His Mercy is New

advent thankfulness

Gift List

our small group christmas party – wrapping gifts for a needy family play – It’s a Wonderful life – so good!! ugly christmas sweater party – lots of laughs!! 🙂 good for the soul… tree lighting beautiful december weather christmas carols fellowship conversations with friends watching my kids play on the playground for hours christmas cookies sitting by the christmas…
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Mended by Angie Smith

Books I'm Reading· Reviews

There are a few authors that are my favorites…no matter what the title of their new book is, whether it sounds useful to me or not, I will generally try to snatch it up! That is exactly how I feel about Angie Smith. I began reading her blog a few years ago when she was pregnant with their 4th daughter,…
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Oreo Bark

Advent and Christmas· Recipes

Oh my, ya’ll. This treat is so yummy and so easy!! Great combination for Christmas time parties and such!! I first saw this recipe on pinterest, originally pinned from this site. The recipe didn’t make quite enough for me, so I double (or triple) it every time I make it, as it is usually to take somewhere for a gathering. We’ve…
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Homemade Coconut Oil Lotion {it works!}

Healthy Living· Recipes· The Frugal Life

I will be the first to tell you that I have tried quite a few homemade recipes for hygiene products and household products that have.not.worked or even come close to it. Huge pinterest fails. 🙂 But, this next recipe I tried (with great skepticism) turned out BEAUTIFULLY and was SO SIMPLE!!! It really only took a few minutes to finish…
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