Happy Summertime!
Marriage · summertime

Happy Summertime!

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I absolutely love summer. It contains so many special blessings from our good God!

Celebrations! Last Sunday we had a simple Father’s Day. I fixed a meal of Chicken Piccata, Red skin Potato Salad and green beans for our meal after church. I’ll share the new dessert I made next Monday. It was a mini version of a classic! See the pic below for a sneak preview. I shared last week about my dad, but I am also blessed with a husband who is a loving, godly, and fun father and Pappa!

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Singing a Song In Your Trial
God's Presence · trials

Singing a Song In Your Trial

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What are you singing about today?  Do you have a song springing up in your heart?  Or is there a trouble that’s like a black cloud hovering over you?  

If so, What psalm comes to your mind?  Is it possibly Psalm 46?  It’s a favorite because it’s so comforting and encouraging.  Perhaps today  is a day of trouble…let me encourage your heart with truth from Ps 46,  and also share a challenge about our responsibility.

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Appetizer · hospitality

Hot Pepper Strawberry Freezer Jam & Charcuterie Cups for Easy Entertaining

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While we serve at The Wilds this summer and befriend the sponsors who bring their kids to camp, I have the blessing of teaching a ladies’ session each Wednesday afternoon. As a part of our time together, I long to show hospitality and create fellowship among the women. It’s a bit challenging, but I believe if we ask the Lord how we can be hospitable, He will make a way.

As I prayed about how to do that this summer, the Lord brought my Strawberry Freezer Jam from last summer to mind. I made a lot, and it needs to be eaten! I wondered how I could use it, then I thought of Hot Pepper Jelly poured over cream cheese. I knew that would make a great little snack to serve my new friends at camp! Then I set to work to turn my freezer jam into hot pepper jelly! It was an easy task!

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Reflecting on My Dad’s Love: A Father’s Day Tribute
Family life · Uncategorized

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

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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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When Death Threatens You
Fear of death

When Death Threatens You

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Yesterday morning I woke up with an old memory very fresh in my mind.  I was reminded of a day when I was a 13 year-old girl living in Winchester, Kentucky.  I had gone to my bedroom to hang my jacket on the hook on the back of my door.  I tilted my head back and lifted my arms to raise my coat up, and when I did, the sour ball candy that was in my mouth slid down my throat like a speeding bowling ball on a well-greased lane.  I couldn’t cough, gasp or breathe.  It was STUCK in my windpipe. 

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