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The Cardinal Says It’s Spring
These April mornings, When my walks begin. I need a pep talk to push my feet Out the door and down the lane. The grass is brown. The tree branches grey, The wind is cold, The landscape bare. Still the cardinal, bright red with promise, Sings words to warm my frozen,...
Dairy-Free Penne with Meatballs in the Oven
This week's recipe comes from my daughter-in-law who is a wonderful, inventive, cook who uses fresh, healthy, and nutritious ingredients in everything she makes. She was putting this dish together one morning a few months back as we were saying our good-byes, and it...
Top Ten Perks while Watching BBC TV Comedies & Dramas
A favorite recent pastime of mine has been watching BBC TV comedies and dramas via Netflix streaming. The origin of this bad habit can be traced directly to last spring, when Hiram was laid up with a bad back for 6 weeks. After 2 weeks of me driving to the library...
Will We Obey?
Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her. John 20:18 I love the resurrection story in John 20. Maybe because we’re both women, I identify with Mary Magdalene’s emotions.Her initial despair when...
I Can’t Remember What It’s Called
photo source Mom and I ate lunch at The Machine Shed on Tuesday. She loves to go to the all-things-farming restaurant for two reasons. First, the wall and ceiling decor consists of small farm machinery, farm advertising, and farm kitchen utensils in common use when...
Mexican Rice
Remember the church camp fundraiser mentioned in yesterday's post? Well, in addition to baking pies for the dessert auction, I was asked to bring either refried beans or Mexican rice for the taco bar that preceded the auction. (The purpose of the taco bar was to make...