Next comes 1-year-old Rayni, wanting to be involved with our chocolate cake endeavors. “Maybe I’ll put you in your high chair then you can watch from there,” I tell her as I scoop her up and pull the ...

Nothing in life happens without some motivation and effort. We have been blessed with an ample amount of work in the furniture shop these days. My husband Daniel and brother, Javin, who are co-owners ...

It is Tuesday evening. I’m sitting out here on the front porch and it is very quiet, almost too quiet. My sisters Verena and Susan wanted our 5 school-age children to come off the bus there and spend ...

“Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. Ye ...

Sara remembers her grandmother when she makes vinegar cake. She thinks about her childhood as a farm kid during one of the ...