Molasses Cookies

The Soft Ginger Molasses Chews on The Farm Chicks' blog looked so appealing, I had to try them. Not only did they really come out pretty, but they are delicious! Just like they said, they are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Fantastic and definitely a keeper recipe.

And, no, Sarah, you cannot taste the banana!

Links #5

Supporting Our Boys Out There How to Help Our Men Fight the Real Battle (On the Home Front)


Hospitality with Littles "How do you get past the fear of having a not quite perfect home (not picked up) with three littles and still welcoming drop in friends?


Later Early sacrifice for later bounty.


That two people can find one another from all the people that wander the world , they find one another and the spark springs to life.


Let Them Come! It's interesting to see the hands lifted while singing "It's all about You, Jesus"...and yet look around and realize that the children have been whisked away so no one gets distracted. It's really all about me.

Links #4

It has been a long time since I shared some links. Here are a couple from recent days on some of my favorite blogs.

Lessons from Vintage Fiction "There's no such thing as a family that runs itself...."

Simple, my way "I don't know if all this qualifies as today's version of 'Simple Living'.For me it is Simply Living, the only way that makes sense to me."

I'm afraid I might be a laundry room weirdo. "because I do find joy in laundry, in being home...in nesting."

Taste of Home Entertaining Party Well, yes, this one may be self promotion.... *smile*

Links #3

Baptized
We think we know everything......

Pearls Before Breakfast
Can one of the nation's great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour?

What I Said at My Granddaughter’s Funeral
By John Piper (scroll down if needed)

The Dalai Lama Paper Doll
Really? Seriously?

Links #2

The power of a mother and the amazing influence we have shows in this true story, now one of my favorites: Pancakes

Loving your children: The most meaningful matter of motherhood

You may feel lied to after reading these amazing statistics: Get the Government Out of Sex Ed

Great story of "unplanned adoption": Life is Better Than We Planned

Destroying a Lineage: Choose Life

Links #1

Here are some links I came across this week. I thought I would share.

My #1 favorite for the week:
But Thanks Be To God

Don’t be fooled:
Jesus Is 'Like an Energy'

Knit Night Cupcakes
and a follow-up:
How to “Knit” Marzipan

The Tantrum: A PG-13 Commercial