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I like to do a homemade gift for my family at Christmas time.  One year, I did pillowcases.  It was super easy!  At first, I had thought to try to find out what each person’s bedroom colors were and try to match those, but that turned out to be too difficult.  Matching colors was a problem, and I didn’t want my family to feel guilty for not using them all the time.  By doing the Christmas theme, family members could just bring it out once a year if they like.  I had also thought to use up some...

  We have the nicest friends in the world!  When my hubby was recovering from surgery last fall, he was so disappointed not to be able to go hunting.  Of course, to me the best thing about my sweetheart’s hunting is the delicious lean meat we get to have.  So I was disappointed too.  But our friends and gave us some of their venison and other wild game from their freezer in order to make room for the upcoming hunting season.  Yay!  So I...

Our family loves to smoke meat!  It’s been a fun thing to do and SO gratifying to see how much people enjoy the flavor of smoked meat.  Now, I have to say that we are not the kind of family that goes “hog wild” entering competitions and such.  We’re not too particular about the “right” way to do it.  It’s...

  An easy church potluck favorite!  So delicious and hearty.  It literally takes 15 minutes to put together, too.  That’s definitely a plus on a busy Sunday morning.  This recipe is from my mom, Ann Shrader, who is also a preacher’s wife and a veteran in the realm of church potlucks!  Sauerkraut & sausage was always requested,...

Well, so we’ve finished our first year of homeschooling!  About a week before we were done I thought to myself, “Hmmm.  I guess we ought to have a Kindergarten graduation!”  So we did.  We purchased a cap and gown which will be re-used in years to come.  Then we found “Pomp and Circumstance” online so we could have the graduation march around our little living room.  Mr. Principal Daddy gave a very nice speech and we...

  A month ago I planned to sew together a gift to give to my parents who were coming for a visit near the time of their birthdays.  I also wanted to send with them home with a throw blanket for my grandma who is home-bound and whose birthday was also coming up.  The days clicked by, and my parents’ visit was suddenly upon me!  I had just...

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