Author: Yvonne
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Garlic Cinnamon Rolls
Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. My family has this breakfast tradition of making mini cinnamon rolls out of a can of croissant rolls. We open the container, roll out the dough, and instead of making it into a bunch of croissants, we slather butter on them. Then we take a cinnamon Read more
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When God asks you to practice your lessons. . .
What is crazy to me is how often God “teaches’ me something and then allows me to put it into practice. Ha. Allows. More like hits me with a wrecking ball and says, “Try it now!” Oof. Today was one of those days Read more
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The Bird’s Reminder
Of course, when one is stressed and worried about life, even relaxing is hard. This particular day, I had been stewing, er uh… relaxing for so long that a little bird landed on my hammock stand without any fear of me. Read more
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Our First Feast of Trumpets
We played a trumpet blast from YouTube and had the kids march around the campfire. The Israelites obeyed and the walls came crumbling down. There was no mighty battle with mass casualties on both sides. They simply obeyed and God made the way. Read more
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Church Anxiety
We tried a new church one Sunday in an honest attempt to start over, and it caused me so much stress and anxiety that I literally asked my husband if we could stop going to church. I legit could not handle that extra pressure on top of what was already happening in our lives. Read more
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My Loved One
Hosea 2:14 NIV [14] “Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. https://bible.com/bible/111/hos.2.14.NIV Read more
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The flawed plan
The plan was to get up early to take time to quietly read my Bible. It was a brilliant plan, really. Except one tiny detail. . . Read more
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The First Campout
“Ceremonies large and small have the power to focus attention to a way of living awake in the world.” -Robin Wall Kimmer from “Braiding Sweetgrass” Read more
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Weeds
You may spend hours pulling them from your garden beds on a Sunday afternoon and look out your window Tuesday and already see the thorny knights of the garden poking their heads up through the ground. Read more
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No-Bake Corn Flakes Bars with Pecans
These bars were created from an overabundance of Corn Flakes. We had been given several boxes and no one was eating them. This quick no-bake snack bar recipe is a keeper! These are in our weekly snack rotation for an easier, healthier homemade “snack bar” alternative. Read more