[What Grad School has taught me so far, outside of the books and winner of the giveaway!] It’s almost October. Is that crazy to anyone else? I’ve been in Abilene for 6 weeks now. I am loving the beautiful sunrises, early morning runs and the combination of sunny days and days of rain. There has…
First order of business: Don’t forget to enter my giveaway for a 32 ounce jar of Coconut Oil! Go here now (you can come back in a minute)! Second order of business: I love figs. I know I’ve said it before, but I love them enough to say it again! I think they are underrated…
I really wanted to have a sweet treat recipe to share with you, but I’m just not quite ready and tonight’s dinner was a surprise success! You could call these meatloaf muffins, but let’s be honest, that’s weird. And fun size just means you get to eat more, right? I’ve only made one meatloaf in…
I never thought I’d say it…but I think I love Texas! I have found an incredible community of believers, the sunrises are beautiful, the accents get me every time and I’ve been to a rodeo! And I loved it! I donned my boots and my belt and rounded up some lovely girls (do they use that…
So I LOVE P.F. Chang’s lettuce wraps. I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in this, but those weren’t the inspiration for this dish. In fact, I’m not sure what was. I think maybe the beautiful looking heads of cabbage at the grocery store or maybe it was my new bottle of coconut aminos (found at your…
Almost exactly two weeks ago, with my tummy doing flip-flops, I drove into Abilene for the second time in my life. This time coming from the West. It’s been a whirlwind since that day! It took a lot of time, money (SO blessed by the giftcards), and patience from Dad (he was a champ!), but…
I used to LOVE any kind of breaded chicken as a kid. Dipped in honey was the best way. Or ketchup. But usually honey. I haven’t had anything like that in years, but on a cool day this summer, I had a handful of chicken breasts and decided to experiment and make up a grown…
My dad said something to me over two quails, BBQ wrapped shrimp and sweet potato fries on Saturday night and it’s weight on my heart surprised me. “Bend is no more beautiful than Abilene.” Given a different conversation and a different time, I might have argued with that statement. Bend Sunrise I knew what he meant…
12 miles of snow covered trails, wildlife, quiet, beauty and a dear companion. While my day began freaking out about this: It soon became this story: “How precious are My children who are awed by nature’s beauty; this opens them up to My holy Presence. Even before you knew Me personally, you responded to My…
This week’s Meaningful Midweek is going to be short and sweet. I have a Statistics Midterm that I have to get to (and have been studying frantically for all morning). One of my favorite things I have done up here in Bend is to volunteer for Agricultural Connections! Each week, I get the pleasure to…
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