the same as me in life. Some of my needs in no particular order: (This may be a good time to point out I am conservative and like things rather old fashion.)  Independent, Fundamental, KJV Baptist Church  Home-schoolers - wanting to raise their kids for the Lord  People dress up for church...

The 30 Days To Peace A One-Month Creative Journal is a little book that features writing and drawing prompts, along with peace related quotes throughout the book. This journal is a way for you to unwind and find peace amidst our busy lives and is perfect for this time of year when the hustle and bustle of the holidays have you stressed to the max. Even though the book is small, there is plenty of space to express yourself. If you are not into drawing, you can create a collage or include photographs. The only down side is that the pages are thin and if you color with markers (I use fine point ones), the marker bleeds through to the next page, which ruins what you have written. Also, I am not a fan of the colors on the cover. To comply with regulations by the FTC, the publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book for review purposes. All opinions are my own.

When it comes to cleaning out your closet.... many people find that taking everything out is the easy part. It's knowing what to put back in that's a little more tough to figure out. I recommend making four piles. Put each item of clothing on one of these piles..... 1. Throw out 2. Give away  3. Repair  4. Soul stirring   - Take inventory then put in one of the above piles. (see what you love about each of these items)  Keep only clothing items that you love - not like Stains, holes, doesn't fit well, wrong size, wrong color = toss it out 70% of your closet should be meat and potatoes = solid, working clothes. 30% of your closet should be icing and fluff = color, pattern, shine, and accessories.  Make a list of gaps in your wardrobe so you know what to buy.  Buy clothes for your life style and not for your fantasy world. Buy one piece you love vs. 10 pieces that are okay.  Buy less - buy ...

I love watching 'Fixer Upper' and just about any show on HGTV!  TV personality Chip Gaines' Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff gives us a transparent look into his life - Gaines shares his successes and his failures. He's incredibly honest about his shortcomings...  In this book, he shares many successes and failures he has in starting many businesses, growing relationships with those he works with, life as a husband, and father. He is a man of faith and hard work ethics. To comply with regulations by the FTC, the publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book for review purposes. All opinions are my own.