The season of Lent is over. I must say, it was difficult for me to uphold my commitment for Lent, but I did it and I am happy that I did. I enjoyed Easter with my kids this year. We did not have Easter Egg Hunts at the church or extravagant Easter parties this year, …
The Prayer Of Love
We do not reciprocate... hatred and contention, although [our enemies] would like it better if we did, and so sink to their own level. And how is the battle to be fought? Soon the time will come when we shall pray, not as isolated individuals, but as a corporate body, a congregation, a church; we …
The Man Who Was Thursday
The title is the name of the book I just finished. It was written by G.K. Chesterton. His first name is Gilbert. I really like that name. I'm thinking Aidan would have been a great Gilbert. He can thank The Pastor when he is older for being named Aidan instead of Gilbert (or Atticus). For …
Chess Pie
The Pastor grew up eating his grandmother's chess pie. He made a request a while back for chess pie. I now have the perfect chess pie recipe. Here it is if you are a chess pie person: 2 cups sugar 4 tablespoons of butter 4 tablespoons of flour 5 egg yolks & 5 egg whites …
Chocolate Chess Pie
Chocolate chess pie always reminds me of my Granny. Every holiday we'd have chocolate chess pie. It was always so good. After my Granny died, I didn't have chocolate chess pie for a long time. I didn't want anyone to make it for me and I certainly did not want to make it. This past …
Lessons Learned
Tonight, I learned two very important lessons. The first is that if the grocery store is out of mai fun, sai fun is not a good substitute. Mai fun is a rice noodle. Sai fun is a mung bean noodle. In dry form, they look similar. That is what made me try. They looked similar, …
Here’s My Hooty
I made a hooter hider this week. I must say, I am happy with the result. This being the first I've ever made, there are a few changes I will make next time. I love the fabric I picked out. It is very "me." I even got The Pastor to try it out! Aidan was …
Imogene’s Dresses
These are my first two dresses to sew for Imogene. I now know various ways to improve each, so my next try with these two dresses will hopefully be much closer to perfect. I made a little matching purse for the multi-colored jumper. I was going to make a head kerchief to match, but The …
Lettuce Make Some Lunch!!!
I'll start by saying that I am very cautious about my food. If I have the slightlest hint that anything has gone bad or is on its way to bad, I will not eat it. I am not one for leftovers or potluck. So, today, I take the lettuce out of the fridge to make …
