Rural Simplicity

I'm on a 10 day wedding extravaganza with my 7 month old daughter and my best friend. My parents and I drove through the night and arrived at my Grandparents house early afternoon today. We are here for my cousin and best friends wedding. I am to be the matron of honor and got off of work for a whole week to help prepare for the wedding. I am back in my mother's home state of Michigan, and not just anywhere in Michigan - DA U.P. (the Upper Peninsula of Michigan) As my husband put it today on the phone..."You sound chipper" well, yes, yes I am! I am about as happy as they come. There is something about fall in MI that you just can't beat. The sand that gets everywhere in your car and suitcase that irritates me and makes me smile. So much family everywhere you turn, and such sweet and fun conversations at all times! Dear friends I haven't seen since my wedding or college days are coming and I am overwhelmed with excitement and fear that I won't get enough t

Bible journaling is a very profitable thing to do. It really keeps your mind engaged on what you are reading and gives you something to look back at and refreshes your memory on thoughts you had on the passage for that day. I have come up with a simple way to keep track of your Bible study each day. It can be short and simple or expanded into something long and tedious, depending on your time and desire for the Word. Here is the layout... Bible Verses 1:1 "write out the verse" * question about the passage? * question about the passage? * question about the passage? * question about the passage? * question about the passage? Flesh - Something the flesh thinks about the passage Spirit - a come back about what God says about the passage Flesh  - Something the flesh thinks about the passage Spirit -  a come back about what God says about the passage Flesh  - Something the flesh thinks about the passage Spirit -  a come back about what God says