In Case You Didn't Know...

It's no secret...especially to those who know me well...I've got a "thang" about...FOOD!

No, I don't usually over eat, but I take great pleasure in developing something exquisite...here are a few of my creations of late...

Beer Bread...

Garden Stir-Fry...

Spice Cake with Nutmeg Sauce...

Peach-Apple Tart...

Old-Fashioned Raisin Cookies...

Poached Pears with Pomegranate Seeds...

Refried Beans and Tortillas...

Hot Browns...

Pretzel with Cream Cheese...

Mahi Mahi with Mango Salsa...

I'm now hungry...I'd better go make supper...LOL

Enjoy!!!

P.S.  Supper is only Beans and Cornbread ;-)

Birthday Celebrations...

Here's another update...we all celebrated our birthdays this spring...

Shallen turned 19...

Kelton is 17...

Shawn is the ripe old age of 44...

And me?  Should I even confess?  Okay...a BIG fat 40! (sigh)

Last but not least...Miss Kyri is now 14!

And a good time was had by all!!!

Somewhere Over The Rainbow...

Lately our weather has been sun and showers mixed together.  So it was pretty cool to see this on our way to Bible Study the other night...

But the more we studied it the more we realized the end came right down on the road...

Unfortunately, as we drove on, no pot of gold was found;-).   Maybe next time ...

Why The Silence???

As many of you know, my precious mama went to Papua New Guinea at the beginning of this year.

I thought I'd be strong and brave...and I was

...except my heart went with her.  I left a piece of me in PNG as a child and it was hard to not crawl into her bags and go with her.  But don't get me wrong, she went with my fullest blessing.  I wasn't prepared for the turmoil it would put me in.

Not only did I miss her, achingly so, those first few months, I also lost my own life as well...let me explain.  I discovered the joy had gone out of everything around me.  It seemed so trivial to live in our western culture with its blessings and frivolity, when my mom was sacrificing so much.  My creativity was dead, the meaning in my life felt like a farce.  Although there is truth in everything I've said, I also had to remember that God didn't call me there.  He called me to be married to this man...

...which means sharing his life and his world.  An Arkansas country world...

and this blog is apart of that in a way.  So, with all that said, I've come back to bloggerville and am here to let the creative juices flow.  The next few posts will be catch up time and maybe a bit random and jumbly...

Anyway, 'nough said...until later.

Holly

Fall Has Finally Fallen On Our Farm...

 

             I'm enjoying the feeling of Fall.

           

         And its beauty...it looks like we                 are going to have a nice long one as well.

  I always did love the changing seasons;)