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A Cooler, A Cutting Board, A Bowl and A Crockpot… Not a Crackpot!

October 6, 2014 A Labour of Love 4 Comments

In the two weeks we were traveling we only ate out one time. What? How is that possible?

Well, let me tell you how. A cooler, a crock pot, large bowl, cutting board, some serving utensils and some prep.

Breakfasts: Hard boiled eggs, GF cereal with raw milk, GF bagels with organic cream cheese or almond butter, home made GF muffins and pre-made home made GF waffles. I made the waffles and muffins before we left and froze them. We would put the waffles wrapped in foil into the crock pot over night on warm and by morning we had warm waffles to enjoy with some sliced strawberries and maple syrup. We also had kefir or yogurt with some strawberries and bananas.

Lunches: GF organic Turkey sandwiches made as we wanted them. Sliced GF organic grass fed beef sausages with GF Rice Free Lentil crackers and raw cheese. Costco also has a wonderful organic GF chicken salad in single serving cups that were delicious. We also ate leftovers from our dinners the previous night and pre cut veggies with organic hummus.

Dinners: Prepped before leaving was the marinated chicken I cooked, cut up into cubes and froze. This was also useful in the cooler acting as another ice pack. The kids and I were able to wash some lettuce with some paper towel, I cut up tomatoes and we tossed the thawed chicken into the bowl with the lettuce and tomatoes adding in an organic Caeser salad dressing with a little cheese and we had a chicken Caeser Salad.

I also cooked up chicken breasts and shredded them mixing them with a habanero pineapple sauce and some barbecue sauce. Both were organic without high fructose corn syrup. I then froze it and when thawed, cooked it in the crock pot serving it on GF buns as pulled chicken sandwiches. Serve with a few homemade sweet and sour pickles, cut up veggies and gluten free organic chips.

One night we made taco salads. I had precooked and frozen some ground beef and used it also as an ice pack for the cooler when we first left. We again washed some lettuce, tomatoes and put all in the metal mixing bowl with fermented salsa, raw cheese, organic avocado, and the organic dressing. The leftovers we ate for lunch the next day.

We took some precooked chicken brats that were frozen and I put them in the crock pot with some cut up peppers and onions in the afternoon one day in CA and we had dinner ready when we were done with our day.

On the way home, we made a stop at Costco and Whole Foods. We chose some pre-made salads and chicken dishes that we could put in the cooler.

Snacks: We had apples, bananas, dried fruits, cut up veggies with organic hummus cups, and of course I allowed the kids some GF chips of various kinds. Believe it or not, I actually found pretzels that were GF and rice free. Woo hoo, I actually enjoyed a few pretzels.

Traveling doesn’t have to be expensive when it comes to food as long as you have a few hours of prep, the resources and the want to eat nutritious meals. I cannot remember the last time we were in a fast food drive through. Other than coffee it has to have been at least 12 years. We travel quite often and we rarely eat out when we do.

When we did eat out in CA, it was the first day, in San Francisco at Fisherman’s Wharf. Of course, who could pass up such a wonderful Ahi Tuna. 🙂

Menus / Recipes

Why bother…?

August 14, 2014 A Labour of Love 2 Comments

(This painting hangs in my kitchen… It’s so me!)

Why fermentation? Why canning? Why grow your own food when you have grocery stores on every corner? Why go through the work?

Oh my, so many questions. I’ve heard it all. I’ve even heard, “Sherry you are too sick to be doing all of that”, or “I did all that when I was younger and see no need to keep doing it. I hated doing it then with my mother why would I do it now.” Well, the primary answer to everyones “why” about this topic is this:

Neighbor, “Yeah we have so many tomatoes this year that Sally (name changed) is thinking we should make some pasta sauce. We just aren’t sure what to do with so many.”

MY husband, “Oh yeah. Can the sauces so you have them this winter. It was great this last winter when Sherry was so sick and I prepared the meals, those canned sauces really helped out when I needed them.”

Neighbor, “Maybe they can help one another and do the canning together.”

