It Bears Repeating – Are We Asking Too Much?

question

I wrote this post almost three years ago and it has recently resurfaced in my mind.  I thought I would share it again (slightly edited) just in case you missed it the first time around.  For those who aren’t sure, the question is rhetorical.  I know the answer!  It is simply posed this way to stimulate thought; self-reflection for both parents and young people.  Some would like us to believe our expectations are too high, too unrealistic or too idealistic.  I must respectfully disagree.  Hold fast, be faithful, aim high! When your trust lies in HIM, He …

Luke’s Birthday Treats

Brownie Truffle Pie and Homemade Ice Cream

Since Lindsey and I are heading to the States for a month and will be gone for Luke’s birthday, we wanted to celebrate early.  There’s not a whole lot of options for celebrating special events here, but we’ve never exactly been ones to throw big whing-dings for stuff like that.  What we usually do is let the birthday person choose what to eat for a special meal. Since the guys just brought home the bacon hippo, Luke wanted hippo burgers. We ended up having these foods over the span of a couple of days.

Hippo Burger and Chips

Cooking For the Freezer

Southern Gal bisuits flash freeze

Today was a cooking-food-to-put-in-the-freezer day, so that the guys will have some tasty treats while Linz and I are away.  To be honest, it feels a bit strange to be getting ready for this trip.  In the 26+ years that George and I have been married, it’s been a very rare occasion when I’ve gone on a trip away from the family, and most certainly never for a month.  George has gone on mission trips in which he’s been gone a month, but that’s him leaving, not me.  Oh, I know he and the boys will be just fine and …