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Books I Read - December 2016

December did not feel like a big reading month for me. I guess it was because I only read three full books in December; the other two I read the bulk of in November and just finished in December. Also, most of my reading was done in the beginning of the month (and like, no reading in the last half).
Anyway...
My favorite book of December reading was... oh, actually that's a really hard choice. My top three for December were...

I think these little studies will always make it to the "top of the m...

Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy | Music Video

Another piano solo for the early-intermediate.



Sheet music info here.

Hartly Manor | Another Short Story!

Around Christmastime I was super busy and my fingers were seriously itching to write. I had a free Saturday evening and an idea... the Lord blessed me to be able to write a short story in that time!
May I present...

There were six of them…

And these six children have an important lesson to learn when it comes to Mr. Hartly and his manor. Is he the scary man that Rees says he is? Or will the children discover something else as they get to know him?
In this short story, my goal is to show children...

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Claiming to follow the Lord or saying that we seek Him means nothing if our actions violate His Word. It is easy to apply this verse to our government -- we say "in God we trust" or "God bless America" yet as a whole, our actions deny God as King. But what about at personal level? We can say we're leaning on God, trusting in Him, seeking Him, yet are our actions rooted in personal glory, selfish decisions, and carnal gain?


Some of my favorite verses. Work however God has gifted us, our focus o...

Made for a Purpose | Book Review

This is an adorable children’s book exploring how God gave the beavers, ducks, frogs, woodpeckers, turtles, fish, and chipmunks different and special features – for a specific purpose. Using the animals as an illustration, Ms. Wilde brings the words back to the reader, how God has a specific purpose for them. The book is written in simple terms that even the youngest child would understand and the message is presented perfectly.
I loved the creativity of the text. For example, for the duck’s “...

All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name | Music Video

I'm starting the year off with putting up early intermediate pieces. I realize that a lot of pianists out there are looking for creative arrangements that are do-able. So here's the first one...


For information about the sheet music, head on over .

A Little More about Secrets | Writing Update

Well, the new year has dawned, and I *think* that the holiday craze is over. :) Things were quite hectic for a while there.
Needless to say, I left you wonderful people hanging a little with my last writing update. I fully intended to come back here and share more, but life got in the way. ;)
So... my secret project has "secret" in the title. ;)

You have already met Raoul (aka, Lord Kiralyn in Befriending the Beast). *spoiler alert* The story starts the day he returns from Belle's castle&nb...

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 (yes, I designed two with the same verses)



I love this testimony of Amos. The Lord took him from where he was faithfully doing what he was supposed to do, and called him to prophesy. I think today, so many people want to "do big things" for God that they neglect to stay faithful to do what He currently has them to do.
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This verse hit me in a new way this morning. I was pressed for time and couldn't do my devotions like normal -- you know, get "my list" checked off in my preferred time. Th...

Looking Back at 2016...

This morning, I just slightly reviewed 2016… meaning, I haven’t gone back into my day-by-day journal to see exactly what 2016 entailed. Just hitting the highlights by memory, 2016 has seriously been a crazy roller-coaster of a ride.
Family- We moved into our new house- Daniel (sibling #4) got married- Christopher (sibling #2) got engaged- Elizabeth (sibling #6) got a promise ring- Samuel (sibling #7) gave a promise ring - Helped with a ladies’ retreat in LA- Headed up the Louisiana home-school...

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If I seriously evaluated every activity with, "Will this keep me from pleasing God?" then how different would my days look? my time be spent?


"At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. And the Lord shall deliver me from every e...