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Fitness Advice?
Rachel Anne | Jan 20, 2010Back when Priscilla and I used to walk together, I wondered why our 3 mile circuit around the neighborhood was making her get really fit and skinny and it didn’t do nuthin for me. “Must be my genes,” Priscilla offered gently. I felt a little better. Until I found out she was CHEATING on […]
Read MoreGoodest Mom
Rachel Anne | Jan 19, 2010Beth and Priscilla’s conversation about motherhood yesterday was wonderful. Beth’s words were so encouraging and real, and I bet every mama out there breathed a little breath of thankfulness for what she shared. Yes, “parenting by faith” strikes a chord when you feel like a failure in this motherhood business. I still need that […]
Read MoreMiss Beth on Motherhood
Jan 18, 2010I’m grateful to the Lord for surrounding me with sweet friendships. It’s wonderful to be able to walk through seasons of life with other women who are treading down the same path. And yet, I’ve been doubly blessed by relationships with women who are a bit further down the road and are more seasoned […]
Read MoreHaiti in My Heart
Priscilla | Jan 17, 2010I’ll never forget the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school. I boarded a plane with 14 other people from my church and headed to Haiti. We partnered with Hosean International Ministries to bring hope to Haiti. Each day was an adventure. During the day, we made bricks from mortar and clay for […]
Read MoreFrugal Friendship Winner
Jan 16, 2010pThank you once again for sharing thoughts on how to be creative and frugal with our friendships. This weeks random drawing winner is…… strongMonica Smith/strong! /p pHere’s what Monica had to say:/p div class=”content” p style=”text-align: left;”emI am not sure if this is a frugal tip, but I have a friend who is going through […]
Read MoreFrugal Friendship
Jan 14, 2010pimg src=”http://gbdev2.mediaglo.com/sites/default/files/blog/Picture%2053.png” width=”189″ height=”220″ style=”float: left; margin: 5px;” class=”mceItem”/p pIt’s that time again, and I’m anxious to give away not one, not two. . . but four copies of a href=”http://www.daveramsey.com” target=”_blank”Dave Ramsey’s/a The Total Money Makeover. There’ll be one for you and one for three of your closest friends!/p p span style=”letter-spacing: 0.0px;”strong It’s […]
Read MoreAddition and Subtraction
Rachel Anne | Jan 13, 2010On Wednesday afternoon, Priscilla stopped over with her boys to hang out and give them a change of scenery for doing homework. I provided the kitchen table and juice drinks, they provided the brain cells and energy to get it done. J.C. is working on his vocabulary, while Jackson is done with his math and […]
Read MoreTurkey Tweets…and Other Necessary Things
Priscilla | Jan 12, 2010Yesterday, I tweeted about an “incident” here in the Shirer Household. I made an incredible Turkey Meatloaf from a recipe given to me by one of my best friends who is an awesome cook. I was feeling quite accomplished as a wife and mother to have dinner ready well before supper time (a rare occurrence). […]
Read MoreLetting Go
Priscilla | Jan 11, 2010Jude, my 1 year old, has an affinity for acorns. I don’t know what it is about those little brown nuts that pique his interest, but whenever we go outside he immediately begins to scan the horizon for them. He’s becomes a little hoarder and tries to collect as many as he can in […]
Read MoreFunny Stories, Spiritual Significance
Jan 10, 2010I’ve been a pastor’s kid since I was one year old. My parents started the church, which I still attend, when I was just a tiny thing. And the vast majority of sermons that I’ve heard my father preach over the past 35 years have included some sort of illustration that had something to […]
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