The Cost of Christianity: Forgiveness

In church you hear one message: Turn to Jesus as your savior because He makes everything better. Sure, life still has it's ups and downs. But wouldn't you rather have God on your side through that?Faith in Jesus saves. No more need for thought. You want saving, don't you?If you answer, "Not yet," then we adjourn until next week. If you answer, "Yes," then we say the prayer. You can come back next

Another 'Have-To' Project. . .

This was another tutorial I saw that I knew I had to do immediately. LOVE IT!!! It really is beautiful. . . and not too difficult to make, either. I think I will have to make another for myself someday.The Persimmon Porch

Final Results of the Annoying Celeb Poll

By just a slim margin, former reality star and all around good guy Jon Gosselin was chosen as the celeb people would most want to wish into the cornfield... never to be heard from again. No argument from me. One of my favorite TV moments from 2009 was when Nancy Grace opened up a can on Jon during an installment of the infotainment series The Insider. What would have made this dressing down

Are you getting bored yet?

Yes, ANOTHER Christmas gift. . . Do you ever come across those ideas/tutorials that you just HAVE to do-- right now? Well, this was one of those. I saw the idea at Lil Blue Boo and HAD to make one-- or four. T-shirts, with vintage fruit crate labels-- I want one for me! The first was for my nephew (on my side of the family- only other grandbaby- for the moment!). I added it to some cargo pants I

Kagney Linn Karter takes her piano lesson to a whole new level

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!I hope you all had fun celebrating last night, whether it was a cozy night at home or out with friends. I can hardly believe that 2009 is behind us!  Did you make any New Years Resolutions? I didn't make any as I know I always break them and then feel guilty! And I'm so not into feeling guilty!! Instead I have a list of things that I would like to work on....goals...things

Giveaway Time! CLOSED

Okay, so to break up the monotony of my Christmas gift parade, I figured a giveaway was the perfect diversion. So, up for grabs is a set of fat quarters of vintage/recycled sheets. The lucky winner will get one of each of the following:In order to play, just leave me a comment telling me one of your New Year's goals. If you would like a second chance, post about the giveaway on your blog,