Family Features –– Your home’s first big impression is its curb appeal, so if your place is in need of some sprucing up, you may wonder how you can make some updates without breaking the bank. These 10 ideas are easy on budgets, but they can also make a big impact on your home’s exterior image.

Family Features –– Growing your own produce is an allaround smart practice, from the money you’ll save at the grocery store to the contributions you can make toward a cleaner planet. Maintaining a garden takes some effort, but it’s a project even a beginner can tackle with ease.

Well-planned, properly managed home gardens can furnish Oklahoma families with flavorful, high quality, fresh vegetables from spring through fall, as well as for processing or storing for winter.

Between spring cleaning and spending additional time outdoors (or both), the spring season can bring a lot of changes to your home.

Don’t let carpenter bees get a foothold in your home where they can damage wood. One of the easiest ways to prevent carpenter bees from boring into your house is to capture them before they begin multiplying.

Spring is a perfect opportunity to update your kitchen - or create a look from yesteryear. Consider an option like Elmira Stove Works’ ranges.

For many people, a major part of spring cleaning revolves around reorganization. By adding versatile, ventilated storage to pantries, laundry rooms, mudrooms or just about any space in the house, a solution like ClosetMaid’s multi-functional wire drawer organizer kits are perfect for small spaces.

The warmer weather of spring often brings with it the desire to be outside and enjoying the season. You can spruce up the entertaining capabilities and comfort of your outdoor areas with patio furniture built to hold up against the weather.

By Edwin Findley (edwinfindley009@gmail.com) During my daily devotional, God showed me this scripture, Philippians 1:21: “ For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I want Christ to live through me today, but if I die today, it is my gain.

A life lessons I learned from my life as an east Texas pastor was that I am not to complain. To support my pasturing, I had to sub-teach at the local high school.