Look what Mr. snowman ate! If you’d like one of these yummy holiday cookies in your tummy, then just follow this simple recipe.In no time you’ll have a plate full of delicious cookies. Warning: That plate won’t stay full very long! Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 10 min Ready in: 25 min Ingredients 2 [...]

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This is my fourth year to be fortunate enough to have a real tree for Christmas.This year I dared to be different by putting my Frazer Fir in the kitchen. I have a nice size country kitchen and to my surprise the tree looks perfect standing in my favorite room of the house.So how do [...]

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Each year as Christmas approaches, I watch as the excitement stirs up in my 11 year old son while he waits for Santa’s big arrival. Only this year was the year that changed everything, not only for Nick but for me! But let’s rewind about 12 years. On December 9th nearly 12 years ago my [...]

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When I think of Thanksgiving, many thoughts come to mind. I think of a plump roast turkey full of stuffing and home made pumpkin pie. I think of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and football. But most of all, I think of spending time with my family and friends –sharing our love and our bountiful [...]

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            What comes to your mind when you think of Veterans Day? Do you stop long enough to think of what it really means? Have we forgotten about those who fought so we could be free? Sometimes we get wrapped up in our own lives that we forget about the [...]

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We live in a world of quick fixes. The truth be told- it’s easier to cover up those old wounds with band aids. But what happens when we take a bath or a shower? The band aid falls off and we have to replace it.After some time the wound heals… or so we think. The [...]

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Each evening as I walk the winding country road near my house, I am lucky to be able to see mother nature wave her magic wand. As my dog and I enjoy our time together, I observe  her slow but steady magic as it unfolds before my eyes.   It is evident that summer is [...]

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          Autumn is just around the corner and its harvest time. While some of my crops were destroyed by the summer’s extreme heat wave, others didn’t pay any mind to mother natures temper tantrum. My pumpkins kept growing and my cantaloupes and watermelon turned their noses up at the heat and [...]

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After our wonderful day at the blueberry farm, we woke up the next morning with these gigantic bites. My son kept scratching his legs at church and told me the bites were pretty itchy. It was not until Monday when all heck broke loose. I had a phone call from Nick pleading with me to [...]

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  There’s nothing like the taste of fresh picked blueberries! Today we drove about 15 minutes into another small mountain town called Morganton to pick blueberries for the first time. We arrived at a quaint little farm that sported an adorable white country house to match. A cute older lady came out of the house [...]

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