(A re-posting from 2011 to remember a man who loved his country and me.) Spring always reminds me of my grandfather. His birthday was on the first day of spring, and even though he’s been gone nearly 11 years now, I still write his name on March 20 every January when I sit down to… Read More Memorial Day ~ Remembering My Poppy
Coffee cake is the number one requested birthday breakfast around here (with bacon, of course), and I’ve already posted a recipe for one version here a while back. That one came from my friend Sara, and has lots of cut butter in the batter, so it is, of course, delicious. This one is slightly different,… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Cinnamon Bundt Coffee Cake
The formidable attorneys had to be up bright and early last Thursday ~ 5am for a 6am departure ~ to make the trek to Woodstock, Vermont where the trial they’d been preparing for all semester would take place. They would either be prosecuting or defending (a coin toss would decide) a Mrs. Barbara Barrett who was accused… Read More Mock Murder Trial in Vermont
At the Daddy’s Girl retreat last weekend, we learned that fatherhood wasn’t necessarily something created, but that God just WAS the perfect Father, that He IS the perfect Father. We matched up multiple verses with multiple categories discovering that He is the perfect Provider, Protector, Defender, Caregiver, Teacher, Leader. Then we transferred them to the… Read More The Gift of All Things New
Two nights ago, I pulled out the recipe I picked up at Whole Foods the day I first sampled chia seeds in a chia pudding. It was one of the free samples that day, and they are always so good about supplying you with the recipe of anything they serve. {In fact, this week, I… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Chia Seed Pudding {for breakfast!}
It’s been a few weeks now, but I still want to brag about Kayla’s amazing accomplishment in her Classical Conversations homeschool program. She received tulips from her Daddy on the day of her achievement, and recently received the coveted Memory Master t-shirt, which is why I waited to post about it. Gotta show off the… Read More It’s My Blog, and I’ll Brag if I Want To…
Abby and Yarisa enjoying the summer sun! Been looking forward to this for a while now ~ hanging out with all of these lovely ladies and the young girls for whom they pour out their lives on a weekly basis. Ita leading worship. This year the retreat they’ve planned is called “Daddy’s Girl”, and we… Read More Recipe For My Weekend: Daddy’s Girl Retreat!
Well, it’s a week later, but I had to wait for all of his birthday presents to arrive in order to post properly about Coop’s 15th birthday. The FedEx man is making a daily stop at our house this week to drop off box after box from Nike.com. He requested the same gift as lat… Read More Baller, Nike Poster Boy, Clotheshorse (a.k.a. Cooper)