Said and done! Two verses come to mind when I consider this conversation exchange. The first is from Proverbs 31:10- 18 “An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens. She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.” Keep in mind that as I type this I am aware that it sounds boldly prideful on my part to consider this verse and my husbands conversation. However, when you realize that the title of this portion of Proverbs is titled “A Woman Who Fears The Lord” you understand that all that I do is pleasing to the Lord. I understand who the Lord is and why I am here.

Now, I also must admit that the human side of my being, living in a self indulgent world also realizes that homemaking has become a taboo word for women. The thought amongst our peers is that we were either too stupid to make it doing anything else (and yes I’ve even heard of one persons interpretation of my being a stay at home mom described as “not being highly educated”) or we have an overbearing husband who chains us to the house without allowing us to have a mind of our own. That being said, I have to also admit that worldly thinking can and does creep in sometimes. My worldly thought on the conversation was this, “Thank you Lord that my husband appreciates the sacrifices I have made. I was not at the pool, tennis courts, golfing at the club, sitting down watching soap operas (are those still running?) or going out spending money with friends buying designer clothes and enjoying lavish expensive lunches (as many of my friends did at our last place of residence). I will consider this my paycheck… A wonderful compliment from my husband.” Now, being that I started it out as a sort of thanksgiving prayer, one would assume this was not worldly, however, I would argue with you that it was very selfish on my part to look to myself with pride expecting praise from someone for something I’ve done and sacrifices I made. Really? I’ve made no sacrifices, this is my JOB as a wife and mother. Going to the Word of God you see that Proverbs 31 has much more to say past verse 18. And, it’s all to please the Lord. Does that mean there is no laughter and fun? Of course not. There is great joy when you all sit down together for a meal, or when the aroma of dinner tantalizes your husbands nose when he walks in the door, and the pleasing look in his eyes when he knows that he doesn’t have to worry about one more thing after a full day of work away from those he loves.

Gardening, canning, fermenting, and housework is done to please the Lord. Not to please anyone else. Now, in pleasing the Lord, I am also pleasing the family. It’s a win win.

The second verse was from Titus 2:3, “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.” Again, God honoring to teach the younger women (Sally) how to please the Lord by also pleasing, preparing, saving money and working for the good of the family.

Now, that I’ve shared what’s been on my mind the last two days, I need to share why it’s been on my mind. Yesterday began canning day. With the harvest coming in from our own garden and the local CSA it’s time to begin preparing for winter. Oh we enjoy enough of our harvest now, however, we also enjoy it all winter long. The first comment of my being too sick actually came to reality when I was on my feet all afternoon without sitting down for a break and by dinner time my right leg was numb and I felt like I was again dragging my right foot. Oh swizzle sticks! (as the little girl next door says) Today is a new day and we will try again. Taking breaks this time so as not to overdo.

Yesterday I canned the two day project I was working on. Chicken Stock. Yes, I canned it. I did some reading and educated myself so as not to ruin anyones day with illness. I made my chicken stock the day before, cooking it in the Nesco all day. Then I poured it into jars, refrigerated it and skimmed off the fat the next morning. I then put it back into a stock pot (2 – 3/4 gallons of it) just to the boiling point, poured it into clean hot pint jars, added a tsp. of salt and placed on the lids and began the canning process. Because water baths are not sufficient enough for chicken stock, I used two of my pressure canners at 10 lbs. of pressure for 20 minutes. I made 23 pints of stock. (See previous post last fall on making the chicken stock.) Disclaimer: I would NOT can any chicken that comes from the traditional conventional marketplace. I would only can organic, non-GMO fed chicken stock that was homemade with all organic ingredients using pure unadulterated water sources.

