One Dish Hamburger Meal with Potatoes and Green Beans
I had never heard of this one dish hamburger meal until I married into the Slabach family. It was one of Mom’s recipes and the one that her son Paul loved the most. I still think of it as Paul’s favorite dish. I hadn’t made it in years and had to call my sister-in-law Rhoda […]
The Key Word in the Longest Chapter of the Word of God
The Word of God is referenced as being quick, powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing right through our hearts. Sometimes as teachers or as parents we find different ways to tell our kids the same thing. We might use different examples or different words, but the idea is to have our kids get […]
When Parents are Failing – Guest Post
Guest Post by Rosina Schmucker This post was first published on Rosina’s blog on September 2, 2017. You can follow her blog, Arabahrejoice, here: When Parents are Failing – What do you do when you think your friends are failing at parenting? Of course, it’s easy to have all the answers about parenting before you’ve tried […]
Homemade, Homecanned Grape Juice
Grape juice, homemade and home canned is the best. Try it on Sunday evening with a batch of homemade popcorn! This is such an easy recipe, and you can double it to make a concentrate. I can’t tell you what kind of grapes I use, but I get them from my sister-in-laws grape vines and […]
Open House – Easy Hospitality (and a new Book)
“There’s somebody pounding on the door,” Sandy told me. [names have been changed] Two o’clock in the morning?! Who could that be?! The night seemed foreboding. Could this be a ploy? Looking through the window I saw only her, crying, “Please help me. I’ve been raped.” Cold, wet, and trembling, she rushed inside when I […]
Getting Your Kid Ready for College – a Repost
College Parent Six Times Over (a repost) I’m not an authority on this subject because I’ve only sent six kids off to college. Every year for the past fourteen years, we have had one, two, or three kids in college. This fall I will have three in grad school (and paying their own way, so don’t […]
Crunchy Chocolate Sauce
No matter what time of year, ice cream toppings are a specialty. Especially when it’s hot in the summer, the coolness of ice cream is a hit. Add some homemade crunchy chocolate sauce as a topping, and you’re all set. This sauce pours well when it’s warm and then hardens as it sits on the […]
Life Begins with a Sea and Ends with a River
Just a few days after Pharoah kicked the Isaraelites out of Egypt, he changed his mind and came after them. He came with soldiers and 600 of his best chariots and horses. The Israelites were afraid, but God told them he’d take care of that problem. They were stuck between a rock and a hard […]
#5 What I’d Do Differently in Raising Kids – Cell Phones
Cell phones! Our older kids spent their teenage years during the beginning of the cell phone era. The only thing available then was a flip phone, which we call a “dumb phone.” That’s the kind Dave still uses. No internet, no social media, no games, camera, or videos on their phones. It was just a […]
Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
It’s summertime, and that means it’s cucumber time. Cucumber Tea Sandwiches are easy to fix and delightful to serve. The recipe calls for seedless cucumbers, but I have used cucumbers with seeds. You’ll want to use smaller, tasty cucumbers for this. You can slice them into thin rectangular slices or use a vegetable slicer and […]
