Baked Oatmeal Recipe

I tried this recipe for the first time this morning and it is SO good! I got it from my friend Jacqueline, so I wanted to give her a shout-out and a thank you for sharing this recipe.
Baked Oatmeal
3 cups rolled oats
3/4c brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk 
2 eggs
1/2 [...]

Blogger’s Block…

Yikes! I have a case of “Blogger’s Block”! Several times I have signed in, gone to draft a new post and I just come up empty. Or, I come up lame which is really worse than empty. I don’t like for days to go by without posts and yet here I am, struggling to come [...]

Music Review: Revalation by Third Day

Revelation CDBy Third Day / Provident Music DistributionMusically adventurous and lyrically vulnerable, the band gives voice to the mixed emotions of all believers—reconciling our everyday struggles with the hope of heaven! Includes “Run to You”; “Born Again”; “This Is Who I Am”; “Caught Up in Yourself”; “I Will Always Be True”; “Take It All”; the [...]

Thankful List for November 12, 2008

I have decided to work on my “thankful list” since we have just over two weeks before Thanksgiving. My family and I are so blessed and have much to be thankful for and I want to use my blog as a declaration of our thankfulness.
Today, I am thankful for friends…

Mickey and I are blessed to [...]

Book Review – Savannah Comes Undone by Denise Hildreth

Savannah Comes Undone, Savannah Series #2
By Denise Hildreth / Thomas Nelson
When Savannah’s “drama queen” mother chains herself to a town landmark and becomes the lead story on the six o’clock news, Savannah takes it like a southern lady—and that “ain’t” sitting down! Fans of Savannah from Savannah will rejoice to see this hilarious heroine [...]

Thank you, Veterans!

Today is a Federal holiday here in the US. It’s Veterans Day. A day to honor and thank those who have served our country and those who have fallen in protecting our liberties. In our combined family we have many veterans serving from WWII through the War on Terror. We are honored and grateful for [...]

The Santa Dilemma…

It’s that time of year again. It’s just barely past Halloween, still more than two weeks before Thanksgiving and yet Christmas is already everywhere we look. Decorations have been up in some stores for weeks now, more catalogs are coming in the mail daily and we’re even beginning to hear some Christmas songs on the [...]

With God It’s Never a Coincidence…

God has really been working on me lately about reading my Bible. I’ll admit that I have slacked off on it and I have no excuse for that. He’s working on me.  It’s subtle, but I know that God is guiding me to and through His word.
Last night I read my current novel (Savannah Comes [...]

If Life Were a Movie…

I don’t know exactly WHY this thought popped into my head last night, but as I was getting ready for bed I started thinking about what it would be like if my life were a movie that I could watch. At first I thought about how cool that would be.  Who wouldn’t want ot relive [...]

Now, THAT’S Good Customer Service…

I wanted to post some due kudos for Hanna Andersson for their outstanding customer service. Back in August, my dad and step-mom offered to purchase Macey’s backpack for her Kindergarten year. Macey picked out one she wanted from Hanna Andersson which was this one:

Macey also got the matching pencil case and lunch box. She loves [...]