FFF ~ The Royal Treatment!

Since Friday is the big day my Friday’s Fave Five are all about the Royal Wedding! I know some people are yawning or even mocking the event but I choose to embrace it with hopes and prayers that things will go differently for this young couple and that their marriage will last as long as [...]

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Buh buh buh buh B!

It’s time to present something for the letter B at Jenny’s Alphabe-Thursday. I was scratching my head wondering what to post and then I thought why not bore all of you with some brief bullet points about ellen b. I hope by now you’ve noticed the letter b‘s in this post are highlighted in blue! [...]

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A Spring Tablescape that…

…is on the dark side like our Spring has been. My next Spring Table will be a bit lighter. I won these great cloth napkins from Cuisine Kathleen and I’m hoping to post a tablescape soon using them. Thanks again Kathleen for your generous giveaway! To see more tables all set for your enjoyment please [...]

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Oh Happy Day!

My Case of Mennonite Girls Can Cook books arrived on Monday!! Stay tuned because soon you’ll have a chance to win a free copy of the book here on my blog! You can order a copy at Amazon here. If you are wondering what to do with all those hard boiled eggs you made for [...]

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Easter Was Glorious!

We baked, we dyed, we molded, we decorated, we celebrated big at a wonderful Easter service, and then we ate together. There were 9 of us for our Easter meal. Steve, Lana, Josh, Laura, Steve, Pat, Katie, Dear and Me. We had to put the 2 Steves at the opposite sides of the table since [...]

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Christ the Lord is Risen Today ~ Hymn

Christos Voskress! Voistina Voskress! Христос Воскрес! Воистину воскрес! Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Christ the Lord is Risen Today Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia! Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia! [...]

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Busy In The Kitchen Today…

…preparing for our Resurrection Sunday Celebration. Here’s what we’ll be making ~ Our Russian Easter bread that we call Kulich and my friends call Paska. And then we’ll make this yummy sweet cheese spread called Seerney Paska to spread on the bread. Dear will be marinating the lamb that he’ll grill tomorrow. It’s another Russian [...]

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That Man of Calvary ~ Good Friday

That Man of Calvary Fairest of all the earth beside, Chiefest of all unto Thy bride, Fullness divine in Thee I see, Beautiful Man of Calvary! Refrain That Man of Calvary Has won my heart from me, And died to set me free, Blest Man of Calvary! Granting the sinner life and peace, Granting the [...]

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Washing Feet ~ Maundy Thursday

Excerpts from John chapter 13… It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. Jesus knew that the Father had [...]

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A is for Apple Blossoms

I’m going to try to participate in Jenny Matlock’s Alphabe-Thursday this time around. The meme is at the beginning again with the letter A. A is for Apple Blossoms Since this is just about Maundy Thursday during Holy Week I’ll tell the truth that these Apple Blossom photos are from last year. My apple tree [...]

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