Pasts and Futures

by | Jan 12, 2016 | DIY, Faith, Inspire, Louise

I’m a DIY dummy.  But while I can’t do it myself, I love finding treasures that others have repurposed/upcycled/refurbished and made beautiful again.  There’s something about the character, tradition and memories associated with something old and established that...

Upholstered Chair Makeover With Chalk Paint

by | Jan 9, 2016 | DIY, Empower

I couldn’t believe it when my mom showed me a picture of an upholstered chair redone with chalk paint!!  I have been going through the agonizing process of ripping off old fabric and cording and attempting to make something look great.  That didn’t work so...

Triscuit Chicken

by | Jan 7, 2016 | Empower, Food, Shannon

Holy Moley!!  It’s Tuesday night and I have nothing planned for dinner and we can’t go out! (Why can’t we go get our favorite fast and easy food on a psychotically busy weeknight you might ask?  Well…check out this post from Gwen.  It’s...

I Wish…

by | Jan 7, 2016 | Faith, Inspire, Shannon

I would beyond gladly give up everything tangible in my life ….would willingly trade it ALL in…would swap everything material I have or might ever have for one thing:  a magic wand. It doesn’t have to be pink and sparkly. It doesn’t have to...

3 Blogs That Inspired Me This Year

by | Jan 7, 2016 | Encourage, Louise

When I first started writing my blog (it was really an online journal; no one read it but me) I had the chance to discover all the funny, inspiring, creative and moving blogs women are writing.  I also found that in addition to some of the most popular ones, there are...

Avocado Salad – DELICIOUS for the Daniel Fast

by | Jan 6, 2016 | Daniel Fast, Recipes

Ingredients: 1/2 cup corn.  I usually throw some frozen corn in the pan and boil it while I’m making the rest of the salad. 2 avocados diced 2 cups tomatoes 1/2 of a small red onion 1 cup diced cucumber Combine these ingredients and add salad dressing. Dressing:...

Daniel Fast

by | Jan 4, 2016 | Daniel Fast

“Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.”                                                                                                                     Daniel 1:12 “In those days I, Daniel, was...