December 26, 2008

Christmas 2008

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December 24, 2008

Christmas Morning Cooks!

Your children can make this one themselves!

My daughters, Abigail, Grace, and Emma, love to make this fruit salad (yes, William helps), so we’ve decided to add it to our Christmas morning menu. We received the recipe for the sauce from my friend, Alice, at church. It’s a wonderful starter for teaching little girls to follow and prepare a recipe on …

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December 24, 2008

Egg Nog…

Cooked Egg Nog

12 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 quart raw milk with cream (if using store milk, use half heavy whipping cream)
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg (optional: I let people garnish with this, since I don’t like nutmeg in my nog)

PREPARATION:

Beat eggs, sugar and salt together in a saucepan. Stir in …

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December 18, 2008

Thoughts of Peace…

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord,
thoughts of peace and not of evil,
to give you a future and a hope.”
(Jeremiah 29:11) – God

Have you ever contemplated this verse? I mean really thought about it. God thinks thoughts of peace toward you – thoughts that give you a future and a hope. Wow!

Do you …

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December 13, 2008

Aren’t they Cute?

Aren’t they cute? This is a photo of my parents the day they were married. Cool car, huh? Heading off into marital bliss, I wonder how long it took for reality to hit. Bills, burnt toast, dirty laundry, morning breath.

We often talk about the way new wives and mothers struggle with the monotony of every day life – …

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December 9, 2008

I Am What I Am: Growing in Thankfulness

My article, I Am What I Am, appeared in the Nov/Dec issue of Homeschooling Today magazine and I’m happy to be able to share it here with my readers.

I Am What I Am: Growing in Thankfulness

“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me …

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December 8, 2008

The Future of Food

The Future of Food

“There is a revolution going on in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves …

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December 7, 2008

Jessica’s Surprise Birthday Party

For those who missed it (including Mimi and Papa and Grandma Betty and Grandpa David), here is the slide show from Jessica’s surprise/belated 18th birthday party! We’ve all decided that having a surprise party over a month after one’s actual birthday is the best way to insure that it will be a surprise! LOL

If you’d like to see pictures from the event, …

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December 1, 2008

Praying for you, Garrison!

The son of our dear friends, the Sanfords, is heading off for boot camp this week. Soon he will experience the harsh realities of life as a US Marine. His family gave him a moving send off this past weekend where prayers, charges, and encouragement were offered on his behalf.

His sister, along with several of our daughters prepared a …

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