Hey there! I’m Kira and I’m so glad you could stop by! I am a 17 year old Christian, homeschooled senior in highschool, and welcome to my blog. Here is where I write about my various passions and interests as well as my love for the Gospel and Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. My hope is that you will see Christ in me, and that God be glorified through this little ole blog of mine. May you be encouraged in your visit here, and hopefully you will stop back again soon!
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Each and everyday we are making memories in our home. The encouraging comment, the hug of appreciation, the time we spend to help and build each other up; those small acts of love will be forever remembered. It is in these small ways we are making an impact – especially in our family. We have the [...]
Filed under: Convictions, Homemaking, Struggles | Tagged: anger, Family, impact, last memories, life, love, memories, motive, sin | 2 Comments »
I recently created an account at SwagBucks, and I thought I would share it with you guys, because it really is pretty cool. Like my title, it really is just that simple! If you haven’t used it before, well I’m telling ya - you should! So how does it work you ask? Just register an account, begin using their [...]
Filed under: Fun Stuff | Tagged: online bucks, prizes, surf and win!, SwagBucks | Leave a Comment »
Here is my list of books I am reading for this month… (If you hover over the books with your curser you can read who the authors are). (Finished So Much More.) (Just finished Lady in Waiting.) Yes…I do tend to read a few books at the same time. I take after my mom – but at least I finish [...]
Filed under: From my Bookshelf, Just Me | Tagged: From my Bookshelf, Hard to Believe, Home-Making, Lady in Waiting, Running Scared, So Much More | 6 Comments »
For those of you who didn’t get to watch the full 70 minute Paul Washer video I posted last time, then be sure to watch this one. It’s only four minutes out of your life… Head on over to this video page here if you are interested in watching some others I highly recommend.
Filed under: Sharing the Gospel, Videos | Tagged: Paul Washer, salvation, video | 1 Comment »
Just thought I would share a picture with you of us kids together…This was taken Friday night at a family get together. It’s been a while since I got a little random hasn’t it?
Filed under: Family, Life/Journal | 3 Comments »
For those of you who want a homemade or healthier alternative for Bisquick mix, here are some recipes I found on how to make it yourself: Basic QuixMix – Can be used in most recipes calling for “biscuit mix.” 8 C. whole-wheat flour 1/3 C. baking powder 4 tsp. salt 1/2 C. sugar 2 C. powdered milk [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen, FYI's | Tagged: Bisquick alternative, flour, Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Insta-Bake mix, whole wheat Bisquick, whole wheat flour | 1 Comment »
I know what you’re thinking…another breakfast for dinner? But who says it has to be for breakfast only? Here is a meal I made for my family just the other day… Bisquick Egg Casserole and Breakfast Cake with rasberry/blueberry iced tea. (Recipes listed below.) Bisquick Egg Casserole: 6 eggs, beaten 3 cups milk 1 cup Bisquick 1 cup chopped [...]
Filed under: Beverages, From the Kitchen, Meals, Recipes | Tagged: Bisquick Egg Casserole, breakfast, breakfast cake, coffee cake, dinner, egg bake, Herbal Raspberry/Blueberry Iced Tea, iced tea, Ma Mohn's Breakfast Cake, meal ideas, tea | 4 Comments »
I thought I’d share another recipe with you guys. This is one of my dad’s absolute favorites! I actually made these for dinner the other night. Ingredients for Buttermilk Belgian Waffles: 2 cups all purpose flour (we use whole wheat) 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 2 eggs, separated (whites and yolks) 2 cups buttermilk 1/4 [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen | Tagged: Belgian Waffles, breakfast, breakfast ideas, buttermilk waffles, dinner, recipe, whole wheat waffles, Wilderness Pie filling | 5 Comments »
I am happy to say that I have gotten back into the art of sewing. I’ve dusted off the sewing machine, gathered my materials and I am up and going again! My mom and I headed out to the fabric store a few days ago, and within the last fifteen minutes of closing we quickly [...]
Filed under: Just Me, Life/Journal, Projects/ Crafts | Tagged: baby blankets, blanket, fabric, material, sewing, sewing machine | 5 Comments »
Here is a really easy, yummy dessert that I made today! So good! Ingredients: 1/4 cup milk 1/2 bag marshmallows 2 cups graham crackers, crushed 1/2 cup butter, melted 4 – 5 large peaches 1 small container Strawberry Cool Whip Melt the milk and marshmallows together and set to cool. Mix together the crushed graham crackers, and [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen | Tagged: dessert, peaches, recipe, strawberry peach delight | 9 Comments »
Check out: the worst coffee drinks for your diet shown on the Today’s Show yesterday. It’s not until you see the video will you start to think twice before in-taking another one of those “energy drinks.” The calories in those things are astonishing! I reccomend that you check out the links above. Searching for smarter alternatives, and making these simple [...]
Filed under: From the Kitchen, FYI's | Tagged: calories, Caribou Breakfast Blend, coffee, cold coffee drinks, energy drinks, ground coffee beans, Starbucks, Today's Show, video | 2 Comments »
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