“What to do about School Lunch…& a recipe for ‘Homemade Salsa’.”

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No grandbaby yet.  Patience is a virtue, huh!?!  Now on with my promised school lunch post…

My kids haven’t eaten a school lunch in years.  I just cannot bear to send my babies out in to the big wide world, empty handed, only to be forced to eat the toxic, processed food they serve in the school cafeteria. Continue reading “What to do about School Lunch…& a recipe for ‘Homemade Salsa’.”

“Patience is a Virtue…& a recipe for “Grandma Katie’s Red Lentil Stew’.”

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From what I can gather through a Google search, the first known publishing of the quote “Patience is a Virtue” was from a poem written between 1360 and 1387.  And according to scripture it would seem that Cain struggled with it clear back at the beginning, so it appears to have been a problem for a very long time! Continue reading “Patience is a Virtue…& a recipe for “Grandma Katie’s Red Lentil Stew’.”

“It’s my one vice!…& a recipe for ‘Green Power Smoothie’.”


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I’ve had some thoughts on my mind recently and they start with a question and it’s this, “How many times have you heard (or said) the words ‘It’s my one vice’ when someone speaks about a Diet Coke or Dr. Pepper or any carbonated beverage?”  It often comes with a defiant, rebellious, even proud tone.  I mean we should at least be willing to recognize and call it what it really is.  An addiction.   Continue reading “It’s my one vice!…& a recipe for ‘Green Power Smoothie’.”

“Food is Medicine and a Little about Basil…& a recipe for ‘Yummy Roasted Tomato & Basil Soup’.”

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Well, summer really has come to a close (almost) with the Labor Day weekend behind us.  And let me tell you that spending time in the mountains this holiday reminded me once again that Heavenly Father’s creations are HEALING!  The mountains are one of the most HEALING places for me (everybody really).  There’s lots of good energy floatin’ around up there from not only the Sun and Earth, but the plants, critters, rivers, etc (not to mention we are up and out of all the interference from our “electronic devices”) and I feel completely energized when I’m in them. Continue reading “Food is Medicine and a Little about Basil…& a recipe for ‘Yummy Roasted Tomato & Basil Soup’.”