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Strawberries & Cream Challah Dessert

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Using Jule’s gluten free challah bread recipe, I made two braided round challah bread loaves.  We ate one of them on Friday, and I decided that I would use the other one to make a special treat for Christmas.  We all thought it turned out really well and tasted delicious. Gluten Free Strawberries & Cream Challah Dessert Recipe Ingredients: 1 gluten free challah bread loaf 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 tsp vanilla 4 Tbsp powdered sugar chocolate syrup (for drizzling) powdered sugar (for dusting) Strawberries (sliced) Directions: Slice loaf of bread in half to create a top and…

Christmas Storybook Lane

Posted in Family, and Holidays

I very much enjoy looking at Christmas lights.  No matter where we are living, we try to find a very nice Christmas light display.  Last year, we missed out on that, but this year, we went to Storybook Lane.  A group of neighbors (not in our neighborhood) came together to put on a light show display featuring ‘Twas the Night before Christmas.  You could drive down the street and look at the display (very long, very slow process), or you could park and walk down the street to see all of the displays.  We decided to walk, and I’m glad…

Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus

Posted in Christian Life

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. And there were shepherds living out in the…

Marine Twas the Night before Christmas

Posted in Holidays, and Military Life

Tonight, I will fill our stockings and climb into a comfy bed with my Marine as he is safely home with me on this December eve. Sadly, there are many other families who will be without their deployed loved one. This evening, as we remember the birth of our Savior and the sacrifices that He made for us, we will also be remembering those troops who are far from home – looking up into the night sky – thinking of loved ones at home. We will pray for their safety. We will pray that the will know the comfort and…