Here’s to Being a Thankful Kiddo
by This past weekend I helped host a 20 year reunion for 50 ladies who, at one time or another, had been a part of a …
May Day is Tomorrow!
I’m over at Writer…Interrupted today! Come on over and read my post, “The Crafting of a Life.” It’s a sneak peek into the obsessive-compulsive life …
Fishing on a Saturday Night
Ever since that first unseasonably warm week in February–when in shock and awe we shut the corn stove off and bought a watermelon to celebrate–my …
Black Currant Tea
“Bread and water can so easily be toast and tea.”–author unknown Two years into my coffee-free lifestyle and hot teas are finally becoming *my thing*! …
Complete Sourdough Starter with Fantastic Recipes!
My longtime friend Kim recently made my family VERY happy when she passed along a quart jar of bubbly sourdough starter! Now I know why …
Baby Chicks Arrived!
Up at 5:50 A.M. anticipating a phone call from the neighbors…who were anticipating a call from the Post Office…saying, “Come get your chicks!!” Yes, you …
Taking Our Debt to Christ for Granted
Here in America, we can hardly fathom being tortured for our faith. Watching our husbands or wives being beaten, electrically shocked, knifed, used as urinals. Enduring …
A stopping place for your child
Today’s my Thursday at Writer…Interrupted. I’m musing about the incredibly delicate balancing act we mothers with “side-interests” face. Hope you come over there and share …
Cream of Asparagus Soup
I’m so excited about this spur-of-the-moment recipe! Mostly because my two youngest daughters hold no fondness for steamed asparagus, but both requested seconds of this …
Healthier Gravies and Soups with Bean Flour
That lady at church, the one handing out snack sized baggies of white bean flour samples? Yeah, that’d be me. You see, I just discovered …