After the chicken stock I moved on to making fermented salsa. I took the beautiful ripe organic tomatoes from the CSA (mine are not done yet), one very large onion, a large bunch of cilantro and about 10-15 garlic. I put them all in the food processor and gently processed them down to a mildly chunky state and poured it all into a bowl. I took clean jelly jars and a few pints placing 1 tsp. salt and 1 TBS fresh whey in each. Then I scooped the salsa into each jar leaving 1 inch space at the top. Wiped each clean and put on the lids. I then shook the jars to mix in the whey and the salt. Placing them on the counter on top of a towel I then unscrewed the lid of the jar so the air would be able to flow. I will leave them on the counter from 3-7 days, burping the jars each day to release the fermented gases before putting them into the refrigerator.

Fermented foods have been a long tradition in many cultures and is wonderful to help aid in digestion. We see the importance of eating yogurt, this is the same only using fresh organic vegetables. Each month my doctor wants to know if I am continuing to eat my fermented veggies, juicing, kefir and kombuccha of which the answer is always yes. We both agree it helps tremendously.

Today, I will be creating and making fermented beats, fennel, cabbage recipes which I will share at the end of the week.

P.S. I am college educated with a 4 year degree. 🙂

Thank you Lord for the blessing of a family to care for. Thank you for the knowledge you have provided regarding health, nutrition, foods, and the human bodies response to unnatural man made resources. Thank you Lord for the daily strength that can only come from you as I open my eyes each day feeling weary. It is only through your almighty grace that I continue on. Lord I pray that I can honor you through all that I do, say and think. Help me to keep my focus on you and you alone so that all I do on this earth will be glorifying to you. Amen…

Following in Faith

Past vs. Present

July 14, 2014 A Labour of Love 4 Comments

I admit it, I’m a bible thumper. I enjoy being in church and when we travel I miss fellowship with those who are dear to my heart, my church family. I enjoy learning about the history of the gospel, the truth of God’s Word and the approach of which we should all be living out our lives if we are truly sheep of His flock. I am continually held accountable through conviction of my own sins and am blessed by the knowledge that I will never be perfected in Christ until my redemption through death.

I remember the day I sought out His will for my life and that of my unborn child. The day I wept in prayer seeking forgiveness for a life spent looking for happiness and “fun”. Oh, it has been a journey and sanctification can be long and sometimes difficult. Attending a world wide bible study with over 17 denominations, yes there are many, I learned about reading the bible and how to study scripture. I learned about how to be a wife and a mother as God intends, a friend, a servant and a daughter to an almighty sovereign Father. I learned about forgiveness and the blessings that follow and learned about the toll bitterness can take on one who does not seek it. I have been encouraged in times of trouble, I have been comforted in times of darkness, and I have listened hearing words spoken that I had not before understood. I remember feeling as Saul must have felt when the scales were removed from his eyes and he became a servant. I felt as if I had been blind and was finally seeing colors and shapes as they had never been seen. Things have over the years become clearer and the journey has not been easy. Taking me from being a nominal christian in the worship of several different denominational churches where my stirring heart to hear truth in a way I could not explain was not satisfied, to the community of which I call home. A community of like minded believers that see things as I see them. Where truth comes from God’s most holy word, through teaching that is scripturally sound and thoroughly studied. Christ has led this sinful mind, body and soul to a place of humbling grace surrounded with unconditional love and forgiveness. I praise God that I have been led out of darkness and into the light. I praise Him for His continued watchful eye over my family, grabbing hold the hearts of my husband and children so that generations will share in His kingdoms glory, serving Him together for an eternity.

As we sat in church this morning, I once again felt that society needs to hear truth. Truth spoken from a pulpit that does not focus on “bringing in the numbers” by pleasing the people, yet a pulpit that seeks to honor the Father on His day with truth from His own book. Do people really understand why we have the family platform we have? Do they understand that it was not a man made concept that just took off in tradition? How many people understand that the bible is the most widely read book in the world? What is taught on Sundays and any other day of the week for God’s faithful should not just be left at the door step of the building as they leave, it should be carried through out their week and taken seriously. Hell is real. Heaven is real! (And no, I do not watch movies that try to tell me it is, I know it because I read it in God’s spoken word in the scriptures and I feel it in my heart.) We live in a corrupt world of deception that tries to destroy families and what they stand for. We as believers in truth and followers of Christ need to stand up for what we believe in and teach our children to be strong in their faith, protecting the Word as God would have us. He will overcome!

