Gracious Living

January 18, 1993.... Two nights ago Erin found an old pacifier and was truly heart broken because we didn't let her keep it.  I had t...

Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. ~Exodus 20:12 Did you ev...

...and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, 12  so that you may walk...

I have not always been well liked by our daughter's friends.  In fact, there have been times that I have been both feared and hated.  Fo...

Years ago I regularly met with a small group of women to pray for our collective children.  We called that time Hannah's Hour, and oft...

By our mailbox, we have a Clematis vine that we planted years ago.  That first year that we planted it, the vine grew to the top of our litt...

I have always hated waking up while it is still dark outside; nothing seems as cold, lonely, and empty as the darkness of that time of day ...

Jesus is both the author and finisher of our faith.  Sometimes we lose sight of that; we can easily remember that He is the author of our fa...

Sometimes, you just need to throw out your sourdough starter and begin again.  Two weeks ago I accidently killed my sourdough starter by ...

This easy recipe is from my mother-in-law.  It is a very versatile recipe as you can use it for loaves, rolls, cinnamon bread and it can han...

Think your toilet is fresh and clean?  Get down on your knees and take a peak.  Now, how clean is it?  You may not realize just how dirty yo...

Over 20 years ago, when our daughter was small, I felt a lot of pressure (whether real or perceived) to live by a certain set of stan...

    2 pounds of fingerling potatoes 1/4 Cup extra virgin olive oil or rosemary infused oil 2 Tablespoons of dried rosemary 1 te...

I've been thinking a lot lately about the pressures on people today and how we interact with each other.  Before the internet (which ...

Last night, I tried Kevin and Amanda's Spicy Sausage Pasta, and I was NOT disappointed!   The original recipe link can be found HER...

In the years before I worked outside of our home, I frequently made granola during the Winter months.  It has long been one of my husband...