HEART TO HEART NEWSLETTER
ENCOURAGEMENT TO WOMEN
Compiled especially for YOU with LOVE by Lois Breneman
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12/8/04 PRAYER for YOU, GRANDMA DAY, ORGANIZING, CRAFT RECIPES, VENISON
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IN THIS ISSUE:
MY MESSAGE TO YOU
MESSAGES FROM "HEART TO HEART" LADIES
PRAYER FOR "HEART TO HEART" FRIENDS
GRANDMA DAY
QUOTES FROM "HEART TO HEART" GRANDCHILDREN AND CHILDREN
8 COOL HOLIDAY ORGANIZING TIPS
APPLESAUCE - CINNAMON ORNAMENTS
SALT CERAMICS
HOMEMADE LUXURY BATH PRODUCTS
HOW TO COOK VENISON WHEN YOUR HUSBAND BRINGS HOME A DEER
MISCELLANEOUS TIDBITS OF INFORMATION
INVESTING OUR TIME
ONE DRINK NEVER HURT ANYONE
WELCOME TO A NEW BABY BOY!
MY MESSAGE TO YOU
I am rather slow this month in getting Christmas tips out to you and I apologize. Since the last newsletter went out, we were thrilled to learn that our daughter and son-in-law would have our second grandchild in June. Then early on Sunday morning, after almost 14 weeks in the womb, that precious little grandchild entered Heaven. We are all very sad about the loss, yet we know the Lord has His perfect plan and we are now resting in His will. Thanks for your prayers.
As soon as this newsletter goes out, I will put together more Christmas material for you all and send it right away, so you can use some of it. As a result, you will receive more than the two usual newsletters this month, some with material included in past newsletters. ~ Love, Lois
MESSAGES FROM "HEART TO HEART" LADIES
All messages were used by permission
Debbie Flack in Virginia:
Just wanted to let you know that our family tried the "orange in the turkey trick" and we had the
juiciest turkey ever!!! Thanks for the tip!!! Hope your Thanksgiving was blessed!! (Note: A lemon works too - Just prick it before putting into the turkey or turkey breast. ~ Lois)
Beth Breon in Pennsylvania:
Thank you so much for the helpful advice on the potatoes! I am looking forward to trying this! It would save so much money and time for us!
I wanted to give you an update on your Thanksgiving stuffing....it was wonderful! I had so much fun putting it together and our family absolutely loved it! There was hardly any left for leftovers (and in previous years the dog and I have enough for a week!)! Thank you! Your stuffing recipe is now in my permanent cookbook!
Also, I enjoyed your Thanksgiving newsletter so much. Early in the AM on Thanksgiving while everyone was still asleep, I was reading through the recipes to make sure I didn't miss anything. I forgot you had included some special thoughts and a short devotional. The Lord used this to give me such a precious quiet time with Him and started out my Thanksgiving in such a wonderful way. All in all, I think it was one of the best Thanksgivings I've ever had!
A "P.S." ABOUT MY STUFFING RECIPE
In the last newsletter I only gave the ingredients, but not the amounts, because I have never measured for this one, as my mother never did. In answer to a "Heart to Heart" lady who asked for the specific amounts of ingredients. So, this is how I made it before Thanksgiving:
DRESSING or STUFFING
I like to make a large dishpan full of stuffing at Thanksgiving, so I can freeze the extra and completely skip the process for Christmas -- it's already done! I don't really use a recipe for this, but make it as my mother always did. However, after I made it for Thanksgiving, I wrote down the amounts of the ingredients for you - in the large amount that I do once a year. I'd suggest you mix it in a large dishpan and what remains after preparing for your holiday meal can be put into casserole dishes and frozen to make ordinary meals extra special later.
3 loaves of bread, cubed and dried on baking trays for at least one day
1 pound butter, melted (less is fine too) - Saute celery and onions in butter (Microwave is fine)
2 large bunches of celery, chopped
5 large onions, chopped
4 eggs, beaten
2-3 cans chicken broth or that amount of broth from your turkey
(I also like to dissolve about 4 beef bullion cubes in 1/2 cup water and add for extra flavor)
1 1/2 - 2 cups dried cranberries, optional, but very good!
1 Tbsp. poultry seasoning
Season to taste with salt, onion salt, pepper, and other dried herbs such as parsley, Greek oregano, thyme, rosemary or tarragon, etc.
