I have been fascinated with mushrooms for some time. Some are so bright and bold while others tend to blend in with their surroundings so well that it takes a good eye to spot one. As a child growing up in northern Indiana, one of my favorite family outings was to go mushroom hunting after a spring rain. We didn’t gather any and all mushrooms we saw, but we looked for two kinds only – morel mushrooms and what
What is a blog hop? I had to ask Carol Baldwin this question when she offered to add me to the Children’s Author Blog Hop she had been tagged in. I learned that a blog hop is a way author/bloggers can help promote one another and share a little from their writing experience. Carol tagged me at the end of her blog last week, and I in turn have tagged three more bloggers at the end of this post. I
While getting your gear together for a camping trip, you check off your packing list… You have your clothes, food, water, tent, sleeping bag… What else will you need? Did you remember a flashlight so you can see to walk around at night? Does your flashlight have fresh batteries? There were no flashlights in Bible times. Instead they used oil lamps to see at night. says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” (NIV) What does this
Do you have children at home, or teach a children’s Sunday school class, or lead a Christian youth group? If so, how do you balance the Bible teaching and the entertainment factor in your lesson or family devotions? What is the most important part of a Bible lesson? What gets the greatest proportion of time – the lesson or play-time? Do the games and activities re-enforce the lesson or merely keep the children happy until the bell rings? Do the
Everyone loves a bargain, especially today. Who hasn’t felt the pinch of the economy in the past ten years? We study newspaper ads for the best prices, and shop online on eBay and Craigs List. As I draw nearer to the end of this decade in my life I’ve noticed more and more creases and sags in my face. Though I’ve never been inclined to take seriously any drastic measures as a surgical face lift, I have discovered a simple
