Today was the day of my annual squish-a-boob test, otherwise known as my mammogram. Yeah, it was THAT day! I used to go to a clinic about twenty miles away to see “Rose” but she retired earlier this year. Nooooooooooo! I loved Rose. She made the annual squish-fest into a non-painful event. No black andContinue reading “The Annual Squish-A-Boob and Our Favorite Creamy Dip”
Author Archives: Rita
The Light
Have you ever noticed that when there is total darkness, your eyes will focus on the smallest light? Interesting, isn’t it? Think about that. Where is our focus? Why, the light, of course, as should be. Why then, when we are lost and broken do we take our eyes off of the light? How doContinue reading “The Light”
New Times/New Challenges
Christmas break started last Tuesday for child #3 and last Wednesday for child #4. It has been an interesting time. Child #3 is struggling, and with Christmas and the weekend, there hasn’t been a lot of resources for her. Also, there’s the fact that child #2 and I have not been feeling extremely well. WeContinue reading “New Times/New Challenges”
Seeing Jesus
I was picking up prescriptions and a few other things at the pharmacy a couple of towns over from home. It is not in the best neighborhood, but is fine during the daytime. I try not to go there at night. I tried a different pharmacy a few years back, but the pharmacist and techsContinue reading “Seeing Jesus”
A Merry Mistake
This past weekend child #4 wanted to make a favorite cookie of ours – snickerdoodles. She started out just fine, and then made a critical mistake. Instead of adding brown rice flour, she added brown sugar. A lot of brown sugar. So, what to do now? Well, I wasn’t about to waste all of thoseContinue reading “A Merry Mistake”
Six Word Story #4
“Return my heart, if you please.”
Not as Easy as Pie
I have been searching for an easy gluten and dairy free pie crust recipe for quite a while now. I decided to try a crust made with cereal crumbs. I worked in dairy-free “butter” and some honey. It smelled so good. Then I mixed up some peach pie filling. Yum!!! However, when I put itContinue reading “Not as Easy as Pie”
A Kindness Reminder
I had lunch the other day with a friend of mine. She is quite a bit older than me (and wiser I’d say too!) She was lamenting when people were unkind to her for no apparent reason. Not that there is ever a good enough reason to not be kind, but to this lady? IContinue reading “A Kindness Reminder”
Celebrating Advent
Advent is, undoubtedly, a season of waiting. We wait for Christmas. We wait for Christ. Some of us wait for presents. Others wait for the joy of seeing our loved ones’ reactions from the gifts given. So, have you been celebrating the Advent season? What have you been doing to celebrate? Here are some suggestionsContinue reading “Celebrating Advent”
Blustery Day Beef Stew
The other day, I knew that I wouldn’t have much time to get dinner on the table, and since it was my night to cook, I decided to break out my much-loved slow cooker. I knew that we would be attending Mass that night and we wouldn’t be home until about 6:30 p.m., so IContinue reading “Blustery Day Beef Stew”
GF Recipes and Writings 