Our Blog
Around the Supper Table
Print If you don’t try something new, you’ll never discover something new. Last year we had our first successful cabbage crop, so Aunt Alisa made sauerkraut. It is so much better than the store-bought, so we are looking forward to.....
Read More
Around the Supper Table #105 – A Letter to My Dad
As many of you probably already know, I worked as a counselor for nearly eighteen years. The first seven years of my counseling career, I was in grad school. When I started grad school, I was quite cocky. In my.....
Read More
Corn Salad
Print This is a recipe that Nana came back with after visiting Israel. She often serves it when we celebrate Passover, and it is so refreshing to eat on a hot Texas summer day. Most of her other recipes with.....
Read More
Around the Supper Table #104 – Difficult Times are Upon Us
Good morning, friends. I pray your day is filled with peace and joy. This was a hard blog for me to write. I’ve stared it three times, and each time it was not what Jesus wanted me to talk to.....
Read More
Jalapeno Pimento Cheese
Print When the hot Texas summers arrive, a cold sandwich begins to sound good during the middle of the day. Nana uses this recipe as a break from a bologna or turkey sandwich. If she’s cooking for someone, she’ll often.....
Read More
Around the Supper Table #103 – Showing Faith with Works
Usually when God gives me a message, He gives me the introduction, and as I, out of faith, write it, the rest of the message is given. The hardest part is having the faith to commit to following through with.....
Read More
Jalapeno Cheddar Bread
Print If you get something new, you have to break it in, right? We are so grateful that Aunt Alisa got a new Dutch oven, because this bread is as delicious as it is beautiful. This bread has a wonderfully.....
Read More
Around the Supper Table #102 – Hearing from God
Recently, I was reaching for an irrigation hose on the ground, and I heard a very soft, indistinct rattle. It sounded a little like the air that escapes from a water hose when you inadvertently step on it. I froze......
Read More
Salmon Patties
Print The men in our family lead each family unit by word and example. The women are especially spoiled on Mother’s Day, because they grill salmon and steaks. True to family tradition as well, there is always enough leftovers for.....
Read More
Around the Supper Table #101 – What did you do that for, Dad!
As I click the seatbelt and pull the slack, my three-year-old son asks me, “Dad, why do we have to wear seatbelts anyway?” Immediately replying without thought, “Because I don’t want to get a ticket!” I went about making sure.....
Read More