Wine & Bacon Slow Cooker Chili Recipe

Wine & Bacon Slow Cooker Chili Recipe Servings: 10 people   Ingredients  1.5 lb lean Ground Beef, (85% lean) 1 lb cooked bacon 2 c. red table wine 1 large onion, diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 Tbsp coriander powder 2 Tbsp chili powder 1 rounded Tbsp of Better than Bouillon Beef base dissolved in 3 c. of hot water 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 15 oz can […]

Easy Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup Recipe

Easy Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup Ingredients 16 ounces dried split peas green or yellow 6 cups of  water mixed with 2 T. of “Better than Bullion” Ham flavor 1 large ham steak cubed 3 large carrots coined 2 medium onion diced Generously sprinkle in some dried sage and curry powder Instructions Rinse and drain […]

Fun Note to Leave a Co-Worker

Friday, October 13, 2023   Dear Moises,   While passing by your office this afternoon, I noticed you were not in it. Much to my unhappiness, you could be taking a day off or worse yet, you could be out sick with some horrible disease. In fact, I’m guessing that’s probably the problem. You are […]

Basically, what is Christian healing?

Christian healing is the belief that God heals people through the power of prayer and being in a close relationship with Him. It is a practice that has been around for centuries, and it continues to be a source of comfort and hope for many people. There are many different ways to practice Christian healing. […]

Creative Writing: The Shield

The Shield Over the castle fireplace lays a sturdy but mangled shield The shield is worn, cracked, and scarred Its planks so warped, they look like handholds The wood shield does not shine like those of bronze or iron, But is respected for its survival and reliability its given nature.   While other shields are […]

How to Start the Healing Process

“But then something happened: God our Savior and His overpowering love and kindness for humankind entered our world; He came to save us. It’s not that we earned it by doing good works or righteous deeds; He came because He is merciful. He brought us out of our old ways of living to a new beginning through […]

A Simple, Local Healing Service

“What are you gonna have prayed for?” I asked my mom. “Oh I’ve known what I’m going to have prayed for for several days now. I’m going to ask God for bold faith.” “That’s really good. I’m going to ask God for healed relationships.” Mom and I were standing in the lobby of the Danvers […]

What is Spiritual Warfare?

What is Spiritual Warfare? There is a lot of invisible activity all around us. In addition to angels (both fallen angels and heavenly angels), we have saints who go before us and are interceding on our behalf. In this hidden realm, there is birthed spiritual warfare. Those who follow Jesus need to know about this […]

Bible Guided Dreams & Visions for Christian Dream Interpretation

Interested in biblical dream interpretation? Me too, but there aren’t a lot of great resources that I’ve seen. My home church started a Bible based study on dreams interpretation using Dr. Joe Ibojie as a resource. If you are comfortable with exploring the topic, here are some notes so you can see if this is […]

Writing Prompt: What is your most vivid memory?

Here’s a fairly simple Writing Exercise for memoir or autobiographical writing: What is your most prominent or earliest memory? After you describe this, laying out the settings and people, analyze why you think this memory sticks out to you. For an example, this is one of my most vivid childhood memories involving a loving and […]

Bio

“The real artist with no tear in his eye and no sadness in his heart puts the pages in the fire and does it again.” Harry Crews An accomplished writer with experience writing for print catalogs, online magazines and community journalism, including a solid background writing for the web. I am a Francophile and content/marketer […]

Sample Business Writing

Check out the below business writing sample for a quick thank you. It helps in the networking process to be grateful. Of course, proof your email before sending. If you struggle with grammar, try a program like Grammarly for help. Date Prince Jean Félix Marie Guillaume (or HRH Prince of Nassau) Place du Grand Duc […]

Trampoline Lips

Boing, boing bounce your lips, your beautiful bouncy trampoline lips Oh to jump through the clouds from those bouncy pouncing lips Better hang – too much torque will fling all away She can’t wait for her next kiss on those boing, boing bouncing trampoline lips

Did you know?

Lemon juice and regular table salt remove strong odors like fish smells When your cutting boards and hands smell like fish after cooking, put salt on a lemon wedge and rub it over your hands and the cutting board. Recycle citrus peels as air fresheners Add table salt to an empty orange peel and use […]

How to Read Poetry

The key to reading poetry is to wear it like a glove. I know it’s a cliché to say but sometimes the things worth repeating don’t sound so great at first. It’s true, when we fill in the blanks with our own personal touches, we make that poem relatable and let’s face it, we are […]

Sun Moon

Mistaking the sun for the moon, walking through the crags, we cast rocks into space and grasp at stars. Mistaking burned feet for a lunar glow, bleeding from major and minor cuts, we smile and daydream through pain.

One Day (A Pantoum)

I was walking after class in the warmth And he spoke to me like old times, it felt so good The world is beautiful inside and out Happiness and hope for the world emanating And he spoke to me like old times, it felt so good Walking and talking and living Happiness and hope for […]

Chicken Scratch

Hackneyed words and other commonalties Great Greek God piercing the sky with his lightening bolts Ooggling their goodies with our desperate eyes Cookies stuck to the pan because we didn’t grease the pan Hurt me more; go ahead, I deserve it Sorry not this time, not anymore Linus and Lucy playing on the Piano the […]

Demi

She peers into her crystal ball and pricks a pin into her voodoo doll All the while her ravens squawking at her looming teacher and warlock Oh what a thrill to hear the trill of neighbors talk as she dances through the woods with the shock at a girl who wears a continence of I […]