More Power in Prayer; Prerequisite #1 for Effective Prayer

Information on the small give-away I am doing in conjuction with this post is available toward the end (in bold print).   Did you know that while God always hears our prayers, there are things we may be doing or not doing that influence how attentive He is to our prayers? Psalm 66:18 says, “If I […]

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The Fruit of Love

~This devotional was used by our women’s group in conjunction with a study from Elizabeth George’s book, A Woman’s Walk With God, Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit. In Elizabeth George’s chapter on Love, she taught: To live out the Fruit of the Spirit requires a decision; love is an act of the will.  […]

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Recipe: Gluten-Free Sourdough Corn Bread

We have had sub-zero temps in Minnesota.  Every few days it warms up enough to snow.  Today our high is supposed to be 4 degrees, but with windshield if feels like -23.  No way around it.  It is just COLD!!  Storms in recent years have insured we have a surplus of wood.  My husband drug […]

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Recipe: Gluten-Free, Cranberry Almond Bread (Sourdough)

If there is one food that speaks of Christmas traditions to me, it would be Candy Cane Cookies.  And they’re not even peppermint, right?  It’s almond.  I love it.  I’ve been known to bake out those cookies all year long. . .  just roll them into a ball and flatten them.  No fancy shapes and […]

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Treasuring These Days, & Our New Family Photo

Hello friend! Family photos are great.  You never know what you are going to get back, and there are always these little tell tales that speak so loudly about this season in life, frozen in time.  🙂  Many thanks to Angela out at Camp Jim for taking our family staff photos and sending me this […]

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