Kimbap

I don't like leftover kimbap so I fry it and now I like it. Served with cucumber kimchee!

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The Great Duty

Let no Christian parents fall into the delusion
that Sunday School is intended
to ease them of their personal duties.
The first and most natural condition of things
is for Christian parents
to train up their own children
in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

-Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Napkin Swap

Hello Ladies, Are you already ready for another napkin swap????? I know, I know, I already did one for this year. BUT Guess what I am moving and not taking my fancy machine with me so I wanted to have another one before I move. I dont know if I will do this while away so I want to get more awesome cute napkins going. I had SEVEN people in the swap last time, out biggest turn out yet! I know that one more already wants to join us, Welcome Shanie! So post or email me if you want to join in.....Stephanie I know you missed the last one but already have your napkins ready for this one, right? Ofcourse Im posting this in plenty of time so everyone has time to do their napkins and get fabric on sale ect......

1 yard broadcloth
1 yard flannel
should make you 12 napkins if cut at 9 inches.

Whose in??????

Thank you card

For someone special, thank you

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Birthday card

For my friend on her special day.

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Late bday card

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Gossip

How to recognize Gossip

Gossip is one of the most dangerous sins because it is so subtle and ambiguous -- many are unable to recognize it. Be on alert against gossip whenever you hear of “secret information” being circulated, or if you hear anyone else’s name is used in a conversation. Gossip exists whenever persons “talk about others” in less than a favorable way. The root of gossip is negativeness, judgementalism, slander, etc. Avoid associating with people who gossip “A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much” (Prov. 20:19). You probably remember the old saying: “If you can’t say something good about others, don’t say anything at all.” Wise advice if you wish to avoid sin.

Gossip often masquerades as “concern” for others. Rumors or gossip will seem more palatable if they first hide behind a pretentious expression of concern. “I hate to say anything about this to you, but I’m ’concerned’ about so and so.” At other times the gossiper will seek you out as their “confidante” to unload their “heavy heart” about their concerns. “I’m very troubled about so and so and I don’t know who else to talk to about it.” In reality, the gossip is not sincerely concerned about solving the problem, only in talking about it -- stirring it up. “A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends” (Prov. 16:28). A gossip thrives on the negative, the controversial, and the sensational. Any person who is genuinely concerned about solving a problem, will go and privately confront the person at the source and express their concern. Or else they should go privately to the pastor so he will do it.

The gossip is like a spider looking for a prey to lure into their trap of gossiping. They may confide to you secrets or their private concerns about other people. Perhaps in consolement, you may express your half-hearted agreement with their concerns, or you may even be enticed to confide your secret concerns to them. Consequently, the gossip will eventually repeat the process with someone else -- but next time, they will add your name as an endorsement of their private “issue,” and will eventually even disclose the secrets you shared to them. And on and on it goes.

There are times when people need to confide their own problems with a friend in the Lord. But avoid revealing anything to a person who gossips -- they can’t be trusted. “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret” (Prov. 11:13).

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Science

Today as I was watching a friends boys, Leia and her oldest starting looking up info on birds and butterflies and drew them and put info on them. They were "doing" school without realizing it. What a blessing it is to have them home:)

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Motherhood, my mission field

Here is a GREAT and Encouraging blog post written about motherhood click here

For a sweet old friend

This card was super tricky and took me awhile to complete. I made the matching envelope too!

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Card for Jennifer

I loved this pattern and thought Jennifer would too!

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Card for Shannon

She loves butterflies and I knew I had to make her this!

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Kimbap

I so love korean food!

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Stay

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.


"Your son is here," she said to the old man.

She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.
Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.

The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed.

All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile.

He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients.

Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.


Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.


Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.


"Who was that man?" he asked.

The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.

"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life."
"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"


"I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his Son just wasn't here.

When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."

I came here tonight to
find a Mr. William Grey.
His Son was killed in Iraq
today, and I was sent to
inform him. What was this
gentleman's name?

The Nurse with tears in her eyes answered,
Mr. William Grey.............

The next time someone needs you ... Just be there. Stay

Get well

For my friends daughter

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Happy Fathers Day

This card is for my daddy

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Miss you

I made this card using kates abcs cartridge and my cuttlebug. I'm super happy with how sweet it looks.

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Card

Im loving making cards. Someday I will be as good at this as all the great ones I see online:)

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Quote from Sally Clarkson

If you are a mother and want encouragment in your high calling I highly suggest Sally Clarksons book Seasons of a Mothers Heart. I was blessed to be able to go to her conference in Dallas this year and it was amazing to meet her in person! Here is a quote from my reading today

"God is pictured numerous times in Scripture expressing emotions. A part of his divine nature is what we call emotion, but it is perfect and without flaw. Since we are made "in his image,"we share that part of God's nature. Emotion- the part of us that experiences happiness, sadness, andger and shame is a natural part of life put there by God. However, like so many other "good" things in our lives that God has created, OUR SIN NATURE MESSES UP OUR EMOTIONS. We are too often tempted to follow our sin distorted feelings, rather than God. To help us, though, God has put the Holy Spirit in our lives to enable us to live by faith rather than by our feelings. Letting God control even our feelings and passions is a sure mark of Christian Maturity. Spirit controlled emotions and passions drive us to love God and serve others, and that's what makes them good." Sally Clarkson

I want God controlling my emotions....
I want God to control how I handle the stresses of Home Educating our children.
I want God to control my reaction to things I can't control.
I want God to control every aspect of my life.

I'm thankful that he has given us his word to help us through this journey....

Goody bags

The hello kitty I made for goody bags.

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Her card

This is the card that I also made for her

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A sweet friend from church loaned me her cricut machine to make decorations for emalys party. So I made her a dust cover to put over it. Its all bonded with no insides showing. It has batting and cording. I love it. I hope she enjoys it.

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