I think the original name for this recipe was “Cocoa Crackles,” but somewhere along the way, we turned it into Cocoa Crinkles and incorporated a little hand gesture. So, when you say “Cocoa Crinkles,” you’ll need to add the universal I’m-going-to-tickle-you gesture as you say it. You
When I looked at the moon, as a young girl, I never saw the man. Instead, a baby – curled in her mother’s womb. Softly, warmly. The miracle of life, unfolding and expanding. From a fleck of dust to a recognizable child – in just a few weeks’ time. And baby grows. And grows. And grows. And
Another baking recipe from my Grandma Joyce. Except this one has a secret. A hidden ingredient that will leave people asking What makes these so good? I sure wish she was still here to see how many of you love her recipes, but her legacy lives on. As a little girl, I used to make these with my
Worry for today. Fear for tomorrow. Something with which to fill my time. In the above box is where I find myself – too often. I fall into that pit. And I stay there. I wallow there. ~~~ He woke up sweetly. Drinking his milk, he climbed into my bed and wrapped his sun-tanned
My Aunt Vicki is kinda like my twin. We look a lot alike and have the same interests and hobbies – including cooking and baking. She came down in January for a visit and brought some really good granola … and the recipe. This is one of Chris’s (and the kids’, for that matter) favorite snacks.
(This is a true story that happened yesterday. I typed it just moments afterward.) “Push fluids. Drink water like it’s going out of style.” <= This is the advice my dear friend (who is a doctor) gave me to help clear up my sinus infection. So, on my way to see the ENT, I stopped
Only three dates had gone by when I heard it. This is the man you will marry. I cannot say I have heard an audible voice from God any time in my entire life, except for this. You see, I had been praying for the six months prior that God would not let me date – not even kiss – a single man I
Last week, my dear friend Zelina became a celebrity. At least that’s what I tease her with. (She was featured here in the news on My San Antonio.) Zelina is awesome. She is a chef who teaches here in town at Young Chef’s Academy – a place for kids to learn how to cook and how to be safe in
Matt Wheeler and Memorial Day That’s all it said. I’m not one to open mass emails, but I clicked it. It was an email from Robert, my father-in-law, and he sent it to the whole church. That’s odd, I thought. Robert isn’t one to send unscheduled emails. And this one, he sent to thousands of
