by Raylene | Jul 31, 2011 | Books, Reviews
The CIA is following me around these days. No, not the REAL CIA, but stories involving the CIA. It’s funny how a topic keeps coming up sometimes! I read a book that talked about the CIA a few weeks ago (Jesus, My Father, the CIA and Me). That book was a...
by Raylene | Jul 28, 2011 | Adventures
All 3 of my kiddos are heading to camp tomorrow. I’m not sure who’s more excited – them or us! They have been packing, getting ready to go. That has been an adventure all its own. Gathering and packing enough gear for all 3 kiddos to be away for 6...
by Raylene | Jul 27, 2011 | Health
Welcome to Week 11 of my nutrition and weight-loss journey, sponsored by Mission4Nutrition. After losing no weight 2 weeks ago, and then going UP 0.4lbs last week, I’m excited to report a big loss this week! DOWN another -2.6 lbs My biggest loss since my first...
by Raylene | Jul 26, 2011 | WeirdWednesday
Sweetheart passed her Hunter Safety Course and participated in a Youth 3-Gun Shoot on the weekend. Real girls shoot guns, too! Even while wearing all pink! 😉 Link your Weird and Wordless posts below. Check out more Weird Wednesday and Wordless Wednesday here on...
by Raylene | Jul 25, 2011 | Books, Reviews
Christian fiction continues to provide many options for readers with various preferences in style. No longer limited to “Christian Romance”, writers of Christian fiction are writing the same kind of material as other writers, from action, to mystery, to...
by Raylene | Jul 23, 2011 | weird
Summer is always a different kind of time. The routines of work and school are all changed (or non-existent). Summer can be busier than the regular school year, or it can be more relaxed, or maybe a mix of both. At our house, this summer is definitely weird. Kiddos...
by Raylene | Jul 20, 2011 | Health
Welcome to Week 10 of my nutrition and weight-loss journey, in partnership with my terrific Blog Sponsors Mission4Nutrition. One of the hardest things about most of the changes that people make in order to improve their nutrition and lose weight is that those changes...
by Raylene | Jul 19, 2011 | WeirdWednesday
The 180 degree panorama I mentioned in my last Wordless Wednesday post! Actually, on this tiny post, the photo really isn’t given justice, and the photo doesn’t show how truly gorgeous this view was… (click on the pic for a larger one) This place is...
by Raylene | Jul 19, 2011 | Adventures
2 weekends ago we went camping for the first time this year. It was… interesting. We were not the poster family for the Boy Scouts or Parks Canada by any means! We drove 3 hours to go camping in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. We arrived well before our...
by Raylene | Jul 15, 2011 | Books, Reviews
Every once in a while I get a request to review books, and one of the options in the list really catches my eye. I can’t always explain why that is, but this book is one of those cases. As often happens, while reading the book I find out that I really needed...