Therefore, I am posting today’s message spoken from the pulpit. This is a subject dear to my heart as I teach my children about marriage, expectations in relationships and the honor and glory commitment is to our almighty sovereign God. To Him be the glory!

I pray that you are blessed by the message and that you will be given the ears to hear it as God intends. If you are a sinner seeking forgiveness, I pray that this gives you hope. If you are a parent, I pray that it gives you a clearer vision into the scriptures to teach your children.

Please read these first and then listen to the audio. (If you do not own a bible, please google the verses in ESV.)

Psalm 30:2-3, Proverbs 5:1-14, Ephesians 5:22-33 and Exodus 20:14

http://crbc.us/media_events/976-The-Seventh-Commandment

(Courtesy of CRBC.us, and with permission to post.)

memories

A Mothers Joyful Heart

July 8, 2014 A Labour of Love 5 Comments

Psalm 127:3 (ESV) Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.

I can still remember the feeling of my children when I was pregnant for them. I remember the movement they would make, the hiccups that kept them jostling around in consecutive rhythm, and the elbow or knee that would poke out under my rib that kept me from being able to bend forward. I remember the glorious feeling that God had chosen me to be their mom on this earth. That he chose me to carry two of His children so that I could raise them up in His word and teach them what I know of Him. What a blessing, what an honor.

Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

My daughter and I had the opportunity to spend some time together a week ago leaving the boys home to meander doing “boy stuff”. The true test of how much I am healing. From not being able to drive at all, to driving the 8 hours one way to our home away from home. The drive back home 4 days later was more of a challenge, yet we made it safely and the memories of our time together will be a blessing for many years.

We cooked, shopped, took apart old watches and made bracelets out of the gears, and began working on quilts from the material we found at the quilt store. We also drove around one day with our cameras and took some photographs of nature and the beauty that God provides. I think many people go through their days not noticing what is around them. Not us, we embraced the moment with two lenses, one lens being the eyes of youth and the other being the eyes of age. We laughed and discussed how glorious God is that he has found favor in us to have given us the ability to see beauty in the things around us. From the flowers blooming in the garden of a older woman, to the trees in the forest lining the road way. We saw deer, a skunk, an eagle, and the black squirrels jumping from limb to limb playing tag. Our weekend was not short of excitement.

My highlight was spending time with my daughter, and watching the doe with her fawns that visited our yard each day. Sometimes more than once. At one point I opened the upstairs window to capture a clear shot and I heard one of the fawns honk as he/she communicated with his/her mom. I nearly cried. I watched as mom looked in all directions before she led her babes across the street, and watched as she led them to the greenery teaching them to forage for food. I also watched the babes chase one another around the yard jumping and running at full speed. It was beautiful and for a moment I felt a connection with the doe. We were both teaching and spending time with the blessing of our womb.

I hope that you find favor in the site of the Lord and that you can see the beauty that is around you. No matter where you are, what you are doing, what affliction tries to carry you away, I pray that you can and will cry out for the eyesight to notice the creations of the Lord. Enjoy the pics, we sure enjoyed taking them.

And the surprise out my bedroom window at 5:30 a.m.

Big, fluffy white coat and a tail that swirled and swayed as he ran into the woods (when I tried to take the screen out to get a better picture) … If only it didn’t smell! 🙂

Gardening, Lymes, Menus / Recipes

Health and Healing, Dinner Part 3

June 24, 2014 A Labour of Love Leave a comment

There is nothing like dinner on the porch with the whole family enjoying fresh wholesome foods sharing their thoughts on their day. Tonights dinner was soup and salad. If your like my family you are likely saying to yourself, “Soup? It’s summer…soup is for winter and cool weather.” My son and my husband both had this look on their faces as if I had 10 eyes when I told them soup. I have to tell you that at the first bite they both were delighted and enjoyed what they thought was going to be a mistake of a meal. So, here it is:

Asparagus Soup (Sherry version)

1/2 Large yellow onion, chopped

4-6 Yellow, Red and Orange Sweet Peppers, chopped

2 Center stalks of Celery, chopped

2-3 Bouquets of fresh asparagus

Sautee vegetables in 2 TBS butter or coconut oil.

