Faith, Home, & Family
I recently received the book Ragged Hope Surviving the Fallout of Other People's Choices by Cynthia Ruchti to review. Where do we find hope when it's clouded by the ashes of other people's choices? What do you do when your life is affected by someone else's choices? Where is God when you are doing everything right yet, because of … [Continue]
I love making homemade potato salad for your cookouts, or just for a light summer meal. Homemade tastes so much better than store bought! My version has a secret ingredient. shhh.......it's parmesan cheese! It's not too much, so that everyone knows it's parmesan cheese. It's just enough for people to notice something different and ask "What's in … [Continue]
I recently received the book A Big Year for Lily to review. A Big Year for Lily is book three in the Adventures of Lily Lapp series. The first two books in the series are titled Life with Lily and A New Home for Lily. The books are written by Mary Ann Kinsinger and Suzanne Woods Fisher. Mary Ann Kinsinger was raised Old Order Amish, and Suzanne … [Continue]
Welcome to this weeks Making a Home - Homemaking Linky! The featured post from last weeks linky is....... Bathroom Windows are Creepy at Planet Weidknecht. I, too, have a window in my bathroom and it is creepy. Stop by and see how she fixed her window so it isn't creepy anymore. Making a Home - Homemaking Linky Now … [Continue]
I shared my Chicken Pasta Salad recipe last week. It's easy and delicious. But the best part is it can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge. I've got two kids going to church camp this week. I declared that I was going to be on vacation this week with no cooking. I know that's not going to work, though. So I went ahead and planned the … [Continue]
Welcome to this weeks.... Saturday on the Farm Garden Tour. It's been awhile since I shared any of the vegetable gardens. Well, today's the day! We're going to start this tour with the Apple Trees. The branches on this tree are so full of apples, that they are hanging down to the ground. Last year, we didn't get any apples because a frost … [Continue]
I've been making this Chicken Pasta Salad for over twenty years. It's quick, easy, and my family loves it. I realized this week that I had never shared the recipe here. Enjoy. Chicken Pasta Salad 2 pounds Rotini Pasta, or whatever shape you want to use 3 cups of cooked, diced chicken 2 cups mayo 1 cup milk 1/2 cup parmasean … [Continue]
