10.31.08 at 5:47 pm by Kara_S
As Election Day is drawing closer, I’m proud to be an American where I have the freedom and right to vote and the ability to place my confidence in our leaders.
Twelve years ago, I spent two months living in New Zealand as part of a missions trip. One nugget of truth that I’ll always carry with me from that trip is a gratefulness for our freedoms and our rights as Americans.
Living in another country, even for a short time, opened my eyes to what we really have here.
While in New Zealand, we celebrated the 4th of July. As part of our celebration, we listened to Lee Greenwood’s song “God Bless the USA” (multiple times, if I remember right).
Today while driving to town for my husband’s doctor’s appointment, we came across the same song on a CD. Talk about exhilarating. There’s just something about the song that tugs at my heart and makes me proud to
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10.30.08 at 8:03 pm by Kara_S
Frugal Friday is back! One of the ways we’re trying to be frugal is with our pet food. With a herd of cats, a large dog, and 3 puppies, we’ve tried to figure out how to cut the pet food bill a little bit.
It’s easy to cut a people food bill – coupons, growing own produce, raising livestock or participating in a co-op. But pets are a little more challenging.
A couple of months ago, I received a free subscription to Rachael Ray’s cooking magazine. Besides yummy people food recipes, the magazine always has a pet food recipe in the back.
Right now, my goal is to make one meal for the dogs each week – I’m still learning! While it sounds simple, the challenge is knowing how much to make for them and also keeping the meal nutritionally balanced for dogs.
Just giving them leftovers of people food is not a good choice; however, the basic components of
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10.28.08 at 11:00 pm by Kara_S
This is Honey, our almost 4 year old Chow/Collie mix. She was another abandoned puppy that we rescued on Valentine’s Day in 2005. (Guess what I got for Valentine’s Day that year? ) She’s a sweetheart and an awesome watchdog. Don’t you just love her eyes? They’re so expressive. Oh, and her tail is usually a lot prettier and bushier, but I had to trim it when she stuck it in a briar bush a few weeks ago.
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10.28.08 at 1:32 pm by Kara_S
Do you see the white stuff? That’s snow!!! Having snow in October seems really weird, but it’s still fun! The ground isn’t cold enough yet for the snow to stick, but I love it! I’m soooo excited!!!
Come back tomorrow for Honey’s fall photo shoot. =)
P.S. – Someone remind me of my excitement in the middle of February when I just want spring
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10.25.08 at 9:30 am by Kara_S
At Saturday Christian Fiction Carnival, Amy asked: What’s the best Christian fiction horror or suspense novel that you’ve read? What book would you recommend to someone who wanted to try out these genres? What’s a book in these genres you want to read but haven’t yet?
I don’t know that I’ve read any Christian horror novels. Ever. But, in my opinion, the master of Christian suspense is Dee Henderson. Her O’Malley series had me sitting on the edge of my seat and unable to put any of the books down. A couple of times I even had to look over my shoulder just to make sure everything was okay.
(With that said about Dee, I did not enjoy her Uncommon Heroes series.)
Another suspense series that I really enjoyed was Mel Odom’s NCIS series (Paid in Blood and Blood Evidence). I enjoy the TV shows JAG and NCIS, so naturally I liked his series.
While I wish there
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