With a Thankful Heart
As we gather at this time of sweet and savory aromas, family gatherings, and time of thanks it is difficult not to think of the challenges many have faced this year. I ask the Lord
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The Great Bread Dough Fiasco
My husband must have been a baker in his last life. In this life he is a man of science. Thad brings the same methodical precision to his passion for baking bread as he did
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God, Grant Me Patience to Heal
On September 11of this year, I catapulted over a piece of wood that I used to keep our little Liesl from using the two guest room carpets as a pee-pee pad. I subluxated my left
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The Present of Prayer
It seems that medical mayhem is working overtime and my prayer book is filled with voices from friends and family asking for prayers. I like getting up early when Liesl (our new long haired mini
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Are You Holding those in the Know Accountable?
I don’t like secrets. I don’t like it when people keep details or information from me. Call me a curious cat that needs satisfaction but I want to know things. Things that will help me
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Wind the Cuckoo Clock of Life
Last night I got wonderful news about a friend of mine. The pathology from her recent surgery showed no spread of cancer and there is hope that the procedure is the cure. Weeks of worry
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Sweets for the Sweet
Here is a recipe that is healthy and tasty too. It comes from a blogger who I follow. Beauty Beyond Bones shares her experience as a survivor of anorexia and uses her brokenness and redemption
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Down Memory Lane
Do you ever have a desire to revisit or recreate a memory? During the COVID-19 Pandemic I have had time to take a trip down memory lane. And one such wonderings of my mind may
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Bacon-Apple Brussels Sprouts
This is a great recipe anytime of the year but the colors remind me of the fall. This recipe is healthy, tasty, and simple to make – even the grand kids like it. INGREDIENTS 3
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Take the Next Right Step
“O.K., Mom, now pull your belly button towards your spine, tighten your gluts, keep your shoulders down – out of your ears, and stick your chest out as you step forward.” My daughter says this
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It Only Happens to the Living
As I age I have become more fearful of all the things the world tells you to be worried about. And I am not talking about sagging breasts, crepe skin and droopy eyelids. What I
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Don’t Change! Become! by John Roedel
Today I am taking leave of writing my own blog to share something I ran across Facebook by author John Rodel. It’s a conversation with God that many who have experienced medical mayhem have had
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