Loom Knit Baby Booties

Here is an easy baby knitting project using my new favorite craft...Loom knitting. And did I say it was easy. For me that is of up most importance since I don't know how to knit or crochet. This is why I'm so crazy about the Knifty Knitter because you don't need either of those skills to make a lot of great things. You have to try this project ....
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The site includes a picture and text tutorial. So what ever is you preferred learning style, you're covered. One great thing to consider is that you can adjust this technique to work with adult loom knit socks.

Learn How to Make a Knit Hat. It's EASY!

How easy is it to make a knit hat you ask. Very Easy. I learned in (Hello) ten minutes during a demonstration of a Knifty Knitter loom.  Even if you have never, ever knitted or chrochet or your hands can't handle the needles anymore - then this is the way to go. It is virtually fail proof .

How long will it take you to learn, you also ask. Well if you're using the Knifty Knitter Loom I'ld say you'll know how in about 10 minutes. It will take a little more time to perfect.

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The Grace Effect By Larry Taunton

A Book Review of : The Grace Effect by Larry Taunton

In all honesty I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book - much less to benefit from it spiritually and intellectually- But that's exactly what happened.

"Simply defined, the 'grace effect' is an observable phenomenon—that life is demonstrably better where authentic Christianity flourishes." This is a direct quote from the author - who by the way, did an awesome job of giving us real life examples in his life, the life of his adopted daughter Sasha and the people of the very secular nation of her birth in Eastern Europe. You travel between this family's quest to bring a beautiful and fragile soul out of a cold and spiritually sterile world and how this country and it's people reached that point. The author affords you a layman's history lesson that explains the present day socio-economic foes, it's almost self-impost blindness to their own spiritual poverty, moral depravity and wide-spread corruption.

This is a great book for anyone wondering if a country devoid of religion is truly progressive. If atheism is the answer to our social problems. If tolerance on steroids is really just indifference justified. Perfect for young adults especially those on their way to college who need a load of assurance that Grace is an Awesome Gift. Read this book and then share it - it's so worth the time.

Note: I was given this book for free by the publisher for an unbiased opinion... and that's exactly what you got. When you read it - Tell me what you think

If You Give a Terrorist a Toy

Several years ago my husband asked some of his friends at a dinner party to donate toys for our Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes. One gentleman's answer, " If they're going to little terrorist I want nothing to do with it."  He explained that yes some the boxes would go to children in places known for terrorism. A greater reason for us to do the project. Our fellow Christian wasn't having it, he believed we would just be feeding the one's who would later kill us. My husband and I were shocked and sadden by this harsh response to a call to help spread the Gospel. I have never forgotten that experience. Those words rang in my ear and heart a totally different message. What happens when we give these children, toys, candies, and the living Word of God? 


One of my favorite kids books, that I would read often to my children was, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Here is a summary of the book by the Scholastic website:

When a generous boy shares a cookie with a hungry mouse, it is the beginning of a chain of events that keeps the boy busy all day long, and might keep him busy for days to come. If you give a mouse a cookie, after all, he's bound to ask for a glass of milk, for which he'll certainly need a straw, not to mention a napkin, and a mirror to check for a milk mustache, which will only lead to him noticing that he needs a haircut. 

Well here is my revised version: 

When a generous Christian shares a gift-filled shoe box with a child, it can be the beginning of a chain of events. After all, he's bound to ask why would a Christian give a toy to a Muslim for which he certainly will be more curious about that faith. He will certainly need a copy of that Holy Book to read for himself which will take him to look in his spiritual mirror which will only lead to him noticing that he needs a Savior.

Is that like a Tragedy or a Total Blessing. .. In Matthew 19:14: 

NIV - Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."


He did mean ALL children - even terrorist. Let's keep this in mind as we approach the 10th anniversary of 911.