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Beauty From Ashes: Our Firecracker
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Be still and know that I am God. Friday, July 3, 2015. Tomorrow would've been our daughter's 14th birthday. Instead of a birthday celebration, we will memorialize Emily Rose in our annual visit to her grave. Since her death, I have found it healing for me to go through her "memory box" on July 4th, which includes photos of her, a clip of her hair; personal items and sympathy cards. I'd read through each card every year. It's interesting how quickly a stranger can become a friend. Because I'd rather have ...
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the Kastner's kitchen: September 2012
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My life as a lesson. A cooking blog from one foodie to another. I rarely if ever use real measurements. my recipes are more like guidelines. but along the way we usually land on something kinda delectable. Sunday, September 23, 2012. Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Panko Bread Crumb Topping. We've discussed the beauty of panko. So now that we've established it's AMAZINGNESS. Make your favorite macaroni and cheese. I use a recipe I adapted from Alton Brown. After stealing it from the amazing Amanda Kastner.
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Beauty From Ashes: June 2014
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Be still and know that I am God. Saturday, June 14, 2014. I'd say this is the perfect message to begin my 42nd year. I am going to print it and tape it to the inside of my "new" journal (you know how I love those! To help remind me every day. May you remember just how special you are on your birthday and every day. Wednesday, June 4, 2014. I look orange. I am not. I really wanted to take that one home with me. It has been kinda' fun to take on the role of 'the lady interested in buying that brand new Por...
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Beauty From Ashes: July 2015
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Be still and know that I am God. Friday, July 3, 2015. Tomorrow would've been our daughter's 14th birthday. Instead of a birthday celebration, we will memorialize Emily Rose in our annual visit to her grave. Since her death, I have found it healing for me to go through her "memory box" on July 4th, which includes photos of her, a clip of her hair; personal items and sympathy cards. I'd read through each card every year. It's interesting how quickly a stranger can become a friend. Because I'd rather have ...
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Beauty From Ashes: November 2011
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Be still and know that I am God. Sunday, November 13, 2011. When I began my "research" into Lyme disease years ago, I tried to ignore all of those facts about the disease I didn't want to believe. I refused to believe that it was "incurable," at least for chronic cases like mine. Absolutely refused. Because that meant, I was giving up hope. Then I began talking to way too many people who reported to me that their symptoms did return after treatment stopped. Because here I was, once again, in the same boat.
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Beauty From Ashes: Disappointment
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Be still and know that I am God. Sunday, May 17, 2015. After all, this is a very important decision whether you are an animal lover or not. I've been one all of my life. Growing up, my family bred English Springer Spaniels. We always had at least one, mostly two, dogs running around our house. Puppies would come and go - we all shed many tears when that happened. This is a huge. Commitment. It's a big. Decision. Any animal becomes a part of your family. Thursday, May 21st. I felt hopeful and emailed them...
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Beauty From Ashes: Our gifts ... In Honor of
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Be still and know that I am God. Sunday, July 3, 2011. Our gifts . In Honor of. As promised from a recent blog post. Of mine, I have finally sorted through some very weird technical issues on my end so that I am now able to share the images and music that tell Our Story. What I have learned about myself recently is that although I have a "way with words" and that I best express myself in writing, and even out loud, that there are many times when I don't really know what I mean so I don't know what to say.
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the Kastner's kitchen: September 2013
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My life as a lesson. A cooking blog from one foodie to another. I rarely if ever use real measurements. my recipes are more like guidelines. but along the way we usually land on something kinda delectable. Monday, September 23, 2013. Soup Week Day 7: Corn Chowder. We had another delay. this one due to exhaustion and leftovers. This weekend was John's "on" weekend at Marquette so I played single-mom getting everybody to church on Sunday. it is NOT a role I'm interested in repeating! Peel and cube about 6 ...
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the Kastner's kitchen: July 2015
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My life as a lesson. A cooking blog from one foodie to another. I rarely if ever use real measurements. my recipes are more like guidelines. but along the way we usually land on something kinda delectable. Friday, July 31, 2015. For me, the hardest part is nighttime. I'm done working, and I'm relaxing, and I've got NOTHING to munch on. So I trolled the Internet for ideas and found CHEESE CRISPS! Heavenly, amazing, wonderful CHEESE CRISPS! I've tried them a couple of times and perfected a few options:.
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