Cowboy Cookie Mix
by This is a tasty cookie mix–and the layers in a quart jar are visually tempting…from your basic flour, white and brown sugars to quick oats, pecans (optional) and …
Category: Family Ties
A Curtain Ramble
It’s chillin outside to the extent of ground-covering sleet action all day! Amazing that just yesterday I was outside in shorts and a t-shirt, hanging my …
Thanksgiving Tradition
As I made my desserts in prep for today’s feast at my big sister’s house, I thought about all the times loving hands had prepared …
Thanksgiving Lore
My favorite Thanksgiving story is the one about Squanto and God’s sovereign plan for his life. It’s proof that if you rely only on public school textbooks, …
Airing Quilts, Lifting Spirits
What better title for a “real life” update than “Airing Quilts”? Though, in reality, I am airing the bedding (yes, real quilts) out on the …
WK: Stamping Fun
Have to admit, this Weekend Kindness assignment was another case of perfect timing. Our family went to Hobby Lobby last week to buy some stamping …
Commitment
A good friend from my grade school days has been going through some marriage trauma. She recently gave birth and her dh of less than …
Written By An Eight Year Old
Below you’ll find my oldest’s first poem written on November 2nd, 2006. I called her to dinner the other night, and she begged for me …
Sunday School Every Day
This morning, my six year old revived an old activity, one that’s near and dear to my heart. You see, when she was a toddler, …
Texas-style Lasagna and Mid-western Hospitality
In the two weeks following the birth of my second daughter, we were blessed every other day by friends bearing home-cooked meals. Out of these …