Special Brownies

My kids sometimes complain because I am pretty particular about what they watch and listen to. In fact, they don't watch live TV at all. Instead, they watch TIVOd shows like The Brady Bunch, I Love Lucy, and Little House on the Prairie. Seriously. My kids are normal kids, except they don't watch the … [Read more...]

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!

Have you met the Ice Cream Man? Not the guy who makes you pay for the ice cream he sells, but Matt Allen (shown right) - a.k.a. Free Ice Cream Man. Matt's mission is to travel the world, giving away half a million ice cream treats. To date, he's given away 125,000, so he's not finished yet. Ice … [Read more...]

Cinderella

This week has been a tough one, because of stories I've read (or heard) or hurt children. As a mom, that really tugs at my heart strings and makes me hug my own kids a little tighter. The hardest story to handle is of 5-year-old Maria Sue Chapman (daughter of a great Christian musician - Steven … [Read more...]

Create Your Own Cookbook

I love web sites that make your life easier, and Tastebook.com is one of those sites. I enjoy cooking. I'm no chef, just someone who enjoys preparing food for friends and family. I have a couple of recipes I've honed over the years to be "near perfect" and those are the ones people frequently … [Read more...]

"So Small"

I know it's hard on a rainy day you want to shut the world out and just be left alone But don't run out on your faith 'Cause sometimes that mountain you've been climbing is just a grain of sand What you've been up there searching for forever is in your hands When you figure out love is all that … [Read more...]