March 30, 1980 ~ March 30, 2008
Twenty-eight years together and still counting...

Please read here the beautiful testimony of Surit Mondal, a Muslim convert through the ministry of our beloved missionary, Nathaniel Hazra.

Surit and Nathaniel

A new baby sister for...

Vickie and...
Louis!
She's a beautiful bundle with gorgeous black hair and a few pink touches here and there!

Thanks for letting us visit!

The most beautiful roses on earth - and they're mine!

Be sure to visit Nathaniel's blog today. It's full of new information with lots and lots of great photos! This photo is my favorite. Children are beautiful, no matter where they are found...

I don't know who said this, but I'll quote it anyway, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going!" Those were the words that came to my mind when I discovered this sign in an old garage that belonged to the house where we once lived. It was well over ten years ago when Randy and his good friend, Kirk, decided to become "Norwegian Painters" in order to bring extra income into their households. Thanks guys! Looking back, I feel blessed to have a husband who has always done what was necessary in order to provide for his family. If you have one too, be sure and thank him for all he does for you and your family!

Poor old sign - all dirty and dusty!

Nothing a little soapy water can't handle...


ALL CLEAN! We're hangin' this in our garage.

A review of Jessica's recipe, "Estofado de Pollo" ("Stewed Chicken" South American style.)

Stage One:
Stage Two:


Stage Three:

Our conclusion:

This was a delicious dinner! We served it over organic brown rice. This recipe is a complete meal when coupled with a crisp, green salad. The only thing I would do different is wait until the chicken is off the bones to add the potatoes. They don't take long to cook in the simmering stew. We say, "Try it, you'll like it!" Good recipe, Jessica! Onto to the next recipe, Louanne's "Ritz Chicken..."

PS - These recipes can be found in the comment box of this post.

The end of a perfect day...

CAN YOU HELP ME? (Please don't help this chicken... read on...)

Hello to all my faithful readers! I have been so busy that I have been forced to let some of my favorite activities go. Unfortunately, blogging is one of those favorite things. Home and family, church, and two in-home businesses have got me swamped... a very good thing, actually.

I have a request... Right now I have a freezer full of whole, cut-up, organic chickens. I am in need of some really good, different recipes. I've baked it, barbecued it, and made it into soup. Is there anyone out there with a unique chicken recipe you'd be willing to share? Our family is not afraid to try new recipes and are in love with flavor! If you send me your recipe and our family votes it as their new favorite, I'll send you a $25.00 gift certificate to Stop n' Shop or your favorite grocer and publish your recipe - with your permission, of course. Please, no soup recipes... summertime is almost here!

You can leave your recipe in my comment box, or leave me a link. I'll post pictures of the different recipes as we make them. Thank you!

According to a recent poll, 68% of my readers are younger than me. Thanks everyone!

Take a look at this!

Today, when I arrived home from work, a package was sitting on the desk in our home office.

Inside was a dictionary...

Written by my great, great grandfather, Charles Jonas! He's on the right...


I was absolutely delighted!

And so very thankful...

And really, really glad...

That this gentleman (probably Army) took such good care of it!

My great, great grandfather is buried in Prague, Czech Republic.

Please don't ask me to say all that in Bohemian...

“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” Luke 21:28

Today's stories as seen on the Drudge Report. . .

Israeli City Shocked As Rockets Hit...
2 Earthquakes Hit Off Oregon Coast...
Vatican, Muslims prepare historic meeting with Pope...
Oil Hits All-Time High...
South America on brink of war...
Officials: Several Shot at Fla. Wendy's...

New blog, new recipe! I made these "Inger-Laylers" cookies from a recipe shared by Janie. (You can find the reason for the name on Janie's blog.) These cookies have a wonderful flavor and were so easy to put together. As with all oatmeal cookie recipes I've made, I always use half regular and half old-fashioned oats. After I've mixed them together, I allow the dough to rest for about 2 or 3 hours, giving the oatmeal time to bind to the other ingredients. In this recipe, I used a "Berry Medley" of dried fruit I purchased at Sam's. The 16-ounce bag was only $3.99, so I thought I'd give 'em a try in a cookie recipe. The next day Janie posted this one and the dried fruit was a fabulous replacement for raisins. Try it, you'll like it!

The ingredients...

Adding the vanilla...

The walnuts...
Into the oven they go!


Ready to eat! Actually, this is as far as they got. They were eaten before I could display them on a pretty plate.