Kaylea Hutson's Blog, page 62
September 26, 2010
The Kidlets Are Winning
In the last few weeks I've watched Carl and Denni's five kidlets by myself. (Insert laugh track here.)
Once it was because of an emergency pastoral thing (Carl had to go to point A, Denni to point B, which left Aunt K to go to point C also known as the Children); the other time, because well, with five kidlets, Carl & Denni decided to "run" not walk when a friend invited them out to the theatre.
I'm not sure, but I think if we're keeping score, it's Kidlets - 5, Aunt Kaylea - 0.
Kudos to Carl an...
Once it was because of an emergency pastoral thing (Carl had to go to point A, Denni to point B, which left Aunt K to go to point C also known as the Children); the other time, because well, with five kidlets, Carl & Denni decided to "run" not walk when a friend invited them out to the theatre.
I'm not sure, but I think if we're keeping score, it's Kidlets - 5, Aunt Kaylea - 0.
Kudos to Carl an...
September 23, 2010
Blog Tour: A Friend in the Storm (Review)
Looking for a way to encourage a friend, who might be going through a tough time?Why not check out Cheryl Ricker's newest gift book, A Friend In the Storm.
The small, hardback book may have less than 100 pages, but it is full of quotes, scripture and poems designed to provide encouragement to those dealing with difficult times.
What I Thought
This is a great little book. The fabric binding and foil stamping makes it a beautiful gift book. I really enjoyed flipping through the book to see the var...
A Dose of Digi Goodness
Ok, here's a bit of a self-serving product tease....
My wonderful and creative friend, Kate Hadfield, is releasing a new product today, Ten Pen Party, at her store at the Lilly Pad - Click Here For Details!
Since I just re-designed the children's ministry blog in the last week, I decided to just to a preview of a future design using her new stuff. If you have a bowling fan in your midst, this would be the perfect kit to create a crafty gift (or two) with it!
Here's a complete preview of the...
My wonderful and creative friend, Kate Hadfield, is releasing a new product today, Ten Pen Party, at her store at the Lilly Pad - Click Here For Details!
Since I just re-designed the children's ministry blog in the last week, I decided to just to a preview of a future design using her new stuff. If you have a bowling fan in your midst, this would be the perfect kit to create a crafty gift (or two) with it!
Here's a complete preview of the...
September 22, 2010
Blog Tour: A Hope Undanted (Review)
Step into the Roaring 20's and months leading up to the market crash in "A Hope Undaunted" by Julie Lessman.The novel, focuses on Katie, a young woman on the brink of adulthood and responsibility. The novel opens at the start of Katie's last summer of freedom, before entering law school.
A bit of a rebel, Katie's father pushes her to become more responsible by making her volunteer for a children's aid society.
Forced to spend time with her childhood nemenis – Luke McGee - Katie would rather b...
How I spent my morning
How did you start your day?I started my morning with this amazing group of third, fourth and fifth graders at Southside Elementary School in Siloam Springs.
Photo by Kaylea HutsonThe students (you can't see them all....) took part in the See You At The Pole observance at their school. This is the third year students at First UMC - Siloam Springs have helped to organize the student-driven prayer event.
Typically, middle school and high school students are the ones who participate in SYATP, but...
Photo by Kaylea HutsonThe students (you can't see them all....) took part in the See You At The Pole observance at their school. This is the third year students at First UMC - Siloam Springs have helped to organize the student-driven prayer event.Typically, middle school and high school students are the ones who participate in SYATP, but...
September 20, 2010
Deep Thoughts: Choosing To SEE
How do you see life?
It's a simple question, but one that I've been pondering since finishing Mary Beth Chapman's memoir, Choosing To SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope.
In the book, Chapman struggles to see God at work through the pain and turmoil her family has walked through in the past few years. (Want to read more about the book? Click here).
Ultimately, through prayer and a lot of faith, Chapman said she is choosing to SEE God work in her life - despite the yuck of the world.
So how do y...
It's a simple question, but one that I've been pondering since finishing Mary Beth Chapman's memoir, Choosing To SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope.
In the book, Chapman struggles to see God at work through the pain and turmoil her family has walked through in the past few years. (Want to read more about the book? Click here).
Ultimately, through prayer and a lot of faith, Chapman said she is choosing to SEE God work in her life - despite the yuck of the world.
So how do y...
September 17, 2010
Blog Tour: Making Waves (Review)
What happens when you mix sun, summer and a scrumptious sailing instructor in an 1895 Lake Manawa, Iowa setting? You get Making Waves by Lorna Seilstad.In her debut novel, Seilstad delves into the "rich" world of Iowa, where people would escape the city in tempoary, but luxurious lodgings around a lake.
In the novel, Marguerite Westing not only spends time avoiding her boring suitor, Roger Gordon, while exploring two new loves: sailing, and sailing instructor Trip Andrews.
But the summer of...
September 15, 2010
Teamwork
I love the motto - TEAM - Together, Everyone Achieves More. It seems to fly against the "Lone Ranger" approach that a lot of Americans seem to embrace. When we TEAM up, problems are solved and opportunities abound!On Saturday, weather permitting of course, the plan is to try to fill a sizable "pit" with pea gravel, underneath the playground at the church. It will be one of the Neighbor2Neighbor service projects teams from the church will complete.
It turned out the money we had raised through ...
September 12, 2010
DST Feature: Five intriguing scrap-related iPhone apps
By Kaylea HutsonEditor's Note: The following article was previously published in the March 2010 issue of DST Insider, a publication of DigiShopTalk.com.
1) Coolibah (Free with limitations/upgrade option available) "A fun way to get creative with your iPhone photos."
One of the newest apps to reach the iPhone store is Coolibah, a "full-featured digital scrapbooking app." Created by the sister-brother duo, Bobbie Yerkey and Scott Means, Coolibah contains two distinct parts – the application and ...
September 11, 2010
Lessons from Vacation - Part 3: Unplugging
Lesson from Vacation - Part 3: Unplugging is a good thing.
The swim beach @ the lake.I still remember my first cell phone. Actually, it wasn't my phone. I was in college, traveling to a friend's wedding, and well, my parents decided I needed to borrow their "bag" phone. (Boy, do I wish I had a picture of it. It was HUGE compared to today's photos.)
I laughed then at the idea of having a "car phone." It seemed like such an extravagance - completely outrageous and unnecessary.
My first "flip phone...
The swim beach @ the lake.I still remember my first cell phone. Actually, it wasn't my phone. I was in college, traveling to a friend's wedding, and well, my parents decided I needed to borrow their "bag" phone. (Boy, do I wish I had a picture of it. It was HUGE compared to today's photos.)I laughed then at the idea of having a "car phone." It seemed like such an extravagance - completely outrageous and unnecessary.
My first "flip phone...
