2011

Connie’s Picks:

31/10/11 11:55

To Watch and Read

TO WATCH:

Soul Surfer is a 2011 American drama film about the life of professional surfer

, Bethany Hamilton. At the age of thirteen, Hamilton lost her arm to a shark attack. The film details the events surrounding this attack and her struggle during the aftermath. The title refers to a term coined in the 1960s to denote someone who surfs purely for pleasure, but the word soul has a double meaning as a reference to Hamilton's Christian faith, which helped her recover her surfing career after the attack.
The day after watching the movie Soul Surfer for the first time, I had the pleasure of meeting Bethany Hamilton in Atlanta GA at the 2011 International Christian Retail Show. Read More...

Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie

31/10/11 11:54

Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie

So many people are discovering later in life, as I did, that milk products disagree with their digestion. If you have lactose intolerant or dairy allergic guests coming for Thanksgiving or a fall dinner party you can serve this traditional old harvest time standby – good old punkin pie – that everyone will love and no one will get a tummy ache!
Simple, Fast, Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie: easy to make and the best you’ll ever eat

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Grammy's Goodies

31/10/11 11:49

Grammy’s Goodies:
(I have three grandkids. Here are their latest gems)
Madi, age 2: Her Sunday School teacher pointed to a poster of Ezra reading from a scroll and said, “Look, Madi, Ezra is reading the Bible.”
She’s nobody’s fool: “Dass not a Bible. Dass a MAP!” Read More...

Your Kitchen Island – God’s Altar

22/06/11 15:11

If you like to eat – who doesn’t? -- you probably spend a good portion of every day at your island or cupboard. That is where you prepare your meals and those of your family. Many of us even eat there. A couple of year’s ago I gave my kitchen a facelift by painting my countertops. The kitchen cupboard and island has been my home altar for decades. Read More...