Just Peachy!
Recently, I was blessed with a peck of yummy South Carolina peaches. Some were ready for eating (which we did!) and some… not. So, what to do??? Why, make peach cobbler, of course! After washing and peeling the peaches (the discard is GREAT for hungry goats and chickens!)… … gather your ingredients. My recipe is […]
Easy Summer Supper!
What to do on a beautiful summer evening when the desire to cook takes a back seat but there’s still a hungry family to feed? Try this easy summer meal! Use the vegetables you easily have on hand — Swiss Chard, tomatoes, onions, peppers, asparagus, and the like — and sauté in some olive oil […]
Freedom for One. Freedom for All.
“Come see, Momma!” exclaimed a wide-eyed Allie. “I found a little friend.” She led me to the back porch. There, on the retaining wall, was a small, plastic container. She picked it up and held it high — as high as a 4-year old can — so I could peek inside. “See him, Momma! See […]
Salvaging a Piece of Special
Our son Jacob is the sentimental type. He’s had a blanket — the same blanket — since his birth in 1999. He has slept with it most every night. It’s been his covering, and, in some ways, a companion. I get this. I’m the same way, after all. So when pieces of Jake’s blanket began […]
Creating a Sky Light Cover Fit for a Princess
I don’t know about you, but when the days grow longer, the sleeping gets less and less. (It gets light around here at 6 AM starting in June!) Allie has a sky light in her bedroom. It’s her ONLY natural light! (There are no windows in this “library / office-turned-little-girl’s-bedrrom”!) I wanted something “girly” to […]
Not Silent
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ~~ Elie Wiesel The tall grass in our neighbors’ pasture dances. Silently. It looks like waves rolling upon a sea of […]
A Birthmother, An Adoptive Mother — Together… For Good
“But for proof, you must look at your own longings and aspirations, you must listen to the deep themes of your own life story” (Gerald May). I used to try and understand how an all-knowing, all-powerful God could see Eve’s (and then Adam’s) sin in the Garden of Eden and design a plan through His […]
Blessed By an All-American Cowgirl
“God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.” ~~ Peter Marshall Having just finished reading a book by Dale Evans Rogers, I purchased another by her on Amazon — Angel Unaware. The one I just read is entitled Dearest […]
My ‘Little Bit’ of Childhood
“A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.” ~~ Marion Garretty Me holding my “little bit” with Daddy close by! I’m among the luckiest! I have a sister. In late summer 1972, Kathleen Lynn arrived — adorned with a crown of fuzzy, brown hair. Just shy of three, I wanted to […]