This week was crazy. Filled with planning, planning, and more planning for this weekend– which happens to be chock full of youth events. Though it was a bummer that Kevin didn’t get a sub job this first week of school, it was a relief to have him at home working hard alongside me to see […]
Perfectly Scrambled Eggs
Most everyone loves scrambled eggs. They are such a simple food and a blank slate for so many recipes. But sometimes you just want eggs. And you want them to be delicious. And you think, “Scrambled eggs are super easy to make, right?” Well, yes and no. I’ve been scrambling eggs since I could see […]
The One with the Early Alarms
It’s weird that waking up at 5:55am is so much easier than waking up at 6:43am. For the last few weeks I’ve been rolling out of bed at quarter to 7, and I felt like I could have stayed there for a couple more hours. This week, as Kevin prepared to go “back to school” substitute […]
The One with the Hair Style Strategies
I am now going to attempt a little tutorial on hair styling. None of my hair styles–up, down, straight, wavy–take longer than 5-10 minutes. I know I am blessed because I have hair that doesn’t take long to dry, and hair so fine it doesn’t take long to wrangle, but I believe some of these […]
Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread
Banana bread is always the way to go when the overripe fruit sits uneaten. In fact, I might confess to allowing bananas to turn brown just so I can have a great excuse to try a new banana bread recipe! :) Or I check Meijer’s discount produce rack that sometimes sells overripe bananas for $0.19/pound. I […]
Southwestern Stuffed Peppers
I love green peppers. If you don’t, I’d recommend passing on this recipe. Which is unfortunate, because it’s delicious. But nonetheless, it’s kind of heavy on the green pepper. Our farmer’s market is selling green peppers for a quarter each so I’ve been stocking up each time I shop. I figure I can slice them […]
The One with the Bad Hair History
I’m going to share with you the things I’ve learned about doing my hair that I probably should have known years ago but I’m sharing them with you anyways because someone somewhere might appreciate knowing what I should have known years ago.* *I’ve always wanted to rock the run-on sentence. As a young girl I […]
Garlic and Lemon Tilapia
I’m not a huge a fan of fish. Which is either really ironic or really relieving given my maiden name. I only like shrimp or clams when they’re all battered and fried. But who doesn’t like anything battered and fried, I mean really? But Tilapia? Now that’s a fish I can sink my teeth into. […]
The One with the Reason for Labor
Full time youth ministry (or any ministry I’m sure…) is a unique category of work. Hours of labor are nearly impossible to log. The duties of your job description seem to become irreversibly intertwined with your “real” life. You go from having your life and your work… …to your life and your work being your work and […]
Garlic Thyme Skillet Potatoes
We love garlic. And onions. Almost everything I make starts out with those two ingredients. I believe Rachael and Giada would be proud. Another food staple in our home is potatoes. Those darn root vegetables are so amazingly versatile. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Smash them, boil them, stick ’em in a stew. Fry them, cube them, slice […]