Claiming God’s Promises When Prayer Is Answered In A Different Way Than We Hoped


Faith

After praying for our son to be healed from life-threatening food allergies for 6 years, God answered our prayer in a different way than we hoped. Now what? Our Prayers Last Wednesday, our son had an allergic reaction to peanut butter. Peanut butter we gave him, knowing he may have a reaction. What? Let’s backup […]

November 9, 2017

Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake


Joyful hosting

Bake and decorate a Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake with buttercream frosting. Simple enough for even the most novice baker. When my daughter told me she wanted a Princess Sofia birthday cake, I thought…uh oh. That sounds like a stretch.  We’ve had trouble finding a nut-free bakery, so I have been making birthday cakes in recent years. […]

March 22, 2017

It Takes A Village To Raise A Child With Food Allergies – Thank You For Keeping Our Kids Safe Even When You Don’t Understand Allergies


Family

During a recent grocery store trip, I overheard a fellow mom on her cell phone. She was asking what on earth to buy in the bakery section for her child’s class room birthday treat. It needed to be peanut free. She went on to say she didn’t understand why, if peanut wasn’t on the label, she couldn’t buy it. […]

February 7, 2017

A Ballerina Birthday Party: Homemade Ballerina Birthday Cake


Joyful hosting

Does your daughter want a ballerina birthday party? You don’t have to be master baker to create a beautiful ballerina birthday cake. Our 3 year old girl loves to twirl. I think she spends a quarter of her day spinning. So, when she saw one video of a ballerina, she was hooked. This made it no […]

March 28, 2016

I am THAT Allergy Mama – Ice Cream Truck Ignorance Is Bliss


Family

As our son was standing at the window yesterday I heard him exclaim, “Mom! There’s a short moving van driving in circles. And it plays MUSIC!” Over and over, it drove by our house, announced by its cheery songs. It triggered memories of childhood joy upon picking a treat from a similar mobile merry-maker. What child isn’t excited to hear the […]

July 15, 2015