Crazy man of mine…last night I was tippy-toeing, standing on the bottom bunk, reaching up to hug our daughter good-night and before I know it, dh has me sitting on his shoulders and is waltzing me around the room! Scary, me almost 32 and him 35! All I have to say is, it’s a good [...]
Archive for May, 2007
The Way You Do
Published by May 30th, 2007 in Christianity and Family Ties and Marriage. 14 CommentsAluminum Foil Camping Treats
Published by May 30th, 2007 in Cooking and Food and Family Ties. 5 CommentsMy mom found some really fun aluminum foil related camp-cooking sites, and I thought I’d share a few ideas here… one of the sites proclaimed aluminum foil as the outdoorsman’s “kitchen in a pocket”! The same site reminds that lining pots and pans with foil when camping makes for easy clean-up! For a list of [...]
Going On A Camping Trip…
Published by May 29th, 2007 in Cooking and Food and Family Ties. 17 CommentsYep, that’s me in the picture at the right there. Me before marriage, that is. You see, I married an outdoors man. And I adjusted. I’ve learned to not focus so much on the mosquitoes and lack of facilities as much as on the breathtaking scenery and that nothing tastes so good as food fixed [...]
A good friend is packing up this week, and I wanted to devote a post to this huge job that so overwhelmed me 9 years ago when DH and I made our first move. Like my friend, I was pregnant, 7 months along. We survived.
She’s probably already done most of this, but I took bits [...]
We have a children’s story time during our morning worship service, and every eight or so weeks, my rotation comes around. Dh suggested I share with the children along the lines of the fabulous David and Goliath story…and so I did.
I love setting the scene for Bible stories. This one is such fun, showing [...]
Hospitality
Published by May 25th, 2007 in Book Recommendations and Homemaking and Mega Cooking. 0 Comments“Hospitality is so much more than entertaining. To me, it means organizing my life in such a way that there’s always room for one more, always an extra place at the table or an extra pillow and blanket, always a welcome for those who need a listening ear. It means setting aside time for planned [...]
Three days ago I decided to quit coffee (really, for me, cappuccino). Quit it cold turkey, except for the tiny amounts contained in the green tea I’m using as its replacement. Perhaps one of these days it will taste good to me. I can hope. So far I’ve been dealing without it fairly well, though [...]
When it comes to home decor, I love the charm of yester-year. Not a bunch of cluttered antiques, but little hints here and there in the form of baskets, quilts, candles, enamelware (see my spooner in the header pic of this blog), and old-timey art such as the Good Housekeeping cover art pictured in this [...]
I’m feeling the swelling of freedom that summertime possesses…it’s welling up in me, bringing a smile to my heart. How about you?
Last night I went out to eat with two friends from church at this wonderful little Mexican restaurant. We enjoyed authentic fare and great conversation! One last hurrah before one of the friends moves [...]
This is probably one of our top five favorite desserts. I made it for a potluck last night, and I’m making it again on Monday for a luncheon here with a friend. Recently I found the exact same recipe at Deborah Raney’s website, only she calls it “Wren’s Peaches-and-Cream Cheesecake” (featured in her latest book [...]
