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We are Thankful

2009-11-25T19:35:46Z

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." Psalm 107:1 What are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving Eve? I truly believe that Thanksgiving is a day that should be spent in complete praise of our Heavenly Father for al...

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French Apple Pie

2009-11-23T22:25:34Z

Just in time for Thanksgiving here is a perfectly yummy dessert that will impress your friends and family. Try it and let me know what you think of this little twist on a traditional apple pie. Sienna and I were in a baking mood again, you know...

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Thanksgiving Feast at Preschool

2009-11-23T18:39:55Z

This morning Sienna's preschool class had their Thanksgiving feast. Last week all the kids painted Indian vests and made turkey place mates. Today they each made a turkey had and got to get all dressed up to celebrate Thanksgiving. Teach Chris ta...

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The Christmas Train Visits Simi Valley

2009-11-23T06:59:36Z

This evening we met up with a few friends at the Simi Valley Train Station to see the Christmas Train. Daniel and I used to take our nieces every year, however they have out grown it in resent years. So we thought Sienna was old enough to enjoy a...

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Canvas: Girl's Night In

2009-11-21T06:23:29Z

Tonight my co-small group leader Laurie and I hosted a "Girl's Night In" for our small group girls. We had the girls over to my house for a super yummy pasta dinner and to watch the movie "Up". We had 6 out of 10 of our girls show up and we had s...

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Fun Afternoon with Sienna

2009-11-19T22:27:21Z

Last night at youth group I led a game that used lots of confetti. Well i decided to bring some home for Sienna to play with today. Now i know a lot of you mom's out there are thinking, "What a Mess!". But i thought that hey what's cleaning up so...

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Thankful Tree

2009-11-19T22:08:45Z

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.1 Thessalonians 5:18 This year I decided to do a Thankful tree for the month of November. I've done this in years past with my youth group, but never as a family. ...

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November Art Project: Little Hands Wreath

2009-11-19T21:46:02Z

I love coming up with inexpensive fun projects for parents to do with their kids. This month Sienna and I made this super fun and super easy wreath, to decorate our home for Thanksgiving. I went through all my craft paper and pulled everything ou...

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Canvas: Let it Snow!

2009-11-19T07:27:18Z

Tonight all of us youth leaders were left to run Canvas as Pastor Dan had the night off. He works so hard and makes such a BIG difference in teens lives, that I am so glad he was able to have a night off. So of course since Dan wasn't their i pla...

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Lunch with Old Friends

2009-11-16T23:45:05Z

Since having to say good bye to our old youth group, I haven't seen many of the kids. Most of them have moved away for school or work and go to school and lead very busy lives. However one of our old youth group kids attends youth group at Discov...

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