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Author Archives: Valerie
Chocolate Lush
This dessert has been at my family’s gatherings for as long as I can remember. My mom makes the best tasting lush…but I am getting better!! =) 1 stick of butter 1 C flour 1/4 C chopped walnuts/pecans (optional) mix … Continue reading
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Overcome
As I sit here in the dark hours before dawn, I am overcome with a feeling of gratitude. I look at my life, and I can only rejoice for the people that surround me and the journey that I am … Continue reading
Prayer
It is not the inability to pray during pain that is sin; but the refusal or neglect to pray. ~ Margaret Clarkston
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Amazing Find!
Amazing! Kayla, Rebekah and I were in a thrift store yesterday looking around and Kayla said to me, “Mom, that looks like Rebekah’s chair.” I turned around and sure enough, they had four little Rifton therapy chairs! Rebekah is growing … Continue reading
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Presenting Bekah’s Blooms
Well, I have been trying to think of a way to creatively support my special needs daughter Rebekah for a long time. She inspires me to keep going even when I am so tired, her laugh is a delight, and … Continue reading
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A new fruit adventure ~~ Pummelo
Can you believe how HUGE this fruit is? Kayla saw this at Publix and had to try it. Daddy loves grapefruit and was willing to try it! We checked on line first to make sure that we opened it the … Continue reading
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Snow Day 1/10/11
The snow started falling a couple of hours before bed time last night. It is always a little magical when the snow is falling! I love our back woods and the stillness the snow adds to them. This morning, I … Continue reading
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Roasted Turkey
Well, I did it! I roasted my first turkey EVER! 12 lb thawed turkey (follow the directions on the package to thaw) 1 oven bag 2 T flour 2 T butter room temperature 2 pinches of salt sprinkle of garlic … Continue reading
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January
Once again I find myself in January. I always find myself in a little bit of a slump during this month. I feel: frazzled about the schedule I have to jump back into. sad about the holidays being over. overwhelmed … Continue reading
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