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Dry Erase Menu Board Tutorial

March 1, 2013November 30, 2017Mary Jo3 Comments on Dry Erase Menu Board Tutorial

Did I really need a new dry erase menu board? Well, not if you define need as “wouldn’t survive without,” but if you saw the old one…you might call it a need too.

Here’s the menu board I’ve been using.

It’s fine really, it does the job.…

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America • Church • Everyday Life • Family • Owen • Parenting • Writing

The Ruler Yet

February 21, 2013July 14, 2020Mary Jo5 Comments on The Ruler Yet

Owen was quiet and thoughtful on the way home from church last night. When I asked them all who had a good time he was hesitant and finally said, “I had a bad night in ministry team.”

Nine years of lanky growth and not a bit of it strong enough to h…

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Everyday Life • Family • Marriage

7 Thoughts on Love

February 11, 2013June 20, 2019Mary JoLeave a Comment on 7 Thoughts on Love

Valentine’s Day is this week so these quotes and messages stood out to me in regard to marriage:

Dreams grow best in an atmosphere of love.
Don’t fight to win, fight to understand.
Train your eye to see beauty in each other’s average moments…

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America • Church • Everyday Life • Family • Gifts • Women's Ministry • Writing

Beauty is Vain

February 8, 2013November 30, 2017Mary Jo3 Comments on Beauty is Vain

Oscar Wilde:

“It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly.”

“You do not love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her.”

Mark Twain:

“One is apt to overestimat…

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Everyday Life • Stones From Jordan • Writing

Wisdom

February 5, 2013July 15, 2020Mary Jo1 Comment on Wisdom

The Fool has said in his heart, “there is no God.”

Psalm 14:1

I was thinking about this verse over the weekend. How we view the words foolish and wise. How we seem to think that a fool is simply a clown and a wise man must have great intellect.…

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America • Aron • Everyday Life • Family • Parenting • True To Life Stories • Writing

He Believes

February 1, 2013July 14, 2020Mary Jo4 Comments on He Believes

Yesterday morning I laid Aron’s clothes out for him in the living room. He was still eating breakfast in the kitchen and we were running late so instead of making him run upstairs to find clothes I decided to bring them down and help him dress once he…

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America • Church • Everyday Life • Family • Friends • House • India • Mission Trips

The Reasons

January 30, 2013April 8, 2019Mary Jo2 Comments on The Reasons

Eric spoke of the trial of inconvenience and the faltering steps of ministry. “…something comes up and all you want to do is go home and have a cheeseburger or go to a Target and pick up dental floss without having to factor in a six hour drive in both…

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America • Everyday Life • Women's Ministry • Writing

Quit Scratching

January 28, 2013June 28, 2019Mary Jo3 Comments on Quit Scratching

The other night I was lying in bed and the skin at the back of my knee was itching like crazy. There wasn’t a bite or a rash or anything, I think the air had just dried my skin to the point of feeling unmercifully itchy. I scratched, calmed, scratched…

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Church • Crafting • Gifts • Women's Ministry

Toddler Valentine Shirts Tutorial

January 8, 2013June 28, 2019Mary Jo5 Comments on Toddler Valentine Shirts Tutorial

I wanted to put a craft spotlight on our MOPS bulletin board this month and I wanted to offer something the mom’s could do for Valentine’s Day.

I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for on Pinterest or Google, so I made my own and took lots of p…

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America • Arden Court • Everyday Life • House

I Would Love to Tuck Some Things Away in Here

January 2, 2013June 28, 2019Mary Jo3 Comments on I Would Love to Tuck Some Things Away in Here

I must visit this store, Louisville Modern Antiques.

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