Author Archives: LauraMac
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Getting Organized with Laura’s “Tickler File”
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura shared an organization technique that she has refined through years of experience in her own home. Although many of us now receive at least some of our monthly bills and correspondence electronically, the … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Making This Year Different with Our January Write the Word: LIGHT
Happy New Year! This is the day many of us typically make a New Year’s Resolution–an annual tradition that’s more akin to a “wish” than a “resolution.” Would you like to make this year different? I’m not talking about losing … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Christ Came!
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”). Matthew 1:23 He came. Christmas – more than anything else – is a time to joyfully … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Mary — “My Soul Glorifies The Lord”
Luke 1:26-38 records a conversation between the angel Gabriel and Mary. The birth of Jesus is foretold to this teenage girl: the Holy Spirit will overshadow and, though still a virgin, she will miraculously be with child. Gabriel concludes with … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Easy 5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Pie
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura shares a favorite recipe for easy 5-ingredient peanut butter pie. It’s a perfect recipe to keep on hand when you need a quick dessert! We hope you’ll enjoy watching as Laura shows how … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: “No Vacancy” — Have We Given the Innkeeper A Bad Rap?
“and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger,because there was no room for them in the inn.”Luke 2:7 Surely, the only thing worse than making an 80-mile trek while … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Double Chocolate/Mint Peppermint Bark Recipe
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura shares her recipe for a holiday favorite: Peppermint Bark. In this case, it’s a DOUBLE chocolate (including both white and dark), DOUBLE mint (peppermint candies plus mint Oreo cookies) bark! We hope you’ll … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: The Grace of Joseph
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.Luke 1:26-27 In chapters 1 … Continue reading
Mary Heart / Martha Home: Christmas Edition (with Free Downloads)
In this week’s Martha Monday video, Laura shared new downloads for December: our ‘Do It’ List and the ‘Write the WORD’ bookmark and S.O.A.P. study pages. If you are new to these monthly freebies, December is the ideal time to … Continue reading
Sunday Soaking: Thanking Him for the Good
“The LORD will indeed give what is good,and our land will yield its harvest.”Psalm 85:12 Our Lord is good. He gives us good things. Do you and I acknowledge those good things? James 1:17 reminds us: Every good and perfect … Continue reading