Today I am Thankful for: Celebrating Goals Achieved! In our family, when someone reaches a goal or milestone in their life, we like to celebrate. The general rule for celebrating is, the bigger the accomplishment; the bigger the celebration. When our middle daughter recently earned her black belt, we thought that called…
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Continue ReadingOnce a month my husband has a book/Bible study with the men of our church. The studies are designed to help our men grow as husbands, fathers, and Children of God. Each study usually lasts a few months and our church families usually take turns hosting the meetings in their homes. About twice a year…
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Continue ReadingOne of the great things about going out to eat….appetizers! Appetizers are a wonderful invention! Who came up with them anyway? The French? It sounds like a “French” word, maybe? And what does it mean? I have an idea…”reason to eat something really yummy before dinner”….but only at a restaurant. What do we call it…
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Continue ReadingTechnically it’s Fall, but here it’s warm again, and as long as it’s warm we might as well have ice cream, right? As I was preparing to have our church ladies over, I remembered this dessert. It had been YEARS since I’d made it. In fact, so many years my children didn’t remember ever…
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Continue ReadingThey taste a lot like Cheeze-Its Last week we had a “game night” at our house. We always enjoy casual gatherings, but every now and then it’s FUN to have a more “formal” dinner party. When we do this I usually try to have appetizers for the guests to snack on while I’m finishing…