In Home Beyond The Sun, Jenna, a college student, travels to China to teach English in a boys academy. Jenna was abandoned by her mother at birth and adopted when she was 2. Her adoptive parents are now dead. While in China, she meets a group of girls from an orphanage for castaway girls. One…
It’s Theme Week on Works For Me Wednesday! The Greatest Tips Edition … Here’s the Linda’s Lunacy I’m Getting Old And Forgetful Edition…….. I have a hard time remembering store card passwords after I register them online. This little tip makes it easy for me to remember. I like to write myself holiday reminder notes…
Even though I’ve had this recipe for a long time, I made these for the first time last week. They were delicious. The kids all loved them. I served them as a snack, but some of us ate some for breakfast the next morning. This recipe is handwritten in my recipe binder, with no notes,…
I love eating beans. I love them on salads as well as in recipes. Soups, rice dishes, Mexican dishes, just about anything. My family will even eat them, yep, even the kids. If I have to cook beans every time I want to serve them, it just doesn’t happen. Beans are so good for you,…
I’m feeling very uninspired this week. No great ideas for cooking means no great menu plan. So I pulled out my $5. Dinner Mom Cookbook for inspiration. I found one recipe that we like, Beef Burrito Skillet and one new recipe to try, Chicken and Potato Pie. Which you don’t actually make into a pie….
This week started out sad. One of our baby girl goats died. She looked fine, then a couple of hours later she was dead. We have no idea what caused her death. The grass has greened up nicely here. The yard even needs to be mowed! The goats are liking all the green grass. Despite…
This contest is now closed. I used random.org to generate a random number. It picked #4. Congratulations to Tabby. I have sent you an email. Thanks to everyone who entered. I have another giveaway coming up. A movie this time. Check back soon! An Absence So Great by Jane Kirkpatrick is inspired by the engaging…