A Nutty Main Course

After an extremely busy weekend, I decided to go the quick route, choosing a topic from a list that I have.  April is National Pecan Month.  We often associate pecans with sweet dishes, but when I looked through pecan recipes that my family enjoyed in the past, some...

REAL Easter Basket Story

  In February of 2001, I wrote the following devotion.  In 2011, something very thrilling happened dealing with the subject I was writing about.  A friend suggested that I write the story and share it because it was such a blessing.  This is “the rest of the...

Celebrate Easter!

  As a child, one of my favorite holidays was Resurrection Sunday, also known as Easter.  My siblings and I received baskets of goodies which often included ruffly socks or tights to wear with our dresses.  Sometimes Mom made our Easter dresses, and sometimes...

Spring brings fresh asparagus and lots of love!

This past week has been a whirlwind of activity.  My 12-year-old granddaughter Maggie was with me for the week.  My daughter Molly (Maggie’s mother) traveled to be with us for a few days, arriving shortly before midnight on Tuesday.  Molly is active duty Air Force for...

Cookies With Maggie

Cookies with Maggie   It has been quite some time since my granddaughter, Maggie, and I had a chance to spend time together in the kitchen.  However, Maggie is spending her spring break with Grammie, and we are making up for lost time. I informed Maggie that...