Chocolate melting spoons paired with a coffee mug and a hot cocoa mix make a nice gift for friends and teachers. To make, purchase heavy-duty plastic spoons. Party City has a wide variety of colors such as gold, silver, red, and green in packs of …
Party plans, menus, ideas, and more to celebrate all the special holidays & occasions in our life.
Holidays & Occasions
God’s Gifts
Karin Wieland “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him.” Matthew 7:11 NIV I love shopping and find particular enjoyment when shopping for …
A Present to Bless Others
Making a donation in honor of a loved one is a nice gift for someone who has everything. Samaritan’s Purse International Relief. Check out their Christmas catalog that has everything from sponsoring the drilling of a well to buying chickens or sports gear. Wellspring Living. …
Helping Others by Listening
I recently read a short devotion to my children that impacted me greatly. The devotion was about a poem that was comprised of two short stanzas written by a man who had buried several of his sons. In the first stanza a man came to …
Chuck’s Favorite Cheesecake
Crust: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup melted butter, 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Blend the crust ingredients together and press into a spring-form cheesecake pan. Place in the refrigerator while you are making the filling. Filling: 16 oz softened-to-room-temperature cream cheese, 3 eggs, 1 cup …
Frozen Cranberry Salad
2 cans whole berry cranberry sauce, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1/2 pint whipped whipping cream, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 cup chopped pecans. Mix cranberry sauce and lemon juice together. Pour into 11x 17 dish and freeze. …
Chunky Sweet Potatoes
5 large cubed sweet potatoes, 2 large Granny Smith apples cut into chunks, 1/2 cup honey, 1 stick butter, 2 tablespoons cardamom, 3 tablespoon fresh ginger or 1 tablespoon dry ginger, 1/2 cup brown sugar. Place sweet potatoes and apples in a large baking dish. …
Herb Turkey Breast
5 to 5 1/2 lb. turkey breast, 1/4 cup olive oil, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1 teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper. Rinse and pat the turkey dry. Loosen the skin from the turkey without totally detaching skin. Combine the …
Crock-pot Wassail
1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice, 1 (24 oz) bottle apple cider, 1 (6 oz) can frozen orange juice concentrate, 1 (12 oz) can frozen lemonade concentrate, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks, 4 whole cloves, 1 cheesecloth bag. Tie cinnamon …
Road Trip Tips
Kellie Renfroe * Allow each child to choose two DVDs for the trip if you have a DVD player in your vehicle. This will give everyone a good movie selection to choose from along the way. * Pack bottled water and juice boxes in a …