A Flourishing Life
I have just finished writing a NEW Ephesians Bible Study. Confident – In My Identity and Purpose Even though I have studied Ephesians many times, reading through the lens of my identity and purpose illuminated and reinforced TRUTH. I have chosen just 9 truths that are resonating my heart today. There are so many more! As you read through this…
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Throughout my 30+ years of pastoral work in Women’s Ministry I have repeatedly counseled women on issues of identity and purpose. Who am I, and what is my purpose are lingering questions that are addressed in every season of life and transition. Who am I? What is my purpose? Many allow family, friends, church, work, or culture to shape their…
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The stifling heat in Minnesota the last couple of weeks has inspired me to pull out my old, cluttered recipe book and find the classic salads recipes I have collected over the years. It’s a trip down memory lane to page through the stained recipe cards, the clippings from newspaper food sections, and the cutouts from Good Housekeeping magazine. I’ve…
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This recipe is a combination of a Beef Taco recipe from America’s Test Kitchen and a hand-scratched passed down recipe from my mother. Enjoy!
Guest Blog by Joan Vaughn @ 5 Sisters Organics When you go to that fancy-schmancy, stack-and-drizzle restaurant, you probably see ingredients on the menu that you don’t recognize, such as garlic scapes. Let me introduce you to The Amazing Scape. A scape is a shoot that grows on a garlic stalk. If left, it would flower. Most farmers remove them…
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I am at the family farm looking over the garlic field we planted last October. 12,058 cloves are now 12,058 beautiful bulbs! History of the Farm In 2015 my sisters and I inherited the 110 acre organic family farm. This is the farm my maternal great grandparents homesteaded in 1901. Our first major decision was to keep the farm and…
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