I had to make a quick run to Whole Foods this morning to pick up a gluten free pizza and cake mix for a birthday party that Kayla is going to this afternoon. It was raining/sleeting when I arrived.While in the checkout line, a voice was heard on the store’s intercom…”Attention Whole Foods shoppers. Ladies… Read More Is this really spring?
Robert’s mom made this for us a couple of times during a summer that a group of us worked in a summer youth ministry in their town while we were college students. (We weren’t even dating then!) Robert made it a few times when we were dating, and then I learned after we got married.… Read More Gluten Free Friday
Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, your… Read More Receiving Resurrection
We’re still “in” to the tradition of egg dyeing here, but this year we did them on Easter afternoon, waited for them to dry and then took turns hiding them outside. It was cold and brown out there- no signs of Spring whatsoever! Still, the kids passed the afternoon with this activity while I prepared… Read More Easter
Had to go out of town unexpectedly, so Dad was in charge for a few days….but had everything bought, so he followed the menu until Thursday when my good friend Betsy bailed him out with a meal that lasted two days! Monday Beef Tips & Gravy, Rice, Apple/Cran/Pecan Salad Tuesday Mexican Pizzas & Fruit Salad… Read More Menu Monday – A Week of Gluten Free Meals
Only including dinners today – The Thai Chicken and Full-Of-Veggies Chili are from a Southern Living Magazine Cookbook. The Lentil Soup is from the Moosewood Cookbook. Monday Leftover White Chili & Salad Tuesday Thai Chicken Stir Fry & Fruit Wednesday Bean & Cheese Tacos + House Church Meal Thursday Roast, Roasted Potatoes, Green Beans Friday… Read More Menu Monday – A Week of Gluten Free Meals
I used to keep a notebook which listed all of the ways the Lord provides for us on a weekly , even daily basis. Things like, Caryl Talley stopping by my home in Stillwater with $200 to give me for “my ministry of hospitality”, or Deborah Green taking me to the Wooden Nickel to buy… Read More Call to Give – Call to Receive
This recipe came from my friend Laura Ito – now Laura Combs. We eat it several times a winter and think of her. If you’ve been to my house, she’s also the one that did the amazing pencil drawings of my family at the top of our stairs. And the kids remember her as their… Read More Gluten Free Friday
So, we re-enacted the battle between the Ottoman Turks and the city of Constantinople today in my basement. This was the PERFECT lesson for a class of 12 boys – they loved it! I was on for teaching today, and Kory helped me with a wonderful book called Great Battles. It gave details of the… Read More The Fall of Constantinople
Only if you read the very long book review below, or the book itself, will you appreciate the following conversation (if you call call it that – my mouth was wide open and filled with cleaning instruments) with my dental hygienist yesterday…… Hygienist: Your gums are very healthy. I bet you don’t drink soda or… Read More Fire Feeding at the Dentist