Learning Patience

by | Oct 25, 2010 | Farm & Family

This little cowboy likes to do everything himself. If I’m peeling blanched tomatoes for salsa, then he wants his own knife and tomatoes to peel. It’s often a bit messier than I’d like. It’s not just me he likes to help. If his Dad is digging,...

3 Seats, 7 People

by | Oct 22, 2010 | Farm & Family

Imagine seven people sitting in the cab of this truck. One of them in an infant carseat. Then add two tupperware containers of cookies, two 9×13 pans of BBQ turkey, two sets of tongs, and a diaper bag. That was my Sunday a couple of weeks ago. It started out...

More Cow-Cow Anyone?

by | Oct 18, 2010 | Musings

This boy loves chocolate milk. When he began speaking he called it cow-cow. Now our family all calls chocolate milk cow-cow. I’m sure you have similar words in your family. Please share them and help a friend of mine. This is my amazing blog friend named Kimber....

Character Flaws

by | Oct 7, 2010 | Writing

Just one week after the exciting email that Covenant wanted to publish my book, I was assigned an editor. So much for the in a month or so! She sent me feedback from two outside readers to consider and use to make changes before she edits my manuscript. One of the...

Banana Pancakes

by | Oct 5, 2010 | Breakfast, Kate's Kitchen

I’m always searching for a way to make pancakes more nutritious especially since my family is less than enthusiastic about whole wheat flour in their pancakes. (Warning: Do not try using even half whole wheat flour in this recipe. It causes the batter to take on...