The harvest is well underway. Seems the crew just gets moved and the call comes to move ’em again. That’s a good thing! Hopefully this week will be full and productive with the dry weather forecast. I just came in from mowing the lawn and have to say I enjoyed doing so. It was getting…
Shelby texted a video to the Gingham Apron ladies a couple days ago. When I opened up the text on my phone, there it was! The BOOK, OUR BOOK, the one we’ve waited for so long to see! It had finally arrived in her mailbox. She quickly walked up the hill to her house, carefully…
We’ve been making this DIVINE blackberry cobbler, and it has brought so much joy into our home. What can be better than fresh, juicy berries, in a sweet sauce, and topped with a crunchy topping? And the fact that this cobbler has no sugar makes it absolutely perfect for me and maybe for you, too?…
Guess what? It snowed over 4″ the other night. It’s past the middle of April! My mom told me that I needed to have my snow ice cream recipe on the blog. (She loves it so much.) So, I went outside and scooped up some freshly fallen snow on this very odd day. I usually…
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” …”Everything that has the breath of life in it – I give every green plant for food.’ And it was so.” “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth…
The holiday of LOVE is almost here! It’s one of my favorites. We enjoy making simple treats with red and pink decorations. Sometimes we make pink smoothies or strawberry shakes. I have to make sugar cookies – those are always a must! These rice krispie treats are the perfect snack and are extra gooey with…
Today I’m sharing a family favorite dessert, peanut butter pie bites. These are heavenly! You honestly would never know that they are sugar-free and low-carb. For Christmas last year, my husband gave me a cookbook called Southern Keto by Natasha Newton, and I have loved it so much. There are a lot of stained pages,…
It’s hard to believe that next month it will have been a whole year since I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I’ve learned so much this year about trusting God and knowing that he will take good care of me. One verse that I have continually focused on this year is Isaiah 26:3 You…
A Bit of Sadness The Christmas decorations and dishes are packed away until the day after Thanksgiving 2019, God willing. A bit of sadness has swept over me. The end of the holiday season has come today. This year was probably the longest celebration of Christmas and New Year’s I can remember. Our California crew…
And here we are just two days before Christmas… The month of December has zoomed in and is about to fly out. How we anticipate this magic and joyous holiday season! We have had seasonal concerts and events, shopping and wrapping, cooking and baking. Listening to our favorite songs and watching our favorite movies. Christmas…
HARVEST Harvest has begun and the men are on the run! Most days they leave very early and come home very late. When the soybeans are ready to combine, the men must be there. As I’ve said before, soybeans are a very particular crop to harvest as the beans can take on too much…
“Gramma, Anna earnestly pleaded, “Could we have a sleepover before we start school?” “Well, of course!” I quickly replied. “How about Friday night? That’s also pizza/movie night, so we’ll have lots of fun!” Dessert…………we’ll deal with that later. Maybe chocolate chip cookies…………maybe……………..fruit? All day Friday was spent in Des Moines. On the way home, Jen…
Oatmeal Raisin Bars are something that I now LOVE. Fifteen years ago I would have mistakenly skipped over them at the potluck table. Since I have always had a sweet tooth – I typically choose the sweet, rich, chocolatey dessert. However, I make an exception for these. 😉 The bars are wonderfully thick,…
Trick or Treat Smell my feet… give me something good to eat… as the saying goes. Well, hopefully you don’t ever have to smell my feet, yikes! But I do hope this treat would foot the bill for ‘something good to eat.’ If you are a Monster Cookie fan, these bars are just for you….
The Big Red Heart! Love….isn’t that what we all want………..to be loved and to give love? Everyone wants to be loved……………………….UNCONDITIONALLY. Everyone wants to be accepted completely for who they are. Everyone dreams of finding the perfect LOVE of their lives. Hearts are a way of showing when our deep emotion this to show this…
The Savior – yes, the Messiah, the Lord-has been born today! Luke 2:11 “Jesus never stops loving us. He comes and gives us Himself. That’s what Jesus is whispering to you this Christmas Day: I’ll take your broken heart and give you My whole one.” – Ann Voskamp For unto us a Child is born,…