Tres Vite Cinnamon Rolls

(For those of you who aren’t tres French, tres vite means very fast) 5 Tbs. shortening 3 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder Combine above ingredients by cutting with two knives until the shortening is in pea-sized crumbles. 1 cup milk Combine milk and flour mixture...

Yummy Broccoli Salad

I made an easy and yummy salad today and thought I’d share: I large head of broccoli, cut up into very small pieces 1/2 cup pine nuts 3/4 cup white raisins 1/3 cup mayo 5 Tbs. red wine vinegar 2 Tbs. sugar Toast the pine nuts by putting them in a nonstick pan...

Snow in the South of France

We don’t have central heat in our home. We heat by propane space heaters and a few portable electric radiators we plug into the wall. Recently in a radio interview, the host was surprised to hear it got cold in Southern France. Well, my toes can attest to that...

High Low

Around our dinner table every night we share our high of the day and our low of the day. It’s a ritual we’ve come to enjoy and it breeds good discussion around the dinner table. Last night it was very sweet to hear that my children’s high revolved...

Blog Tour Part Deux

My friend Sandra Glahn has interviewed me about Building the Christian Family You Never Had. Check it out here.