Add enough broth for a mixture as moist as you like it to be. I bake it in a greased dish, (rather than in the bird) at 350 F. until golden brown on top. Don't overbake. The remaining unbaked stuffing mixture will freeze great in containers or freezer bags to serve later and be a wonderful addition to meals throughout the year.
Joy Recicar in Florida as she subscribed to "Heart to Heart":
I'm just (the past two weeks) renewing a purpose and calling for my life, as I am a 29 year old homeschool mama of four children (9, 7, 2 and 8 months) and have basically been living in chaos (for me, anyway, if it doesn't seem like it to others). God is really calling me to obey him, step by step, day by day, moment by moment, and to be still and know Him. I don't have to do everything -- just follow and obey Him in what He wants me to do. Anyway, all that to say that I hit rock bottom (organizationally) and am ready for a change for the better! Thank you so much for the coming tips. I'll be looking forward to them! Thank you for having this ministry, and for praying for us! Have a wonderful day!
Joy Recicar in Florida a few days later: I just received the welcome newsletter. Thank you so much for your tips and insight. I'm so excited to finally have a Titus woman again! I had one in Language School (New Tribes Mission in Missouri) about five years ago. Grandma Jeannie had such an impact on me! I miss her. I also appreciate the brain development information for babies in your Welcome Letter, as I'm trying to learn and do more, based on Glenn Doman's research at Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (
www.iahp.org. This method helps with brain injured children, as well as normal children. We started using this method about four months ago, but with the hurricanes blowing all order away, we started back up again about three weeks ago.
Glenn Doman, the founder, has written books like How to Teach Your Baby to Read, How to Teach Your Baby Math, How to Teach Your Baby to be Physically Superb, How to Multiply Your Babies Intelligence, What to do with Your Brain Injured Child. The discoveries and experience are remarkable. In the homeschool realm, I have heard continuously over the past six years, "Wait, he'll be fine. Better late than early, etc., etc." That is not the case! The brain develops by getting input, and lack of input will not cause is to magically "develop" someday! I cannot change the past, but I am changing the future and applying the knowledge God has provided. I am already seeing a change in my brain-injured son, Christian (a late bloomer), who is learning faster and faster each day!
PRAYER FOR "HEART TO HEART" FRIENDS
Dear Heavenly Father,
There are so many "Heart to Heart" families in need of Your special touch! We all need your strength, guidance, direction, and discernment to live godly lives. We know that You are the Great Physician and the Healer of broken hearts. I pray for the mothers with children who have special needs. I ask that you take care of and give strength to the mothers of new babies, including that brand new mother with triplets. Fill the arms of that mother who is wanting a child of her own. Comfort the mother who has lost her baby through miscarriage or a precious child after birth. Protect that mother who will give birth soon - please give her a healthy baby. Fill the arms of the mothers who are seeking adoption. Give all the mothers special unconditional love for their children. Help all these children to grow up to receive you as their Savior and bring glory to Your name. Give love, peace and harmony to family members for one another. Rescue the children and young adults who have strayed from You after receiving You as their Savior. Seek after them until they return to You. Guide the single mothers as they raise their children alone. Help the children to be obedient and love you with all their heart. Give direction and cooperation to blended families. Guide the grandmothers to be a mentor to younger women and to spend meaningful time with their grandchildren, teaching them about Jesus' love for them. Bless all the family relationships represented in "Heart to Heart."
There are many students from foreign lands studying in America. Draw each one to Yourself! Guide the young Mongolian man who is returning to his country for a visit. Help his family to be receptive to his witness for You and save their souls. Touch hearts and bring unsaved family members to salvation. Comfort those who have lost a loved one in past years. Hold the widows close by Your side. Bless the fruit of one mother who has the rare privilege of teaching the Bible in the various public schools. Encourage and bless several who will finish college and graduate in December or in May. Bring back perfect vision to several ladies who are visually impaired. Give a healing touch to those with various diseases. Provide a kidney for a transplant for a special lady. Lead those who lack fellowship with other believers into worship of You with other Christians. Guard the hearts of those who are about to make unwise decisions that will change their lives forever and cost them dearly. Lead the older women to seek out younger ladies to encourage. Heal broken bodies and mend broken spirits around the world. Protect each missionary in their foreign land and help them to see spiritual fruit for their labor. Lead Christian ministries in the right path and supply their needs so they can grow for Your glory. Help the pastors' wives to be a great help to their husbands and for them to have good family times together. Restore families who are torn apart by divorce, pornography, molestation, alcohol, abortion and other forms of destruction. Protect and restore families who are torn apart by crime and imprisonment. Provide for those in need of a good job. I pray for a special blessing upon each "Heart to Heart" lady and her family. Bless each marriage and each child! I thank You for each one "Heart to Heart" lady!
