Holy Days
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 Posted in Introspection, The Body | No Comments »There was once a family whose history included being set free from slavery. It was decided that this event should always be remembered. They recalled that the man who had set them free enjoyed feasting and celebrating and had set ...
Out of the Mouth of Babes
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Introspection, Our House, The Body | No Comments »It's the Easter weekend and we are reading through the passages that speak to this in the Bible at our family devotions. Today after we read the passage in the Bible about the last supper where Jesus speaks about ...
If You’re In Mozambique . . .
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in link parade | 1 Comment »Here's an interesting bit to keep in mind the next time you visit Africa.
Simple and Strong
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Crafts | 1 Comment »[photopress:dp_tree_scene.jpg,full,pp_image] Last week was really busy so I didn't have time to make a lot of cards. But I noticed some really fun challenges so I decided to keep them in mind if I had any time this week. I ...
Negative Embossing
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Crafts | 2 Comments »[photopress:dry_embossed_flowers.jpg,full,pp_image] I made this card this afternoon using a dry embossing brass plate but I can't seem to upload any cards on SCS today. I wanted to share what I did here. Hopefully I can upload my newest cards in my ...
Fathers and Daughters: A Book Review
Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Posted in Introspection, Writing | No Comments »I just finished reading The First Man in My Life: Daughters Write About Their Fathers. I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the contributions which were all written by Canadian women writers. It's interesting to read what others think and feel about ...
Natural Born Enemies?
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in birding, creation, link parade | 1 Comment »Check this out. It's the strangest thing I've seen for a long time.
Leave a Tip?
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Posted in blogging, link parade, technology | 1 Comment »I'm enjoying a snow day and was doing some web surfing. Our oldest rug rat is pestering me to get off the computer so that he can play Zoo Tycoon. As I was stumbling around the internet, I found TipJoy, a web ...
De-Bossing the Image
Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Posted in Crafts | No Comments »[photopress:de_bossed_Iris.jpg,full,pp_image] I really enjoyed making this card. It was using a de-bossing technique I had never used before. I'm not sure I did it quite right because my vellum tore along the outside edges of my iris. I think it looks ...