We have a saying in our house. Whenever something is done really intentionally, we say it is on big fat purpose. I think it started one time when my daughter was accusing her brother of doing something awful to her and in order to stress the proper amount of outrage, she referred to him committing … Continue reading On (Big Fat) Purpose
Micro Ministry
I have been giving away bread for about 1.5 years now, and I still get a thrill and sometimes some good old fashioned nerves when I walk up to a door. My 14-year-old son has transitioned into open mortification that his mom could walk up to someone's door she doesn't know to hand them bread … Continue reading Micro Ministry
What’s Next
When I first conceived this once a week bread giveaway, it was less a conception and more of an intervention. It was planted, wholly formed, into my brain. God's hands were all over it. He put it in my head and that was that. This was what I was supposed to do. It was specific, … Continue reading What’s Next
The Dog Days of Summer
Fresh off my realization from my last post that I really love a tangible work product and a real-life reflection of my work, I discovered that my dog really, really likes that too. It was all prepared, the giveaway for the week--a lovely cinnamon swirl bread. It was wrapped with a fresh kitchen towel, twine, … Continue reading The Dog Days of Summer
Triumphs and Tangibility
I did it! I mean, I really, really did it. I made the pie of my dreams. The pie that was on my summer to-do list, and that I found myself thinking about during down moments in the day. I dreamt of it fairly in-depth, and I am not ashamed to admit part of it … Continue reading Triumphs and Tangibility
A Summer Plan!
Summer is off to a bang at our house. And by that, I definitely mean the summer adjusted schedule of doing less, taking more time, and all the summer cliches. Dinner after 7? No problem. No homework. No early morning scrambles getting kids to school. A movie at 8:30 on a Tuesday? Yep. At the … Continue reading A Summer Plan!
Downshift
In general, I am not a huge fan of the response, "Busy!" when someone asks how you are doing. It is not very warm, can seem almost braggy, and in general, feels like such a default reflexive response. I think I will hug the next person who tells me they don't have a lot going … Continue reading Downshift
A Social Plea
Better than a hug, right? I have a confession to make. I am an awkward hugger. I probably need to apologize. I am not sure why or how this started, but I can make a strong case for genetics or something in my childhood because my sister and I both share this social oddity. I … Continue reading A Social Plea
The Wild
The Wild in spring We live next door to a piece of undeveloped land, a field really that has a small stream and some trees and bushes. We call it "The Wild." I nicknamed it that right after we moved in when our kids were still relatively little and the name just stuck. I will … Continue reading The Wild
Two Culinary Delights
I have two exciting updates, and I honestly spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to think through which I would share first. I could easily talk about both for quite a while, but I decided to do my homegrown one first. As I have teased a few times now, my newest flavor bread has … Continue reading Two Culinary Delights