Anyone who has been around Sojourn knows that I LOVE to give away favorite things. Totally inspired by Oprah. Of course, I don’t give away cars or vacations and not everyone gets something. It’s on a much smaller scale like a pumpkin candle or favorite […]
Every year on this day I get nostalgic. The yellow school buses are passing the house. The crossing guards are out in full force down School St. (Yes, that actually is the name of the street and it has schools piled one after another.) […]
The bathroom was disgusting. Hands down the worst in any restaurant. That always puts me in a bad mood. Always. We had a long list of things to accomplish as we were dropping my youngest son, Tyler, off for his LAST semester at college. How […]
One hour to go. One hour. I’d make it to the hotel. I’d unload the car. . . by myself I might add which is something I hate to do. I’d climb into bed and read and check email and do all the things. […]
Six months had been spent searching for the right handkerchiefs. The ones like I remembered from my growing up years. Learning to iron by pressing them into squares that would fit into pockets and purses. Pushing one up the sleeve of my wedding dress […]
It’s Christmas Eve morning. I woke up early thinking about a message I am preaching one week from today. I climbed out of bed and slowly made my way downstairs in the dark. Something I’m prone to do this time of year. First light […]
That day so many years ago still sits vividly in my mind. The overflowing cart of groceries with way too much. My rush to get it all on the conveyor belt so I could make the quick dash home in time for dinner. The […]
It’s been a year since my middle son, Zach, got married to his high school love, Mikayla. Since then they have traveled to Mexico, Switzerland and Italy together and Mikayla to Austria by herself. (Might I add that I have never been across the pond […]
Typewritten recipe found within a pile of recipes: HULLS FILLED COOKIES Cream: 1 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar Add 3 unbeaten eggs on at a time and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Cream well. Sift: 3 cups flour–1 tsp soda […]
From Grandma’s school cookbook: Cream of Tomato Soup 1 can tomatoes or juice 2 1/2 T butter 2T 2t flour 1/2 t salt white pepper to taste 2 c milk 1/8 t soda Simmer tomatoes and press through a sieve. make a white sauce of […]
