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(Gluten free) Preparation Time: 30-40 minutesServes 6 1 large sweet potato, cubed 3 cups water Bring water to boil in a large pot. Peel and cube sweet potato, adding to the water once it comes to boil. When water returns to a boil, turn heat down to medium, and let potatoes simmer for 10-15...
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My youngest composed this song herself. It deals mainly with her love for horses and her disdain for the cows which her parents have chosen to raise instead.  Don’t miss the grand finale. Guitar girl from Mary Ostyn on Vimeo.
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This morning we headed out the the garden to see what was going on: apparently a lot more than I realized.  We spent probably an hour picking, and then came back into the house to do something with all of our bounty. First on the agenda was sweet relish.  The kids diced about a...
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Oh, I love main-dish salads in the summertime, especially ones that use the lovely garden produce that is easily found at this time of year.  Even better if the recipe calls for crab…
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For the past two evenings John and I have had time to ourselves, thanks to vacation Bible school and the fact that the only solitary thing I was asked to do for it this year was to bring a few pounds of grapes.    (Hip hip hooray!  And thank you to all the wonderful teachers,...
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People ask now and then about our adoption stories, and I always refer them to the ‘Adoption’ category/tab at the top of the blog. Not too long ago I skimmed through the category myself and realized that although I blogged some about our 12 and 14 year old daughters’ adoption as it was in...
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Some say we’ve all been searching for a God for years in vain And some say belief is just the easy way around our pain And sometimes I’d like to agree when they’re telling me that this is all an accident Cause it’s hard to let this heart believe when my mind is screaming...
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Oh, the cuteness of this bag! Review here.
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