You know sometimes you just gotta rare back and laugh your head off. And last night we got to do just that as a family. Nothing fancy for dinner but we used our Christmas china and ate in the dining room. After dinner we tried to play a new to us board game - "Clue". Whatever! That game was so stinking hard to figure out that we played our own version of it that lasted about ... Read More »
Kitchen Table
Table Mentoring – a must read book!
Sue Donaldson, author of Table Mentoring, is the kind of woman that I'd venture to say many younger women call a "second Mom". She's the kind of woman you see Jesus in and the kind of woman you can call on at the last second....like when you think your chicken dish isn't going to turn out in time for company. (Don't ask me how I know that). She'll pull you out of a culinary ... Read More »
China Soup Bowls and Plastic Spoons – Hospitality gone wrong
Our sweet, elderly neighbor passed away two years ago and her children are in the process of selling her house. In their cleaning out and packing things up the daughter asked me if I would like her Mother's china. I was so honored and thrilled to be gifted with this beautiful 12 piece place setting of china. Did you notice the totally adorable soup bowls? They have two ... Read More »
Front Porch Tales
Summer nights are the best. They land us on the front porch eating dessert and telling stories. Just the other night we somehow found ourselves in the middle of a conversation that began with, "Things to never tell the future boyfriend/girlfriend when you bring them over." We covered all kinds of hilarity - like the time one of them escaped from their bath and just randomly ... Read More »
When the preacher’s family gets bored at dinner – this is what happens
So it started out as just a normal dinner but somehow this is where we landed between dinner and Upwards Basketball Practice. Mind you this balloon was a Star Wars birthday balloon for Randy the second week of December. This is what was leftover. And now for Mitchell...... And the Daddy-O And the Helium Mom ... Read More »
Hope for Hospitality – Easy Recipes
I'm sharing three easy recipes that will never fail you in cooking for a group of 6-8 people. You might could set it on fire by covering it in gas and lighting a match but other than that you really can't mess this up. Missionary Chicken 6-8 pieces chicken, 1 1/2 c. long grain rice, *1 stick butter melted, *1 can crm mushroom soup, *1 can cram celery soup, *1 can crm chicken ... Read More »
Road trip hilarity
So this is what happens when you say we're traveling to the Mountains old school style with no electronics. You see the excitement. I was hoping it might spur on some great sibling conversations in the backseat. The best we got was Sophie saying, "Hey, Mitch, is that hair I see on your upper lip?" Mitchell all manlike says, "Why yes it is." With her eyes rolling and a sigh she ... Read More »
Hope for Hospitality
Do you ever feel overwhelmed at the thought of having people over to your house for dinner? Like you want to really bad but you're pretty certain you'll burn the beans, send the twice baked potatoes flying across the room (true story) or forget to put out silverware along with sending your guests home with salmonella? Confession: I do. I haven't always felt that way but in ... Read More »