Marriage

The Cost of Neglect In Marriage

Weeds!  It’s amazing what just a little time away will do to a summer yard!

Proverbs 10:4 reminds us ~

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand:
but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

I remember a time when my hand had been idle, while on away on vacation, but when the temperatures had cooled off some and the humidity was in breathing range, I donned my garden gloves and headed out to give this poor Dianthus some badly needed attention.  My hand was diligent to take care of the neglected landscape.

While I was tugging and pulling at the stubborn intruders, the Lord brought to my mind a simple truth: neglect in any area of our lives spells t-r-o-u-b-l-e!  You name it – if you neglect your health, your work, or your spiritual walk, it’s an invitation to disaster.

Let’s think about another area in which neglect is deadly…a marriage.  It’s so easy to “take a little vacation” from really connecting with our spouse.

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Cookies

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

At one of the churches we visited this year we enjoyed a time of fellowship after the service where the church families were asked to bring dessert. Someone brought Lemon Crinkle Cookies and they were so delicious that I went searching for the recipe after I returned home. I have found two types of Lemon Crinkle Cookies – one made with a boxed cake mix and the other from scratch. I have only made the “from scratch” variety so far, but they were easy and very good.

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God's character · serving

God’s Gifts To Us This Summer

Wherever God guides, He provides.

We often read that statement and think immediately of the material provisions God gives, and praise God for those gifts! But God’s provisions for us as we follow Him are multiplied and varied to meet every need – physical, spiritual, and emotional. Let me tell you how I saw Him provide all that for us in Week Two at The Wilds.

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Dinner · grilling · salad · summertime

Refreshing Summer Menu

Our Father’s Day was a sweet day! Even though my heart pangs at missing my precious dad, I rejoice that he’s in heaven and we’ll have eternity to be together!

Yesterday we had the blessing of being in church and worshiping, then heading home to have our daughter, son-in-law, and grandsons here for dinner.

I love a good reason to decorate the table with a theme and also create a menu for the day. I went with blue and white and folded the napkins like a man’s tie. My grandsons “wore” theirs before the meal! Too cute!

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breakfast · Weight watchers

Three-Ingredient Pancakes

My breakfast routine for about five days of the week is Greek yogurt, fruit and granola. l eat the Oikos yogurt because it has 15 grams of protein and keeps my sugar from dropping. I eat this menu because it’s delicious, and also healthy.

But there are days when I would love to enjoy a pancake, but cringe at starting the day with lots of calories. Then I tried a three-ingredient pancake recipe that was absolutely delicious, and my breakfast menu now has a whole new entry!

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