(I think alliteration may be the height of my creativity. And to think, I participated in UIL Journalism Headline Writing in high school!)A highlight of every semester at our church is baptism day. In the spring, we use a local pond which is such a wonderful location, but extremely cold! Everyone getting baptized writes out… Read More Salvation and Swine Flu
Remember this? Well, over the course of only about 4 or 5 months, it became this! It was all snow and ice over the winter, so we’ve been waiting for spring to figure out how to solve the problem. Here are the things we needed to consider: 1. Where to put the coop so that… Read More Chicken Coop Remodel
Is there anyone who doesn’t like ranch dressing? I even used to dip my pizza in it back in college. And what parent hasn’t used it to entice little ones to eat a few raw veggies? Well, there’s a reason it tastes so good and that reason’s initials are MSG. Monosodium Glutamate is a flavor… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Ranch Dressing
I can hardly believe that Cooper turned 12 over the weekend! 12 years ago, we were living in Stillwater, OK and in April of 1997 I was 10 days overdue with Cooper when my water broke while talking to my friend Tamyra on the phone! She was at my house in a hurry to stay… Read More Cooper’s Quest
Kory had to memorize this poem last week as part of a chapter on poetry he’s working through in Language Arts. I bet some of you are already familiar with it, but I couldn’t believe how much I could relate to it presently. I knew I had heard the phrase “Into each life some rain… Read More Even Henry Had the Blues
Inspired by a similar recipe in Eating Well magazine….went over well with the whole family. Chicken in Garlic Sauce 8-12 chicken thighs (3-4 lbs)1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp pepper1/3 cup olive oil1/2 stick butter1/2 cup minced shallots2 bulbs garlic, cloves peeled and chopped (yes, 2 bulbs – about18-20 cloves!)1/2 cup red wine vinegar2 cups chicken broth2/3… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Chicken in Garlic Sauce
Lots going on here, as usual. Haven’t had much time to write about anything, but just though I’d share a few recent highlights. The first is that Kayla managed to trap Mr. Groundhog over the weekend. We don’t really know how long he’s been around, but he sure did enjoy eating fresh veggies out of… Read More Recent Tidbits
Last week we tool a 2 night/3 day trip to Washington, D.C. I have been wanting to make this springtime pilgrimage to see the cherry blossom trees in bloom ever since I first heard of them. We decided to put it on the calendar for this spring as something to look forward to. As the… Read More D.C. : Blossoms, Bikes, and a Budget
We had great Easter weekend beginning on Friday with Cross Walk – which is what you see a photo of below – and a Good Friday evening service. Saturday was full of egg dyeing and baseball practice. The kids still love to dye eggs, and they would have done many more than the 40 I… Read More Easter
Many years ago (about 14 to be exact)I read a book called No Ordinary Home:The Uncommon Art of Christ-Centered Homemaking by Carol Brazo. I had actually borrowed it from my friend Sherri, and loved it so much that she tried to order me a copy, only to find it was out of print. Being the… Read More From Foreshadow to Fulfillment