On Friday morning, while listening to NPR on the way to Mt. Snow for our weekly skiing lessons, I learned not only that the Superbowl would be this weekend, but also who was playing. Needless to say, I don’t have a lot of natural excitement for the occasion. I was hoping NPR was going to… Read More Superbowl {Downton?} Sunday Sesame Maple Chicken Wings
Nearly all of our quaint {and hip!} local… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Frosting
He’s been near and dear for many years. She was fairly new on the scene, becoming his wife in the summertime. I go to a lot of weddings. I cried at theirs, because I had prayed for this moment for so long, because he was so happy, because she was so beautiful, so perfect for… Read More Passover Crimson, Snowfall White
Food, food, FOOD! Now that I look back on these photos I took in the last week, I’m wondering how in the world I didn’t gain 10 extra pounds, because evidently I ate a lot of food ~ and really delicious food at that! To those of you who have a sneaking suspicion that you… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Birthday Food, Skiing Food
What an incredible journey! Counting 1000 gifts in the course of a year. It was a dare and a challenge the Lord knew I needed to bring healing and new patterns of thought and emotion to a heart that tends toward discouragement and despair. And though I’ll possibly always fight that internal battle, the practice… Read More Counting One Thousand Gifts ~ December & Joy Dare Complete!
What a treat last week was! In the thirteen years we’ve lived in Massachusetts, we’ve never had family visit at Christmastime. It’s always been a super quiet day for us, which we’ve always enjoyed, but this year it was just super special. My youngest sister, Melinda, from Texas arrived on Friday, and then my brother,… Read More Christmas Cheer And A Really Cool Gift
I’m sitting here in a quiest house on Christmas Eve with a fever, sore throat, and nasty head cold. I thought I might just escape the virus that everyone in my family has had in the last two weeks, but it caught up with me on Saturday. Kayla and Robert just left for the Christmas… Read More Condescending, Rude, and Near
We’re not escaping this brutal flu that’s been going around. Two Krums have been down this week with high fevers, aches, and awful coughs. Kayla and I had a couple of sit-on-the-back-steps-in-frigid-temps sessions last night to help open up her airways, as her cough was getting very croupy, and she was getting panicked over not… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Flu Season Edition
If only I had been taking photos of all of the goodies that are being made in my kitchen this morning, then I could have a cute Christmas-y post today! I just made 12 graham cracker gingerbread houses, while my friend Jen made GF chocolate chip cookies, and now I’m about to start on a… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Green Breakfasts
The cute Facebook photos and glowing blog posts don’t usually reflect it, but there is often groaning and complaining at my house ~ and not just by the younger three that live here ~ but mostly. Vespers at Amherst College was not high on their list of desired activities for a Sunday afternoon this weekend.… Read More Counting One Thousand Gifts ~ November { More Bible/Parenting/Advent Adventures}