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  • A Review and the Top Recipes of August 2016

    Here are the recipes I shared during August: Peach Iced Tea Chocolate Almond Overnight Oats Snickerdoodle Bars – Secret Recipe Club (August 2016) Skillet Corn Asian Cole Slaw Very Berry Green Smoothie Cheesy Orzo Pasta (Simple Side Dish) Honey Ginger Carrots… Continue reading

  • God’s Presence?

    Have you ever felt God’s presence in your life?  With the tragedy of my sister passing, I feel his presence in my life.  He has something big planned for me.  And even though I have an inkling of what it… Continue reading

  • The Day I Told My Grandma that the Rubber Broke

    Since my sister passed, I’ve decided I needed to share family stories. When I was a child/ teenager, our family would go to my grandpa’s sister’s house; aka the Farm.  We would have potluck dinners with my grandpa’s family.  The… Continue reading

    The Day I Told My Grandma that the Rubber Broke
  • Dear Tanya

    My sister died unexpectedly on Sunday the 28th of August.   I have been asked to give the memorial or remembrance about her at her simple graveside funeral.  My mother-in-law suggested I write it as a letter. Dearest Tanya, It’s with… Continue reading

    Dear Tanya
  • Ginger Pineapple Smoothie – Back to School (Secret Recipe Club)

    #Secret Recipe Club Every month, I’m assigned another blog to check out.  After checking out their blog, I’m to find a recipe to make, photograph, and then post the recipe with the photograph of the recipe.  August has five Mondays… Continue reading

    Ginger Pineapple Smoothie – Back to School (Secret Recipe Club)
  • Books I Read This Summer – Part 2

    Here are the remainder of the books that I read this summer. Death by Tiara by Laura Levine My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews     Trouble at High Tide by Jessica Fletcher My rating: 5… Continue reading

    Books I Read This Summer – Part 2
  • Books I’ve Read During the Summer – Part 1

    I did a lot of reading this summer.  Since I have 17 books that I’m going to share with you, I’ve broken the list into 2 parts.  The first part is going to be 9 of the books and the… Continue reading

    Books I’ve Read During the Summer – Part 1
  • Honey Ginger Carrots

    These carrots are made using the same process as my brown sugar carrots.  However, I changed the recipe just a little bit because we were eating an Asian main dish. Continue reading

    Honey Ginger Carrots
  • Cheesy Orzo Pasta (Simple Side Dish)

    The Imaginative One turned 13 last month.  A tradition in our house is for me to cook one of the birthday boy’s favorite meals for their birthday.  We had the Imaginative One’s dinner the day after his birthday because we had… Continue reading

    Cheesy Orzo Pasta (Simple Side Dish)
  • Very Berry Green Smoothie and Sunday Prep #2