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State of the Blog
Every now and then someone in real life will tell me that they love my blog. I’m usually a little surprised because often I didn’t even know they knew about it or read it. I have my blog set to automatically share my posts on my Facebook page and I know a lot of my readers follow it that way.…
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Review: A Spectacle of Glory
Usually when I share a book review it’s for a book I’ve finished. This time, I’ll admit, I have not yet read the whole book. That’s because it’s a daily devotional book, meant to be read throughout the year. Another thing that’s unusual about this review is that I don’t often use a devotional book. I know they are quite…
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Christmas Reading
As my daughter kindly puts it, I’m really not much of a Christmas person. That’s her kind way of saying I’m something of a Scrooge. I’m really not, but I don’t enjoy celebrating Christmas for 2 or 3 months. I don’t fully embrace the Christmas season until Thanksgiving is over and even then I like to keep things very simple.…
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Guest Post: The One-on-One Challenge
Have you noticed how much I’ve enjoyed the front porch this summer? It’s been fun to fix it up to be inviting and comfortable. I like to sit out there and watch the trains go by, listen to the cicadas in the evenings, and speculate about the traffic on Gray Street. More than that, though, I treasure the opportunity I’ve…
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Letter the Promises (and a mini tutorial)
This month I’m participating in a creative challenge on Instagram, hosted by Krystal Whitten, to “letter the promises.” Krystal provided a list of Bible promises, one for each day of the month of September for us to hand-copy in whatever style we like. Originally, I had thought I might do some in the margins of my journaling Bible– and I have…
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Reading Lately
Here are some books I’ve been reading lately that fit into the 2016 Reading Challenge. This post includes affiliate links. Click on the book covers if you are interested in reading more about it on Amazon. A book with a one-word title: Freefall by Kristen Heitzmann. I especially enjoyed the Hawaiian setting since some friends of ours spent 2 weeks in…
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Guest Post: Take Me to the Fair!
It’s fair week. The North Idaho State Fair in Coeur d’Alene is a big deal around these parts. Almost everybody takes the time to go. Due to my recent aversion to crowded situations I probably won’t try to go this year, but the rest of my family is looking forward to it. My nieces and nephews will have 4-H entries.…
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Book Review: The Enchanted Barn
My friend Heather and her family moved into a barn this summer. They really did. Isn’t it pretty? You can read about it on their family’s blog: To Sow a Seed. I’ve always thought it would be kinda cool to live in a barn. I have Grace Livingston Hill to thank for that. When I was a teen I loved Grace…
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Simple Blog Post Planner (with Free printable)
I’ve been blogging for a long time, but I still feel like I have so very much to learn. Last summer I moved from Blogger to a self-hosted WordPress platform. If you aren’t a blogger you may not know what that means, but it’s not important. The point is, there was a big learning curve involved. Once we got settled after…
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Bible Journaling and Weird Things
If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed my new Inspire Bible. It’s actually a birthday gift from last fall. When Lyle asked what I wanted for my birthday I told him I would like to have a journaling Bible, with wide lined margins. He said, “Okay. Pick out the one you want and order it.” He’s good…
