Archive | July, 2008

Karis & her dolly

by on Jul 31, 2008 in bellies & babies, news & giveaways

Karis received her first baby doll this week, and she absolutely loves it! I was on a hunt to try to avoid a plastic doll, if possible. I wanted to find something that would be more safe (to the best of my understanding) for her to play with, and chew on, if desired. I knew [...]

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Speaking His Name

by on Jul 30, 2008 in missions & ministry

A few months back I shared a little bit about the importance of reaching out to new neighbors as a means of bringing the gospel to our communities, but since this post a godly sister in my church challenged me on one point…am I actually speaking His name or is this just a nice gesture? [...]

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Q & A: Our Exercise Routine

by on Jul 29, 2008 in health & nutrition

Taking a pause from the simplifying series this week to address this question that Abbi presented several weeks ago…finally getting around to sharing our exercise routine. Come back next Wednesday for simplifying tips for the bedroom! Abbi asked: I would love to hear more about what you do for exercise in the mornings. What has [...]

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Reflections on Our Week of Service

by on Jul 28, 2008 in missions & ministry

I rejoice at the good work the Lord accomplished through us this past week! Praise the Lord for all that He has done! I am so thankful for the friendships made, the ministries we served, and the team that came together to do it. To hear one of our daily reports read here. Looking back [...]

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Catching up…

by on Jul 28, 2008 in news & giveaways

I will be back on the roll with blogging here shortly, providing a final recap from our week of service and all that the Lord taught us, and other things. Menu hasn’t been planned yet for the week, as food is not on my top priority right now. I am finally getting caught up on [...]

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Portland Mission Outreach: Day 5 Recap

by on Jul 25, 2008 in missions & ministry, news & giveaways

Wow! What a day! You wouldn’t believe how much work the team triumphantly accomplished today. We served at four different widow/widowers homes today with an abundance of yard work. One gentleman, Les, had an entirely overgrown backyard with piles of junk and debris everywhere. Before After And this is only the front half of the [...]

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Portland Mission Outreach: Day 4 Recap

by on Jul 24, 2008 in missions & ministry, news & giveaways

As you may have noticed I didn’t post anything in regards to day 3…well, Aaron was down and out for the day with a bad cold so we stayed home and I made some marionberry jam with my SIL Autumn. But the team did have a wonderful time of outreach in downtown Portland distributing care [...]

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Portland Mission Outreach: Day 2 Recap

by on Jul 22, 2008 in missions & ministry, news & giveaways

God has been blessing and multiplying the labors of our hands and we are exceeding the expectations of those we are serving. Praise the Lord! Today we were serving at a local park in Wood Village on the outskirts of Portland. This was an extensive project of pulling up grass and weeds that were growing [...]

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Portland Mission Outreach: Day 1 Recap

by on Jul 22, 2008 in missions & ministry, news & giveaways

What a full and yet productive day we had on Monday at Shepherd’s Door, a ministry dedicated to serving homeless women and children by providing basic needs, housing, food, training in life skills and schooling to help get them off the streets. This is a Christian organization and they have a wonderful vision of imparting [...]

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Menu Plan – July 21-27

by on Jul 20, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

I honestly have been having a hard time with meal planning lately…it has been getting me sick to my stomach to figure out what to eat. It’s not helping that I am getting tired of all my healthy recipes (which specifically frugal to stay in budget), and tired of my CSA (too much greens and [...]

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