When vegetables are tender, add fresh parsley, thyme and sage from the garden. I also added 1 TBS garlic, 1/2 TBS sea salt and pepper to taste. Stir all together and add:

1 Quart of fresh homemade beef broth (cook down soup bones with water and 1 TBS apple cider vinegar)

Add also either 8 oz. milk or coconut milk. Simmer until all vegetables are cooked down and liquid is hot. Then I use an immersion blender and make sure all of the vegetables are broken down so the soup is not chunky. I then let it simmer for another 10 minutes.

For the salad, we picked fresh green out of the garden tower, added fresh grape tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, and cut up turkey breast. I added an Organic Creamy Ceaser dressing.

Just a note:

Asparagus is a great source of Vitamins A, C, E & K, chromium, glutathione, and is a natural diuretic.

Gardening, Household Helps

Sherry Sherry Quite Contrary, How does your garden grow?

June 18, 2014 A Labour of Love 1 Comment

A Girl’s Garden

Robert Frost (from Mountain Interval, 1920)

A neighbor of mine in the village
Likes to tell how one spring
When she was a girl on the farm, she did
A childlike thing.

One day she asked her father
To give her a garden plot
To plant and tend and reap herself,
And he said, “Why not?”

In casting about for a corner
He thought of an idle bit
Of walled-off ground where a shop had stood,
And he said, “Just it.”

And he said, “That ought to make you
An ideal one-girl farm,
And give you a chance to put some strength
On your slim-jim arm.”

It was not enough of a garden,
Her father said, to plough;
So she had to work it all by hand,
But she don’t mind now.

She wheeled the dung in the wheelbarrow
Along a stretch of road;
But she always ran away and left
Her not-nice load.

And hid from anyone passing.
And then she begged the seed.
She says she thinks she planted one
Of all things but weed.

A hill each of potatoes,
Radishes, lettuce, peas,
Tomatoes, beets, beans, pumpkins, corn,
And even fruit trees

And yes, she has long mistrusted
That a cider apple tree
In bearing there to-day is hers,
Or at least may be.

Her crop was a miscellany
When all was said and done,
A little bit of everything,
A great deal of none.

Now when she sees in the village
How village things go,
Just when it seems to come in right,
She says, “I know!

It’s as when I was a farmer——”
Oh, never by way of advice!
And she never sins by telling the tale
To the same person twice.

Weekly Update:

The garden tower is providing our lettuce, spinach, bok choy, swiss chard, cabbage, kale and soon our fennel.

The beans and peas are growing taller by the day and will soon provide a welcome addition to our table.

The tomatoes and tomatillos are growing taller and I had to put in the tomato cages. I’m hoping they hold up to the weight since they are not in the ground. Surprisingly the ph is staying within range even with all of the rain. I like this kind of gardening. 🙂

They survived the strong storms, high winds and hail the last few days. The old garden holding the radishes, onions, carrots and beets is already providing radishes for our salads.

Household Helps, Why?

Keeping Busy…

April 24, 2014 A Labour of Love 10 Comments

Many have asked what I’ve been doing to keep myself busy while I’ve been allowing my body to heal. Well, besides spending a great deal of time with the Lord and my children, I have been quilting. Since my hands don’t want to work to knit or crochet with the repetitiveness of the stitches, I have been quilting. Now, I’m sure your asking yourself what is the difference and how could I quilt without having the same issues. I think it’s due to the fact that I am free hand stitching and I only sew a little, then cut the thread stop and repeat. I have had some issues at times and I stop for a day or two and then am able to get back into it.

Thus far since January, I have been able to make 1 full/queen quilt, hand piecing the squares together, and I have hand quilted 4 lap quilts measuring 4×6 to 3×6 in size and I’ve made 3 table top runners. One of my friends joins me and she calls it guilt free quilting! It’s been very therapeutic for my mind to at least accomplish something and I look forward to making my second full/queen for our son.

