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Abundant Life
A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10 A couple weeks ago, I attended my high school fortieth class reunion… …Okay, right there was where you were interrupt and say, “No way! Your fortieth...
Lessons from My Father: Grandpa Stanton
Once again, a packed June schedule means there's been no time to prepare a post for today. So once again, I dug into old writing files and pulled out a chapter from Lessons from My Father. That's the book about growing up with my dad who was diagnosed with multiple...
Strawberry Shortcake Season Is Here!
Strawberry season is here! In honor of these few weeks strawberry lovers dream about most of the year, (and because I've been traveling and haven't had time to test a new recipe or write a post) here's the dairy-free version of Grandma Josie's recipe for strawberry...
Top Ten Reasons to Make Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
10. Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are ammunition in my secret campaign to persuade the government to declare oatmeal as a food group. 9. Making chocolate chip cookies is a fun way to avoid writing a top ten list. 8. Costco makes dairy-free chocolate chips. 7. ...
Remember the Children
After a three day weekend comprised of a writers' conference, a wedding, and a high school class reunion–all in different Iowa towns–being back in my own home has rarely looked so good. The future's looking pretty good too, if what I observed at the different events...
Frugality Lessons from the Masters
Frugality Thriftiness Penny-pinching Never-spend-a-nickel-if you-can-keep-it-in-your-pocket is a defining trait of my mother's branch of the family. The trait once again came into sharp focus when Mom, the man of steel and I spent the night with Mom's sister and...