Grandchildren Blog Posts
No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
It’s warming up outside and I don’t feel like turning the oven on to bake cookies. But the grands are coming over and they’ll be expecting a treat!
Stretch Out Your Hand
I am again confused about scripture. Sometimes, Jesus said the word and people would rise up from the dead like his friend, Lazarus. Other times, Jesus insisted the person should “stretch out his hand” or “rise up” before being healed.
Take the Long View
I’m reminded by FB several days a week as “this time last year” pictures pop up that we are about a month behind on self-seeding germination and perennial resurgence because of our double whammy deep-freeze of 2020. Suddenly, I’m confused as to what I’m supposed to be doing in my garden in May!
The In-between Moments
We tend to mark our lives by world events that change history. For me, these are: the 1967 Six Day Arab Israeli War, the Lebanese Civil War, the Twin Towers, and the Covid Pandemic. Yet, I firmly believe that our lives are actually lived for the quiet. intimate moments that mark nor our calendars, but our hearts:
Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake
Blue berries are in season, so I buy a carton every week and then figure out how I’m goin to eat these unctuous, juicy, indigo blue jewels. Blueberry Buckle is a coffee cake. My oldest sister, a fabulous baker and cook, passed this recipe on to me years ago.
Memory Hugs
My mom is passed. What I have are stories, stories stacked on top of each other: piled by my reading chair like a precarious coffee table, stories neatly categorized and displayed in albums, and stories typed and filed away as keepsake letters. Stories carry memories and connect us to each other like charms on a charm bracelet.
Celebrate Fresh Herbs; Make Cucumber, Mint, and Yogurt Salad
I have a forest of herbs this spring! I was initially concerned that our extended deep freezes this year killed them, but it’s done the opposite! These perennial herbs are outrageously tenacious.
Choose Joy!
The sun doesn’t give a hoot how I feel! It rises and sets regardless if I notice it or not. Therefore, if I’m going to enjoy it, that is up to me.
Short-cut Mac and Cheese, Everyone’s Favorite!
Ask the question, “what’s every child’s favorite dish?” Your little ones (and big ones) will probably answer, “Mac and cheese!” Right?!?!
Check Out What’s Underneath!
Only occasionally do we see the beauty of what’s underneath the surface because in our Western Society, we expend so much energy on physical beauty, that we miss out on the low-lying gems.