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Grandma’s Recipe for Wash Day
Today's recipe comes compliments of my sister. She passed it along a year or so ago and reading it reminds me of how easy life is today compared to the lives of our grandparents and their grandparents. I haven't tested this recipe, and don't plan to. But if you take a...
Top Ten Observations about the New Star Wars Movie
The Man of Steel, our son, and I went to the new Star Wars movie on New Year's Eve. We all loved it. I'm ready to see it again to confirm that the ten observations below are completely accurate. For those of you who haven't seen it yet, reading this post requires no...
What Were You Thinking?
“Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1: 20–21 A few weeks ago, we...
A New Day Will Come
Darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer. ~J.R.R. Tolkein Happy New Year!
Cilantro Pesto Pork Chops with a Brine Twist
Today's recipe adds a slight twist to a tasty pork chop recipe that first appeared on the Gravel Road in October of 2014. A year ago, the pork chops used were bone-in, as you can see in the picture above. This time I wanted to clear out a few boneless pork loin chops...
Top Ten Things to Anticipate in 2016
2015 was a wonderful year that included the births of 2 new grandbabies, the release of 2 new books, meeting more people in the special needs ministry community, and the completion of my mystery novel. (No need to mention chance encounters with kitchen knives and the...