I am summer stupid. This, is the point where there is so much ceaseless noise and chaos around me that I can no longer put together rational and logical thoughts. I am scrambled and discombobulated. Summer stupid. As much as I am tired, worn out, out of ideas, unable to form thoughts, tired of being […]
Corn Soup
I am a TopChef fan. My interest has waned in more current seasons, but I still set my DVR every fall. Ever since season 5 when Tom Colicchio waxed poetic about Jamie’s corn soup, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Every summer, as corn starts to show up on roadsides and in […]
Gardening and God
Follow my blog with Bloglovin My best friend said “if you want to grow closer to God, start a garden”. And I think she was right. I have loved gardening. I think it’s in large part because I love food, and it’s basically assisting God in producing food in my backyard. I love that […]
Community
I’m sitting at Starbucks preparing to write a post about community, and my perpetual people watching is distracting me. There’s an older man, meeting with a college aged/early career younger man. It’s obviously a mentorship role, as they are discussing life, where they are at, words like bible college, youth group, pastor and other such lingo […]
Millions of Peaches
I’m not sure it’s possible to have been in middle school or high school in the 90’s and not be able to finish that lyric. However, my peaches did not come from a can. They were not put there by a man, in a factory downtown. Being a child of the late 80’s early 90’s […]
Upscale Brownie Bites
I love to cook, and bake. There are two places I can be found when my mind is full, and that’s in a kitchen, or writing. I’m a bit fonder of the results from my kitchen…or maybe I’m just more confident in them. In all my kitchen endeavors, I seem to be known most for […]
Parenting the Hard Ones
It’s been a hard day of parenting. Like fall on the couch after they’re all in bed and start crying sort of day. There was intentional disobedience, intention to harm, and then lots of lying…all in front of others. And that was just one of them. Maybe you don’t have a challenging kid. Maybe your […]
Salad for Dinner
I’m a seasonal eater. I like fruit and veg in season…they just taste better. I also like eating cold things when it’s hot and hot things when it’s cold. I could live off soup during cool weather and when it starts getting warm, just give me salad. I also find both a way to eat […]
Pimento Cheese
I’m a cheese and cracker girl. It’s my default snack, my go to lunch staple, must have appetizer…I like cheese and crackers. So when I moved to the South and started hearing about this thing called pimento cheese…it was only a matter of time. Since I first learned to make it, I’ve played with it. I’ve […]
Summer Time Survival Guide
Today at 2:40pm, school will officially be out for the summer. I write that sentence with equal parts joy and equal parts dread. Joy because I’m looking forward to warmth, sun, water, and FREEDOM. No practices, carpool, or homework. (I’ve always loved the idea of summer, and sun, and all things hot…) This also leads […]