A Practical Walk

Frugal Five

I made lentil sloppy joes. I just make them like sloppy joes…but with lentils instead of ground beef. This makes them cheaper and more fiber-full than regular sloppy joes. Unexpectedly my son and I had to drive to another town today to drop something off for someone. But we made the most of it and…
Fix My Eyes

This thought of fixing my eyes on Christ keeps coming up. We talked about the passage in Hebrews 12 this Sunday in Sunday school. The ladies’ Bible study has been going through the life of Joseph, and I think about how instead of fixing his eyes on his problems and the wrong choices of others…
Devoted to Writing Prompt #2

Devoted to Writing Prompt #1 “Make a list of things you have done that you didn’t think you would ever do.” Hmm…yesterday’s prompt just jumped right into my head, this one’s harder. Some things come to mind as things I didn’t necessarily expect, but they weren’t that surprising, like living in Africa or adopting. I…
Devoted to Writing Prompt #1

I checked out a book from the library called Devoted to Writing. It contains little devotions or insights and a prompt after it. Today’s prompt was about a favorite teacher. I tweaked it and put 4 teachers I admired from my freshman and sophomore year while I attended a private school. “List the qualities you…
January Book Stack

I believe every book we as believers read, must be compared to the truths of Scripture. Any book I recommend does not necessarily mean I agree with 100% of it. All reading we do, should be done with the Bible truths in the forefront of our minds. I finished one book this month. I’m working my…
January Recap

What a weird start to the New Year! We’ve been sick, my Grandpa passed away, and a winter storm swept over much of the US! I thought I’d share some lowlights and highlights from this past month. Lowlights If I had flown back just a little later, I would’ve ended up with a canceled flight…
10 Things I love about homeschooling

I’m not a die-hard homeschooler. I think there’s times public or privte school work better depending on the scenario. However I do see benefits of schooling at home, and I’m thankful to be a citizen of a country with such open schooling laws. Here’s a few of the things I appreciate about being able to…
How’s Your Weather?

I got back home just in the nick of time! The crazy winter weather hit and we got snow! This part of Texas doesn’t usually see this much snow, or see it last this long, or see this kind…like the kind that crunches under your feet! My son had been hoping for a white Christmas…
Unexpected Trip

I know it’s been over a week since my last post…this has been a strange start to the new year to say the least. Shortly after Christmas we got word that my Grandpa was sick, he ended up in the hospital and his time was looking short. I bought tickets to fly to upstate New…
Wherever it May Lead

I sat down in bed and started writing in my thankful journal. It started off with a list of cares to cast upon the Lord, then I shifted to thanks and before I knew it, I was writing something entirely unplanned. For privacy’s sake I won’t tell you what I was writing about, but I…