In Jesus' precious Name, Amen.
"The only way to keep a broken vessel full is to keep it always under the tap."--Dwight L. Moody
GRANDMA DAY ~A grandchild is a precious gift, and so is a grandmother's love.
My daughter, Christa, used to leave her children with me several times a week to run an errand or two. I told her I think I would like it better to have the children for one whole day each week while she did all of her errands. I also felt Christa would be less pressured if she didn't have to leave the house more than once a week. We decided to try it.
I love this Grandma Day. Tuesday is the day. The children plan on it, Christa anticipates it and I prepare for it.
It gets harried, at times, with three preschoolers. Kyle turned four in June, Kassie was three two days later, and Alyssa is a year old. There are times they arrive and haven't slept well the night before. One may be teething and another might be grouchy. I never quite know what to expect so I intend to flow with what happens for the day.
I've found there are many more things I can do with the children if they're here for a whole day. On Grandma day I may plan to get a couple of things done for myself, but it's things the children can be involved in. It's the day I choose to make cinnamon rolls or bread. It may be the day we go through the toys and dress all the dollies. Everyone gets involved with these projects. One Tuesday in November we decorated Grandpa's birthday cake, and set up the village that I like to get out during the winter months.
What I really like best about the day is all the time I have to pour truth into my grandchildrens' lives. Sometime ago I decided we'll learn a hymn for the month, on Tuesday's. Each week I sing over and over to them, the song I've chosen for the month. It's easy to do that while I'm doing my work or as they're playing. Often they hardly sing with me. In fact, I wonder if they're learning the song at all. And then, some days later, I'll hear them singing all the words to Marvelous Grace or In the Rifted Rock.
I was at Christa's one evening towards the end of October and she said, "The other day the children were singing big words to a hymn." She couldn't remember what it was. I began to sing Praise to God Immortal Praise, and Christa declared, "That's what it was!" That was one of those songs they hadn't ever sung with me.
The children and I made plans on a recent Grandma Day for our family Christmas this year. Every year when we get together as a family the children dress up for a nativity scene. Grandpa and I help them with this project, and they love their parent's delight over it. They're now getting old enough that we can do a little program with the dress up clothes. So Kyle and Kassie and I discussed this and decided we'll learn the song Hark the Herald Angels Sing, for the our December hymn. They already know Silent Night and Away in a Manger. Then we'll begin practicing parts of Luke 2. We decided we'll sing those three songs and repeat the verses when we dress up for the Nativity scene at our Christmas celebration this year.
We decided, also, that we'll do something fun for the parents at Thanksgiving. We learned Praise to God Immortal Praise in October, and in November we practiced I Thank the Lord My Maker. So, we're looking at the story of just what brought Thanksgiving Day into existence. We plan to dress up as Indians and Pilgrims, and we're learning Ephesians 4:18, "In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
We keep Rachel's girls, in Virginia, four year old Sierra and one year old Aleya, involved in Grandma day, even though they live eight hours away. Often we'll phone the girls and visit with them for a few minutes. When I was with Sierra and Aleya in September we learned Praise to God Immortal Praise. In early November, we sent an email to Rachel telling her the song for the month, and the verse to teach the girls. They'll be ready for the Thanksgiving dress up program too.
You know, it doesn't take much to thrill young children. They learn so much in the process of these little dress up times. The singing of hymns at this young age will stick with them forever. And any sort of thing will do for project time.
Grandma Day would also be a wonderful Christmas gift to give to daughters and grandchildren for the year 2005.
Donna Kauffman is a pastor's wife, mother, grandmother and author of two books: Treasures From a Mother's Heart and The Treasure of Careful Planning. She is editor of Treasures From My Heart to Yours Newsletter which offers encouragement to mothers and grandmothers. Besides her mothering duties Donna enjoys writing, speaking and counseling. You may sign up for her free monthly newsletter at [email protected].
