by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Homestead, Recipes
When I was a child, my maternal grandmother was my only living grandparent. The others had passed long before I was even born, so she filled that spot for all of them. To be honest, she wasn’t overly domestic, her kitchen didn’t smell like cookies, but instead carried...
by admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Homestead, Recipes
One of my favorite things to eat is a chewy bagel with fluffy cream cheese on top. Many moons ago, when I lived in southern California while attending UC Irvine, on weekends that I didn’t come home, I would venture from my little one room garage turned apartment...
by admin | Dec 6, 2021 | Motherhood
Tis the season for dressing up and heading out to holiday parties, special date nights, dinners with family, or maybe something a bit more casual like watching Elf with a pile of children on the couch. To be honest, the latter is more my speed! But I also won’t say no...
by admin | Dec 5, 2021 | Homestead
Last night as I lay awake with a feverish baby on my chest, I began to think of all the ways I would support his natural immune function come morning. And as I prayed over his body that lay skin to skin with my own, I thanked God for this sacred responsibility…...
by admin | Dec 4, 2021 | Homestead, Recipes
I remember growing up, in December my mom would make a hot coco station on the kitchen island. Lots of packets of Swiss Miss, Jett Puff marshmallows, candy canes, of course we loved it, but thinking about doing that now for my children gives me a bit of anxiety! But...