Archive for January, 2010

When watching ‘Snow White’ with your kitty…

When watching ‘Snow White’ with your kitty…

…you may find that she dozes from time to time… …but it is best to cover her eyes during the scary parts. After all, you don’t want her to have scary dreams.
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Sunday

Hello Lord, it’s me your child I have a few things on my mind Right now I’m faced with big decisions And I’m wondering if you have a minute, cuz Right now I don’t hear so well And I was wondering if you could speak up I know that you tore the veil So...
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Grocery shopping…

…with some media people is my mission in New York this coming week.   Should be interesting!   I’d love to hear from people who live in major cities:  how do you save money on food?
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$100 Jean and $60 Scooters– worth the bucks?

Not long ago I was contacted by Not Your Daughter’s Jeans and asked if I wanted to try a pair of their jeans. Since I’ve been hearing about NYD jeans for years, I gave an enthusiastic yes. Perusing their website, I briefly considered the ever-so-trendy skinny leg style, but decided I was just a...
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Kitchen storage: making the most of space

Kitchen storage: making the most of space

I’m excited to show you what my hubby has been doing lately.  For years I’ve looked at a little gap in the kitchen between the edge of a cabinet and the edge of the window, and thought it would be a perfect place for some more shelves.  This Christmas John granted me that wish....
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30-Minute One-Dish Meals

30-Minute One-Dish Meals

Recently myrecipes.com featured some recipes from my cookbook.  Check them out if you’ve been wanting to preview my book.  It was really fun for me to see what the food stylists did with each dish.  They made the food look sooooo pretty–it made me wish that a food stylist lived at my house! ~~~~~~...
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2009 Bloggy Recap

Looking at the first sentence of the first post of each month in 2009 was an interesting trip down Memory Lane for me. —- January:  The Ring My daughter showing off her engagement ring! February: Today my two sweet sisters-in-law along with my mother-in-law threw a lovely wedding shower for our Amanda. Prelude to...
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Sunday

Wonderful, merciful Saviour Precious Redeemer and Friend Who would’ve thought that a Lamb could Rescue the souls of men Oh, You rescue the souls of men ~ Counselor, Comforter, Keeper Spirit we long to embrace You offer hope when our hearts have Hopelessly lost our way Oh, we’ve hopelessly lost the way ~ You...
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Settling

Settling

Just before Christmas while paging through my faithful old address book to address Christmas cards, I arrived at my sister Rebekah’s page. She has a whole page devoted to her, a written monument to a life full of activity. Adventure. Moving. Sometimes just across town. Sometimes across the country. Each step on her life-adventure...
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~ HAPPY NEW YEAR ~

~ HAPPY NEW YEAR ~

I so much appreciate each and every one of you who has visited here in the past year! Here’s hoping 2010 is a great year for you and your family! ~~ Photo by Israel Shirk of Avalanche Photography. ~~ (His website is worth a look–I love the wedding photo on his front page now....
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