• Family Corner,  Uncategorized

    A Thanksgiving Poem – My Thanks Dear Lord are Thine!

    A Thanksgiving – Poem For summer rains, and winter’s sun, For autumn breezes crisp and sweet; For labors doing, to be done, And labors all complete; For April, May, and lovely June, For bud, and bird, and berried vine; For joys of morning, night, and noon, My thanks, dear Lord, are Thine! For loving friends on every side; For children full of joyous glee; For all the blessed Heavens wide, And for the sounding sea; For mountains, valleys, forests deep; For maple, oak, and lofty pine; For rivers on their seaward sweep, My thanks, dear Lord, are Thine! For light and air, for sun and shade, For merry laughter and…

  • Cooking,  Kitchen Tips,  Meal Planning,  Uncategorized

    15 Essential Items to Stock Your Pantry

    Have you every started cooking something and then realized you were missing that one ingredient that can make or break your recipe? It’s happened to us all. One way to avoid that is to always have certain food items on hand in your pantry. You might be wondering how you can possibly maintain all the essentials while keeping your food costs (and waste) low. Many times, the item you need is something that you will always use. It just seems to be empty at the time.  Also, remember, less trips to the store to grab another item often means saving money because people often snatch other items while at the…