Last week, the theme for Lisa’s blog party was “Quirky Traditions.â€Â The sad part was, none of my traditions were reallyall that quirky. Anything I thought of that might be considered “quirky,†had more to do with my décor (if you can really even call it that). So, even though this week’s theme is actually “Decorations,†this is probably where you’ll get …
Pumpkin-Gingerbread Waffles & Apple Cider Syrup
I have gotten a few requests for my recipe for Pumpkin-Gingerbread waffles since posting about our Quirky Christmas Traditions. So, here you go! I am no Pioneer Woman, so all you get is the recipe…no pretty, step-by-step pictures. But, it is simple enough…and if you follow the directions, I promise you, it will be yummy!  The waffle recipe, I adapted from a Rachel Ray recipe. And, …
This is How We Christmas: Quirky Traditions
Lisa, over at The Preacher’s Wife is hosting a Christmas blog party. This week’s theme is “Quirky Christmas Traditions.” At first, wasn’t going to participate this week, because, I reasoned, our traditions are not quirky.  They are fairly normal, maybe even boring – thus the “traditional” part. But, then, the problem became figuring out just which quirky traditions to share…Because, the more I …
Happy Thanksgiving!
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; Â Â Â in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, Â Â Â and with my song I give thanks to him.” Psalm 28:7 (ESV) Â Although we received many gracious invitations from families in our church to join them for Thanksgiving, we opted to spend a quiet day, at home, as a …
October 31st
Whether you “celebrate†(and please understand, I use that term very loosely!) Halloween, observe Reformation Day, or ignore it all together, I know that people have very different and very strong opinions about this day.  Growing up, Halloween was never a big deal. I am not, nor was I ever, much of a candy eater (dark chocolate excepted), so …