I have truly been bit by the blogging bug… yes, the same sweet little insect that I didn’t even know existed a year ago! You have been so supportive and encouraging in the last three months, that I decided to expand the possibilities of this new hobby of mine.
I’ve moved to a new site. Oh, [...]
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I’ve been tagged! Twice! One tag (from Kate) is to name seven random things about me, and the other (from Kim) is to confess five of my quirks. Quirks, huh? Hmmm… according to my insightful husband, I do have a few of those.
In the interest of time and a lack of creativity (I don’t know if I can [...]
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There’s a lot in this life that seems out of my control. I could easily spend my time in frustration, whining about and bemoaning those things (while making everyone around me miserable)… but instead, I’m trying to take responsibility and ownership of whatever I can control.
I can’t control who becomes our next president, but I can vote [...]
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After making chicken pot pie last week, I had some leftover pie crust. The thing about tender, flaky pie crust is that you shouldn’t touch it. Don’t mess with it too much, or it gets tough. Tough pie crust is not tasty pie crust. And “not tasty” pie crust is just plain not worth it!
So, instead of messing with [...]
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According to my dashboard, this is my 100th blog post! Wow — how did that happen? And to think, I had virtually no idea that the blogging community even existed six months ago. Crazy, I know. This blogging thing? I absolutely love it. And this Gratituesday thing? It is necessary. In all circumstances.
In honor of my [...]
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I love a good cookbook, and a good cookbook to me is a hometown church cookbook. It doesn’t matter whose hometown it is… Who can resist the comfort food that so many real ladies are willing to share? Real ingredients; real food. I love it, and well… I have too many good cookbooks.
In a continued [...]
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Scurrying through the dining room to complete a quick 15 minute pick-up session before supper, I turned to my 5-year old daughter for assistance. ”Could you put that brush in the bathroom, please?”
My request was met with a very nonchalant, “It’s not mine.”
SCREEEEECH! Somehow those words hit me like fingernails on a chalkboard. After teaching tweeners for eight [...]
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Lance and I both grew up on good old fashioned meat and potatoes meals. One of my favorite meals to fix: BBQ meatballs and cheesy potatoes. Double yum! This meatball recipe makes a lot, so I usually divide it into three pans; one to eat and two for my freezer. I freeze half of the potato [...]
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Stewardship is not always a popular topic in local churches. Often it invokes negative images or experiences. But stewardship is a gift from God, a spiritual discipline and a means of God’s grace.
The above message from Bishop Kenneth L. Cardner was prominent on the back of our church bulletin last weekend. It is timely as [...]
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