QUOTES FROM "HEART TO HEART" GRANDCHILDREN AND CHILDREN
From Donna Kauffman of Ohio, mother of 3, grandmother of 5 ~ As I mentioned in the opening article (above), every month I try to teach my grandchildren a different hymn. For November the song was I Thank the Lord My Maker. My daughter, Rachel, in VA was singing this song to Sierra and Aleya when Sierra (4) asked, "Why do you keep singing that song to us? I already know it." Rachel replied with, "Oh, I like to sing while I do my work. It makes me feel happy." Sometime later Rachel and Sierra were making bread. Sierra kept wiping her floury hands on her dress. Rachel told Sierra, "I don't feel very happy that you're wiping your hands on your dress." Sierra then said to Rachel, "Why don't you sing, Mommy?"
From Christine Hohlbaum in Germany ~ I have a funny quote from my son (age 3), while playing "Mama Cow, Baby Cow" -- "Don't laugh, Mom. Moo!" He loves to play a baby animal. I happened to be the Mama Cow. He made me laugh so hard, because he was so into the role!
From Lois ~ When my grandson, Justin, was 18 months old, he and his Mama would go for walks, as he pushed his lawn mower or his popper on the sidewalk. One day he fell and hurt both hands, but didn't cry. This is a brave little fella who didn't even cry for quite a few of his shots! Next he got up and his Mama kissed one hand, then the other, to make them all better. All of you mothers know how it goes! After that day, whenever he fell, no matter what part of his little body he hurt (knee, leg, etc.), he would always hold up, first one hand, then the other, for his Mama to kiss. While his family was here over Thanksgiving Justin stepped on a toy animal with his stocking feet and made a face as if to say, "Ouch," but didn't cry! Then he promptly came over to his grandma and held up both hands to be kissed. You gotta love 'em!
8 COOL HOLIDAY ORGANIZING TIPS
Now that the holidays are here, make it a goal to avoid holiday stress. Get organized with these simple tips, and spend your time enjoying the warmth of the season.
1. USE A NUTCRACKER. Don't you just hate when you're getting ready to bake and you can't get those small vanilla extract bottles open? Simply grip the cap with a nutcracker and it will be off in an instant. This is a great time saver! (Works well with nail polish bottles too!)
2. MAKE A LIST. CHECK IT TWICE. Make written (or typed) lists for the holidays and it will be much easier to remember everything. Excellent lists to have this time of year are gift lists, budget lists, meal planning lists, holiday card lists, lists to tell you where you stashed your gifts, event lists and activity lists.
3. AVOID LINES. Avoid malls on the weekends when they're most crowded. If possible, shop during the weekdays, and shop early in the day. Avoid the post office on Saturdays, and during lunch hours. Better yet, stay home and do all of your shopping from the Internet or mail order catalogs. You can get almost anything you want these days, from the comfort of your own home.
4. GET YOUR KIDS TO HELP YOU. Need a little bit of help organizing your house, and keeping it organized this month? Your kids could help. Tell them that Santa only comes to an organized house. No matter how young or old your kids, the ultimate message is still clear. If everyone helps out, the season will be merrier.
5. USE A TABLECLOTH FOR THE BIG STUFF. Need to wrap a very large gift, and wasting time wondering how you're going to do it? Buy a large, paper, holiday tablecloth and use it to wrap your super-size gifts.
6. GO THE SIMPLE ROUTE WITH MEALS. Rather than making the holidays a big production, if you're trying to save time and reduce stress, go the simple route. Cook simple dishes, or have meals catered. Meet everyone at a restaurant. Buy your meals pre-cooked from your supermarket. Ask everyone to bring over their favorite dish. Bake one or two varieties of cookies, instead of five. Think simple.
7. BUY SOME EXTRA GIFTS. Don't you hate it when someone gives you a gift, and you have nothing to give in return? Buy a few general gifts that could be given to anyone. Videos, restaurant gift certificates, candy or nice stationery work well. Wrap the gifts, and write a very small code on the bottom of the gift so you'll remember what's inside. When someone drops by with a gift for you, you'll have an exchange in seconds!
