Do you ever wonder why certain foods are always eaten for breakfast? I think one reason people do corn muffins is that it looks so sunny and cheery. That tint of yellow is the perfect thing to look at as I start this busy day.Have a great one, everybody!
No, I won’t start a weekly whine post- that was sortof a joke. But, I do have something going on that is bothering me. My hair is falling out. I looked to Dr. WebMD, M.D. the other day, trying to find out if I was doing or not doing something specific that would help/hinder the [...]
In church on Sunday, we sang some hymns. As the congregation would finish the first verse, the leader would, quite predictably, tell us to skip to the third, then to the last. I understand the constraints of time and wanting to get at least a little of the song sung, but it is a bit [...]
We are trying to keep the Christmas gifts for the kids at a minimum this year. I would like to play up the creative arts, and play down the toys. What joy didst fill my heart when I ran acrost this gift idea- a book making kit! So far I have collected cute mini-markers, stapled [...]
I’m not done reading The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, but I have read enough to say a bit about what I have learned. The book is about how social epidemics (like the sudden re-popularity of Hush Puppies in 1995) get their start, and the factors involved. Gladwell talks about the notion of a tipping [...]
I’m off to prepare for Thanksgiving. Tune in next weekend, when I may have finished a fascinating book, and may have something fascinating to say about it. Let us go forth with grateful hearts. “Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.I know how to [...]
-an African mother living in poverty who has watched two children die of starvation, and wonders what life is-a businesswoman living alone in the city, too busy to care what life is-a girl in China who, because of strict laws against religious freedom, may never hear about what life isThere are so many places and [...]
The stores are packing their shelves with all things Christmas- some have been at it since early October. While it is a little obnoxious to see an ornament before I’ve even carved a pumpkin, it does serve to remind me that the gift-giving season is upon us. I posted Monday about the joys of making [...]
In the church service on Sunday, we had the privilege of hearing a concert pianist who told us that he had visited all fifty states, played in forty-four of them, and numerous other countries around the world. Luke got to thinking about how many states he’d been to, and I did, too. So much for [...]
After noticing that a can of pumpkin, a can of evaporated milk, and a box of yellow cake mix were sitting on my shelf collecting dust (for shame!), I made Great Pumpkin Dessert yesterday. That is one of the many, many, many delicious uses for a box of yellow cake mix. Another among them is [...]