After the shepherds came from afar to worship this baby she had just given birth to, it says in verse 19, "But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart." In other passages it simply says she treasured things in her heart, which likely implies that she pondered those as well. But what does it mean to ponder? I've been pondering that. :)

The picture is not me getting ready to clobber someone. It's just my pie baking day. But I'm taking a few minutes to share a sweet memory and thought with you all.

My husband and I married over 21 years ago, each of us bringing three wonderful children into a blended family of eight. Terry had been living in a small apartment and I was in a small three bedroom rambler at the time of our union. We obviously opted for my rambler, but when all the kids were with us it was definitely close quarters. So we began a house search. We wanted to be closer to our church, which unfortunately took us to a less affordable part of town. The houses for which we could qualify were not much bigger than the one we were in, so it became a…

A new Dollar Tree store just opened up dangerously close to my house. I get a little giddy about saving money, so I’m sure I’ll be a frequent shopper. Many of my friends know what a fan I am of Aldi–another place to save money. There’s that one aisle where you never know what you’ll find. I’ve purchased everything from a wall clock to an electric fireplace to lawn chairs to my very soft and cozy pajamas you see pictured. (I made the wise decision to not pose in them for the picture.) Believe me, none of those things were on my grocery list, but what a deal! Most of…