8. SAVE MONEY 'AND' TIME WHEN GIFT BUYING. Here are my top four ideas to do so:
o Ask everyone to make gift lists for you that include 3 gift choices under $25 (or whatever amount you choose) and where they can be purchased. Make your own list of 3 items for them. Exchange your lists, and you're guaranteed to give what people want and to get what you want. This really helps to avoid clutter caused by gifts received that you and your recipient's don't need! (Thank goodness fish ties are finally gone . . . or are they???)
o Rather than exchanging gifts, perhaps you can suggest that everyone agrees to put the money towards a group dinner or excursion. This works great for the home, or the office!
o Give gift certificates, and ask for gift certificates. They don't clutter. They don't cost much to ship. People can buy what they want. It's a win-win-win situation!
o Instead of buying gifts for everyone, determine if you can get a group of people to have a Secret Santa gift exchange. Basically, everyone puts their name in a box. The box is then shaken to mix up the names. Each person chooses one person's name from the box, but doesn't tell anyone which name was picked. However, he/she is responsible for buying a gift for the person selected.
When the Secret Santa wraps his/her gift, he/she just puts TO: (his/her recipient's name), but doesn't indicate who the present is from. All gifts go in one general area. On gift giving day, the recipient's find their gifts and must guess who their Secret Santa is. If they can't guess, the Secret Santas confess. This is a fun way to celebrate, and saves tons of time and money!
Note: Maria has an online Holiday Planner that will help you get - and stay organized for the holidays! Tons of easy to use forms, checklists, logs and information, including holiday To Do lists, planning sheets, holiday dinner guides, holiday cards, decorations, holiday budget and much more! For more information, visit Get Organized Now!
APPLESAUCE - CINNAMON ORNAMENTS
Pour equal amounts of applesauce and ground cinnamon into a bowl and mix well into a dough. Roll out and use cookie cutters to cut stars, gingerbread men, etc. Insert a small hook from the jewelry department of a craft store into top of each ornament (or a paper clip or ornament hanger will do). Let dry on wax paper for a few days, turning over every morning and night. When dry (3-5 days depending on temperature and humidity), use white craft paint to add "frosting" accents. These make great ornaments and should have a scent even next Christmas, if you store them in plastic zip lock bags. After many years when they lose their scent, cinnamon oil can be rubbed over them to perk up the fragrance.
SALT CERAMICS
Ingredients: 1 cup salt, 1/2 cup cornstarch, 3/4 cup water and food coloring.
Mix well and heat until mixture thickens. Roll into ball and chill. When cold, roll out mixture about 1/4" or a tiny bit thinner. Cut into cookie cutter shapes. Place on wax paper-lined cookie sheets. Decorate with glitter, beads, sequins, poster paints, nail polish, old jewelry, felt, another color of ceramic dough or any scraps. Be sure to make tiny holes with a large needle for hanging or insert a paper clip while wet. These make wonderful Christmas ornaments that last for years if packed away carefully in a cool, dry place. I have some ornaments that I made that are hanging on our tree for the 38th year - still in great condition! My favorites are gingerbread men, hobby horses, Christmas trees, angels, sleighs, bells. A candy cane can be made by twisting two "snakes" together with the colors already mixed into the dough. The pastel colors in mine didn't fade either. An ornament is nice to give to friends. Everyone loves an unexpected gift! A box of these hand-made ornaments is a nice wedding gift, since most newlyweds don't have ornaments when they marry.
HOMEMADE LUXURY BATH PRODUCTS
By Martha Matthews ~ Used by permission
(Great gifts to make for Christmas or throughout the year! ~ Lois)
If you like the beautiful designer bath products you see in the trendy department stores but you don't want to fork out the big bucks for them, then why not try making your own? They are
inexpensive and easy to create. When dressed up in a pretty container they make a wonderful gift. So break out the mixing bowls and give these recipes a whirl.
Effervescent Bath Bombs (Makes about 10 fizzing balls)
This is a recipe for an effervescent bath bombs. These fizzing bath oil balls are solid drops that can be added to bath water.
