Ginger Scones
Ginger Scones Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups unbleached pastry flour or unbleached all-purpose flour 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon finely chopped lemon zest 1 1/2 sticks (six ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen 4 1/2 ounces candied ginger, finely chopped into 1/4-inch pieces to equal 2/3 cup 3/4…
The Ministry of Food Preparation
Often times I meet or receive an email from a mother who has a whole new set of complications in mothering…food allergies and intolerances. These mamas are already putting forth so much to provide well-balance to their child. Cooking foods, which meet a specified diet can often serve as the last straw. This is especially…
The Making of Hospitality at Home
When I’m busy creating food for others, or cleaning to create order for myself; I can often forget that Jesus calls me, as their mother, to open my wings and gather them in. To embrace the mess, the bickering, the chaos and the unpredictability. And honestly, this is hard for me: the clutter, the need for…
The Church as Table and Home
A friend asked on Facebook “what church meant to you?” I responded with an image of the table, varying dishes, skin color, age demographic, able bodied to disabled. He responded, “Of course you would go the hospitality route.” I chewed on this for a bit wondering if I’m that predictable? Maybe I am, and…
Why You Need a Winter Party
It took having kids to take me back to my childhood innocence about this day. I felt as though my anti-establishment self was saying, “I’m above that day and Hallmark telling me why I am loved. I don’t need to buy into the commercialism.” Well, I repent of those words friends; because, I’m not above…
How to Stop Striving in Hospitality
I have a Martha mentality, but long to unearth my Mary heart. Martha comes out of the kitchen weary, sweat beading down her brow and wispy hair coming undone to complain of her sister Mary’s laziness. Jesus directly, but kindly tells Martha her striving is done in vain. She is told to do as her…
Giveaway: Become a Relational, Confident Cook
If eating is the sixth love language, then mine is cooking for that person. I understand what Eric Liddell meant when he said, “God made me fast. And when I run, I feel his pleasure,” because when I get to cook & teach others how to cook, I feel God’s pleasure. There is this delight…
What is the Ministry of Flowers
Finding Ourselves in Unexpected Ministry After putting my girls to bed, after our youngest’s birthday dinner was celebrated, after the living room was obliterated with gift wrap, I snuck away into the garden. With summer inching away, the sun setting earlier making the after bedtime watering, weeding, deadheading more difficult. As I stood there…
How to Make Real Life Connections
I’ll be the first to admit that I enjoy having a smartphone. I love the ease with finding information, being able to take a picture of my kids seamlessly, and staying connected with others has never been easier. And still, with the advent of technological advancements, and social media connectedness, we are seeing more disconnectedness…
You are Blessed in Your Suffering
In the fall I led a breakout session on the beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for they will inherit the kingdom of God.” I like what Eugene Peterson writes in The Message, “You are blessed when you are at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God…
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