Quick and Easy Recipe: Chicken Tortilla Soup – Deep Covered Baker

During this busy holiday season, I am constantly looking for a quick and easy recipe. Recipes can sometimes be very complicated, but we found a quick and easy recipe you are going to love. I usually let my daughter do most of the baking in our house, but I prefer to cook the main meals. Over the past week, we were so busy cooking for different Christmas parties that we were looking for something really quick and easy to make on Saturday afternoon. She decided to use our Pampered Chef Deep Covered Baker to make Chicken Tortilla Soup. Here is Read More

Christmas: These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

Do you have Christmas favorites?  I remember this song called My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music. The Christmas season is upon us. We are all busily trying to get things done (decorating, shopping, Christmas programs, etc). Let’s take a moment to slow down and really enjoy some of our Christmas favorites. Today I am sharing some of my favorite things. 1. Music: Toby Mac’s Christmas In Diverse City. I love this CD. It is a mix of rock, pop, soul, hip-hop and urban flavors. It will quickly get you in the Christmas spirit. 2. Movies: Christmas with Holly. Grab a box Read More

696 Hours: Five Things to Consider

It’s December 2nd, 23 days before Christmas, and 29 days until January 1st, 2017; you have 696 hours left in the year. Can you believe that 2016 is already coming to a close? When you think about it, 696 hours seems like a very long time. However, as the days pass and the end of the year draws closer you realize that 696 hours will come and go at light speed.  What are you going to accomplish for the Lord in the next 29 days or 696 hours? Here are a five  things to consider: 1. Win more souls to Read More

Christmas Shopping: Let’s Get Going

Christmas shopping season is upon us.  This time of year does not have to be stressful. Take time to enjoy the season. Here are a few ways to reduce your stress. Make a list (Be sure to check it twice) Create a reasonable budget Plan your route ahead of time Get a babysitter for the day Stop and eat some chocolates Bring a friend Although the day after Thanksgiving is considered the best and busiest time to do some Christmas shopping, many stores also have Cyber Monday and Cyber Week sales. If you are like me and others who shop online, Read More

Hope: Reliable Anchor for Our Souls

Hope is the reliable anchor for our souls. There are those who see the Christmas season as the season of perpetual hope; others, not so much. Scripture tells us in Hebrews 6:16 – 19 that Jesus is that HOPE, “Among men it is customary to swear by something greater than themselves.  So in this matter, God, wishing to show beyond doubt that his plan was unchangeable, confirmed it with an oath. So that by two utterly immutable things, the word of God and the oath of God, who cannot lie, we who are refugees from this dying world might have Read More