I know Colorado is known as a skiing capitol, but where we live at lower elevation we don’t get many snow storms with large accumulations. This week was different! We have had storms every other day for about a week, but Monday night we got about eight inches alone. Perfect weather for sledding. We are […]
Archives for 2008
Is the Enconomy Really Falling Apart?
December 9, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Ed Note: I received this article from a customer and thought it was worthy of reprinting. I am reprinting this article in part from http://www.awmi.net by permission. The Sky Is Not Falling By Andrew Wommack Related Materials • CD album • DVD album “Recession Starts Taking Toll: Will it lead to another crash?” “Worries […]
Vintage Picture
December 9, 2008 by · 9 Comments
Holidays are a great time to reminisce over precious memories especially old pictures! My dear friend Debbie Rojas, whom I met at age two, sent a “vintage” picture of her friends who attended her fifth birthday party. Laura thought this picture was so fun that I needed to post it. Can you pick out myself […]
Turkey Leftover Recipes
November 25, 2008 by · 1 Comment
TURKEY LEFTOVER RECIPES With all those delicious turkey leftovers, here are a few recipes we look forward to each year after Thanksgiving!!! This is absolutely the best part of Thanksgiving. TURKEY CHOWDER My friend, Debi Nancarrow, shared this recipe with me in 1985 that had become not only a family favorite of theirs but also […]
An Emotional Day, A Good Day
November 17, 2008 by · 34 Comments
Today, my daughters Laura, Mary and I, had the privelege of welcoming home Laura’s fiance Brandon’s unit from the 101st Airborne from Ft Campbell from a 14 month deployment in Iraq. We arose at 3:00 am to be at the parking lot at 5:00 am and then we were bussed to the welcome home hanger. The unit was […]
Encouraging Thanksgiving during the Thanksgiving Season
November 5, 2008 by · 10 Comments
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and will be a bittersweet celebration for my family this year. Although I usually look forward to the opportunity to take a couple days off before Thanksgiving to focus on making my favorite Thanksgiving foods with my children, this year will be different. My daughter Laura will be getting […]
Bull Moose Visits our Neighborhood!
October 31, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Although we live out in the country, so-to-speak, we don’t usually see wildlife such as a moose. In fact, 60 moose were introduced onto the Grand Mesa area (about 50 miles away) in the last two years. Apparently, the moose like it here as there is talk that their population has more than doubled in […]
Honey Glazed Chicken, a family favorite
October 23, 2008 by · 1 Comment
Ed Note: It turns out that one of our family favorite recipes, Honey Glazed Chicken, was a hit in Iraq. Here is an update from my oldest daughter Laura, who is currently serving in a Christian School in the Kurdish area of Iraq. Read on: Dear Mommy, Oh, I forgot to tell you- I made […]
Baking Testimonials, comments, questions.
October 21, 2008 by · 2 Comments
Today I sent out an email entitled, “Is baking bread and storing grain economical?” I received many interesting responses you might enjoy reading through: <<<By the way, I share your bread recipe(Marilyn’s Famous Whole Wheat Bread Recipe) with everyone that I know that buys a Zojirushi bread machine. It’s far better than the one in […]
Preview of a Little Grace and Charm
September 2, 2008 by · 1 Comment
I am extremely excited to introduce The Riches and Treasures of Home and give you a pre-publication peek at the beauty, grace, wisdom and quality of this new book. I am sure you will agree, after browsing a few sample pages below, that Kari’s book does a splendid job of blending the beautiful and elegant […]