the candy jar

I am in the midst of preparing for Bible Study with a new class on tomorrow.   I posted some time ago about the fits and starts we’ve had with the young adult class.   At least temporarily, our previous class was “closed” and we’ve been moved to work with a younger group of teenagers.    The proposed […]

I’m in the process of changing the blog’s appearance.   After a year, I’ve grown weary of the coffee cup, and I fancy myself more savvy with blog templates now than before.    I’m going to see if I can maintain the "With a Taste of Chocolate" theme, yet make the template more me, so to speak.  […]

Whew!   Where did last week go?   The kids danced in their recital this past weekend, and with practices, dress rehearsals, etc., I think when I looked up it was Monday.   On top of it all, the youngest managed to catch some strain of runny nose/cough/sore throat last week while we were out of town, and […]

Like many of you, we celebrated our last “official” day of school on this past Friday.  In the summer, our kids continue math and reading, but we shut down the other more formal work and take advantage of local class offerings and travel time with Dad.   One thing is for sure: there is rarely a […]

 I was tagged by Pumpkin’s Momma, and had some revelations about myself while putting this together which I’ll share when I have more time.   Also, I’m still thinking about who to tag.   Anyway, here goes:   7 of my Favorite Books (I hope I’m allowed 8, since I was short on the devotionals): The Bible The Gospel of Good […]