From Head to the Heart

What's the secret to taking head knowledge and turning it into heart knowledge?  How do we take eternal truths from the Word and turn it into a transformed, daily life?

By dwelling on it.  Remembering it.  Thinking on it when I sit and rise.  When I fold clothes and do dishes.  Allowing my thoughts to be centered on Scripture.

I wanted to create an easy way to think of eternal truths/thoughts I am learning.  As I geared up to study Beth Moore's Children of the Day Study this summer, I created this "take away" sheet.  I have LOVED using this!  It's colorful, bright, portable and A GAME CHANGER.  It has helped me to recount what I have learned each week and to have it at my fingertips.  I keep it close by so I can glance over and remember things I'm learning.

As I prepare to start the school year, I created a week-by-week "take away" page to use.  Then I thought, why not share it with you guys. So here it is!  You can do the week-by-week (click on image below).

DIY Valentine Printable for Kids

Just thought I would post a quick Valentine's idea in case you operate in the last-minute-need-to-get-this-done mentality like me:)

Materials needed:

• color printer
• stapler
• small plastic bags
• scissors
• skittles
• pencil 
• child with a willing heart to write in the TO and FROM 

Source:  SimplyKierste.com 

Easy, Classic Fall Mantle

Two times every year I update the Living Room mantle - Fall/Thanksgiving and Christmas.  By the time October gets here, I'm ready for some browns, reds and oranges in this room.  We don't use the Living Room during the day much but I am in that room when I teach piano so I like it to be neat, fresh and updated.

Total time for this project: 35 minutes

Time breakdown:
20 minutes perusing "Free Fall Printables" on Pinterest
5 minutes printing the Free Printables and putting them in frames
10 minutes to place them and hang the wreath in the right place (without my husband present who has a keen eye for the exact right spot things should be in)

I was tempted to get do a more intense mantle arrangement, but I knew I would feel overwhelmed with it all.  Plus our mantle is pretty narrow so it is hard to do two-dimensional look on it.

I like to think of myself as simple and classic (hopefully my friends and family will agree!), so that's how I decorated the mantle.  Not too much, but just enough to recognize the beautiful change of the seasons.

God is so good.  Beautiful leaves changing colors.  The smell of pumpkin spice.  So many things to love.  Gifts from the Creator.