Archive for December, 2008
An Evergreen Basket
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008Use a wet oasis in a basket or what ever you’d like, the more unique the better.
First fill in the lower outer edges with larger greens.
Fill in open spaces with 2-3 different greens.
Use pine cones, berries, ornaments, twigs…anything to garnish your arrangement.
These are good for ourdoors-entryway arrangements, or anywhere in the house. Be sure to [...]
Easy Place Cards for Christmas
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008The purpose of hospitality is to make your guest feel welcome. They will notice a warm smile and a cheerful attitude a lot more than they will notice how the food tasted or if the house is spotless. True hospitality is from the heart, because the greatest gift you can give anyone is your time [...]
The True Power of Women
Sunday, December 14th, 2008If I cook great dishes, make them into literal works of art as I work them up in a commercial kitchen, and serve them to people I’ve never met, or will ever meet again, I am called a chef, an artist!
But, if I cook those same dishes for the ones I love most and I [...]
A Virtuous Wife
Thursday, December 11th, 2008Who can find a virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
so he will have no lack of gain.
Proverbs 31:10-11
So often we read Proverbs 31 and think that it is utterly impossible to be “that” woman. When I was newly married, I was told that this passage was [...]
For our Fathers, Brothers and Sons
Thursday, December 11th, 2008One way to determine the decline of a civilization is by the amount of clothes they wear. The African tribes, who are primarily Godless, wear little to nothing. As a modern civilization, do we Americans truly understand the power of clothes? Some of us do, most of us don’t. The phrase “clothes don’t make the [...]
More Government Regulations
Thursday, December 11th, 2008Folks, unbeknownst to most of us, Congress recently enacted sweeping changes to safety standards that could bring to an end 90% of home businesses and mom and pop shops in the US. Under the guise of getting lead paint out of imported toys, these standards require unbelievable amounts of regulation for those who produce items [...]