Good morning, Mamas! Happy Monday! It's the start to a new week! A new week means a new calendar page to me. It's like a fresh start even though it is the last week of the month! Anyone else out there who enjoys planning and organizing? Every Sunday evening, I meal plan and prep according to our weekly calendars. It really helps to make a plan and then operate with being flexible, of course, because we all know that not everything goes according to plan; but, a plan ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Carrot Cake Deluxe Review
For the Love of Lamp Lights – My Mom
To be held by a mother is a beautiful, beauty filled feelingBut when she is gone, footing can become unsure at times, and leave us reeling.However, I am filled beyond my feelingsMy Future, my Hope, is firm, not reeling.Because I believe she is more alive today than she ever had beenThere is a Hope that staves off sadness, and rises deep within.And I sing:How great my mother's love for meHow vast beyond my sadnessThat she lives eternallyFills my void with gladnessHow great my mother's love for ... Read More about For the Love of Lamp Lights – My Mom
Trim Healthy Mama Mango Creamsicles Review
Mention a popsicle or creamsicle and it makes me think of my childhood. The thoughts take me back to my mom's sunny yellow kitchen, and my brother and I waiting for Mom to pull the Tupperware popsicle molds from the freezer with a cool and refreshing treat for a hot summer day. We might have been told to close the freezer door a time or two because we needed to wait for them to chill. Cue today; the heat index is high and the cicadas are humming loudly while sitting on the back porch ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Mango Creamsicles Review
For the Love of Lamp Lights – A Nashville Purchase
Happy start to the weekend, friends! I hope you have had a good week.The picture of the lamp light I'm sharing today was taken when we lived out in the country before our big move to town. This picture just speaks peace to me. Maybe it is the peace lily that is turned toward the afternoon sun filtering in the window and brightening the room, highlighting the vase and the pink glass ring on the lamp base. We purchased the pink accent lamp at least ten years ago from a little ... Read More about For the Love of Lamp Lights – A Nashville Purchase
A Garden Tomato
Summer can be summed up in delicious garden vegetables from my father-in-law's garden.Namely, the tomato.One of my favorite seasonal sandwiches is a garden tomato sandwich. It is light, flavorful, and so simple to make. A garden tomato is one of my joys of the season. Anyone else out there enjoy a tomato sandwich? Do you have a favorite variety of tomato? Or do you enjoy a particular brand of mayonnaise on your sandwich? I smear Dukes mayonnaise on two pieces of slightly ... Read More about A Garden Tomato