1/4 cup baking soda
1 tablespoon ascorbic acid (crushed vitamin C or Fruit Fresh; provides the fizz)
1 tablespoon borax powder
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 tablespoons sweet almond oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
1/4 teaspoon fragrance or essential oil
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and stir until well blended. Drizzle in almond oil, and stir until mixture is moistened. Add vitamin E oil and fragrance stirring until well mixed. Take teaspoons of the mixture and form into one inch balls. (The mixture will be crumbly and fragile, so do the best you can) Place balls on waxed paper. Two hours later, you can gently reshape the balls. Let balls air-dry on a sheet of waxed paper for ten days. Store balls in a closed container to protect from moisture. To use, drop a bomb into bath water.
Potpourri Soap Balls
3 bars of facial soap (approximately 4 cups of flakes once grated)
4 teaspoons water
4 teaspoons glycerin
3-4 drops food coloring
4-6 drops of essential oil
1 cup potpourri—small sized pieces
Grate the bars of soap using the largest holes of a box style grater. Place into a microwave-safe bowl. Add the water, glycerin, essential oil and food coloring to the soap. Microwave the mixture on medium until the mixture begins to foam and bubble. Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir the mixture until it resembles cake frosting. If mixture is too dry, add a little more water and continue to cook. Transfer the soap mixture onto a cookie sheet that has been sprinkled with potpourri. Mold soap and potpourri into small soap balls. Let them dry for three to four days. Wrap them in colorful plastic wrap or for a designer touch use colored tissue paper and place in a decorative box. This recipe yields approximately 9 golf-ball size soap balls. For a masculine version of this, something similar to "soap-on-a-rope" use cinnamon, orange, lemon and sandalwood essential oils, small pieces of crushed cinnamon stick and dried orange and lemon peel. Form a large ball of the soap around a 16 inch loop of cotton rope or cord to for the "soap-on-a-rope" look.
Soothing Bath Salts
4 cups Epsom salts
2 teaspoons glycerin
3-4 drops of food coloring
6-8 drops of essential oil
Combine Epsom salts with food coloring and essential oil in a large bowl. The amount of food coloring and essential oil you use is up to you. Mix well so that the color is even. Put into smaller jars and let stand 4-6 weeks before using. This causes the scent to blend with the salts. Bath salt is very soothing and makes for a very relaxing bath.
Bath Crystals
2 cups of rock salt
Glycerin
Food coloring
Essential oil of your choice
You can make your own bath crystals with rock salt crystals, glycerin, essential oils and food coloring. Prepare your work area with newspapers. Measure out 1/2 cup of the salt in to four different glass jars. Choose a color for each jar of bath crystals, keeping in mind the essential oil you will use to scent it with. Measure out 6 drops of glycerin into a bowl. Add one or two drops of the chosen food color into the glycerin. Stir the coloring evenly into the glycerin using craft stick or metal spoon. Quickly stir the mixture into the salt of one of the containers. Mix until the color is even, or leave it partially mixed for a more textured result. Continue this procedure with each jar.
To scent your salts you will need essential oils such as lime (enlivening), peppermint (exhilarating), lemon (refreshing), cinnamon (stimulating), tangerine (calming), lavender (relaxing), patchouli (peacemaking), rosemary (awakening), rose geranium (renewing), etc. You can get these at candle shops or craft stores. The words in the parentheses are the aromatherapy benefits derived from each scent. Choose a fragrance to complement the color of the salt you have already tinted. Add 20 to 25 drops of an essential oil for each cup of colored salt crystals, using a separate dropper for each scent. Mix with a metal spoon to blend thoroughly. Pour the bath crystals into a decorative jar, put on the lid and label. To use, add two tablespoons or more to a warm tub of bath water. Relax and enjoy.
A Note of Caution: Be very careful when using essential oils. They are strong enough to dissolve or mar plastic and wood finishes. Undiluted oils can actually burn the sensitive skin of your lips and tongue. They are also strong enough to burn your eyes. If you get full-strength oils on your fingers, wash your hands immediately with soap and warm water. Be sure not to rub your eyes with oily fingers. If you do get oil in your eyes flush them with clear water and call a doctor.
Martha Matthews is a wife, mother, homemaker and the Editor of Christian-Homemaking.com, a web site with resources dedicated to Christian homemaking. She also has a popular free monthly newsletter for Christian wives called The Wives of Excellence Newsletter. To subscribe send a blank email to [email protected]. Visit her website at http://www.christian-homemaking.com
HOW TO COOK VENISON WHEN YOUR HUSBAND BRINGS HOME A DEER
When you receive the other Christmas newsletters, please don't try to do it all, okay? J
