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2012 {To Be Read List}
According to that sweet little widget on Goodreads, I met my goal of reading 12 books during the year 2011. Hmmmm…. that may have been my stated goal on Goodreads, but I didn’t come close to making my personal goal. But I will celebrate the small victories and aim to do better next year. I had a whole list of books that I wanted to read, you know, some were classics, others were books I’d heard about through my internet wanderings and the rest were ones I saw that had interesting covers. Yes, I do judge books by their covers. What of it? In the coming year, I’d like to…
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Cinnamon Buns {This or That Thursday}
When I was a little girl my mother used to surprise us with little breakfast treats. Sometimes it was cornbread pancakes. If you’ve never had them, for the love of all things good and delish, go buy yourself a box of Jiffy Cornbread mix and make some right now. Really, stop reading right now and go buy some. I’ll wait… Sometimes she’d surprise us with cinnamon buns. And she’d leave just enough icing in the container for us to dip our little fingers in and lick off. Really, isn’t that the best part of cinnamon buns anyway? This morning I decided to share a special treat with my family. Like my…
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Word Filled Wednesday: Peace
My prayer for you as we head into the year 2012 is that your family will have the peace and prosperity that comes from knowing the one true God. I’m linking up with: HAVE A SAFE, HAPPY, HEALTHY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR,
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Photography {The Best of 2011}
This year, my interest in photography was piqued when I took a picture of the hubs while walking around downtown Wilkes~Barre, Pennsylvania. It was like something inside me came to life and I kept thinking I can’t believe I took this picture but I didn’t really take photography seriously as a hobby. I’ve since graduated from taking pictures with my cell phone to using a GE X500 to a Nikon D3100. Over the past year, I’ve participated in many photography challenges (I even had a picture make it into the Top 5! Woo hoo!), started following a few photography blogs and tried to challenge myself to look at ordinary things…
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Posts {The Best of 2011}
Last year, I wrote a post called 2010: The Best of Living Outside the Stacks, where I went back over the year and picked out my favorite posts from the year and I thought I’d do it again this year. It’s a fun way to look back and see how much life has changed over the past year. And, boy, let me tell ya, we’ve had some changes this year: my family moved half way across country, I took up photography and, most importantly, we found a church home. It was nice to be able to go back and relive the memories, the excitement and the ohmygosh what did we…
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Get $10 Off My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software {Coupon Code STMMMS98379}
I took a ton of pictures yesterday and I know you did too! So how are you planning to organize and preserve them? I’m going to create my first digital scrapbook. I was given the opportunity to review My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software by my memories. My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software is an award winning digital scrapbook suite that allows you to create digital scrapbooks, photobooks, calendars, cards and other gifts without having to purchase expensive software. They’ve also been generous enough to provide a coupon code for $10 off the purchase of My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software for all of my friends. At checkout, just enter coupon code STMMMS98379…
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From My Family to Yours
Luke 2:10~11 {KJV} (10)And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. (11)For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. I pray you find all the joy and peace of the season and that you receive the greatest gift of all ~ God’s love. Merry Christmas from my family to yours,
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Shoot. Edit. Submit. {Getting to Know Missouri}
On our way home from an appointment, the hubs and I decided to take a little detour and look for the Old McKendree Chapel. The Old McKendree Chapel is the oldest Protestant church structure standing west of the Mississippi River, along the way, we passed this beautiful old home and I had to take a picture. I’m linking up with Misty and Kim at Through A Photographer’s Eyes for Shoot. Edit. Submit. To join in the fun, all you have to do is: Photo must be taken this week (Saturday ~ Friday) Only one entry per person “Shoot. Edit. Submit.” button or link back to the contest must be on the post…
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This or That Thursday {Getting to Know Missouri}
Two days ago, while out driving with Miss 18, I got a little lost and ended up in a town called Burfordville. Burfordville is a sleepy little historic town which boasts one of Missouri’s few remaining covered bridges as well as a mill that was built in 1800, damaged during the Civil War and later rebuilt. If you’d like to read more about the Bollinger Mill Historic Site, you can click here (there are also some pretty sweet pictures of the mill and the bridge). While wandering around, my daughter and I noticed a little antique shop and decided to look around. The owner was gracious enough to allow me to…
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On the Table: Parmesan Crusted Chicken
This is quite possibly the juiciest chicken ever. And I do mean ever. You will thank me for this. You will want to shower me with money and love and all sorts of accolades for this recipe. But, really, all I ask is that you come back and let me know how your family liked it. Please note that I’m a dump and stir kinda cook, so I very rarely have exact measurements. Anyway, Big Momma always said “Real genuine cookin’ comes from the heart and the heart just knows…” Ingredients 10 Chicken Thighs (you can use breasts or strips) 1/2 jar Hellman’s Mayonnaise (yep, I used half a jar,…
