In one of my daily readings recently was the scripture Matthew 16:17-18, which says, “ Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in… Read more
Awhile ago, I had the privilege of hosting a baby shower for one of my older daughters. Actually, we planned it together because I wanted her to have a lot of input. She was leaning toward some sort of bird… Read more
The other day, my husband was craving beef stroganoff. This is one of his specialty dishes and when he wants it, I turn the kitchen over to him. On this day, we did not have all the pantry items he… Read more
I am an analytical detail person with a predominantly photographic memory, which means my mind is constantly busy taking in almost every detail I encounter, consciously and sub-consciously, analyzing it and storing it for future use. It’s exhausting. Sometimes when… Read more
Happy Friday! My horizons are definitely expanding lately through my journey reaching out to the world through technology. It is, as any new endeavor, a humbling experience as I realize how much I have to learn about blogging and social… Read more
My family likes salads and we are always looking for new variations of the traditional lettuce salad. The other day, I came across some recipes on Pinterest for homemade Olive Garden salad dressing. We are big fans of Olive Garden… Read more
I have historically made very bad choices in relationships with men. From my place of woundedness, I sought to fill the hurt, empty places in my heart with relationships. My early walk with the Lord was more like an intense… Read more
This spring I planted a few herbs in our garden. Most of the garden is done producing for the year and we are relocating it for next year so I want to dig up some of the herbs and move… Read more
We have been in our current home less than a year and there are still a few spaces that are not fine tuned. One of the spaces is our office nook. We are contemplating a built-in to make the space… Read more
I’m fairly sure you are familiar with the legendary “Proverbs 31” woman……I am also fairly sure all Christian women aspire to be like her. Did you ever notice, however that her physical appearance is not mentioned other than “she is… Read more
Hello and welcome – I’m so glad you’re here. I am just diving in to this blog. I will be ramping it up and adding new content soon and regularly – so please, pop back by and check it out… Read more
Here we are – a new year. A new 365-day sequence of days, each one holding a bucketful of choices to be made. Some choices we make unconsciously. They are habits or uncompromisable preferences; the choices to brush our teeth… Read more
“Eat your vegetables!” That phrase has stricken many children with fear and disgust throughout the generations, so I’ve heard. Vegetables have gotten a bad rap for a long time as something not to be enjoyed, but rather eaten only because… Read more
“Eat your vegetables!” That phrase has stricken many children with fear and disgust throughout the generations, so I’ve heard. Vegetables have gotten a bad rap for a long time as something not to be enjoyed, but rather eaten only because… Read more
