I got a $15 iTunes gift card for Christmas, and I'm having a difficult time deciding what to use it on. Any suggestio...
January 27, 2009
January 25, 2009
I adapted a caramel cheesecake recipe I found in a magazine and took it to a family gathering. It got rave reviews, so I thought I'd post it here. (I've never really taken pictures of food before, so I didn't know how to make it look all "pretty"--trust me, it's amazing!)Caramel CheesecakeCrust:2 cups crushed vanilla wafers2 tablespoons sugar1/4...
January 22, 2009
Today, I got an unexpected and undeserved gift from my boss. It was so overwhelming that my jaw dropped and I almost had tears.As I was thinking about it later in the day, it hit me that I should have such a greater reaction to the gifts my Heavenly Father has given me. I should constantly be overwhelmed by the greatness of his love in the face of my sin. By the mercy He has bestowed on me.For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten...
This gave me chills, and not in a good way. While I agree with the sentiment behind some of these "pledges," it's the end of the video that gets me*. After watching the end, one of my co-workers said, "Doesn't this remind you of banners in Soviet Russia?"MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential Pledge*I post this not as a slam on the president but as an example of Hollywood's self-importance and Obama worsh...
January 20, 2009
From last May through the beginning of this month, nearly every spare moment was spent working on my big cross-stitch project. And whenever I wasn't working on it, I felt guilty about not working on it. Basically, I went several months without doing much reading. And I hated that. (But I love the cross-stitch project. Really!)Now that I've finished...
I started this post on Saturday but didn't finish it. I almost deleted it, but, even though you may not understand, I still had to share!Those of you who are unfamiliar with high school competitive speech might not quite get this, but . . .MY OID TEAM CAME IN FIRST AT CNFL TODAY!!!!!!OK, so now I'll explain! We go to seven Saturday speech meets during the speech season. The two largest meets are CNFL 1 & 2. (CNFL stands for Central Nebraska...
January 11, 2009
MondayWent back to school. Because we had a snow day on the day that was to be our last day before break, we ran our test block schedule on Monday. Only one of my students was back, though, so I didn't give my final.Had my big toe vaccuumed. Seriously. Val was vaccuuming, and I lifted up my foot to get it out of the way. She lifted up the vaccuum...
January 4, 2009
attended family gatherings, of course: in Kansas and Nebraska. (Click on the states to see my facebook albums.)baked lots of bread, including rolls that take 70 minutes start-to-finish.decided to read the entire Bible in 2009. This is something I've never even attempted before--my new ESV Study Bible (thanks, Mom & Dad!) came with a one-year...
January 1, 2009
I'll be the first to admit that I don't pray as often as I should. Last summer, I read an excellent book on prayer,and for a while, I applied several of the principles in that book to my prayer life. Right now, I couldn't tell you a word that the author wrote. All too quickly, I lapsed back into my self-centered prayers.I think we all go through...
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