The Clapboard House

Hunt the Straight Path Home is the story of a fictional family set in real places. Much of the story takes place on the Burger Homestead on Stringtown Road. Click here to order To my knowledge, no family named Burger homesteaded on Stringtown Road. But there IS a...

Eight-in-one Cookies

All cookies are best hot from the oven, so I mix up this entire batch, divide it into eight, 1-cup sections, make each section into a long roll about 1-inch in diameter, and freeze each roll in separate zipper bags. When I am expecting guests or I feel like baking...

A Handful of Mud

Photo by Debi Squire At daybreak on Friday of creation, the Lord God Almighty reached out of heaven and took a handful of clay‑-red clay, a plentiful type containing grit for strength but stubborn to mold. However He is patient. He spoke every other element in...

The Death of Little Miss Perfect

Photo by Debi Squire It must be hard to be Little Miss Perfect. I’m guessing about that. I wouldn’t know. I’m an imperfect perfectionist. That’s hard enough. My parents didn’t put unrealistic expectations on me. Did they expect me to walk on water? Heal the sick?...