Pasta with Pesto Cream sauce

Ingredients: 3/4 cups Fresh Basil Leaves 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese 3 Tablespoons Pine Nuts 2 cloves Garlic, Peeled Salt And Pepper, to taste 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 cup Heavy Cream 2 Tablespoons Butter 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan (additional) 12 ounces of Pasta (penne, Fusili, Etc.) 2 whole Tomatoes, Diced Directions: 1. Cook pasta until al dente. 2. Add basil leaves, … Read more…

the comma key

My cousin just posted on Facebook that her little granddaughter walked in and handed her the comma key from her computer keyboard. She’s now having a difficult time clearly expressing herself as she no longer has the use of commas. I told her that those commas are crucial: There’s a huge difference between “Let’s eat, … Read more…

The Shaping of the Christian Family by Elisabeth Elliot

  After raising four children (by the grace of God) and now being the grandmother of six, I love encouraging moms. This book has been one of my top favorite’s to recommend regarding parenting. This is not a “ten step” approach to raising godly children. Instead it begins slowly as the author introduces the reader to … Read more…

Wisdom from my mentor…

  When on vacation in 1989 in Emerald Isle, North Carolina and my children were still quite young, one day I decided to go to a local Christian bookstore. I came across a book written by a woman whom I had never heard of. As I began skimming the pages I knew this was a … Read more…