Each year I head up the campaign at our church for Operation Christmas Child. Each year it is a blessing, truly. I love this ministry. We begin collecting items in July and every couple of weeks we list a couple of ideas in our church bulletin for people to bring in. Like... … [Read more...] about #wepackedashoebox
Faith
Men’s Chili Cook-off and Hayride
Each year our church has a Men's Chili Cook-off. This year we combined this with our annual hayride and fellowship. It was a perfect afternoon. We had seven men enter the cook-off. The families in charge of set-up and clean-up did SUCH a lovely job making it such a beautiful … [Read more...] about Men’s Chili Cook-off and Hayride
Lighting up the Night
I love where I live. I love my home town. Most people know one another, if not directly then at least by association. Most are friendly, and courteous.... there is still a lot of "yes, ma'am, no ma'am" answers, there are waves when you pass by on the road, doors will often be … [Read more...] about Lighting up the Night
Solar Eclipse Fun
Our Monday first day of homeschool/solar eclipse party was a GREAT success! We read and calculated and created and more!!! One of my favorite instagram accounts was offering a 25% off coupon, so I ran over and printed up this Constellation chart that she offers on … [Read more...] about Solar Eclipse Fun
Homeschool 2017/2018
We officially began our learning adventures of 2017/2018 yesterday with a celebration. Not only was it our first day of lessons, but it was also the Solar Eclipse! I was SO excited about this, that I wanted to do a lot of fun activities during the day. I worked late Sunday night … [Read more...] about Homeschool 2017/2018
