Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

I was watching a reality competition show the other night and the contestants had to cross a balance beam over water. I noticed that the men kept falling off, the single gal crawled slowly on her hand...

God and His creations are so amazing, aren't they? Each season offers us different treasures to celebrate. Winter with its bare branches, frosty windows, and snow gives me permission to stay inside, r...

Spiritual Warfare. Even the words are scary, aren't they? If we believe Hollywood (and who does?), a spiritual attack comes with scary music, smoke, and ugly creatures. In other words, an attack is ob...

I don't know about you, but I have been tired and overwhelmed lately. The weather is changing, the school year and its schedules have started, and the state of the world is weighing heavily on my mind...

I am sitting at my computer with a multitude of paint colors on my arms and under my fingernails. A few weeks ago I decided it would be a good idea to make little coins out of clay and then paint them...

Have you ever turned off all the lights in your house and then headed down the hall to your bedroom in the pitch dark? Everyone else in the house is asleep and you are alone in the dark. You take a fe...

It's happening. Zucchini is coming out of my garden by the bushel. (A reminder: AllMomDoes.com has lots of wonderful zucchini recipes for you. Just do a search for "zucchini"). It's always a struggle ...

There are a lot of old sayings that come directly from scripture, such as: "A fool and his money are soon parted" Proverbs 21:20 "At my wit's end" Psalm 107:27 "Bite the dust" Psalm 72:9 "By the skin ...

I visited my youngest grandchildren last weekend. We had lots of fun building things with Legos, reading books, and playing board games. But the most exciting thing was the trip to the shoe store to g...

Wreaths are said to symbolize the eternity of God (circles have no beginning and no end). In ancient societies, wreaths were also emblems of honor, triumph, and celebration. They were made of flowers,...