Tonight’s Frugal Menu

| May 20, 2009

I’m in cooking mode lately. Chicken is under 70 cents a pound, and I’m finding use for ten pound bags! Tonight’s menu: chicken enchilada casserole, Spanish rice, and homemade salsa.  The enchilada casserole is always a family favorite, and I made the salsa a couple of days ago and was quite pleased with how it […]

Yum

| May 19, 2009

Well, last night I got around to trying the recipe I’d found for “Candy Chicken.” I didn’t follow the recipe exactly (didn’t measure) and it came out fantastic. I did, however, use way too much liquid. Next time I’ll correct that. However, if you want something new and delicious to try, I recommend it.

Heard around the House

| May 14, 2009

Covarr: [regarding Communion] Jesus has one of the highest blood alcohol levels in recorded history.

To You

| May 12, 2009

God loves you. He knows every single bit of goodness in you, even the things you are not aware of. He sees so much beauty and love when He looks at you. He sees how you struggle, how you hold your burdens. He sees your work, your compassion, and He is proud of you. If […]

Mom and God

| May 10, 2009

I know, everyone is talking about mothers today. So maybe you’ll think I’m unoriginal, but I want to talk about mine. Specifically, I want to discuss how she helped me to develop my understanding of God. Now, my mother has always modeled faith. She raised me from my earliest days with a knowledge that God […]

Can you imagine

| May 3, 2009

… love so complete, so infinite, that it can make anything, do anything, give anything, and not be diminished?

It’s hard to soar like an eagle when you tweet like a cuckoo

| May 2, 2009

Cuckoos are often highly secretive and in many cases best known for their wide repertoire of calls. Calls are usually relatively simple, resembling whistles, flutes, or hiccups.The calls are used in order to demonstrate ownership of a territory and to attract a mate. [From Wikipedia] I’m not sure how this differs from the concept behind […]

Blessed

| May 2, 2009

Blessed is the man who brings kumquats for his sick wife. Next stop, chocolate for dipping. And happy his wife.

Healing

| April 27, 2009

You tried so hard to forget. You were too small to deal with it, so you hid it away, to protect yourself. It was all the protection you could give yourself, because those you needed and trusted most betrayed you. They didn’t defend you when you needed them most. You cried yourself to sleep so […]

A Curtain Climber by Any Other Name

| April 20, 2009

I’ve been thinking about names for Curtain Climber, and have wondered if we should come up with a new name for him. So far, we’ve thought of: Rocker Climber Counter Climber Table Climber Cabinet Climber Computer Monitor Climber Television Climber Mom Climber All in all, I’m not convinced any other name would make much of […]