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Holiday Woes and Verilys
A hilarious must read!Written by my sister’s friend Megan in Texas.
Year: 2007
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Gluten Free Friday
Here’s a Tex – Mex option for your Thanksgiving leftovers! Turkey Tortilla Soup 3-4 cups chopped turkey leftovers1 onion1 can diced tomatoes and and green chilies1 can tomato sauce1 carton GF chicken broth4 cups water1 can kidney beans (drained/rinsed)1 can black beans (drained/rinsed)1 small box frozen corn8 corn tortillaschili powder (2 tsp or to taste)2… Read More Gluten Free Friday
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Giving Thanks
My favorite thanksgiving story. Also the reason Kayla’s middle name is Elizabeth….. I glanced down the long dim aisle to make sure no guard was in sight, then drew the Bible from its pouch. “It was First Thessalonians,” I said. We were on our third complete reading of the New Testament since leaving Scheveningen. In… Read More Giving Thanks
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The Gourd Family
The gourd family on my table would like to share a few corny Thanksgiving jokes with you…What are unhappy cranberries called? Blueberries What is a turkey’s favorite song?“I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” What disasters could happen if you dropped the Thanksgiving turkey?The downfall of Turkey, the breakup of China, and the overthrow of Greece!
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First Snow
We enjoyed the first snow of the season today – about 2 inches.The Christmas music was playing, there was hot cider for breakfast, and everyone was efficient with their schoolwork and chores in order to go outside and play in it! On a sad note, Buddy (our golden retriever) had a pretty severe seizure this… Read More First Snow
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Turkey for 100
Since we serve lunch between the 11:15am and 1:00pm services every Sunday anyway, we decided to make the Sunday before Thanksgiving extra special by having a traditional turkey dinner with our whole church family! This is how it all started….buying 5 turkeys the Wednesday before so they could thaw in time. Here is part of… Read More Turkey for 100
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Gluten Free Friday
Mexican Steak 6-8 cube steaks Sauce:2 cans tomato sauce1 cup salsa1/2 cup brown sugar Toppings:grated cheeseavocado slices Brown cube steaks in oil (I use canola) 3-5 minute each side. Place browned steaks in baking dish. Mix together tomato sauce, salsa, and brown sugar. Pour sauce over steaks. Cover dish with foil and bake 40 minutes… Read More Gluten Free Friday
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Work Day
Finally, Robert had a real day off to do the “transition to winter” work around the house – raking leaves, replacing screens with storm windows, cleaning out mudroom, garage, etc. He had many willing helpers as it was still a school day and a Friday and there wasn’t much interest in finishing schoolwork at all!… Read More Work Day
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Once for all
For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens; who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins, and then for the sins of the people, because He did once for all… Read More Once for all
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It’s beginning to look a lot like
Christmas!I had fun making these fabric apples filled with a cranberry spiced cider mix for the moms in my homeschool group. This was our first free Saturday in a long time. The boys were able to go to the final Amherst College Football game so they were gone all day – it was an away… Read More It’s beginning to look a lot like