Blinking in the dim light, you awaken to the sound of the shower. Your husband is already up and getting ready for the day, and you lie in bed for a few minutes thinking about what your day holds. Thoughts of all you have to do begin to crowd into your mind and you feel stress…
Post updated: [post_modified_date] Homemade vanilla ice cream is a warm-weather dessert that usually shows up for cookouts and Sunday School class parties. We made three freezers of homemade ice cream for a rehearsal dinner in a barn a few years ago and it was a big hit. We usually only make it 3-4 times a…
The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one’s “own,” or “real” life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one’s real life – the life God is sending one day by day. ~ C.S. Lewis This quote is so…
Munching frozen pizza while gathered around the TV….eating burritos in the backseat of the mini-van….grabbing a hot dog at the game…. All families have times when a family meal involves convenience foods and eating on the go. The thought of eating dinner around the table at home can sound old-fashioned, boring or maybe even…
Today’s article is brought to you by one of my daughters! When Sarah and her family visited recently, they made a batch of these yummy seeds, so I asked her to share the recipe with you. ~ With love, Charlotte Fall Treat: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds by Sarah Vera Nothing says fall like pumpkin, right? To…
Summertime and the livin’ is easy….or not. Many families have a distinct summer schedule that differs from the school year, with a myriad of new activities. Even if there are no children at home, life takes on a different feel when warm weather rolls around. Summer affects just about everything, from laundry and meals to…