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This week I’m launching the opening of my new Online MommyTopics.com Amazon store.
And in honor of this grand opening I’m giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card… no purchase necessary.
But first… Did you know that when you make a purchase through my Amazon store or the links on my site, I receive a commission? Ads [...]

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The summer before I took my trip to Israel, the summer of 1999, I was involved in a community college bible study. I was part of an initial team who had started the group, and I was part of the leadership involved with planning activities, outreaches, and welcoming new people.
The group officially met on Sunday [...]

This year’s Olympics have inspired me like never before…

You may be wondering why my blog posts have slowed waaaaaay down…

These cupcakes are a new spin on a classic Valentines treat.

I started out making Valentine Cupcakes.
I made these candy covered brownie hearts to go on top, and then it dawned on me what cute Brownie pops they would make.
If you’d like to make some yourself, just follow along below.
It’s pretty simple.

I used regular ol’ boxed brownie mix and poured my batter onto wax paper laid [...]

Eleven months after I had ended my six month commitment to “Not Dating”, in March of 2000, a lifelong dream of mine was fulfilled and I got to spend two weeks in Israel, walking where Jesus walked and seeing the things I had been reading about in the Bible.  The scriptures came alive before my [...]

As a very young child I grew up believing in God as the Creator of this world, but beyond that I didn’t know, or think much about Him.
My father has always been an unbelieving agnostic who becomes visibly uncomfortable at the very mention of God. My mother is a quiet Christian who took me to [...]

In High School I had a few different boyfriends. One of the relationships was short, one was even shorter, and one was quite long… in high school terms anyway. Dating and breaking up were no longer silly games. They meant more, they took more, and when they ended they hurt more.
Somewhere along the way I [...]