The air is filled with Christmas music. The ads pop up on the computer screens advertising potential gifts. The mail is filled with tantalizing invitations to spend money. All of this is to get us into the swing of the season. Supposedly to bring Christmas joy. The real reason for the season often takes a back seat to all the frenetic frenzy. There is a series called The Chosen that will soon come out with its third season. You can…
We’ve added only one new stocking this year. Sixty-two years ago our mantle held only two stockings. Now, we have 35 with another one on the way. This is what happens when you have four kids who had 14 kids who have, at present, seven more. The more the merrier! I think they’ll all be here for Christmas to celebrate the birth of our Savior. Glory to God in the highest and peace to men of good will.
One Tiny Lifeby Sally Jadlow One tiny life, so quiet and still,Resting in that stable on a hill. A mere handful knew of His birth;The night God Himself, came to earth. Only Mary suspected or had a clue,That He came to die for me and you. Father knew He’d arise the third day,For sinners, making a way. Give Him a place of rest in your heart;He will live in you and never depart. Believers will live forever with Him in…
After everyone went home from Thanksgiving dinner, I checked the refrigerator to have an evening snack and call it good. This is what I found under the aluminum foil in the turkey plate. I guess the 30 people liked the turkey, brisket, and all the fixins’. I was a little nervous because this year I brined the turkey–something I had never attempted before in all my 50+-some years of hosting Thanksgiving. Now, on to Christmas with even more guests!
Thanksgiving means pecan pie. I make mine with chocolate chips in the bottom. Yum! Here’s the recipe. Black Bottom Pecan Pie Recipe Heat oven to 350 degrees Ingredients 3 eggs2/3 cup sugar1 cup corn syrup1/3 cup melted butter1 cup pecan halves1 9-inch unbaked pastry shell Instructions Beat eggs thoroughly with sugar, a dash of salt, corn syrup, and melted butter. Add pecans. Pour into unbaked pastry shell. Bake in 350 oven for 50 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between…
Winter weather is just around the corner. I hear whispers of, “Broccoli Cheese Soup” in my brain and belly. Here’s a recipe I found online the other day. I think I’ll try it. Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup Servings: 8Ingredients Original recipe yields 8 servings 1 tablespoon butter ½ onion, chopped ¼ cup melted butter ¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 2 cups chicken stock 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced 2 ½ cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese salt and ground black pepper to taste Directions Gather all…
Every fall I decorate with a pumpkin on my porch. This year the squirrels got to it before I did. As you can see they ate a hole in the side and even ate the seeds inside. Guess I’ll have to dig deep in the freezer for pumpkin pulp made from last year for Thanksgiving pies. Have you ever made a pie from a pumpkin? The instructions are below. Pumpkin Pie from Scratch We grow our own pumpkins so I…
I never cease to be amazed at the variety of lies the enemy comes up with concerning abortion. I heard this one the other day that I’d not heard before: A fetus is just a parasite. Hmmm. Really? Someone hasn’t thought this one through. A parasite never attaches to its own species. A fetus (meaning: little human) becomes the same species it is attached to. Another lie: A woman has a right to her own body. This little human…
Leaf Life In the beginning, a tiny budonly a bump on a branch,my friends and I. Soon became full-blown leavesproviding shading shadowson hot days to a nearby home. In fall, our foliage morfedto brilliant reds and yellows—my friends floated to the earth. I clung to the branchuntil, I too, joined the others,no longer able to clap praise to our Creator. We lay listless until strong windsscattered us in scurrying swirls.Then we were raked into orderly piles,sucked into a dark tube,mangled…
A friend and I remised the other day about the funny things our children did. I told her this story. My youngest daughter, Sara, loved butter. In fact, she loved not only butter but every kind of oil. If I left the butter too near the edge of the table, one-and-a-half-year-old Sara would toddle by and swipe her finger through the butter dish for a healthy dose. By the time she was two, she’d figured out how to unscrew lids….
I found a recipe online the other day and decided to try it. It’s yummy so I want to share it with you. Cook it in a Dutch oven or a large skillet. Skillet Bread Recipe Ingredients 2 Cups Warm Water 1 Tablespoon Active Dry Yeast 1 Tablespoon Sugar 6 Tablespoons Salted Butter, Melted & cooled to room temperature 2 teaspoons Salt 2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour 3 1/2 Cups Bread Flour Instructions In a large bowl, combine water, yeast,…