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Some Days 87 Looks Really Good
When I walked into Mom's room last Wednesday, she was sitting in her favorite chair reading a book and munching on Russell Stover's chocolates. "Did my little brother give you those for Mother's Day?" I asked. "Yes," she replied and, with a twinkle in her 87-year-old...
Muffin Mysteries for a Fantastic Friday
In the four years since this post first appeared on Down the Gravel Road, memory issues at the Philo house have only gotten worse. So much worse that this Fantastic Friday's muffin mystery is one I don't even remember. Which is why it's worth solving a second time....
What My Mamma Taught Me for this Fantastic Friday
What could be better on the Fantastic Friday before Mother's Day than a look back at this post from 2013. These 7 lessons taught to me by Dorothea Lorraine Hess Stratton are ones that have made a huge difference in the way I live. Thanks, Mom! My mom raised 3 kids and...
Buttermilk Brownies
A couple weeks ago, our Connection Group prepared the meal for a church fundraiser. I was in charge of dessert–buttermilk brownies with ice cream, as well as non-dairy buttermilk brownies without ice cream for those who needed that option, and Rice Krispie treats for...
10 Reasons I Love Mother’s Day
Mother Day will be here in 5 short days. Here are 10 things I love about the holiday. 10. Mother's Day is the one day of the year where moms get the pay off for losing their figures, years of sleep deprivation, and total lack of privacy: breakfast in bed that consists...
My God Has Supplied All My Needs
I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ...