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Living Life After the Miracle and Muddy’s Kitchen Sink Cookies

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“The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” ~ Psalm 34:7-8 (Note: Cooking isn’t just cooking at the Blue Cotton House. There’s always a story, a Mom Lecture Nugget, a little nourishment for the soul with words or without. As my first … Continue reading →

The Blessing of the Everyday Ordinary: Chicken, Pancetta, Lemon and Garlic Pasta

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“‘Is all well with you? Is all well with your husband? Is all well with the child?’And she answered, ‘All is well’” ~ 2 Kings 4:26. 72 days into 2019 – 7 days of doctor visits, pre-surgery testing, 2 surgeries, 3 hospital stays totalling 14 days. There has not been much Everyday Ordinary. . . . , but there have … Continue reading →

The Everyday Ordinary, Grace, and Green Beans

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“I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees” ~ 2 Corinthians 12: 9 The Message After walking through A Great Challenge, in the middle of an everyday ordinary moment, when rinsing … Continue reading →

Cultural Evolution of Recipe Sharing and Chili Recipe

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Let me set the table here – the historic table – about recipes and reputation. Growing up in my grandmother’s house, I had the luxury of learning all sorts of recipes – daily recipes, bridge day recipes, celebration recipes and feast recipes. It was long after I married that I came to recognize that a recipe wasn’t just a recipe … Continue reading →

when blessing is invited to the table

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The old man, he sat on the front porch in the heat of the day, turning his head right, squinting his eyes in the high noon sun westward down the long dusty road. A hot day in the south can be awfully unforgiving. After he had assured himself no one was coming down the road, he turned his head left, … Continue reading →

Which Sheep are Mine to Feed?

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Chocolate Chip cookies, Muddy Cakes, Hamburgers and Hotdogs, chili, chicken soup and beef stews, bacon twists and grilled cheese – and tomatoes and lettuces: Kale, Spinach and Chard, even chocolate mint leaves! Turkey, stuffing, oyster dressing, mashed potatoes with sour cream, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, butter and garlic, homemade salad dressings – Feast Day and Everyday kind of food – … Continue reading →

When Kitchen Living Becomes God-Radical

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Last week, I pulled out an old recipe. It my great-grandmother Muddy’s recipe – her corn fritters. I don’t know why I hadn’t made them in such a long time. For a season, Muddy’s Corn Fritters were a dinner-time staple. . . until they weren’t. The old recipes, like Muddy’s corn fritters, handed down for generations mother to daughter, from … Continue reading →

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Sometimes taking a breath looks like this. . . #re Sometimes taking a breath looks like this. . .
#red.oak.roasters.algood #itsagoodthing
When I get flustered in upside down ways, or somet When I get flustered in upside down ways, or something hurts my heart, Keith tells me, “I’ve got you under my wing.” He told Henry that the other day, too!  There’s something powerful about that kind of love - a love that values to protect and comfort.

“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge. His truth is your shield and armor.” ~ Psalm 91:4, God’s Word Translation

 “His massive arms are wrapped around you, protecting you.
You can run under his covering of majesty and hide.
His arms of faithfulness are a shield keeping you from harm.” ~ Psalm 91: 4, TPT translation
It was a beautiful thing to bake again after last It was a beautiful thing to bake again after last week's snow and ice storm! Stop by and check out my Muddy Bars! A comforting indulgence with a nod to the blueberries, blackberries and strawberries of the upcoming spring! For the recipe, click the link in the bio!
 #muddybakes #bluecottonmemory #muddybars
“He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost “He gives snow like wool;
He scatters the frost like ashes.” ~ Psalm 147:15

It is satan who comes to steal, kill and destroy - God has created goodness in all things, even in the ice and snow, in the sweltering summer heat that suffocates, in every storm that damages! God is the innate goodness in all of them! It is up to the individual to vintage and redeem that goodness. That is the choice He gave us! Choose to find His goodness!
Driving through Algood was like driving through a Driving through Algood was like driving through a war zone! Trees thawing, ice shards falling! Windshield Warning!
“There are joys which long to be ours. God sends “There are joys which long to be ours. God sends 10,000 truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away." ~ Henry Ward Beecher
There’s a fun story to be written about the shen There’s a fun story to be written about the shenanigans going on here!
The Holly Tree was The Golden Corral for a flock The Holly Tree was The Golden Corral  for a flock of neighbor Robins!  A few days ago, when the power and propane were out, I bet we all wished we had feathers like them!

“It’s amazing, the way they survive winter is they fluff their feathers and get really big. Their internal temperature is 104° F and yet they can be in areas below freezing. That’s how well their feathers insulate them; there can even be a 100-degree difference just through those layers of feathers.” ~ Elizabeth Howard, Founder and Director of Journey North.
 
Note - while birds can apparently eat Holly Berries for energy surges, those same berries cause “gastric distress” for you and me! (Les Harrison is a UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Agent Emeritus)
I was in my Happy Place today - these boys turned I was in my Happy Place today - these boys turned into young men were weighing, packaging and boxing Hotkaps for shipping  on the other side of the kitchen counter, I was rolling out dough (thank you Marcos Pizza for selling your dough), seasoning the chicken & orzo soup, and just baking good things. I didn’t think it could get any better and then The Robins came, brunching in The Holly Tree. Never doubt God loves us beyond our expectations! Maybe we need to expect more for more to be revealed!

“Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him!” - Job 26:14
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