Olive Garden Recipes

Wow! Did you know that Olive Garden has recipes on their website? Check it out: http://www.olivegarden.com/recipes/recipe_search/
I’ve never known of a restaurant giving away their tasty secrets before. Now, if only I could persuade India Palace in Lawrence, Kansas to give me their Chicken Tikka Masala recipe. (The letter I sent them, begging for the recipe [...]

Teach….repeat…repeat…

An interview at SharperIron the other day caught my eye. Hebrew scholar Phillip Brown explains how digging into the meaning of the Hebrew words helped him to understand Deuteronomy 6:7 better. The verse reads:
“You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you [...]

C Grace At Work

I’ve just GOT to share this:
http://www.charlotte.com/arts/story/578710.html
Janet is a member of our church and is a huge blessing to me. (She’s one of those “Secret Service Agents” who serves others with her life.) We’ve been to the C Grace house, and I can’t explain how spiritually uplifting the place is.
Grab the tissues!

The Thankfulness Game

Several years ago, on a day when I was feeling particularly grumpy, my husband (who wasn’t my husband yet) suggested we take turns naming things we’re thankful for. We went back and forth dozens of times, and the only rule to what we later dubbed “The Thankfulness Game” was that we couldn’t name something that [...]

Swim Season!

I received my Lands End catalog yesterday and was, once again, happy to see that they are offering some great swim suit options for people, like me, who LOVE swimming and the ocean but prefer a little more coverage in public. I bought a cute suit from Lands End a few years ago that has [...]