Abundant Life

It is a sad state of affairs around here.  Lydia began a good fever Saturday morning.  Since then, at least one girl (and usually two) has h...

 Over the past year, I have been experimenting with making bread.  After various recipes that have been both good and bad, here is the winne...

These cookies taste like Christmas.  They are excellent dipped in coffee or hot chocolate. 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup shortening 1...

If you are like me, Sunday morning can be a little crazy.  Getting everyone ready and out the door to church on time is a challenge.  I wa...

1/4 c. canola oil 1/4 c. butter 1/2 c. sugar 1/4 c. honey 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 5 c. old fashioned rolled oats 1/2 c. whole w...

1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1/4 tsp. ground ginger 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2...

1 cup flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 eggs 1/4 c...

At our house, my girls ask for a snack about every five minutes. Unfortunately for them, we only have snacks twice a day. Snacks are one o...

Over the last year, we have been renovating some of our eating habits. I think that we've always been relatively good eaters. We all e...

We are an eggs and bacon family. Mark grew up with his dad making a full breakfast every morning. He wanted to carry on the tradition. Th...

Last Friday a friend and I got together (along with our 7 children) to prepare freezer meals. It has been on my radar to do this for a long...

Strawberries are one of my favorite foods. Because it is high season for strawberries right now, last Saturday became the day of the strawbe...

With Memorial Day Weekend being the unofficial start of summer, you will want to build this recipe into your weekend plans. It is a bit of a...