by Amanda | Jun 2, 2015 | Encouragement
The Sacrament of Living was the title of the last chapter in A. W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God. Here is a bit of what he said: “One of the greatest hindrances to internal peace which the Christian encounters is the common habit of dividing our lives into...
by Amanda | Apr 23, 2015 | Encouragement
Trials are hard. They’re not fun, right? When was the last time you had a difficulty in your life that you didn’t cause and you were so glad that it happened to you? That’s just not the way our human nature works, is it? But...
by Amanda | Apr 4, 2015 | Encouragement
What does Easter mean to you? To many it means bunnies, Easter egg hunts, and pretty spring dresses. There is nothing wrong with those but there’s something they can never compare to. To some Easter means a victorious Savior, triumphing over the grave. The...
by Amanda | Apr 4, 2015 | Recipes
I made this for breakfast one morning not long ago and my Mama and sister who are both tea drinkers and like to try many different flavors of tea loved it! I don’t care for black tea and you can taste it in here so if you prefer coffee, it would probably be...
by Amanda | Mar 31, 2015 | Hospitality, Life Ideas
These pictures are from a baby shower that my family did for my cousin’s first baby. A baby shower is a fun way to bless a couple who are going to have a baby and practice hospitality at the same time! We don’t live in a very big house...
by Amanda | Mar 26, 2015 | Encouragement
Jesus is: our Advocate My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 1 John 2:1 An advocate is someone who fights for someone or something. Jesus loves us with...
by Amanda | Mar 16, 2015 | Encouragement
Jesus is: the Author and Finisher of our faith Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,...
by Amanda | Mar 14, 2015 | Encouragement
Jesus is: The Good Shepherd I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of...
by Amanda | Mar 3, 2015 | Encouragement
God is: the LORD of hosts {Jehovah Sabaoth} “Jehovah, God of the armies of heaven” This name is found many times in the Bible and is one of the most numerously mentioned names of God in the Bible. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our...
by Amanda | Mar 3, 2015 | Recipes
Gluten, dairy, & egg free! Ingredients: 1 cup brewed, hot black tea 1 cup raisins 1/2 cup dried currants ½ cup dates, chopped 1 cup cashew meal/flour 1 cup almond meal/flour 5 tbs. coconut sugar, divided 1 tbs. baking powder Pinch sea salt 1 ½ tbs. ground chia...