'TIS THE SEASON
Within less than three miles of my house, there are a Buddhist temple, a Muslim mosque, a Shinto shrine, a Jewish temple, a center for self actualization, two Catholic churches, a plethora of Protestant churches, and two cults. I've been told there's a center for Hindu studies, but I've not see it. I do know there ar

Lost My Crown
Yes, I lost my crown.No, not that one.It was the one in my mouth. One on a back molar.

Thankful 'cause He's faithful
Praise songs, Jack Daniels, chocolate dessert with an interesting name, ear wax, and pig snouts... You have certainly been offered diversity in your reading this week! Today is Thanksgiving day, and it would make so much sense for me to blog about the holiday...but I'm not going to. Well, not completely. :o)I always have my own separate "reason to celebrate" at Thanksgiving time. This year it came full-circle, because Nov. 23, 1981...which was a Monday...I became a mommy for the first time. On Thanksgiving Day, I brought my baby home, and what a celebration we had! She'd had a rough time getting here, and for a while the doctor wasn't sure either mommy or baby would see No

Turkeys, ear wax, and other fun stuff
So I was looking at some very old recipes and thought I’d share a few interesting ways of preparing turkey since tomorrow is the Big Bird Day. As I was perusing a few of my books, I came upon the proper way to prepare a turkey back in

A Southern Thanksgiving without Jack Daniel's?
I’m headed to the grocery store this morning, Thanksgiving dinner menu in hand and hoping to avoid some of the last minute chaos and leg wrestling that will no doubt ensue in frozen food sections across America tomorrow.Here’s my list that I made last night as Joe, Dad, and Kelsey were watching the Titans game. I literally “ducked in” to make the list, then ducked out again to continue writing:Turkey/BrisketDressingSweet Potatoes Gulliver’s CornGreen BeansChef