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In the July / August 2007 Issue
Feature Articles:
How to Make a Wrap Skirt
With this step-by-step guide for making a simple & practical wrap-around skirt, Conni Smith shows you how easy it really is to make a great looking garment that you can wear with pride. Loaded with photographs to help you through the process, this is a great “How-to” for all women who desire to be both feminine and modest, but who don’t want to pay department store prices.
How to Give a Luncheon
There was a time when a meal in the home was an event to be shared with friends over a couple hours of conversation. In today’s world, more often than not, lunch now means wolfing down a microwaved entrée in solitude while sitting in front of the TV. With this reminder of days gone by, Susan Godfrey shows how to turn lunch back into the main event it should be, if not for every day, then at least for some days. “How to Give a Luncheon” touches on everything from invitations to setting the table, and is chock full of recipes ranging from appetizers to desserts (and everything in between!). Conversation not included.
Columns:
From the Pastor’s Wife – Dealing With Offense Among the Brethren
After a brief absence, Rebecca Knox returns for Making It Home’s final issue to address one of the most damaging – and most avoided – problems that we must all deal with: conflict within the church. What do you do when a brother or sister sins against you? Did they even commit a sin, or is their “sin” just something that you personally don’t like? Did Jesus give us any advice on dealing with conflict? You bet He did.
The Hope Chest – The Alpha Virtues Song
Make a joyful noise unto the world! No “Britney Spear’s” lyrics here, just a good old fashioned song for the kids that puts Biblical perspective into every letter of the alphabet. Sung to the tune of “Jesus Loves Me”, this thoughtful melody will change how your children view their A,B,C’s.
Over the Back Gate – Hiding in Plain Sight
A damaging thunderstorm, a cantankerous lawnmower, and an annoying health problem. Just a few of the many random challenges that we may encounter at any time in our lives. We know why they happen. We know they are unrelated. But what if we were wrong? Is it possible that we are blinded by the very eyes that allow us to see? Sometimes the best place for evil to hide is the one place where we are least likely to look.
Laine’s Letters – Merchant Ship Mentality
It’s exciting to think about: A merchant ship arrives in port from a far off land, it’s hold filled with a vast array of different and wonderful treasures to bestow upon the people. Can a simple mother have this same affect on her family as she provides for them? Yes, she can, and Laine Amavizca will show you how in this thoughtful article that gives new meaning to the term “Mothership”.
Finding My Way – The Greatest of These is Love
Wealth, strength, privilege & influence; some people are just born with a silver spoon in their hand. We accept that there are those who have power over others, and we can only hope that they use that power for good and not for evil. Must be nice. But what would you do if you were given great power? A power so incredible that you could literally change the world with it without even trying, a power that was inexhaustible in supply, and with which you could do no wrong. Must be nice. It is. And would you be surprised to know that you already have it?
He Said / She Said – No Girls Allowed
There exists a quiet place to which all men can sojourn; a place where the fairer sex may not go. Sounds good, but unfortunately, the men don’t want to be there either!
Lose yourself in over 2 dozen articles written by men & women from around the country and even “across the pond”. Stories, recipes, inspiration, advice, poetry, self-discovery; even a little humor. You’ll find all of it and much more in the July / August issue of Making It Home. | 
