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This custom art makes unique family portraits and beautifully personal gifts

November 15, 2021 by Susan Leave a Comment

Get custom art that is totally creative and unique to your family, or give a perfectly personal gift. And you’ll be supporting a gifted young artist, too!

A creative piece of art that makes you happy can be pricey. One that is unique to your family could be priceless.

These are such fun and different display pieces that I have already ordered them as gifts and for my own family. Besides that, it’s always a pleasure to support an artist who is such a delight.

I love pointing people in the direction of things that I love, and I am definitely pointing at this.

Make a porch snack basket to brighten the day of your delivery drivers this holiday season (7 free printable signs to choose from!)

November 16, 2020 by Susan Leave a Comment

7 free printable signs for porch snack baskets for delivery drivers. Be a blessing this holiday season!

I was talking with one of our regular UPS delivery drivers in August and he told me that they’d been as busy as Christmastime for months. Months!

My guess is, that level of busy-ness hasn’t slowed down a lot this fall.

I have seen this idea of leaving a basket of snacks on your porch for delivery drivers before, but for some reason, this year…well, I think we can all agree that 2020 is a year much in need of some extra acts of kindness.

So when I decided to put together a thank you basket for my porch for the numerous delivery drivers who frequent our home each week, I thought I’d share some of my ideas with all of you and perhaps we could all spread a bit more cheer together.

Beautifully creative Bible verse note cards with encouraging Scriptures. Keep them to display for yourself or share with friends.

April 8, 2019 by Susan 8 Comments

Lovely Bible verses illustrated on cards that you can display to remind you of God’s truths or use to send a note to encourage friends.

I know I’m not the only one who likes to display scriptures around my house to remind me of what God is teaching me. Written on an index card taped to a mirror. Printed out and hung on a door. You too?

I’ve even got scripture lock screen images on my phone from the Christian weight loss course I’m taking to remind me of my memory verse for the week.

Seeing God’s word is such an encouragement and a wonderful way to put Scripture to memory.

I was delighted when I found these lovely cards that do all of that PLUS are pretty. (Adding pretty to something functional always makes me smile).

The only thing you need to know to be productive and get more done.

January 21, 2019 by Susan 5 Comments

Before you can find a productivity method that works for you, you need to know yourself. Being productive is more than just trying what everyone else is doing and crossing your fingers that something works.

Are you a master of excuses of why you don’t get enough done? Have you got a slew of reasons and justifications packed away to pull out at a moment’s notice? Friend, you are sabotaging yourself. All of that self-soothing is nothing more than avoidance techniques.

Ask yourself honestly, “Am I using these excuses to avoid making a change?”

There are so many methods and helps available to us that there’s really no good excuse to be unproductive, is there? So then why is it something that so many of us struggle with?

Starting a Website for the Non-Tech Savvy: 6 Don’ts You Need to Know About

October 16, 2017 by Susan 6 Comments

I think I am every tech support guy’s worst nightmare.

Literally every email I send to any tech help begins with “I apologize in advance because I am not tech savvy.”

And more than once when calling support I’ve had to say, “I’m really sorry I’m crying.”

Yeah, they have got to hate me. But, I get it done. Let the lesson here be: If Susan can do it, I can do it!

I’ve had a number of people ask me about the tech side of the blog, so I thought I’d put together a post for anyone who might be interested in starting a website of your own, or to share with someone who’s thinking of it.

Prepare with Simple Food Storage

August 24, 2017 by Susan 4 Comments

Ben Franklin said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

I have no bomb shelter. I have no prepper storage facility. But I do have a healthy respect for the fact that a little bit of time now could make all the difference in the event of a future emergency. And much in the same way that we put money in savings and make freezer meals to have on hand for busy nights, preparing for a potential emergency is a wise step.

Have you had storms in your area that have taken out the power? How about floods or hurricanes? There are so many things that could cause you to have to venture out of your normal routine.