Akin family

Mr. Marvelous and I are currently attending different classes on Wednesday nights at our church.  I am in a women's group ~ led by our p...

My jar is overflowing as I finish up the Prophets!  Here are some of the treasures I have found this month. In Daniel 5:16 He ...

The Ballet Recital When Mr. Marvelous and I married over twenty-seven years ago, he inherited a treasure trove.  I came with nieces and n...

Enjoy the sunrise this weekend. Remember; He's coming back! God's peace to your homes.

Mr. Marvelous is marvelously happy.  One might even say he is "Happy, happy, happy!!!"  The garden has moved through dreaming to p...

I have started tracking my steps again.  We'll see how long the pedometer works this time.  I know I need a new pedometer that is reliab...

Jack was a busy boy gnome during December.  I bet you thought it was just the elves, didn't you? Nope.  Jack was busy too. He help...

Quiet Reflection   The gift of time for quiet reflection.  This seems to be a day for that doesn't it?  We look back over the past ...

  The Twelve Days of Christmas.  Did you grow up singing that song?  Did you know what the Twelve Days are?   This is...

Merry Christmas! My Dad is an amazing man.  Not only is he the greatest preacher in the world (sorry, David Platt and John Thweatt!), h...

Lion of Judah (with apologies to those who have read this before) Lion of Judah, Lamb of God, On this night the Creator of all thi...

Silence   Our home is filled to the brim with hundreds of books of every kind.  We have so many books that we do not have enough shelf s...

I'm just a little bit behind.....   Shopping is not usually my favorite activity.  Somehow it usually makes me feel incapable, inep...

Decorating. I love Christmas trees.  If I thought I could get away with it, I would have a tree in every single room of the house.  I de...

I enjoy words.  I enjoy learning words and finding out where they come from and what they mean.  I enjoy using words, although anyone who kn...

We're On The Home Stretch! It's getting close.  Can you feel it?  It is only nine days until Christmas.   This is the week ...