Where did summer go?

After the driest May on record since 1925, we’ve had a very wet June. There’s been flood watches and advisories off and on the past few weeks. We get a nice day and things start to dry out, then more rain comes. First, we don’t have enough water, now there’s too much.
It’s been cool too. [...]

08-09 school is over

Yesterday Richard took his final 2 unit tests. That concludes his second grade year.
However, learning isn’t over for the summer. We didn’t manage to finish all the history so he will keep working on that through the summer. This week was Bible camp at church in the afternoons where he made a new best friend, [...]

Savior and Lord

I’ve been sick these past few days so I’ve had extra time to ponder spiritual matters. Today what is on my heart is Jesus as savior and lord of Christians. Jesus wants to be both our Savior and Lord.
I hope all who claim to be Christians understand and acknowledge Jesus as their savior. This is [...]

Led by peace

I don’t know the exact legal definition of a conscientious objector but basically it is someone who refuses to do military service for moral or religious reasons. I grew up in a military home. My dad served in the Air Force for 21 years. Mostly he was in legal or accounting. He was the man [...]

Actions speak louder than words

Many people profess to be Christians in America. Yet few of them live a separated, Biblical life. Many (perhaps most) can’t be distinguished from non-Christians in dress, lifestyle, and actions. They look, talk, and act just like the rest of the world.
Paul explains in Galations 6:8
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the [...]

Fresh cucumber salad

Today I picked our first cucumbers from the garden. Rather than using them as garnish for lettuce salad or in a sandwich, I decided to make them into a salad. The internet has lots of cucumber salad recipes.  I wanted something simple and light. I found one that sounded good and modified it a bit [...]

Romans commentary

I finished reading the book of Romans in the KJV Bible last night. I’ve said before that I’m not a Bible scholar, however, there are a few points that stood out in my mind which I’d like to discuss. If I can remember the exact verses I’ll mention, otherwise it’s generalization or perhaps someone else [...]

Goodbye TV

As most people in America know, Friday was the last day most TV stations could broadcast in analog format. To continue getting TV, people need to spend money to buy either a new tv or a converter box for each old tv. Even then, there’s no guarantee of getting a signal. In the areas around [...]

Fitness update 2009 #12

Wow! How’d I do that?! As I mentioned in my previous fitness update, I’d gained some weight and was back up to 159. My husband went out of town for a week, so I was alone with the kids this week. He got back last night. While he was gone I was running the apartment [...]

I’m making a dress

I’ve told my daughter for months that I’d make her a dress. I just never seemed to get around to it. Well this week is the week finally. A tenant left behind a newer blue sheet they were using as a curtain. I liked the pattern on the cloth so decided it would be what [...]