Eternity Changes Everything – Book Review and GIVEAWAY!

I have a lot of opportunities to read and review books.  Most I turn down because of other time commitments. But occasionally a book comes along that the title just grabs me.  Such is the case with Eternity Changes Everything written by Stephen Witmer.  As soon as I began reading the first page I knew … Read more

Apple Cinnamon Nut Bread

Once again I saw this recipe on Facebook and couldn’t get it out of my mind!  Apples … cinnamon … nuts … dates …  oh my!  I added the nuts and dates  to the original recipe and I am so glad that I did.  I didn’t have time to make it straight away so I … Read more

A Tennessee Snow Storm

It snowed last night. This little bit of snow wouldn’t be even a blip on the radar of my Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois or even Utah friends and family.  But here in Tennessee — this snowstorm is a big deal.  Snow is a rarity in southern middle Tennessee where I live.  We get rain and sometimes … Read more

Lobster Bisque

[ Trials and Temptations ] Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.   James 1:2-3 NIV I have put off posting this Lobster Bisque recipe because I can’t find the fabulous pictures of the finished bisque.  I can say they … Read more

Happy Birthday Mom! 83 Years Young

February 8, 1931. A beautiful day indeed. The day my mother was born in Omaha, Nebraska. I wonder if her mother ever imagined how much joy and love this little girl would bring to so many people in her lifetime?  And today she is celebrating 83 years of life under the sun! After 83 birthdays … Read more

Welcome Home Pecan Cobbler

However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him— 1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV While the Chief was away last week in NYC, my sous-chef dish-washing mom and I ate at a local … Read more