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The BEST Gluten-Free Pancakes

Berry season is upon us, y’all. And strawberries are my favorite. But if there’s one thing that makes strawberries better, it’s a stack of pancakes under them. I mean, just feast your eyes on this… And if anyone in your family has a problem with gluten, you know how hard it can be to find gluten-free recipes that are as good as your old faithful ones and as easy. I know.  We’ve been there.  That’s why I can’t keep our pancake recipe a secret any longer…

Growing Up is Hard to Do

My children are at different ages,  different stages but all with one thing in common… they’re growing up and growing up is hard to do. While we would all like to revisit yesteryear once in a while, growing up is something most people wouldn’t want to do over- because it’s hard work… skinned knees broken hearts hurt feelings and tough decisions. That’s the big one. And the bigger you get, so do the decisions. I tell my children that’s the way they know they are getting closer to…

I Heart Snow

Where we live, we get to experience all the seasons–sometimes in the same week! Winter here is very fickle. We get springlike days, and cold, rainy miserable days, and sometimes… we get snow. But not too often. So we try to thoroughly enjoy it while it’s here.   We have a snow day. And what I like about snow days is that everybody gets to be a kid for a day. Which means… no schoolwork, boogie-board sleds, snowball fights, snow cream, and throwing snow at the exact moment the picture is snapped, which…

Tinsel Fields and Diamond Trees

Did you know tinsel grows in fields? And diamonds grow on trees? In winter? I discovered it this week. For the past couple of days, I have been in absolute awe of the beauty of God’s creation. Winter weather can be down-right miserable, but it can also be breathtakingly beautiful. Isn’t it amazing… how God can make the simplest things so amazing… and the most amazing things so simple? How blessed we are to witness His handiwork. “For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen…