OCC Shoebox Packing tips | Getting Started
One of my favorite things to do all year long is to gather items for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Now that I've been doing it for several years, I've kinda put a stipulation on myself that I cant spend more than $1 on anything. It really is amazing when you...
Tis the Season | Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
The weather got cool this week. The afternoon sun is perfect. My yard is covered with leaves and the colors they are a changing. All that means is when I'm on Pinterest and I see anything pumpkin, my eyeballs turn to hearts and I get all googly-eyed!!! And, that...
Grandma Shirley’s Chocolate Pie | Foodie Friday
So, I figured out pretty quickly that pie was the quickest way to Mr. McKinney’s heart. And more specifically his mama/Grandma’s chocolate pie. Its makes an appearance at every holiday, birthday, or when he is home and just says, “mom, I think pie would be...
Solutions and Celebrating
Its National Cancer Survivors Week and I'm proud to partner with the American Cancer Society to share my story. As I journey through new phases of life, I forget that so many in my world were not there for the hardest days. I was so fortunate to be surrounded with...
see what he sees
I was having a conversation with my mother in law Saturday about a picture of herself that she did not like. We all have them. Pictures that look great except for that lady in the middle or on the end or sandwiched between those other two cute girls. As women, we...
whats in my basket: Easter lesson for teens
Teaching the Easter story to teenagers can be a bit of a challenge. The curriculum is usually built towards younger children and involves a lot of cheesy activities and rituals. This Easter lesson for teens helps you discover new parts of the Easter story and tie...
an afternoon in an african chapel
I do not believe that God is a God of coincidence. I think He loves details and plans as much as I do. 2 weeks ago today, I got to spend my afternoon with a group of women. African women. Elderly women. Honored and revered women. Women, many of whom have known and...
Puppy Love
This post about Puppy Love originally appeared on Arkansas Women Bloggers. I wrote the content as a contributor to their site at the time. Yall, I’m in LOVE (insert deep sigh…..). What a year 2016 was for me. I know I gave you a full list on my...
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