The Compass
I recently was chatting with a good friend and we were discussing kids and life directions. As she shared she used the analogy of a compass and raising children. Everyone …
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Consequences or Love?
I was listening to Real Recovery last night- it’s one of my favorite shows. I like Real Recovery because it’s about redemption and renewal. As the show’s hosts were talking …
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Cookies: The Deliciousness Continues
Last week I wrote to you about having tea with my Grandma Westra’s neighbor ladies and the renegade car. My favorite childhood cookie was the Windmill, which was made by …
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The Stained Shirt
I had bought my grandson a new white T-Shirt. I was ready to put it on him when that little voice inside me said “It’s going to get dirty. You’ll …
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” ‘C’ is for cookie, and that’s good enough for me.” A great song from the annals of the old school “Sesame Street”. I can’t think of a better mascot for cookies …
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Grapes in the Desert
I’ve been reading through Hosea and I ran into a particularly interesting verse. 10 “When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your ancestors, …
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Life’s A Journey
This past week we made another trip out to WI to pack up the rest of my mom’s belongings. It was hard to come to our childhood home to find …
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Tired of Cooking
I opened the refrigerator, looked back at the stove, then up at the clock, and then down to my grandson. Sigh. Inspiration for cooking left last year. Like a lot …
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Cold And Slow
Last week during one of the cold snap days, I discovered two toads floating helplessly in my little pond. I carefully stepped to the back of the pond and one …
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Common uses of mustard are: Pardon me Mustard made its pasty way to American in the 1700s. People enjoyed a spicy, strong brown mustard and it was used sparingly. Some …
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