Praises of a Wife and Mommy

Pastor Anthony talks about the book of revelation and what our response to the enemy ought to be.

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Pastor Anthony is on his way home in the car and talks about revelation 5-9.

Pastor Anthony talks about the method he takes to reading Revelation. There are some questions we need to ask ourselves when reading the Bible, especially Revelation.

Christmas came and went very quickly this year.  Here are a few photos to capture some of the fun!  I was more excited to give this gift to my little guy then him getting it.  Don't let me decieve you he was very excited to jump on the bike but it soon lost it's appeal when we realized he is still a little short to pedal the bike.  :( So glad I snatched one of Amazon's Lightning deals for this plasma car because no pedals are needed.   My daughter loves her new scooter that her papa bought her.  She also got a pair of roller blades from her aunt and uncle.  So this Christmas could be summarized with WHEELS!  :) We had a birthday party for Jesus at church and that was a blast and the cake was yummy!  Batman made an appearance and he seems to visit daily with high energy!  We also had to make cut out cookies because Christmas can't be complete without this tradition!   T...

It must be a new tradition in our family- Daddy makes the gingerbread house with the kids.  Last year my daughter and husband spent several hours together in the kitchen creating there masterpiece.   Yummy Candy!   The pure site of all this candy on the plate was driving my kids crazy.  I know they snuck a few pieces here and there- self control is tough at age 2 and 6!   Here is the finished product!  

Have I mentioned that my two children have their own Christmas trees in their bedrooms?  I do this because we make so many adorable ornaments and my tree in the living room is themed with red, gold, and silver and I will admit I am a snob and do not want the kiddie ornaments on it.  Since we do create some wonderful ones I still like to have the fun moment of pulling them out each year and reminiscing over the memories of creating them so hence the need for both kids to have their own Christmas trees.   The last one we did for 2013 is a very simple Popsicle stick  and string star ornament.  I used super glue to glue the sticks in a star shaped... kids did not help with this process.  (We tried Elmer's glue and had no success)  After the glue was dry we had fun taking string and wrapping it every way.   Simple, easy, fun, and looks great on the kids trees!  

Pastor Anthony Talks about being devoted to devotional time with God and the "So That" in Psalm 119

I love the fact that my daughter gets to make something at school to give to us for Christmas!  This year her Kindergarten class made these very unique Snowflake Christmas Tree ornaments.  She was so excited to show us that she opened the gift bag before I got home from work.  LOL... so much for gift but I love her enthusiasm.  :) 

This is the 3rd time we have had Happy Birthday Jesus pancakes on Christmas morning.  It is a tradition that is here to stay.    My kids were very excited to sing and blow the candle out.  The pancake recipe is also very tasty.  You can find the recipe below.   I hope you all had a fantastic time celebrating the promises that came to earth when Jesus was born.  I hope you can rejoice in those promises each an every day.   Andes Mint Chocolate Chip Pancakes Ingredients 1 1/3 cup flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda  1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 large egg 2 tablespoons butter, melted  1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon pure mint extract Green Food Coloring (to your desired color) 3/4 cup Andes Baking Chips  (I added more!) I also melted some Andes Chips so that would be used in place of syrup.  YU...

Merry Christmas! 1 John tells us so much good stuff. Pastor Anthony is having trouble picking just one thing to talk about.

Pastor Anthony talks about John 19-21 and Why he loves reading these on Christmas eve. What promise was birthed on Christmas?

Pastor Anthony talks about John 15 NASB and what kind of love we are to have for each other.

It was a joy to arrive home from work one day this week and my husband had the kids outside playing in the snow.  He, being the great dad that he is, built a snow slide right off the deck.   Love those precious smiles and good memories they were able to create!   More snow fell last night/early morning and the kids are getting ready to go to the big hill soon!  :)  My kids also got an early Christmas gift of Sleds so we are excited to take them out!  :)

http://riversidefoursquare.org Pastor Anthony talks about John 12 and 13 NIV. What is the right attitude of someone in leadership. Should someone deserving of worship stoop down and model a servants heart? What should be our response to being served?

http://riversidefoursquare.org   Pastor Anthony talks from John 11 NIV. What if everyone all of the sudden believed in Jesus. What would your church look like, would you be happy with the flood of new believers with records as sinners?

