Before I get in to the blog carnival allow me to appear as tho' I am talking in circles, until the end and you will then understand what and why I said things as I did.Today as we post this November's Blog Carnival it is our three hundred's (300) blog post! When I look at that number it doesn't appear all that large to me. However when I think about all the time spent writing these blog posts the number seems way too low for the amount of effort put out! This got me thinking that we adults us... Read Full Story
When we were kids, this was one of our most favorite times of the year! Candy on top candy until our stomachs turned to sugar. Everyone had candy galore, and it was for us-the kids! Wow talk about some fond memories. Unfortunately, today the fun of the season has been over-shadowed by the 'otherside'. You know the 'otherside', the real devil, demons, witchs, ghosts and so on. Now a days we make it well know that Halloween is the witches/wiccan 'new year' and the fact that those few 'satanist'... Read Full Story
I hope you all are still fighting the good fight and doing all you can for others in worst need than we. The problem today, is that there is way more needy and less and less of us being able to help. Regardless, we must do our best and if we do, God will bless us and our aid to others. I have never read a story in the Bible about someone doing all they could but it wasn't good enough and the effort wasn't pleasing to God. No, only when we are able but don't or don't help as much as we could, ... Read Full Story
All of us at OLIN hope you and your families are doing good. We do understand that there is a wide range of current living standards, that delineate what 'doing good' actually means. E-mail after e-mail we open at OLIN all describe various hardships and difficulties, that we all as Americans are being forced to contend with. Just a year ago we wouldn't have imagined we would be as we now are. The good side of this story is that we as a people are truly ingenious and able to make the very best... Read Full Story
I hope you all are enjoying the beautiful fall days we have been having. Every part of our country has amazing displays for us. Some are a bit more lively and colorful while others are more magnificent. I was spending some time with my daughter as she was bouncing all over taking pictures for different projects and so on. Those types of moments usually bring up past good times or funny events together and so on. She began asking why we didn't do X any longer and I had to remind her that yes, ... Read Full Story
What Is a Christian Prayer Journal and What Are The Benefits To Having One?The number one reason most people state when asked,' why do you keep a prayer journal', is because it helps them to 'feel' closer to God and it aids them in their daily walk with God. This response is more of the physical response the user's gain by keeping a journal. As to the actual specific of what a prayer journal is made of, it is a notebook or binder that contains your prayer requests, Bible study notes, historic... Read Full Story
Have you ever noticed that bickering, irritating annoyances, eye rolling along with all of the special ways we have of annoying each other all tend to surface when, money is at it's lowest and our need is at it's highest? When you should be enjoying a special family holiday moment;however, you are imaging just how your spouse would rather look with dinner in his lap, you know he may be near! When the anticipated emotions of the holiday season become the complete opposite because of bickering ... Read Full Story
Today in Denver the temperature hardly got above fifty-five degrees F! I guess it's trying to tell us that the holiday season is upon us - less than 100 days! Now that's a scary thought and I'm not talking about halloween either. Year after year lately, we have been telling our loved ones that this year is, "going to be a little light on the gift side". Now we have this year with all it's headline problems, unemployment and homelessness. I wonder what we should be saying about this year's hol... Read Full Story
Today seemed like a good day to continue in our promise to explain why shopping OLIN is seriously a much better choice. In our last post I discussed our 'NO E-MAIL" policy; this means unless you write to us first, we won't be e-mailing you-period!A newer customers even wrote this week to say that it won't offend them to not get a 'thank you' e-mail, 'but... it might offend others! The policy came from our customers/followers and so we feel pretty safe in doing as they have asked. One of the m... Read Full Story
Well you know I tend to make things more difficult for myself at times... Such as answering e-mails from homeschoolers needing these text's and then e-mailing the follow e-books out one-at-a-time. After I must have done five or six, it dawned on me, 'why not put them up at the blog and then just direct people there'. So... I do get the point eventually ~ I'm just slow somethimes!Anyway, the following are good texts for your kids, whether you homeschool or not. We have many kids in parochial s... Read Full Story
