A new year is soon to be upon us. In my olden days I always made my list of resolutions:
1. Get organized.
2. Read my Bible through.
3. Lose weight.
4. Lose Weight.
5. LOSE WEIGHT!!!!!
Well, I never seemed to make it throught New Year’s Day let alone January before I started slipping on the weight thing. Well, here we [...]
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Posted in Cooking, tagged breakfast, eggs, recipes on December 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sausage and Mushroom Breakfast Casserole
This is excellent for a fancy brunch with muffins and fruit,
or even a “breakfast for supper” evening!
The flavor reminds me of a quiche without the crust!
1 lb. pork sausage
8 eggs
10 slices wheat bread, cubed
3 c milk
2 c shredded medium cheddar cheese
2 c sliced mushrooms
2 T flour
1 T mustard
2 t basil
½ t [...]
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Posted in Christmas, My Christian Faith, Something to Think About...., Thriftiness, tagged children, Christ, Christianity, Christmas, gifts, giving, presents, thrift on December 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We had a relaxing Christmas, just my mother-in-love and our little family of six. We take time to open our presents one at a time so that all can enjoy each gift. It seemed to take a long time this year. It’s because now all of my children are now old enough to give gifts. [...]
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Well, my friends, Christmas is here! If you’re like me, you still have a lot of things on your to do list that are not going to be done for Christmas.
So, rather than beat ourselves up about it, let’s do our very best to let go of our perfect dream plans, and enjoy the reality [...]
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Once upon a time…
a candy maker created the perfect candy to symbolize the true meaning of Christmas.
It was the candy cane.
The white stripes would stand for the purity of Christ and his Virgin birth.
The red stripes would signify the pain and death Jesus endured on our behalf.
The hook shape would also be a reminder to [...]
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Posted in Christmas, Cooking, Planning Ahead, Traditions, tagged Christmas, Cooking, menu planning, menus, planning, recipes, schedule, Traditions on December 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Season’s Greetings! Having a well-planned menu and cooking schedule for the days just preceding and including Christmas is so helpful for me. I created a plan a few years ago; and, I update it yearly. Here’s what this weekend looks like for me. Perhaps you can adapt it to help you in your home.
Saturday
Breakfast
Cereal
Lunch
Tuna [...]
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Merry Christmas! It’s hard to believe that Christmas is here again. So much has changed this year in our lives. Most of the changes have been good ones. All of the changes have been filtered through the fingertips of our Lord God. We’ve learned a dependence on the Father that we’d not known before. We’ve [...]
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Posted in Sewing, Thriftiness, tagged frugal, Sewing, thrift on December 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. I’ve heard that phrase a couple of different ways. The other way is use it up, wear it out make it over or do without. I’ve always admired the ingenuity of pioneer women and the women who lived during the Depression of the [...]
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Posted in Christmas, Cooking, tagged , Christmas, Cooking, pie, recipes on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Pineapple Cream Pie
Ooooh! This is scrumptious!
This is made without any added sugar, but it is so popular with our family. They choose this over sugary pies!
Stir the following ingredients together in a medium bowl:
1 large can crushed pineapple, drained
1 small sugar free instant vanilla pudding mix
1 pint sour cream
Spoon this into a prepared graham cracker [...]
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Ah, what a wonderful weekend. Saturday dawned cold and snow soon began to fall, slowly blanketing the neighborhood with a pristine white. It was a perfect day to trim the tree. The children were absolutely delighted with the Frazier Fir my Honey and I chose. They could hardly wait to get started. It took me [...]
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