On the Tenth Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me Ten Lords-a-Leaping. Each Lord represents a Commandment from above. The Ten Commandments are the cornerstones of civilized law.

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Beautiful Blueberry Muffins

Hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful Holiday Season. How ever you may celebrate, whatever your beliefs, customs and traditions, hope you made every moment count. Life is too short and far too fragile to waste even a moment.

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On the Ninth Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me Nine Ladies Dancing. As Children of God, we are encouraged to be more Christ-like in our relationship with one another and the world around us. God sent the Holy Spirit to help us in this endeavor.

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Looking Back At

This is now my forth year of looking back at recipes we’ve shared. Wow – four years is a long time, don’t you think? I’m so grateful for each and every person I have had the pleasure of “meeting” on this amazing journey through cyberspace. How I’d love to sit down and break bread with you in the real world. My faith tells me we will meet one day, if not in this world then at the banquet table in heaven.

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On the Eighth Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me Eight Maids a Milking. Our one true love, Christ Jesus, gave to us the Sermon on the Mound and the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes exemplify spiritual strength even in the face of despair.

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On the Seventh Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me Seven Swans-a-Swimming. Seven is the number of completeness and perfection. The number seven is found in the Bible 735 times, it is the foundation of God’s word.

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On the Sixth Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me Six Geese-a-Laying. Genesis tells us that God created the universes in six days. From nothing came everything.

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Here’s To a Spicy New Year!

Imagine my surprise when I realized I haven’t shared a New Year’s Eve inspired post since December 2019. Now I realize that things were not very contusive for a New Year Celebration at the end of 2020, but to skip it – really?

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On the Fifth Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me Five Golden Rings. My true love loved me before the beginning of time. He gave to the world His word. Praise be.

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On the Fourth Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me Four Calling Birds. Four Gospels calling the faithful to the Word of God and the life of Christ. No two gospels are exactly alike because each was written at a different point in time, from a different perspective.

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On the Third Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me three French Hens. On the First Day, we are given the birth of Jesus Christ, on the second the Word Of God, the Holy Bible. On this, the Third Day of Christmas, the Holy Spirit comes to us bearing gifts from above.

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Couldn’t Wait!

I am not one for sharing pictures of the foods I’ve made without also sharing the recipe. Sort of defeats the purpose of a cooking blog, don’t you think?

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On the Second Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me Two Turtle Doves. Bound within the Holy Bible are two turtle doves, two conversations from God – the Old Testament and the New. The first conversation tells us what God expects from us, the other is a promise of all He shall deliver in exchange.

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On the First Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me a Partridge in a Pear Tree. The symbolism here is not lost. The partridge is singular – as there is only one Lord and Savior, there is only one partridge in the pear tree.

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Christmas Eve with George and Martha

Merry Christmas everyone! Today is the eve of one of the most important days in the Christian Faith. Some say Easter is the most important, for it was the Day of our Redemption. However; had Christmas not happened, there would be no Easter. So it’s all a matter of perspective.

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