by Sara Ray | Apr 19, 2017 | Cooks' Corner
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...
by Sara Ray | Apr 13, 2017 | Thought for the Day
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...
by Sara Ray | Apr 12, 2017 | Cooks' Corner
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...
by Sara Ray | Apr 5, 2017 | Cooks' Corner
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...
by Sara Ray | Mar 29, 2017 | Cooks' Corner
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...
by Sara Ray | Mar 22, 2017 | Cooks' Corner
Some people have never known a stranger. They can talk to anyone at any time and not think anything of it. Others possess more reticence, but overall don’t find it difficult to speak with people. Then there are folks like me who must work to overcome a very shy...
by Sara Ray | Mar 15, 2017 | Cooks' Corner
March brings with it a focus on the color green. Green is not one of my favorite colors except in nature. I think my dislike of it started when I was first married and we had hand-me-down green furniture, green carpet, green curtains, green this and green that until...
by Sara Ray | Mar 10, 2017 | Thought for the Day
May 20, 2016 There are so many days that I sit down to pray and find myself getting distracted. My mind wanders all over the place, and I have trouble focusing. The things I find to help one day may not help the next. One of my constant pleas to the Lord is to keep...
by Sara Ray | Mar 8, 2017 | Cooks' Corner
One of the first entries on a list of my favorite foods would be, “Potatoes!” Baked, mashed, fried – the list could go on and on. There aren’t very many ways that I won’t eat potatoes unless they are combined with some ingredient (like mushrooms) that I don’t care...
by Sara Ray | Mar 1, 2017 | Cooks' Corner
Anticipation. Waiting for something to happen. Hoping that things will work out the way we want them to. I had been in a state of anticipation since early December, waiting until the day I turned 62. Those who read my column realize that I love puns...