Pastor Anthony talks about music and John 8 NASB. What is the sign that you are a disciple of Christ?

Last year we had a Grinch party as a family but this year we had a Grinch party at church.  Read about last years party here.   This year we had a lot of fun with the kids and teens, and yes even the adults.  There was some yummy Grinch popcorn, Crazy Who-ville hair, a big blow up Grinch, and some coloring pages and games.  

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Pastor Anthony unpacks some familiar scripture to point out the purpose of the Church is and is not. Text today is from John  3:16 -18 NIV

Pastor Anthony talks about who we really are and what promises we really have. God's plan is not to keep you poor and homeless. God has equipped us to live Holy and effective lives. Text is from 1 Peter 3:3-9 NIV

I had the fun opportunity of helping ask the kids of our church some Christmas questions.  I love the cute, random, silly responses from these kids!  If you need a good belly laugh then make sure you take a few minutes to watch this video.  :) 

Pastor Anthony at Riverside Foursquare Church On Purpose in Iowa ( http://www.riversidefoursquare.org )  talks about how we should fight the fires in life and respond rightly to conflict. Todays text was from 1 Peter 3 NIV

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I’m always interested in the different ways women can make a business work from home. It seems like every day there’s a new idea and the success stories are always inspiring. Recently I heard about Dean Graziosi and his effort to help stay at home moms. Dean Graziosi is a Real Estate investor and he’s spent a number of years training individuals on techniques and processes that have helped him find success. In his opinion regardless of your location, urban or rural there is a place for you to fit in. His philosophy interests me so I sent an email to his site and explained a little about my blog and its purpose. I was surprised at his people's response, they are sending me 2 of his best selling books. One book is for me and one book is for me to give away to a reader that has a interest in Real Estate. The book is supposed to contain helpful information to help us get started in the world of real estate investing. I think this will be fun and exciting, the drawing and give aw...

What does Nike have to do with the Church? Devotion. from Riverside Foursquare Church on Vimeo . Pastor Anthony talks about spiritual disciplines and the Christian life. Hebrews 12 NIV Hope you enjoy the video!  Get in the word and get close to God.  

Christmas 2013!!!  The year went extremely fast and things in our world changed a lot this year. We have decided not to send Christmas cards this year for a few reasons.  1. We did not get any professional pictures taken.  2. Lack of time and energy...sorry people but with a full time job it was not on the top of my priority list this year.  3. Save money and save some tree's.  So lets do a year in review!  Let's start in January.  It was our first and last winter in our new house in Wisconsin.  Shoveling was a lot more work than apartment living but we had some help on the big snow falls.  Anthony and I were blessed to do a get away to the Kalahari for free as a blog review.  We loved it!  February was a busy month with winter camp for Anthony. We also headed out to Iowa for the first time to visit a church that we knew God wanted us to visit.  I had a great Valentines Day date with Anthony an...

Let's talk about faith from Riverside Foursquare Church on Vimeo . Pastor Anthony talks about one of the three most important things to him, faith. Hang out in Hebrews 11 and be encouraged. 

I am trying so hard as a working mother to make sure I still make time for crafts with my kids.  It is something they enjoy...and I do too.   I have started to enjoy paint chip samples because they are free and so many wonderful ideas out there to use them.  I have seen several other sites use paint chips as Christmas trees but I do not remember which one I saw first so I am not sure who deserves the credit for it.   SORRY!   With our Christmas tree ornament we used buttons and ribbon.  There are several ways to add fun to your tree such as glitter, stickers, stamps, crayons, markers, and so much more.   I also wrote my kids name on the back and the year because I hope to pull it out every year and reminisce over them.  :) 

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Most college students are wrapping up the semseter with some last minute papers, presentations, and finals.  I bet some of you didn't even know that I just finished my first semester of grad school on top of starting a new full time job this year!  WOOT go me!   So with school comes text books.  It can be very overwhelming to find the right books at the right price.  I know I have promoted Campus book rentals in the past but listen up again.  There are three reasons why you should consider using Campus Book Rentals. 1.  Campus Book Rentals have pioneered the rental of text books.  They have the books you need and the prices are fair.   2. With every book rental they help donate to Operation Smile-   Operation Smile is an international children's medical charity that heals children's smiles, forever changing their lives. 3. They have a new program where you can make money renting your text books !  WOOT  ...