helping you make Torah the heart of your home
I think we might divide up all the people in the world into two classes- the complainers and the thankful. Which one are you? Which am I? – Elisabeth Elliot We all know the importance of being thankful. The Bible is full of instructions to be grateful. One of our
When I was a teenager traveling around teaching Bible clubs, it seemed a lot easier to spend time in the Bible and journal about what I learned. I enjoyed spending that quiet time in my room after teaching clubs all day. Now that I have seven noisy children, I tend
This is a great bread to serve alongside spaghetti, lasagna, and other pasta dishes. I like to make my own french bread when I can. I use my dinner roll recipe and bake the two loaves a little longer than rolls. You can see a picture of the pan I
This isn’t really a recipe, but we are so excited about sprouted lentils that we wanted to make sure you know how to make them, and what to do with them when you do. You can sprout several different kinds of seeds and beans, but lentils are one of our
Need a quick, satisfying meal to feed everyone? This is how we do spaghetti at our house. It’s simple and very affordable. Spaghetti sauce 2 cans crushed tomatoes 28 oz. 1 can tomato paste 12 oz. 3 Tab italian seasoning 2 Tab salt 1 Tab minced garlic Stir all this
We love refried beans! We eat burritos every Friday, and canned refried beans are not only expensive, but the ingredients can be undesirable. There’s a little free kitchen tip for you! Do your best to replace canned goods with homemade to save money, and to keep your ingredients simple and
This is a recipe I have used for years because of its tremendous versatility. This one recipe can give you 24 dinner rolls, 24 burger buns, 2 French bread loaves, 3 baguettes, etc. No, you don’t get all of those. You have to pick lol. This recipe is also great
This is my go to flat bread recipe. We use it for bread, pizza, burger buns, etc. It’s simple, straightforward and very versatile. Flatbread Recipe 4 cups flour (I use a combination of white and wheat) 2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups water 2 TBS olive oil Mix the dry
I have shared in the past several ways to study the Bible. It can be easy to read a chapter in Scripture and not really grasp what you just read. When I was young, and the Old Testament was simply a house for stories like Jonah, Daniel, and Father Abraham,
In our modern techno world, screentime like movies, games, tablets, computer, etc. can seem inevitable. I think the best case scenario would be to eliminate everything, but again, that is probably not realistic for most of us. So, I hope I have found a happy medium. My husband and I
This is a screenshot from my logos Bible app on my tablet, which I love! I am enjoying the many options in marking the text. It helps me to visually make connections that I wouldn’t see with just reading the text. So, I marked the verses with zigzaggy orange boxes
Do you ever struggle with what to read with your family during Bible time? Perhaps you just finished a book study or it’s Friday night and you want to share something meaningful with your kids. Bookmark this post and get ready for some classic passages. Exodus 20 The Ten Commandments
As I have talked about before, it is so important to find ways to bring Scripture into your everyday life. We are commanded in Deuteronomy to post Scripture on the doorposts of our home. What better way to meditate on and surround ourselves with Scripture than to color and hang
This is a topic I have wanted to write about for some time. But it seems to be one of those things that – the more I learn, the more I realize I don’t know. I don’t feel prepared to write my own article yet, but I want to help
When you look around, the world can appear pretty scary. Obviously sinful behavior is accepted as normal. What are we to think when we see the nations seeking to destroy the righteous rather than protect them? I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount
This post is written in a satirical style. I am purposely writing the opposite to help you to check yourself for bad habits. We want to teach our children the Bible, but sometimes do not see where we are sabotaging ourselves. So, let’s look at a list of ways to
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children. Titus 2:3-4 Every mom loves their children, right? We look at their adorable angelic faces
It seems so obvious to pray for our husband when we say it aloud, but we might be falling a bit short in practice. Today, I’d like to give you lots of practical help in the important task of praying for your husband. The tips are helping me, too. Pray
Today I want to share with you one of my hidden struggles and how I have learned to rise above it. I’m a mom with chronic health issues. I hope my tips will help you if you struggle with health issues as well. I have mentioned briefly before that I
UPDATED! I wrote the bottom portion of this post on niddah back in 2012. Since then, my husband and I have grown in our understanding of niddah, and I want to show you what we have learned. But, I don’t want to delete those original thoughts because they were part