Make A List and Check It Twice

Make A List and Check It Twice

Ask God to help you see the ways He is intersecting your days. This year make it an event.   Give this a try: fold a little sheet in half and put it on your table or tape it to your dashboard as a reminder to ask your kids where they saw their God that day. You can...
The Best Advent Book

The Best Advent Book

What is the best advent book to read with your kids this Christmas season? My mother used to whisper rather than yell and that’s when my sisters and I knew it was about to get real. Let me whisper to you, “You will be the best Advent book your kids could ever read.” ...
In Perfect Love There Is Rest

In Perfect Love There Is Rest

Welcome to December. I was planning to write about being a blessing and loving the hard people, but rather than adding another thing to the list, do you know what I believe God may be asking of us this Christmas season? He may be asking us to love Him. If we made a...
The Best Peanut Brittle In the Universe

The Best Peanut Brittle In the Universe

This is my grandmother’s recipe that she learned during a class all about her new microwave in the 1970’s.  I hope you love it as much as we do!  HLLF, Kirstin The Best Peanut Brittle In the Universe In 1 ½ qt. Measuring cup mix together: 1 cup sugar and ½...
Candy Making Day

Candy Making Day

In the early ’70s, my grandmother got a microwave. She has always been cutting edge, so she took a two-week class on how to use this magical new technology. During her course, they taught her how to make peanut brittle. For her generation, a coveted recipe was like a...