Beauty for Ashes: All Things Lovely
Today is the day. God said so. So here I go, jumping (well, okay . . . make that "crawling") out of my comfort zone to start a project . . . before I feel ready. (I can just hear my six grown children...
View ArticleFinding Beauty through Love and Constancy
For more than a year, Pastor Ernie has been preaching a series on “Seeing Jesus in <fill in the blank>” and I have loved these messages. For a while now, the <blank> has been filled in with...
View ArticleWhen You Can't Eat Cereal for Breakfast
I've had quite a hankering for eggs and avocado lately. Together. Didn’t know what to do with them though. I thought about mashing up an avocado like I do for Mexican meals . . . or slicing it as for a...
View ArticleLook, Ma! No Allergies!
"What do you eat?"With over 20 substance allergies, I answer that question a lot! Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is actually quite simple: "Just real food!"'Course by "real food" I mean food as it...
View ArticleHope for a "Hopeless Romantic" on Valentine's Day ;-)
Someone asked me this afternoon if I do anything special for Valentine's Day. Why, yes, I do, thank you! Last year, I fixed a big scrambled egg breakfast – with all the trimmings (lots of veggies and...
View ArticleMosquito Spray -- Your Way!
Mosquitoes and other summertime insects bothering you? My Young Living manager, Liz, recently shared with me her secret for keeping them away – without chemicals! I modified her recipe a bit and tried...
View ArticleI'm Still Here . . . after a Busy Year!
I love my AT2U--GEMS family, and am so very thankful for them. They are the loves of my life, and God provides my sustenance through them. The cute little boy pictured above is showing the Short Vowel...
View ArticleTis the Season to Be Craving . . . Cinnamon Rolls!
So wha’d’ya do when allergies won’t allow indulgence? That’s what I’ve been asking myself for four years now -- especially on Thanksgiving! But on this early November Sunday morning . . . tada: Craving...
View ArticleOut with the Old . . . In with the New (Year, that is, and More!)
New Year’s Eve is cause for reflection. Listening to testimonies of friends sharing very real ups and downs of 2014, I mused, “It was a good year for me; I can’t think of anything difficult about...
View ArticleHappy Valentines Day . . . No Matter What!
Here's wishing the best of days to all my blog friends -- with or without sweethearts. Make it so! Love God . . . Love Others . . . Love Life. . . Celebrate love in your best and favorite (wholesome!)...
View ArticleLessons in a Bottle . . . of Milk
So here is today's "twin story": The boys were actually much younger than pictured here at the time of this story . . .Daddy met the kids and me in the Meijer parking lot on his way home from work. I...
View ArticleLessons in a Bottle . . . of Pink Medicine
Two teens on life’s fast track plus three little ones at home added up to a lot of fun and love at our house, sometimes demonstrated in unusual ways—even in a bottle of pink medicine. The tasty...
View ArticleSome Lighthearted Fun: It's All in the Name
The twins had just returned from their half day kindergarten class. Michael stood at the corner of the kitchen table watching as I prepared lunch – a special time that he and I often enjoyed as he...
View ArticleGlutenFree'n'Easy . . . stuffed cabbage (first in a new posting category)
Here's a new category of posts to my website -- GlutenFree'n'Easy! My diet is more specific than simply gluten free; I have lots of allergies or sensitivities. Fortunately for me, I LOVE to cook!...
View ArticleGlutenFree'n'Easy . . . Cabbage Salad to the Rescue!
I love cole slaw. Good thing!Recent changes in life mean that I shop only twice a month. No big deal -- except that I can't keep enough lettuce fresh for that long. And I eat salad every day!Enter the...
View Article"A correct view of God . . . brings a correct view of self" ~ Daniel Brown,...
Note: I wrote this blog article exactly 3 years ago tonight. I never published it. The time seems right now. I am not a theologian and I may have some of this wrong. I know some Christian friends don't...
View ArticleBeauty for Ashes . . . from the Refiner's Fire
My earlier blog post, “A Correct View of God Brings a Correct View of Self,” sums up a spirit that brought me closer to the “abundant life” that Jesus Christ told us He came to provide! Just a few...
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