• It really isn’t that complicated

    For the past few months I have been learning how to make real soap, not the stuff you buy at the store, and soy candles in doing so I have discovered a new world of practical living. Today I discovered a way to make dishwasher soap! Yep, I am throwing out the store bought stuff. Related articles Get a Load…

  • SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

    I have a really bad habit of returning books late which is why I stopped going to the library.   I started visiting my local libraries with my grandchildren this summer.  I knew about the budget struggles and the threats to close many of the branches however I was saddened to see what had become what was once my private…

  • HONORING CARE GIVERS

      26 Jesus looked to see His mother and the disciple He loved standing nearby. Jesus (to Mary, His mother): Dear woman, this is your son (motioning to the beloved disciple)! 27 (to John, His disciple) This is now your mother. From that moment, the disciple treated her like his own mother and welcomed her into his house. JOHN 19:26-27…

  • LOVE, LOVING & BEING LOVED

    I have heard so many definitions of love and yet there is really only one definition that has endured the test of times. Love is defined within the words of 1 Corinthians 13, this should be our goal. Love is patient; love is kind. Love isn’t envious, doesn’t boast, brag, or strut about. There’s no arrogance in love; it’s never…