It's No Secret Study - Week 3

If you are reading Rachel Olsen's It's No Secret with me...welcome to week 3 of our study. Have a blessed week, Laura Week 3 – July...

Blog Candy Winner Announcement!

(For the current challenge, please go here .) Today is a very special day! First we are announcing the winner of our Blog Candy Contest! An...

In Praise and Thanks....

....to the God I love, a tribute, to His: ~Faithfulness ~Goodness ~All-sufficient Grace ~Wisdom ~Power ~Timing Yesterday, several of our fer...

More Reading with Rachel Olsen

How are you doing with this week’s reading in It’s No Secret ? Chapter 3 on humility and Chapter 4 on conflicts—two very good chapters. I’ve...

Water to Wine...

      And so it was, a day of water, bitter water, turned to wine, in the light of God's grace and mercy.   We studied Naomi and Ruth to...

It's All About Remembering, Lately....

....and unfortunately, my memory is a little foggy on the fundamentals.  Don't you find that to be true?   Your hardest-fought lessons a...

Pride vs. Humility

“They say that pride comes before a fall. Looks like nobody told that to Haman.”  (Veggie Tales: Esther, the Girl Who Became Queen © 2000 Bi...

It's No Secret Study - Week 2

Welcome to week 2 of our study on It's No Secret  by Rachel Olsen. I pray you are enjoying the book as much as I am.  Below you will fin...

Faith-Life Lived as Adventure...

Amanda, living the adventure at SB2W Just a musing for the weekend, something that brought me joy as I greeted this new day... I am a big fa...

Red White and Blue Winners!

(For our current challenge, please go here .)  It's always fun here on Saturdays! Either we are announcing a new challenge or more win...

Scrubbing Heart and Home

Our Florida home smelled of Murphy's Oil Soap (thanks to my dear friend Bev, who introduced me to MOS several years ago....) when Oma an...

Delicious Dehydration...

In sunny Florida, as we have discovered, the word 'dehydration' is one we want to stay veeeeeeerrrrrry far away from....(Paul was ph...

The Blessings are Greater Than the Cost

Earlier this week I wrote about responding to God—inviting Him into my daily life, meeting Him there, and spending time with Him. So, as I r...

Safely Home...

Well, we are here and the boxes are starting to grow on us....a small joke, of course, but we are finding grace amidst the challenges!  I am...

How Do I Respond?

If you’re reading Rachel Olsen’s It’s No Secret with me, Welcome! We are in the first week of our online study. As I read the Introductio...

It's No Secret - Week 1

Welcome! If you are reading and studying It's No Secret by Rachel Olsen with me, the reading schedule for the first week is listed belo...

For the Boys (Especially Teenage Boys) Challenge and Introducing a New Design Team Member!

(For the Blog Candy post, please go here .)  Welcome to another great challenge here at Send a Smile 4 Kids! This time we are encouraging y...

It's No Secret - Begins Sunday

As we get ready to begin our online study of It's No Secret  by Rachel Olsen  on Sunday, July 17, I want to let you know about BibleGate...

The Great Equalizer....

Just some brief thoughts as I break for a moment from the craziness....(keep us in your prayers!)... 'Was thinking on how 'stuff...

Blog Grand Re-opening and Blog Candy Giveaway and Winners!!

                                                                                     (For our current challenge, please go here .)  Welcome...

Good Tunes...

Plenty of reasons to sing today; Em and I had a fabulously productive day in the kitchen packing up, and though I have no plates or bowls to...

It's No Secret - Online Bible Study Starting Soon

Our 6-week online study of It's No Secret: Revealing Divine Truths Every Woman Should Know  by Rachel Olsen is set to begin on July 17. ...

Freedom Is....?

'Had a lot on my mind today.  It's a big transition time for us over here in Western PA, that combined with the ramifications of all...

Red White & Blue (for Kids) Challenge (and check out our Blog Makeover!)

It's time for a new challenge here at Send a Smile 4 Kids and we are excited to share our new blog look with you too. We have a blog bad...