Category: community
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Day of Atonement-Remembering the Sacrifice
One of my greatest fears was broadcast to the world and lived out by a woman called Erika Kirk. Not only was her husband murdered for something he believes in, but the whole world saw it. Then, Erika had the audacity to forgive her husband’s murderer. And yet, this is exactly what Jesus did for… Read more
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We QUIT the holidays
How do you celebrate holidays? Ok, not all of them, but we did quit the major ones. In 2023, what had been our staple traditions as Christians, raising our family in a church, no longer worked for us. We lost our church home and an income. We started realizing just how far gone my mother… Read more
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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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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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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
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Taco Soup
Prep time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Servings: 16 Ingredients: 1 pound ground Chorizo Sausage 2 pounds ground beef 1 28 ounce can of diced tomatoes 2 cans of black beans 2 cans of corn One package of Taco seasoning One package of Ranch seasoning Instructions: Step 1: Place the meat in… Read more
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Scent-sational Invitation
One day, he heated up his left-over Taco Soup and proceeded to walk back to his cubical. He had just sat down to enjoy his lunch when someone stepped into his cubical and eagerly exclaimed, “What is that wonderful smell?” Read more
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“Free” pig…
It started with a pig. Specifically, the “free” pigs on the craigslist ad, which lead to my husband’s sudden desire to be a pig farmer. In case you are not aware, pigs reproduce… Read more