Matthew Joel Beninghove graced us with his presence.
 
How do you sum up utter and complete love in a few sentences?  How do you do justice to the insane amount of emotions that come with being a parent?  For the truly gifted, they write.  They write books, poems, sonnets, stanzas, Hallmark cards.  For mothers, we write [...]

What do you do when you trust in God?  I know He’s there.  I know He’s in control.  I know He’s got all things worked out.
But how does an obsessive-compulsive planner let go and allow God to do His thing? 
  Blog away.
 
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At the exact moment I hit the send button, my daughter [...]

Ok, I can’t say that these are WW friendly, but they are good! 
 

Ingredients:            
1 1/2  C quick cooking oats
1 C all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 C butter
3/4 C peanut butter
3/4 C packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 C applesauce
1/2 C raisins* 
*or other dried fruit
 
1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In small [...]