A family project: Pumpkin baking plus recipes!
by I just pulled a batch of bran muffins out of the oven to go with breakfast, but here I am, sipping on hot ginger tea …
Category: Family
Making Super-tonic in the Great Outdoors
That’s right, super-tonic. I’ll get around to explaining it in a second. I knew the minute my hand left the back porch door knob this …
Teaching Humility to Our Daughters
We just got back from our church’s annual Family Camp–a weekend getaway to a beautiful ranch retreat that’s tucked back in amongst hills and trees…so …
Wedding, Apple Juice, Baby Showers and Leather Projects
This title about sums up the major points of my week from Sunday’s wedding to this moment. Tonight I finished canning all the apple juice …
Update at 2 A.M.
I like my house after midnight. Sure, come tomorrow I’ll wish I’d been sleeping–especially since the alarm is going to blare around 4:30 A.M. at …
Exploring Biblical Hospitality, Part 2
Friday’s post on practicing hospitality with strangers was actually a ramble. A ramble prompted by our family’s decision to ratchet up our personal dedication to …
Exploring Biblical Hospitality, Part 1
We’ve had some sickness this past week. Head colds. The blahs. Last weekend, after a particularly whiny and complaint-filled morning, my dh decided to make …
Great Marriage Advice
Earlier this year I was blog-gathering at all my favorite stops and came across a powerful comment made in response to a post…the testimony in …
Summer Magic at the Lake
We may not have oceans in the mid-west, but we have lakes! For four years now we’ve been blessed with access to a private lake …
Snickerdoodle Birthday Cake
My 8 year old browsed the colorful cake picture pages in my Cake Mix Doctor cookbook (by Anne Byrn) and picked this winner for her …