Most of you know that my husband Ben is from the Philippines. This is one of the first recipes he learned from his mom and cooks it for our family often. It’s savory and tangy and garlicky greatness! The only difference in this video recipe and Ben’s moms recipe is…
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Original Post from His Blessed Girl A sweet friend sent me a song to encourage me today! “Bigger” by Jekalyn Carr. As I drove in from Nashville, I played it over and over and oh how it ministered to me. Please take time to listen for yourself but I’ll share…
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I had the sweetest young lady contact me the other day after she read the feature post about Becky Phelps. Becky was her middle school art teacher. Her name is Breanna Evans and she emailed me to see if I could write something about a fundraiser she's involved with at…
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Becky Phelps and I were introduced by a mutual friend at church years ago. I remember her telling me "That girl has MAJOR talent." And boy was she right. Meet Becky. Tell us about you. I am a professional visual artist and high school art teacher. I have always loved…
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Sometimes things are hard. These days, a lot of things are brutally hard. Life, love... sometimes it can all be too much. It's not unusual to feel hopeless and depressed. Especially around the holidays. I know. There were years that went by when I felt like my life would…
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The NEW YEAR and NEW DECADE are off to a start! Everyone is posting their goals and “WORD” for the year. Every year I seem to struggle choosing a word! I find myself frantically searching thru a WORD SEARCH in my brain, for something to pop out and stick. I…
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Mommas are superheroes. All of them. Think about it. From birth of baby to keeping them alive through their 18th birthday (and sometimes beyond)… feeding, changing, entertaining, driving, loving, teaching, talking to, listening to, participating with, crying for, praying for… Now, imagine being the mother of a special needs child.…
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I have three boys, a daughter in love, and nieces and nephews that I text on a regular basis. Although they know I'm not in their age bracket, sometimes they forget and text me as if they're texting their friends. The letter combinations and words they use can be very…
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And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4And Joseph also went up…
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