Blog Posts

  • Great for busy nights when you need comfort food! As I’ve mentioned before, I like recipes where you don’t have to measure ingredients. You just dump everything together, and voila….dinner! This is just that kind of recipe. Hope you enjoy! Ingredients: One block of cream cheese 1/2 stick to full stick of butter Half and…

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  • Hey, blog family, Wow, so much has happened in the months that I’ve been away. Where to start? Firstly, thank you for returning to this blog site and for believing in me enough to let these words speak to you. It’s an honor that I don’t take lightly. My goal is always to bring you…

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  • The Open Door of 2024

    The Open Door of 2024

    The prophets are calling this new year “The Year of the Open Door.” More than just rhyming with 2024, the Jewish year 5784, which began in September, means just that. A full year of open doors? That is exciting news to me! What would you do this year if you had all the opportunities open…

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  • Take the Time to Rest

    Take the Time to Rest

    Americans aren’t very good at resting. In fact, we consistently score in the bottom rankings of countries for taking the most vacation days. As in, we barely take any.  I heard a stat recently that while Americans take an average of 17 days of PTO (paid time off) per year, employees who get unlimited PTO…

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  • Alive Together with Christ

    Alive Together with Christ

    Life is hard. I don’t need to tell you; just take a look around! Our news is filled with wars and rumors of wars, famine, pestilence, dread, and fear. An hour in front of the television can fill even a Christian with enough anxiety to last all year. But I don’t think that being tied…

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  • Demons Don’t Play Games

    Demons Don’t Play Games

    Demons are legalists. That means they can only go only where they are permitted and can stay only where they are allowed. Scripture tells us that a curse cannot alight without a cause (Prov. 26:2). I sure wish I’d learned this much, much earlier in my Christian life!  Little did I know that many of…

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  • It’s Okay to be Sad

    It’s Okay to be Sad

    I was sad today. As someone who struggled with clinical depression for years, I know all too well that you don’t even have to encounter any specific trigger to slump into a soggy mood that you just can’t seem to shake.  There are SO many facets of human beings that it would take a lifetime…

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  • Mandie’s Easy Fried Cabbage and Noodles

    It’s no secret that I like to cook, BUT only if the dish is something I can whip up without a recipe. I have to be able to easily memorize the ingredients, or I’m probably not going to make it again.  For that reason, I’ll try to share recipes that you too can throw the…

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  • Beware the Wildebeest

    Beware the Wildebeest

    We were stopped at a red light earlier today as we were leaving one of the area’s large box stores. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and as usual, I was looking around at the scenery as my hubby and I chatted comfortably on the way home. I noticed something yellow sticking out in the…

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  • The First Meme

    The First Meme

    Sometimes you just need a laugh…can anyone else relate? Love, Mandie

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