source As I stated a couple of weeks ago, we love to go camping. The kids could spend hours "filling up the lake." [aka Throwing rocks in the water.] I love to watch the waves ripple from the various sized rocks that the kids pick up. Then sometimes a boat goes by. Several minutes later the waves hit the shore and I ...
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The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back
The question was odd. But Bubs asks a lot of strange questions so it didn't hit me at the time the level of "weird." "Why is it bad to be the straw that breaks the camel's back?" I had about 4.7 seconds to ponder how I would answer the question and why he would ask such a random question before another mini-crisis hit our home needing immediate ...
What is Your Family Focusing on this Year?
New Years resolutions. Did these top your list? Lose 30 pounds. Be nicer. Eat healthier food. Attend church regularly. Have a consistent quiet time. Most likely, if you set some goals for 2015 you have already broken a good percentage of them. Sadly most resolutions rarely last more than a week. Because of this the Christian ...
Will You Drink with Me?
source On Tuesday, I challenged you and myself to spend 1% of each day (365 days a year) in the Word and prayer. While many of us believe in our hearts that this is important, it simply isn't a priority. Is daily devo time simply something we are supposed to do? Something that all "good Christian ladies" have on their daily ...
Will You Join Me In the Challenge to Impress?
It's strange really. We are only talking about a difference of 24 hours yet it feels like a fresh start. A new year means mistakes from the past year are over and change is possible. Something about a brand new calendar to hang on the wall, I guess. I get excited for January as though I have ...
A Prayer of Dedication: Do You Dare Read It Aloud?
Ever have a cooperate reading at church that causes you to stop in the middle and question whether you should be reading the prayer aloud? The words are so intense that you can't say them flippantly, Saying the reading silently, let alone aloud, requires some deep commitment. That is how I felt when we read the following prayer as a ...
ABCJLM Books Winners!
Have I told you how much I love our ABCJLM family! Truly, you are the best. This is why I love today's giveaway of ABCJLM Lesson Plan and Workbooks. A very small way for me to share my thanks for how you support ABC Jesus Loves Me and the Our Out-of-Sync Life blog. While we didn't meet all of ...
Thanks-Giveaway #8: Essential Oils
source One of the joys of owning a blog is being able to provide you with awesome products! I have loved our seven giveaways thus far. Today, I have the opportunity to giveaway two dōTERRA products: doTERRA Lavender and doTERRA Correct-X Essential Ointment. For people who care about improving their health and that of their ...
And the winners are…
And the winners of the Zondervan Devotions and Study Bibles are: NIV Real-Life Devotional Bible for Women: Insights for Everyday Life - Anaiah Y. If I won one of the study Bibles, I would learn to love and trust in God even more. Taking time to get to know Him on my own, on a deeper level, always produces amazing results. NIV ...
Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear: My New Favorite Emotions Book
Included in the decorating for Christmas is gathering all of our Christmas books and placing them on the hearth. Before nap, for bedtime, or on a whelm, we can easily grab one of our favorite Christmas classics to read. (See a list of our favorite Christmas books.) Yesterday, Little Man grabbed Merry Christmas Big Hungry Bear to read. This ...