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Second Chance Harvey
Though winter along our gravel road has been long, snowy and cold, it does come with a few perks. One of my favs, and Hiram’s too, is more evenings at home for watching movies. Last week, I picked up two flicks at the library. The first, Marley and Me, was okay but...
Why Winter? Why?
All right, Winter, you win. You are bigger, faster, and stronger than me. Now that you’ve made your point, would you please give it a rest? If I say “uncle” will you quit? Uncle. Uncle. Uncle. Why aren’t you listening? Why are you being so mean? And why did you let...
Thin Places by Mary E. DeMuth
Mary DeMuth’s spiritual memoir, Thin Places, proves that appearances can be deceiving. To look at the photograph of the author’s laughing, joyful face, readers would guess she doesn’t have a care in the world. But as they journey with DeMuth to the thin places of her...
Severe Folding Impairment (SIV)
In a blog post about a year ago, I confessed my inability to properly fold the wraps around our Christmas dinner egg rolls. Even googling the process and following both written directions and diagrams didn’t improve my limited skills. Apparently, the flavor of the egg...
How To Dress Up Basic Scones
Last week’s post with the recipe for Maple Oatmeal Scones received oodles of positive feedback. So this week I’m posting my basic scone recipe which is tasty just the way it is. But, you can also embellish the recipe to create all sorts of variations. A few of my favs...
Haiti Hits Home
In this corner of the world, we’re often insulated from major world events. But not last month, when the earthquake hit Haiti. The Wednesday before disaster struck, a woman in our Wednesday night Bible study asked us to pray for her father, brother, and several nieces...