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Year: 2011

Animals of the Desert

Posted in Family, Outdoor Adventures, and Photography

Project 365 – #200 We’ve lived here over 2 years now, and we’ve seen some wildlife here and there during our exploration.  Most often, very little is seen while we’re out exploring.  Over the 4th of July, we were blessed with being able to see an abundant number of animals and birds while we were out driving.  We saw 2 different herds of big horn sheep, multiple herds of wild burros, jack rabbits, bunnies, desert fox, chipmunks, lizards, various birds including an owl, and various other little critters.  We were amazed to say the least.  I was able to capture…

Extended Family Time

Posted in Family, Outdoor Adventures, and Photography

Project 365 – #199 You may or may not notice that my blog is pretty much on auto pilot for the next 2 weeks.  My family is in from out of town, so I’ll be spending time with my sister, brother-in-law, nieces, dad, and stepmom.  We’re having a mini family reunion.  Grandma and Grandpa were here a few months ago (which seems like a looooong time ago), and I haven’t seen my sister and her family for over 2 years.  Needless to say, we’ll be spending lots of time with them which means not so much online time for me. …

Take Up His Cross

Posted in Christian Life, and Photography

Project 365 – #198 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or…

Gluten Free Cherries and Cream Oatmeal

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Project 365 – #197 We obviously enjoy our breakfast foods around our house.  One of the things that we like to have for breakfast is oatmeal.  After going gluten free, oats were off limits due to cross contamination issues.  Thankfully, we are now able to purchase certified gluten free oats which allow us to create some of our favorite oatmeal dishes. We enjoy things like baked oatmeal and oatmeal bars, but nothing beats the simplicity of oatmeal, fresh fruit, and cream.  We use gluten free whole grain rolled oats which take a little longer to cook than instant oats, but…