A Practical Walk

Crazy for Cranberries

Most people are like, “What’s your favorite holiday flavor? Pumpkin spice? Ginger? Peppermint?” But what about cranberries??? I love them! The funny thing is I don’t put cranberry sauce on my turkey, and I don’t eat much of it plain, but mixed into things, it’s the bomb! I like it in… Muffins/sweet breads Oatmeal As…
November Book Stack

Maximum Joy – First John – Relationship or Fellowship? By David R. Anderson Overall I liked this book. There were sections that I thought were excellent and helped me understand things from the book of 1 John. I loved that the author walked you through a book of the Bible step by step. But then…
Could This Be a New Christmas Tradition?

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving! My husband smoked a turkey and my mother-in-law and I split up who’d make the sides and desserts. We took our food to their house and enjoyed a lovely day of food, Thanksgiving games, laughter, and sharing what we were thankful for. The next day, Black Friday, we wanted to…
November Gratitude #30

The best for last…I’m thankful that God is good, that Christ accepted the will of His Father and died for me, that He rose from death, and that my citizenship is in my Father’s home. I’m thankful that these things are true, sure and steadfast. Most of the other things I listed this month are…
November Gratitude #29

This goes hand-in-hand with my other post, but I’m thankful for good neighbors. We’ve never had any problems with our current neighbors. I love that they keep an eye on our house when we’re overseas. I love when they give us tamales, or eggs, or cupcakes, or even a dog house! I know a bad…
November Gratitude #27

In my attempt to get caught up on my November Grateful posts, I accidentally skipped #27! I’m thankful for coffee. I know I already said I was thankful for food, but I’m gonna give a whole post to coffee. It’s a wonderful luxury I get to look forward to and enjoy every single day! My…
November Gratitude #28

I’m thankful for modern medicine. I don’t like when one of my family members has to take it, but I sure am grateful when it’s necessary! It can not only save a life, but also make life easier. I’m glad to have access to it.
November Gratitude #26

I’m thankful for our little town. When we were looking to purchase a Stateside house several years ago, we started looking not too far from where my husband is from, but going out to where real estate was cheaper, and landed on this little fixer up house here. We didn’t know anybody in this town…
November Gratitude #25

I’m thankful for laughter. God could’ve created us and just skipped laughter, but He made us able to laugh. Yesterday we played Thanksgiving Pictionary. I had to draw a green bean casserole…how do you draw THAT? I drew it from an arial view, I drew it from a side view, I added silverware (that was…
November Gratitude #24

Thanksgiving holds a special place in my heart. I’ve celebrated with family, and I’ve celebrated with “family” when overseas. I love that consumerism hasn’t overtaken Thanksgiving as it so many other holidays. I like that it is a lower key holiday. We plan the food, and we show up to eat and talk. I don’t…