Today in Easter church the pre-school kids were sleeping flowers until they were “awakened” to say their lines. We had a lily and a “wose” (Miss A’s pronunciation of rose). It was not Miss A’s best day in church and everyone in attendance heard that, especially during communion. She shouted “give me some”, several times, loudly and “I don’t want…
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Grilled Cedar Plank Salmon with Roasted Pepper Salsa
Just in case you get overwhelmed by ham and turkey with Easter family meals this weekend, here’s an easy way to grill salmon and change up your Easter festivities. Along with a roasted pepper salsa that I have included below this salmon is a huge hit with our family. I keep salmon in our deep freeze year round. We…
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My new title: The Last Mom
Miss E gave me a new title this week. Before bed one night, I told her daddy would bring her and her sister to daycare and I would pick them up. Without skipping a beat, she asked, “Can you please not be the last mom?” “The last mom?” I asked. “The last mom to arrive at daycare at the end…
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Chicken Marabella Recipe
Chicken Marabella is an easy and fabulously delicious chicken recipe from my friend Nancy, The Wife of a Dairyman. I first discovered it when she gave me her North Bay Dairy Women cookbook. Then last year I visited Nancy and her family at their dairy farm home and Nancy made Chicken Marabella. I love Chicken Marabella. This is a big…
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Waving the palms & self reflection
The young kids in our church paraded in with palms today. This is tradition for us as we read and reflect and enter into Holy Week for all Christians. Jesus rode in on a unbroken donkey into Jerusalem. Our pastor pointed out saying a farmer once said riding an unbroken donkey with waving branches and palms in front of it…
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