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Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad with Garlic Dill Mayonnaise
Pasta salads are one of my favorite summer meals. You really can’t go wrong throwing any fresh vegetable, a little meat, some pasta and some sort of dressing into a bowl. My husband, however, is a pasta salad snob. This means we don’t normally eat any type of pasta salad in our house. So, I save these dishes for potlucks…
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Purchasing Fabric Online
Recently I received a question from someone asking where online I have purchased my fabric. So, I thought I would answer her in a post, just in case some others of you were wondering the same thing. Of course, there are countless online fabric stores, but these are just the ones that I have experience with. My go to is…
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Journey through the Psalms: The Goodness of God’s Word
source Psalm 19: 7-11 “The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the LORD are right rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are…
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Sauteed Green Beans & Cherry Tomatoes
We are thoroughly enjoying the delicious fresh produce from our garden! In some ways, we’re getting more than we can keep up with. We pick about 100 cherry tomatoes every day. I’m trying to be creative as possible with cooking beans, tomatoes, and zucchini in various ways. This green bean recipe is delicious, and coupled with some corn on the…
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DIY Pergola Swingest for the Backyard
We’ve been debating over a swing set for the backyard for months now, and just couldn’t wrap our minds around spending hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars for some wood, swings and a slide. After some research, and a consultation with a man at our church who builds custom swingsets, we decided to tackle a major DIY project. Thankfully, we…
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Lemon Forsythia Pie
From backyard cookouts, to picnics at the lake, to bridal showers and other events, summer time provides countless opportunities for trying out new desserts. My mom shared with me a recipe a few weeks ago that was given to her over 30 years ago, and I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to try it out. This past weekend we…
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Journey through the Psalms: The LORD Deals Bountifully
Psalm 13 How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes, lest…
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Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Review & Studio Eleven
It was about 18 months ago that I started reading about chalk paint, a type of paint that can be applied without stripping, sanding, or any kind of prep-work. I didn’t really believe it at first, but the more I read about it the more I wanted to try it out. Well, as I shared with you last week about…
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Summer Wreath
Now that we’re in the middle of June, I decided it was time to take my spring wreath off of the dining room table, where it has been in the construction phase since April, and finish it for my front door. This was the least expensive wreath I’ve ever made! Want to know why? I used plumbing piping from Home…
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Journey through the Psalms
My goal over the next few months is to do something different on this blog and post something every Sunday. These posts will be about the verses that have stood out to me during the previous week as I’ve read through the Psalms. Sometimes I’ll just share the verses, other times I might elaborate on them a bit, but either…