The table bouquet.  A simple addition to the kitchen table gives pause for beauty, reflection, and meaning to my heart. For many years, I've placed bouquets in memory of lost loved ones after my sister was killed in a tragic car accident.  I was young and didn't know how to honor her mem…

Challah Bread Ingredients: 2 ½ TBLS dry yeast 2 cups warm water ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup olive oil 4 tsp. salt 3 eggs, slightly beaten (reserve a small amount for brushing) 7 ½ cups white flour optional:   sesame or poppy seeds Directions: In a large bowl combine warm water, yeast, and sugar.  Once yeast…

"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you..." ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Something to ponder . . . " Aspire to live quietly " is speaking to my heart.  There is something about the word quiet that joins together wi…

When I encountered some health problems, I realized that I needed to really slow down and appreciate all that I already had around me and wanted to embrace the beauty of resting in the Creator's master plan!   I'm trying to see the world through a child's eyes and it is amazing when w…