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There are many things I love about the pioneers and how they celebrated Christmas. One, it wasn’t all about the latest and greatest gift. Second, the church Christmas program was the highlight for many families, which focused on Jesus (Need more focus on Jesus in your Christmas? Have You Written Your Letter? Dear Jesus, All […]
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This time of year, we’re inundated with references to Santa Claus. As a Christian, I like to keep Christ front and center in my mind and my children’s. However, I can’t shield them from the story of Santa, but I can turn it back towards Jesus. The real St. Nick was a man who shared […]
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Have you seen this nifty little 11 in 1 survival tool? It got me thinking about the most important survival tool we have. In fact, the only real survival tool we have. What is that you ask? I’m so glad you did, because this has been on my mind for several days now. The most […]
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My home is nestled deep with in the North Cascade Mountain Range. Everywhere I look, tree topped mountain peaks jut towards the sky. Mountain names and ridges are used as points of reference among the locals. In fact, I feel lost and exposed when we travel to the east side of Washington state and are […]
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Have you ever had someone ask you questions about Jesus and salvation? I’ve had people who didn’t know the story of Jesus ask me about Him. They had no idea about salvation, the cross, or the Savoir who died there for their sins.
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As the rise of GMO foods (Read my Non-GMO Food Guide) and unwholesome processed food continues to reign in America’s mainstream food sources, many families are going back to real traditional food as much as possible. My family is one of those families and I hope yours is too. Let’s go back two years. I […]
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I have a confession to make. I used to be horribly afraid of the dark. Not just as a child, but as an adult into my twenties. When I was little, I always wanted to sleep with a night light on. Blessedly, my mother didn’t mind this and even kept a night light on in […]
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When I was in school, I hated group projects. Not because I didn’t like working with others, I’m very social by nature, I start up conversations with strangers and my dad is fond of saying I’d argue talk with a fence post if it talked back. But when we were assigned a group project and […]
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This may seem like an inflammatory title for this post, but with all the talk of GMO’s, our bee population being decimated, and health problems abounding, I don’t think this is such an eyebrow raising statement. This weekend I was thinking about the book of Joseph and when he interrupted Pharaoh’s
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God works in ways that I can’t begin to understand. And while sometimes that frustrates me, most times, I’m incredibly grateful. I wouldn’t want to follow and worship a god that I had completely figured out. I had one of those frustrating moments a few nights ago. One of those busy weeks, where things are […]
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