This weekend I am hosting a bridal shower for a friend’s daughter, who is really more like family. Do you know what it’s like having neighbors or friends that have been through thick and thin with you and you consider their kids, your kids? Well, that is what makes this bridal shower so special. I [...]
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Buttermilk Pancakes [Gluten-Free]
Our daughter decided to avoid gluten and sugar for a month to support a friend doing the same thing. Within the first week, she noticed she didn’t feel fatigued as she had, yet dreading the idea this may be a new way of life for her. Flipping through the latest issue of Fine Cooking, a [...]
Christmas Traditions: Christmas Stollen
For as long as I can remember, my mom made what she called Stollen every year at Christmas. Traditionalists would not recognize our family’s rendition of Stollen, which is similar to fruitcake. Ours would be described best as a tender sweet roll pastry cradling fresh or canned fruit, with nuts and a sweet glaze topping. [...]
Remembering (via Overcoming Trauma)
Today is about savoring life … For some, trauma isn’t the result of a single event, but instead a pattern of life without a single day to reflect or grieve. For us, a window of just minutes encapsulates the traumatic and horrific shooting at our church. December 9th is certainly not the only day we [...]
Christmas Traditions: A Natural Tree
There is no shortage of opinion on Christmas trees—artificial, natural, its symbolism, appropriateness, environmental impact—even within families. Even though we have talked about purchasing a pre-lit artificial tree for years now, we always gravitate back to a natural, aromatically pleasing, pine tree. According to our kids—it’s tradition! They want nothing to do with an artificial [...]
Fallow No More: Rekindled Lessons of Gardening
A note on the parallels of gardening and parenting.
Baby Shower
A note about celebrating new life and the importance of good girlfriends along the way.
High Country Home Educators Graduation Ceremony
Congratulations to the 37 homeschool students and their families who commemorated their education journey at the High Country Home Educators Graduation ceremony hosted at New Life Church on May 8. This event was nothing short of a tribute to family. It was especially heartening to see the live video feed provided so a deployed soldier [...]
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