It’s been a month since I took a drastic jump in careers. A few of you how asked me how it is going. Former colleagues think I have fallen into a gopher hole on the prairie because they have not heard from me. I have not talked about the changes on this blog as often as some of you anticipated…
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Growing your own food to build community
Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Family Values, Life in North Dakota Tagged With: agriculture, family, family farm, farming, gardening, growing crops, North Dakota, prairie, rural life 7 Comments
I’m a novice gardener and terrible at weeding our summer garden. Thankfully I have help. I’m a novice at preserving food also. I have more help with canning and freezing, having learned from my mother-in-law, mom and grandma to can and freeze the fresh garden produce so we can enjoy it in the long prairie winter. Regardless of my novice skills,…
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WW: Boldly living the road less traveled
Filed Under: Family Values, Motivated Moms Tagged With: faith, working mom 14 Comments
There is a change in the game plan this week. I am not hosting a linky party for Wordless or Wordy Wednesday. It’s the first time in well over a year. I’ll be back again soon but just needed a blog change this week as the month wraps. Change is good I have learned. Change forces you into a new…
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Ginger Garlic and Buffalo Chicken Wings for Super Bowl Recipes
Filed Under: Family Values, Party Foods, Recipes Tagged With: buffalo chicken wings, cooking with kids, easy family recipe, party foods 8 Comments
With Super Bowl weekend coming right up the starving like a pack of wolves teenager of our house and I decided to experiment with two recipes for homemade chicken wings. We made a fabulous Buffalo Oven Fried Chicken Wings Recipe and a huge hit of Ginger Garlic Buffalo Chicken Wings Recipe. It was an easy step-by-step process that anyone can…
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Blessed are the peacemakers…who live in chaos
Filed Under: Family Values, Motivated Moms Tagged With: faith, motherhood, working mom 5 Comments
As I came downstairs for my first cup of (late) coffee today, the stark prairie was preparing for sunrise. I walked outside in freezing temperatures with my camera. It was frosty and peaceful. But I didn’t realize how this capture would relate to my day. Sunday mornings are mostly hectic rather than peaceful at our house. We headed to church…
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