Spring is Coming! Spring is a time when this part of our world wakes up from its sleep and new life comes forth. Where we currently dwell, we have four distinct seasons. After winter, signs of spring are always welcomed. It’s a time of new birth and rebirth. This is quite literal for us this year, as we will be
Spring is Coming!
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate Covered Strawberries Chocolate Covered Strawberries for Valentine’s Day. My husband and kids make these for me a few times a year and they are the best!! You can also use other fruit, raspberries are amazing! The secret to making these irresistible, is all in the chocolate. Use a quality chocolate that melts well. For this recipe, we use Dove
Dairy Free Drop Biscuits
Dairy Free Drop Biscuits This dairy free drop biscuits recipe is my healthier, (and dairy free) version of an old fashioned drop biscuit. Whether topped with honey, jam, or gravy, these please everyone. I often make a double batch for our big crew. They go fast! Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup coconut
Dairy Free Oatmeal Cookies
Dairy Free Oatmeal Cookies I received this Dairy Free Oatmeal Cookies recipe many years ago. I have since tweaked it so that my kiddos with dairy allergies can also enjoy these delicious treats. Ingredients: 3/4 Cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup refined coconut oil, (soft and creamy, not solid). Warm it a little if
Trip to Missouri Botanical Gardens
Trip to Missouri Botanical Gardens We recently made a spontaneous trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, MO. My husband and I had to be in the area for other reasons and had some time to kill. Just the two of us. That doesn’t happen too often. We’ve learned to make dates out of just about any occasion
Dairy Free Chocolate Cupcakes.
Dairy Free Chocolate Cupcakes. What you need: 1 cup cocoa (unsweetened) 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups of sugar 1 cup of softened or partially melted coconut oil (refined) 2 cups of sugar 4 large eggs 1 and 1/3 cups rice milk (organic) Step 1: Preheat oven to 350
Happy New Year!
It’s yet another New Year. Yesterday I launched this blog, kind of anticlimactic. After months of work, you simply hit a button and bam, you’re live. This is a work in progress of course. Not sure what this year holds, but none of us ever fully do, except God Himself. However, I think we have more of a choice in
Gulf Coast Vacation, Fort Morgan, AL.
Gulf Coast Vacation, Fort Morgan, AL Ahh… that serene, peaceful feeling I get from being at the beach, I can’t quite explain it. I’ve always loved water, always. When I was a kid I thought living on a houseboat or on a stranded island like “Swiss Family Robinson” sounded like the life for me. Now married and seven kids later,
Made to Create
The earth provides everything we need to live. it’s a perfect habitat for us, uniquely designed to promote life. Why then do we spend so much time behind closed doors? Mankind has never been so disconnected from his/her designed home. Yes, there are a few exceptions, but generally speaking this seems to be true. We live in a day of
My New DIY Swing Stand
My husband and some of our boys built a long awaited stand for my old swing that has been stored away in the rafters of our garage for years. It is very sturdy to say the least, we even thought he may have over built it, but that thought quickly left us when we saw all of our boys swinging