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Category Archives: Sunny
Book recommendation
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Recently my book group read Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, and I was inspired to work hard and be better. The autobiography (well, he had help from Cecil Murphey, but I don’t know if that makes it a biography … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, school, Sunny, Teenagers
Tagged Ben Carson, book, book for teens, doctor, neurosurgeon, read, recommend, review, stay in school, temper, Think Big
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Beyond-the-Bunny Easter Baskets
What can you put in an Easter Basket that actually represents what you believe about the holiday? Because I consider my faith in Christ precious and an integral part of my every day life, I don’t like it when it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Easter, Sunny
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, believe, books, bunny, Burnett, C.S. Lewis, candy, Christ, Easter, Easter Baskets, eggs, read, Resurrection, scriptures, swim goggles, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, The Secret Garden
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π Day! What’s for Dinner?
A friend reminded me that pie day (that’s π day, 3.14, March 14) is coming up soon! Somehow I remember this holiday too late every year to actually make a pie for it. Even though it’s written plainly on my … Continue reading
Red Lentil Vegetable Soup
We finally had a snowfall here in Denver that was more than just a dusting. And after being spoiled with a mild January, the temperature has finally become almost cold enough for my middle school son to wear a jacket … Continue reading
Posted in Allergy Free, Food, Gluten Free, Health & Weight, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged cabbage, curry, dinner, food, healthy, homemade, lentil, meals, recipe, soup
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Valentine Hair Clips–small DIY gift
I wanted to give several little girls a Valentine that didn’t involve sugar, but that they would like (which ruled out my sugarless prune brownies–I didn’t even like those. Don’t search for the post, you won’t find it). I found … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Sunny, Valentine's Day
Tagged diy valentine, felt, hair clip, hot glue, love, Valentine's Day
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Take a deep breath
book: Mitten Strings for God
My dear sister-in-law gave me a book a while ago titled Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry by Katrina Kenison. Being almost as busy as you are, I’ve been reading small bites of the book, which … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Finding a Balance, For You, Goals, Me Time, Sunny
Tagged alarm, book, breathe, calm, goal, hurry, mitten strings for god, peace, phone, take a deep breath
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Sugar–addiction and depression
I couldn’t resist borrowing this picture–I’m sure this is exactly how I look when I get over taken by a sugar craving. Except I’ve got a little more of an olive complexion. (To give credit where credit is due, you … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Food, For You, Health & Weight, New Years, Sunny
Tagged goals, new years resolution, sugar, sugar is killing us
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Auld Lang Syne, my dear
Every year I wonder what this song is saying. Is it telling us to forget the past year and everyone in it? So this year I looked it up to save the rest of you, who are also wondering, a … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, New Years, Sunny
Tagged Auld Lang Syne, it's a wonderful life, New Year's, New Year's Eve, old lang syne, piano, robert burns, song, traditional
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My Grandmother’s Christmas Cookies
My grandmother came to the United States from Finland as a little girl. I remember her accent and her eagerness to feed us some homemade treat every time we came to her door. This is the cut-out cookie recipe she … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Christmas Recipes, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged almond, almonds, butter, christmas, coconut oil, cookie cutter, cookies, cooking, cut out, food, Goof Balls, grandmother, lemon, Mexican Wedding Cookies, nuts, recipe, Russian Tea Cakes, Snow Ball Cookies, tradition, walnuts, whole wheat flour
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Olive Oil Lamps
A tradition our family has at Christmas is to light an oil lamp, with olive oil in it, similar to what we imagine they would have had in Christ’s time. We put it on our table for our Christmas Eve … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Christmas Decorations, Christmas Parties, Crafts, Sunny
Tagged Bethlehem, christmas, Christmas Eve, clay, cotton ball, craft, lamp, oil, olive oil, tradition, wick cotton
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