Cooking Adventures · Home Living · Lactose-free Cooking

Pumpkin Cake

Two delicious recipes for gluten free, dairy free, egg free, and soy free pumpkin cake

Photography

Give Thanks

Home Living · Photography

Waiting for the much-needed rain

Cooking Adventures · Home Living · Photography

Saturday Night Baking

Music · Thoughts

Saturday Song: Glorious Impossible

"How will this be," she asked. "Who then can be saved?" Impossible...That's what we would say.  Impossible that a virgin should give birth to a son. Impossible that God would take on human flesh and come to walk on the earth He created. Impossible for the dead to live again. "With man it is impossible,… Continue reading Saturday Song: Glorious Impossible

Cooking Adventures · Home Living · Lactose-free Cooking

Basic Sweet Potato Soup

Basic. Three ingredients. 10 minutes. It's also nut, dairy, and gluten free. And organic, if you please. It started this weekend when the stomach bug meant solid foods were not an option. I had some chicken broth and a couple sweet potatoes on hand. I cut a small-medium sweet potato and baked it in the… Continue reading Basic Sweet Potato Soup

Thoughts

Not Consumed

"How was your week?" I felt rather awkward making small talk after this past week.  I was pretty certain my answer to that question didn't fall in the 'small talk' category. I felt overwhelmed. I was exhausted. It seemed like the universe was against me getting any sleep. As an indicator of how the week… Continue reading Not Consumed

School

Kindergarten Creativity

Home Living · Thoughts

Prayers for My Home

A couple weeks ago I was going through some prayers a wonderful sister in Christ from my church wrote up for my house blessing when I bought my house.  They were good reminders of the purpose of my home and how it is to be used to glorify God and refresh both believers and unbelievers.… Continue reading Prayers for My Home

Lunch Readings · Thoughts

To love with all

Fall break means more time for reading!  This week I started Dr. Helen Roseveare's book 'Living Sacrifice'.  In the preface, Dr. Roseveare expounds on what it means to be "a living sacrifice" (Romans 12) and show love for God (John 14:21). At the end, she writes thoughtfully about what it means to love God with… Continue reading To love with all