Brooke Taylor

If you are looking for unique, fun gifts for the smarty pants in your life, you must check out ThinkGeek! We got the Christmas gift catalog in the mail this week and we all had fun pointing and laughing at the innovative items. We ordered this for a certain someone in our family (who shall … Read more

It took a year but our Holy Family has a home!:) A few weeks ago Jim built this stable for Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus and I would be remiss if I did not thank my handy hubby!:) This was on my wish list for a long time and he really brought it to life. … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you had a blessed weekend. My in-laws were up from Georgia and we had a fun, memorable holiday. After we ate (too much) we played “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” and the whole family got into it. It’s good for all ages. Jim’s mom came out victorious and won … Read more

The freedom to worship! Oh my, that was just driven home. Today I just finished my 24-part lecture series about “Famous Romans” and of course it touches on the persecution of early Christians. There were signs and reminders all over the city when we visited earlier this year and I felt compelled to dig further. … Read more

I know it’s early for Christmas cards but I am excited to report, we have one special delivery officially en route! The card and needed a little extra attention so we sat down and wrote it out today. You might remember a while back, Lisa Henedy posted information about how to receive a holy card … Read more

One of the biggest things I hope to convey to my children is the importance of giving. Offering time, talent, and treasure to serve others and honor God. However I will admit, when it comes to volunteering we have fallen short. Life gets so busy and although we have good intentions, we have yet to … Read more

My favorite band doing what they do best! I ran across an acoustic version of NeedtoBreathe’s song “Stones Under Rushing Water” from the Outsiders album. I love them so much, I think I am officially a crazed fan. Lol. We announced a few weeks ago that they are coming to Alive Music Fest next year, … Read more

Is it possible to be full even 24 hours after eating?! That is how I feel but I loved every minute of it! Jim and I had a memorable, fantastic time at the Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland this weekend. We really debated…should we go to our first Opera and see Don Giovanni or go … Read more

We had a fun project night tonight. Simple and with a message (and no loose glitter)…my kind of craft!:) Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away and things have been so busy that I know it will come and go and seem like a blur. I don’t want that. I want to adequately prepare our … Read more

Today is “UP” day! Thanks for the comment about the DVD: “Check out Walmart – appears to be $6 cheaper!” I swung by the store at 4:20 this morning; that is a nice perk of doing a morning show, no one is out at 4:00 if I need to hit the store.:) The Target ad … Read more