That’s just fun to say. As you can see, 2017 is not going to be about award-winning journalism here at A Grace Full Life. The bar is set low on purpose because you all need a break from Facebook, CNN, Buzzfeed, and Yahoo News informing you that, MY GOD, ARETHA FRANKLIN HAS A CHEST… Continue reading Snickerdoodle. Lick a Poodle
Lots of them, in fact. Balls as far as the eye can see. I do not know when it started. All I know is that for most of my life I have had the humor level of an elementary-age child. Farting is funny. Burping is funny. Balls are funny. Now, I do have decorum. Do… Continue reading Kicking Off 2016 With Some Balls
First published April 20, 2015 My oldest daughter turned 15 this year and besides handing over the cash, her request for her birthday, I wanted to give her a PRESENT present - not just a card with cash in it. I made her a candy bar wreath. What is a candy bar wreath, you say?… Continue reading Candy Bar Wreath
Almost everything we ate growing up was homemade. Sure, we’d occasionally go out to eat—usually after church or to celebrate when my brother or I won an award at school. And McDonald’s? That was a rare and exciting treat. But at home, every meal was lovingly prepared by my mother or grandmother, who lived with… Continue reading Grandma’s Romance Waffles
I have vague memories of the 1970s. I say vague because I only remember bits and pieces of that decade because I was only ages 0-9 at the time. But, thanks to photographs, I recall my father wearing a lot of plaid pants and my mother wearing owl necklaces, bandanas in her long hair, and… Continue reading Mom’s Shrimp Dip Reminds Me of the 70’s
Last February, I wrote about these delicious nibbles on my blog. It's a funny story about how egg rolls became such an important part of my life. Let me give you the cliff notes version of this recipe's history: Rebecca and I met in 1994 while working in the same department at Kohl's Department… Continue reading Four Ingredient Recipes- Filipino Egg Rolls (Lumpia)
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