Observing Father’s Day

I almost forgot about Father’s Day this year.  Maybe it’s not too surprising; my dad, my father-in-law, and my husband are no longer living and so the significance of the day doesn’t stand out like it did formerly.  But since I remembered, I have some thoughts on the...

All moms need wisdom

One of the greatest needs of motherhood is wisdom.  I cannot even begin to say how many times during my child-rearing years that I prayed for just that. A recent conversation with my daughter-in-law, Heather, reminded me just how much wisdom it takes to understand...

A hard week ends with soft pretzels

On Tuesday, our area had a lot of water.  A LOT of water.  My driveway became a raging torrent when the stream beside it overflowed. The fields to the west and south of me were lakes, fed by streams of water coming from several directions.  The ground became so...

The green of Spring

What is the color we all wish to see this time of year?  Tired of all the drab browns of winter, we eagerly await the days when we look out our windows and behold – green! It is exciting to see the earth put forth shoots that herald spring.  Lawns that lay dormant...

Sift your way into March

Many of my readers have commented about how much they enjoy stories about my grandchildren.  When I first started writing Cooks’ Corner, I only had one granddaughter; now I have three, plus four grandsons.  Maggie stories permeated my earliest columns.  Then Vivian,...