...because BLT's with avocado served patriotic style set my heart in gratitude mode. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil,  but living as servants of God.   1 Peter 2:16 May I always remember to be a living servant of God and hold tightly to freedom for His…

August is here and my thoughts are all in homeschool planning mode.  I'm still trying to put together a special "First Day of School" type of event for my girls, so this months questions started to inspire me to get moving.  I have our theme picked out for the coming year and just …

For years, I have made our own spaghetti sauce, but I had been looking for a similar type of recipe to adapt and work for lasagna.  I finally received a recipe (from our pastor's wife) that had the texture and consistency I was looking for that would keep the flavor similar to my spaghetti …

Hello August!  You usher in heat waves, exhaustion from head colds, and yet whisper such hope and new beginnings!  The flowers bow to your rays of warmth, the ocean waves beckon my soul to sit and listen with sandy toes, and the longer days give extra daylight to prepare and organize for  days …