Life Lessons

Today I’m busy making a gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free version of Pumpkin Bread, using frozen pumpkin from what we grew in the garden this past Summer.  Did you know it is possible to make gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free Chocolate Chip…

So, I was sitting here snacking on Goldfish crackers  …  and wondering if that addictive chemical they put in food to make you eat more might be in Goldfish crackers.   I wouldn’t be surprised if it is, because…

As summer was winding down, hubby and I noticed battery pack generators for sale at Costco.   That’s a great idea!   We should get one for when the power goes out.  We triumphantly toted our battery pack generator home …

Our daughter had come over for dinner after she got off work.   I was in the kitchen getting dinner started when I noticed, out of the corner of my eye, movement down at the garbage can  …  a…

The power went out.   We weren’t expecting it.   It wasn’t storming.   It wasn’t even winter yet.   It was around 4pm when the power went out, just before dinnertime.   Darkness was falling outside  …  and it would soon be…

I have not eaten avocados much throughout my life, so I am not an avocado aficionado.   My daughter, on the other hand, eats avocados all the time.   Therefore, she is very knowledgeable about such things.   In my endeavors…

Hubby and I had planned to walk a nature trail with our daughter Sunday afternoon.   We had been looking forward to this all week.   This was our daughter’s favorite walking trail near her home, and she had been…

I ended the last blog post with the question:  “If your life was an airplane elevation color, at what elevation level with God would you be?”   In answering that question personally for myself, my immediate “blink” reaction was: …