Need a new idea for a dip/appetizer for your Holiday parties? You MuSt try this one! It is so EaSy to make and is always a crowd pleaser! 1 can shoe peg corn 2 cans black beans – drained 1 bunch green onions (scallions) – chopped fine 1/2 cup red onion – chopped fine 1 medium green pepperContinue reading “Easy Black Bean Party Dip”
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Lara’s Christmas DIY Projects
I wanted a ChEaP and EaSy way to decorate my back porch for the holidays. Here is what it normally looks like! I trimmed up our cedar trees for some FREE decor and added some extra ribbon I had around the house. The chair and white table were found in my basement and I used someContinue reading “Lara’s Christmas DIY Projects”
{Holiday Homes Tour}
This HoLiDaY Scott and I were asked if we would participate in our town’s Holiday Homes Tour to help raise money for a non-profit animal shelter, called the Castaways. How could we say “No”? WaLtEr our chocolate lab is a rescue dog. So here is a sample of what people saw on the tour: Kitchen #2. InContinue reading “{Holiday Homes Tour}”
Homemade Hot Chocolate & Live-It List Idea
Is one of your Live-It list items to start a new family tradition? How about putting this YuMmY hot chocolate in thermal mugs for the family to sip on while driving around to see Christmas lights! I bet it would be something the kids would look forward to every year! This homemade hot chocolate recipeContinue reading “Homemade Hot Chocolate & Live-It List Idea”
Pastor D.J. {This Could Be The Place For A Miracle}
Pastor D.J. wants you to know that this could be the place where God does something AmAzInG in your life!!
What is your favorite Christmas song?
LaRa SaYs: “Well, honestly I have too many favorites. Can I share 2 of them? ‘AnD ThE AnGelS CrIeD’ tears me up every time. Love this song… and my second song, as heard on the movie HoMe AlOnE, always makes me feel like a kid…and everyone wants to feel like a kid now and then :)”Continue reading “What is your favorite Christmas song?”
Smile at a Stranger
Last week my friend Anne lost her husband after a tough BaTtLe with cancer. They had just celebrated their son’s first birthday and through it all Anne managed to stay upbeat, positive, and grateful for their time together as a family. The night before her husband passed she wrote, “Hug your loved ones and smileContinue reading “Smile at a Stranger”
STOP EATING!
Do you ever have days when you eat everything in the house and you still feel unsatisfied? And then as you are frantically trying to find your hidden candy stash you scream inside, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING? STOP EATING!! WHY ARE YOU STILL EATING?!” Even though I normally stay within 5 pounds of my healthyContinue reading “STOP EATING!”
{LOL}
Sometimes in life you just have to “LaUgH OuT LoUd”. That is, at YoUrSeLf. Stop taking yourself so SeRiOuS (and trying to impress people) and just roll with it. This happened to Lara and I a few months ago. We were trying something new on our blog – using a SmArTpHoNe to record a video. WeContinue reading “{LOL}”
{I’ll Be Home For Christmas}
This WiStFuL World War II song has special meaning as it depicts so beautifully the yearning of SeRviCe MeN and WoMeN (as well as others who are away) to be home for the holidays. This song is still a special one and the Suede Sofa wishes you a WaRm holiday season whether you are home for Christmas or there onlyContinue reading “{I’ll Be Home For Christmas}”
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