November Awareness

Posted by Hallee on Nov 4, 2009 in Christian Faith, March of Dimes, Parenting

November is Prematurity Awareness Month.

Tags: Childbirth, Christian Faith, Fundraiser, Human Interest, Intensive care medicine, March of Dimes, Neonatal intensive-care unit, Parenting, Pediatrics, Prematurity Awareness Month, Preterm birth

Delectable Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Posted by Hallee on Nov 3, 2009 in Desserts, Hallee's Galley, Recipes

This is so rich and chocolatey that you’ll be lucky to get it onto the cake before you eat it all.

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Tags: Buttercream, Cake Decorating, Cakes, Chocolate, Desserts, Food and drink, Frosting, Hallee's Galley, Hospitality/Recreation, Hot chocolate, Recipe, Recipes, Sugar, The Hershey Company

Ambrosial Buttercream Frosting

Posted by Hallee on Nov 3, 2009 in Desserts, Hallee's Galley, Holiday fare, Recipes

I am complimented constantly on my frosting. I use it on cakes and cookies regularly. If you don’t have a stand mixer, it takes a little bit of time and work, but it is SO worth it.

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Tags: Butter cake, Buttercream, Cake Decorating, Cakes, Cookie, Desserts, Food and drink, Frosting, Hallee's Galley, Hospitality/Recreation, Icing, Recipes, Sugar cookie

Traditional Sugar Cookies

Posted by Hallee on Nov 3, 2009 in Desserts, Hallee's Galley, Holiday fare, Recipes

This dough is just a base to do almost anything your imagination can allow.

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Tags: Buttercream, Cake Decorating, Chocolate chip cookie, Cookies, Desserts, Food and drink, Hallee's Galley, Icing, Recipes, Sugar cookie

Plugged In

Posted by Hallee on Nov 3, 2009 in biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Life, Parenting

Listening to a Christian radio station several years ago, we heard a movie review followed by the tag line, “for more reviews, go to pluggedinonline.com.” I was sitting at my computer at the time and opened it up. As I did, one of my favorite resources as a parent opened onto my computer screen.

Tags: A History of Violence, Bad News Bears, Biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Christian Faith, Dr. James Dobson, Entertainment/Culture, Family, Family Friendly, Family Safe, Films, Focus on the Family, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: The Movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Ice Age, Ice Age 3, Paramount films, Parenting, The Transformers, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Giveaway: Mary’s Originals

Posted by Hallee on Nov 2, 2009 in Giveaways

My friend Mary is an amazing artist. She can do with yarn what Colette Peters can do with fondant.

Tags: Crochet, Giveaways, Human Interest, Mary's Originals, Wool, Yarn

Menu Monday 02 Nov 2009

Posted by Hallee on Nov 2, 2009 in Hallee's Galley, menus & menu planning

Here’s the menu for my family for the week of Monday, 2 November 2009.

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Tags: Biblical womanhood, Breakfast, Dinner, Gastronomy, Hallee's Galley, Hospitality/Recreation, Human Interest, Lunch, Meals, Menu Monday, Menu planning, Menues

Creation: Cosmic Evolution Part I

Posted by Gregg on Nov 1, 2009 in apologetics, Christian Faith, Creation, homeschooling

There are two main categories of problems with the Big Bang theory, the currently accepted theory of how the universe and all space, time, and matter came into existence. First, there are some clear logical problems. Second, there are thousands of scientific problems. The theory stands in clear violation of physical laws and celestial mechanics.