It was the straw, or should I say the pine needles that broke the Mama’s back this week. I knew our tree was seeming a bit dry to the touch, and needles seemed to be dropping prematurely. But on Tuesday just the vibrations from walking in the house were bringing them down in what sounded… Read More Tree Tradition: Take Two
And the ransomed of the LORD will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, With everlasting joy upon their heads They will find gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.Isaiah 35:10 It is always a great joy to spend one Sunday during Advent with a baptism service! Here is Cindy leading… Read More Second Sunday in Advent
Crunchy Cornbread 1 cup GF flour1 cup cornmeal1/4 cup sugar4 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt! cup milk (soy/rice/almond OK, too)1/4 cup oil1 eggCrushed corn chips (Fritos) Mix dry ingredients together. Add milk, oil, and egg and stir until blended. Pour into greased 8×8 baking dish or muffin tin, and sprinkle crushed corn chips on top.… Read More Gluten Free Friday
We’ve made attempts at celebrating Advent for many years – desiring to emphasize the “coming” of Christ into the world (the word “advent” comes from the Latin adventus which means coming or arrival. Thank you Latina Christiana!), to experience the anticipation and longing for Him in our hearts. Most years we don’t accomplish our lofty… Read More First Sunday in Advent
Kory has completed several items on the list of challenges for his 12 year old Quest.Two challenges were met this week – a sewing machine project and running a 5K. He’s also read several of the books on the list in the past few months: The Master Plan of Evangelism, The Great Divorce, and I… Read More Quest Update
How did I live before I discovered hummus??????? Garlic Hummus 2 cans chickpeas (drain, but save some liquid)1/4 cup tahini4 Tbsp olive oil1/4 cup lemon juice2 cloves garlic, presseddash of salt1/4 tsp pepper Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend well. Add reserved liquid to desired texture, and blend again. Hummus has become… Read More Gluten Free Friday
This is just a sampling of what I find in my mailbox each day- catalogues and more catalogues.They’re turning me into a Scrooge. We’ll be striving to avoid this cultural phenomenon of materialism/consumerism with some special Advent activities starting Sunday. I’m excited to focus on the true meaning of the holiday – the coming of… Read More Bah Humbug
Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, we get our Christmas tree and spend the day decorating it and the house. Since we’ve lived in New England we’ve actually gone to real tree farms and cut our own! This year we found a new tree farm in our town that we had never been to.… Read More The Tree Tradition
Honestly, the first pie crust I EVER made was a gluten free one, but it wasn’t pretty and not very tasty either! So this year I was determined to make a beautiful and yummy crust for the kids. (Actually, I wasn’t that worried about taste, as it would be filled with nothing but chocolate and… Read More Gluten Free Pie is Possible!
All the ingredients for a perfect Thanksgiving….. Reading Scripture….Thanking the Lord for His blessings and gifts Good cooks in the kitchen Old married people Young single people Babies Lots of pies and football watching! Hope you all had a great holiday weekend!