Lemon Pudding Cakes Recipe: Perfect for Any Occasion

August 4, 2025August 3, 2025 RefreshHerLeave a comment

We had the sweet blessing this weekend of enjoying dinner at our daughter and son-in-law’s when they were hosting some of our precious missionaries. I love fellowship with my girls and their husbands in their homes. They are both terrific homemakers, cooks and bakers, and it’s a joy to watch them serve their families and others with their gifts.

When Alli invited us to join them for dinner, I asked what I could bring to contribute to the meal. She said she hadn’t planned anything for dessert, if I would like to make something sweet. I was happy about that!

She told me she was making baked chicken thighs, mashed potatoes, asparagus, carrots and rolls. Since it was going to be a filling menu, I wanted to bring something that tasted a little light. Suddenly, a recipe came to mind that I hadn’t made in a good while – Lemon Pudding Cakes.

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Easy Summer Dinners: No-Cook and Slow Cooker Recipes

July 28, 2025July 27, 2025 RefreshHer2 Comments

On these hot days in late summer, making supper without heating up the kitchen can be a challenge. I want to provide a delicious meal, but I want to do it without standing at an outdoor grill or without a 375 degree oven causing the air conditioners to work extra hard.

My best tool on these days is the crock pot. While talking with Whitney this past weekend, she was remarking at how many recipes done in the slow cooker include ingredients like creamed soups. In my opinion, those kind of recipes add calories, sodium, and a dish that’s too heavy for a 90 degree day.

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Reflecting on My Dad’s Love: A Father’s Day Tribute

June 13, 2025June 12, 2025 RefreshHer2 Comments

This Father’s Day weekend, I have been thinking much about my dad who has been in heaven for a little more than two years. His passing was hard, but honestly, he had suffered so much that we were all relieved that he was no longer sick, but was now in heaven with His Savior. As the song goes, “All is peace forevermore, on that happy Golden Shore.” I can only imagine all he has been enjoying since his feet touched that Golden shore!

There are many things that I desperately miss about him that made him the best father a daughter could ask for. Here are just three…

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Effortless Meal Planning with Chat GPT

June 9, 2025June 8, 2025 RefreshHer2 Comments

The virtuous woman of Proverbs 31 inspires us to provide for our families when we read…

She is like the merchant ships,
    bringing her food from afar.
¹⁵She gets up while it is still night;
    she provides food for her family
    and portions for her female servants.

I love going into my kitchen and stirring up good food, but sometimes coming up with a meal plan for the whole week is laborious. There are health issues to consider and also waistlines. I don’t want too many carbs, but plenty of protein. I want a variety of good foods, but nothing that takes forever to prepare. Oh the quandary!

There have been years in my past of sitting down with a treasured cookbook and flipping through to find new recipes to add, but oh, the time that took! Then a couple weeks ago my daughter told me she asked Chat GPT to create a menu for her! In a matter of seconds, she had a week’s worth of meals, complete with shopping list!

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I Will Look Up

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 RefreshHerLeave a comment

This week begins our summer ministry at The Wilds Christian camp and we’re getting our toes wet by attending staff training part of this week. Though these next couple of months will be busy, I’m praying the Lord will allow me to continue post podcasts on the Refresh Her podcast each week throughout summer. There might not be a blog post that will accompany it, but I hope you’ll listen on the platform you use for podcasts.

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Today’s podcast is entitled, “I Will Look Up.” I witnessed a scenario some years ago that taught me how and why I must look up in times of hardship. My inclination is to get fixated on the trial, but the Lord has a much better place for our eyes! Listen and be encouraged!