and it was beautiful … by Kara Tippetts, Book Blog Tour

In July of 2014 when my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, my friend LindaKaye sent me a message and said, “My daughter has a friend fighting breast cancer right now. You must go read her blog at http://www.mundanefaithfulness.com/”. I did as LindaKaye suggested. I was captivated by Kara Tippets. What I didn’t know was … Read more

White Chocolate Cheese Ball

My sous-chef dish-washing mom came home from Community Bible Study all excited with a recipe in hand!  “You’ve just got to make this” she said. Our friend Barbara made this dessert cheese ball for a fellowship lunch.  Everyone went wild over the surprised rich white chocolate liberally mixed together with a fine vanilla extract.  Cream … Read more

What Is Your Dream?

What is your dream?  You know, that dream you have carried around with you for many years?  That dream that no one else knows about but surfaces in your daydreams from time to time? That dream that takes you back to your childhood. When my husband, Lee, (aka Chief, Chief Food Taste, Chief Culinary Consultant, Chief … Read more

Jalapeno Popper Dip

I’ve been MIA from my blog for the last week.  I have “written” a dozen posts in my mind but none on my computer!  That happens sometimes and in the nearly five years since I began blogging I have had to learn to “go with it” when life happens! A few things have happened this week … Read more