What a Great idea for a scavenger hunt!

Over at "Frugal Family Blog", she has a Great idea for an "outdoor color match" Scavenger hunt!

What a cute and fun idea! Go visit her page to get all the details!

Click HERE

She has a bunch of great ideas to keep the kids busy with lots of fun ideas for

exploring and learning new things!

4th of July Ideas

4th of July Ideas:

Go on over and visit Skinnytaste.com and make this beautiful red, white and blue trifle

Lemon Cheesecake Yogurt Cups 

Over at Family Fun make some Star-Spangled Luminarias

How fun would these be for your kiddos?

Over at Make and Takes you can put together these red, white & blueberry skewers. How fun!

This really isn't 4th of July-ish but it just sounds REALLY good so I had to add it.

Make and Takes gives you a recipe for a Pineapple, Banana, Coconut Smothie. YUM!! I'm going to try this one!

How about making some Fruit Cubes? Visit Pip & Ebby for this quick tip. 

This should get you all ready for a wonderful 4th of July Celebration with your loved ones!

Have a great 4th of July!

Land of the Free because of the Brave!

You were CREATED to make a difference through the love of Jesus.

One of my most FAVORITE BOOKS is by author Max Lucado, "Out Live Your Life". This book puts things into perespective of who God created us to be. I  highly recommend it. Right now you can purchase  used copies through Amazon.com for only $4.05.

Take a minute or two to watch this quick video...

What do I know of Holy?

Music is SO powerful to me. As you know I grew up where music was and is every part of our families life. My Father was a musician from the age of 18. So it was in my blood as a young child. Music gives feeling to words. You can hear a song and instantly feel emotions from memories in the past or excitement about the future.

Below is one of my favorite songs. I hope you can take 4 minutes, to shut the door, push play and sing a long. The words are right there. I guarantee that you will have a new outlook on the day if you sing it to Jesus!

Also, a week ago from yesterday. We started a new summer ministry called LIFT (Ladies in Fellowship Together). LIFT brings women from different generations together to mentor one another. "Treat...older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with absolute purity" (1Timothy 5:2). We had 90 women from all ages (17-70+). It was an AMAZING night of fellowship. We were able to hear about God's unfailing love and redemption through Kelli Thomas' own story of struggle, heartache, hope and a love for Jesus who carried her every step of the way and who continues to walk with her hand in hand.

If you are interested in joining us you are welcome to join anytime. We will be meeting twice a month in the evening. You can check out our Olive Knolls Website, under "Calendar" to get a list of dates and more info. Invite a friend or family member for a summer of LIFT as we will continue to hear from women who have walked through life's toughest times. Who ultimately by God's grace and love have broken free of the bondage and are willing to share their story for someone else to do the same. For any questions you can contact: Lynn at  Bradshaw4@sbcglobal.net



Have a GREAT Day!
Blessings,
Lynn Bradshaw

Curls with NO heat!

So I think I'm going to try this...

Get your flip flops off the floor with this creative idea!

I am LOVING this cute idea from EPBOT!

Check out her blog and find out how to make this creative idea for hanging up your flip flops for summer! Click Here

(photo credit: EPBOT)

NEW Summer Session...you wont want to miss!

LIFT We have something very exciting starting at Olive Knolls over the summer! We are taking the fundamentals of MOPS and combining it with one of our ministries called LIFT (Ladies in Fellowship Together-which is the group of us women that meet at Kelli Thomas' house) to create a very unique summer experience that is going to connect the younger generation with the older generation. This year I've heard from many of you how hearing real women's stories- like Jenye Anderson and Danice Pyle really spoke to you at a whole new level. THIS IS OPEN TO ANY WOMAN, ANY AGE. We all can use a mentor in our life and if we allow God to use  us we could be a mentor to a younger generation.  Stop disqualifying yourself. God qualifies the called! Together as a church we have the greatest resources right in front of us. Our own life stories written by God himself. Life stories that give us a better understanding of who God is and how His mighty hand is at work in each of us if we allow Him. Stories that will give us hope, encouragement and inspiration in our own journey. We all come from different walks of life and walks of faith, but we are united by the same God who has a purpose and a plan for each of our lives. Your story matters and can make a difference in someone's life if you allow it. No matter what your age is you have the chance to be mentored to and also a chance to mentor to someone else. Let's BE the church and reconnect the different generations and start something great! Whether you have the best mom in the world and the greatest relationship or no relationship at all, we can all use a mentor in our lives. Join us for a summer of LIFT! Starting Monday June 13th. Hear the stories from women in our church who have traveled through life's storms but made it through by the grace of God. I guarantee you will be able to see your self in one of these amazing women's stories. Together we can gather hope, encouragement and support as we spend the summer together lifting each other up in faith.   Click Here for more INFO Please Register so we can save you a seat. There is  NO COST. =) Click HERE