Frozen Fruit Cups

Ingredient List 1 15.5-ounce can of pineapple chucks, drained 1-quart container of frozen strawberries, thawed 1 large banana, sliced 1 15-ounce can of apricots or peaches, drained and sliced 1 cup water ½ c sugar 15 small plastic cups   Something about school makes my kids hungry. My boys walk through the door, toss their backpacks on the mudroom bench, and head straight for the snack cupboard. Maybe this sounds familiar to you. I keep a fair number of prepackaged snacks in stock, but these fruit cups are a great homemade tummy-filler. They are simple to make, and the recipe can be easily adjusted to fit different tastes. Start by boiling 1 cup of water and ½ cup of sugar. Mix until the sugar is fully dissolved.  Set aside. In a separate bowl, combine...

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October – Respect Life Month

By Karen Whiting October is Respect Life month for the church and a time to think about how special God made everyone. Find out what happened the day of your birth and how your family celebrated your first day home. At dinner chat about how each person in your family is unique and has different talents and interests. You are so special that God has even numbered the hairs on your head. It says so in Matthew 10:30. Touch 0ne hair and it might be #10,563. Celebrate life all month with some of these activities: Make cards for people in a nursing home and deliver them in person. Donate baby items to a woman’s shelter or birthright center. Talk a hike and talk about living creatures you see. Praise God for all He made. Have parents and grandparents share stories...

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Red Rose Puzzle

What do you see when you look outside your window? Is it snowing there or do you see light green leaves and flowers. I live in the Southern part of the United States, so I see plenty of flowers when I look outside. One of my favorite flowers is the rose.

I’ve made a red rose jigsaw puzzle for you to complete below. Click on Read More below to work the puzzle.

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S’mores In a Cone

Ingredient List sugar cone ice cream cones marshmallows Hershey’s bars or chocolate chips tin foil Camping is one of my family’s favorite activities, and our trips are never complete without campfires and s’mores. I found a photo online of this fun twist on s’mores treats, and we gave it a try on our recent vacation at Lake Superior. Maybe your family will want give these simple tasty camping treats a try too. First, put four or five mini marshmallows in the bottom of the cone. Then add a couple chocolate chunks, followed by another small handful of mini marshmallows, and top with another chocolate chunk or two. Once you have filled your cone, wrap it tightly in foil and set in on a grate above the burning coals. Make sure you do not set it directly...

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Fall Fun

By  Karen Whiting             Leaves turn bright colors, garden patches sprout bright orange pumpkins, and apple trees are ripe for picking. It’s autumn! Make the most of the season. Enjoy the leaves. Gather a bunch and decorate your dinner table with the bright colors. Press a few to save in a scrapbook. Dry them to preserve the color. This can be done by placing separate leaves between pages of a phone book or other large, heavy book and leaving them there for about ten days. Or, with adult help, dip leaves in melted paraffin wax. Rake leaves (jump in a few piles too). Enlist your friends or family to help an older neighbor or single mom rake leaves. Read Psalm 96:12 and talk about how it looks like the trees are dressed in beauty and singing to...

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A Cryptogram for You

This week we’re celebrating something else and we’re using a special puzzle called a cryptogram, to do it. A cryptogram is a letter substitution puzzle. Each letter in the phrase has been replaced by another letter of the alphabet. To solve it, figure out one of the words, then fill in the alphabet chart. (Click on Read More below to go to the puzzle.)

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