My friend Peggy shared a post on her wall with a picture and recipe for Loaded Cauliflower. It caught my attention because I just happened to have a head of cauliflower in my refrigerator. You know what I mean? Any other day I might have looked past it, but not that day because I needed … Read more
Happy Friday! I took this picture last year when visiting family in California. When I read this scripture from Ephesians this morning I thought of the prickly cactus that can represent the hurtful things in our life like bitterness, anger and wrath. But the little yellow bloom reminds me the Apostle Paul tells us to … Read more
Happy Thursday! Is it winter where you are? Winter has really hit hard in Middle Tennessee the last two weeks. Last week rain, sleet, and ice and last night … snow! Beautiful snow. I know that snow isn’t a big deal for many of you. But in my neck of the woods … it is … Read more
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:24 ESV Whenever we are planning a family dinner someone always says “Mom, will you make your beans?” The mom referred to is my sous-chef dish-washing mom and her beans are the calico beans she has made and perfected through … Read more
When granddaughter Abbey arrived she had driven from California via Colorado for the better part of a week. She was ready to get out of the car and to get busy in Grandma’s kitchen! Our first evening meal together included garden-fresh fried okra. Growing up in Colorado and California Abbey never had eaten okra. I … Read more
Have I told you how wonderful it is to have a family reunion? No? Well, let me tell you … When I was growing up in the 1950’s-60’s-and 70’s my father’s family held a family reunion every summer, usually in the city park either in Friend, Seward, or Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. My grandparents had 6 … Read more