Biblical Encouragement for Living Life to the Full
“Mom, look!” my little Charis calls. She holds out her pudgy 2 year old hand to me, face upturned in the bright sun. “I found rocks!” she says. “Oh, you did!” I praise her, an uncontrollable smile pulling at the corners of my mouth. She has proudly singled out and collected a special 5, and […]
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The past week’s “Essential 100” scripture reading carried me through the life of Joseph. The child of Jacob’s older age and the only child of his beloved wife Rachel, Joseph was treated with special preference. We see how this created jealously and anger in his older brothers and they sold him into slavery in Egypt, […]
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When our family moved to this Brainerd Lakes area to serve at Camp JIM 14 years ago, I joined a local MOPS group. MOPS stands for Mothers Of Preschoolers. It was a life line for me. Being part of a small group of moms in the same stage of life, sharing their ups and downs, […]
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Hi friends. I made it back from a 4 day class in time to see my oldest girls all off to camp for staff training. 3 of them returned home this evening. Chaos! But I had all our laundry at home finished and cleared out so that the campers could start their mound. They also […]
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When you want a very easy gluten-free sourdough bread, with minimal flours and no starches or gums, this recipe is simple goodness. In addition to being gluten-free, it is also dairy-free, and egg free. My daughter developed the recipe when I was following the Body Ecology Diet and wanted bread that conformed to BE standards. […]
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Growing Graceful 