Who knows, maybe it’s the start of a new business. 🙂

Adding in a little kitty help. She makes sure to adjust the squares to her liking rather than mine. ha ha

Lymes

I will be in the 8% !

January 4, 2014 A Labour of Love 1 Comment

I do not usually make New Years Resolutions, as I cannot understand the purpose. Usually I see people making them while they are intoxicated and they think that the next morning they will remember. I read yesterday that of the 45% of Americans making resolutions, only 8% are successful in follow through and achievement. (I wonder if the 55% not making resolutions are like me and see no purpose, or are they the ones that were so completely inebriated that they forgot!)

As we rang in 2014, I admit that I decided to go ahead and make a resolution for the first time since I can remember. Not just for myself, yet also for my family. (And this thought was with a very clear coherent mind.)

What did I resolute to do? I would continue to fight the battle against the spirochete. That I will win the battle against the co-inhabitants of my body. I will not give up when there is pain, and I will not give up when there is loneliness or when the flesh is weak. I will focus on the only One who can give me hope and encouragement. The only One who can strengthen me in my distress. I will not be defeated. Neither the body, the soul, nor the spirit! By the Grace and Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2014 will be a year of perseverance. I will be included in the successful 8%!

How am I going to accomplish this?

Eph. 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. (spirochete)

Eph. 6:14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayers and supplication.

Psalm 18:1-3 I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. (the spirochetes)

Happy New Years Everyone! And for all the Lymies, I pray that you too will persevere during 2014, that your battle against the spirochete will be won and that 2014 will be a year of successful healing.

Why?

Why name the Blog a Labour of Love?

Image September 16, 2013 A Labour of Love 1 Comment

Why a

Meaning

Work undertaken for the pleasure of it or for the benefit of a loved one.

Origin

Thessalonians 1:2, 1:3:

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Hebrews 6:10:

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

A Labour of Love for me…

Whether married for 40 years, 20 years or not yet married, we as women and young ladies are teaching the next generation. Whether it’s caring for the ill or dying, canning, gardening, cleaning, doing laundry, teaching, reading scripture, trusting God’s will, or loving your husbands and children. The next generation watches, observes and learns. They are the future caregivers that will be used by God.

Is it always easy? Absolutely not. Is it always a work of pleasure? Not always, it’s a work that benefits others, rather than yourself. Sacrifice that doesn’t always have the earthly rewards that our society strives for. There is no paycheck, there is not always a thank you, and sometimes, it’s a laborious chore that can end with a sting. However, as we learn in Thessalonians and Hebrews, God sees and knows our own hearts and the intentions that went along with our actions.

As I look at the past 20 years of marriage and motherhood, I can honestly say that I regret nothing. I do not regret the worldly stings or pains that have been experienced as they all have only helped me to grow and be a woman striving to serve the Lord with gladness. I also know that each experience helps to show the next generation how to deal with all the world wants to toss at you. Is it always graceful? No…! Yet, the outcome can be. Even the growing of the gray hair and the wisdom gained can be looked at gracefully if one looks hard enough.

If you ask my daughter, I am not a perfect mother or wife. Yet, she will tell you that I humbly pray for strength each day to love my husband, my children, my friends and extended family to the best of my ability. To show all that they are important and loved, unconditionally. A Labour of Love!

I thank God that He has placed in my life a mother of faith who continues to teach A Labour of Love. I also thank God for a daughter that is also showing me she has learned what A Labour of Love means. As I am dealing with my health issues I know that God is taking care of all my needs and my families as He has blessed us with generational instruction for just such a time.

From one generation to the next, working together, teaching one another, nurturing one another, committed to one another and protecting one another. A grandma, a mom and a daughter. Titus 2:3-5I hope you understand now, why I named it a Labour of Love. And I also hope you will walk with me in this journey of twists of turns knowing that the gate is narrow. (Matthew 7:13-14)