

Japanese Drama Review 14 - Hanayori Dango Episode 1 - Makino 'Be True to Yourself?'
Last week we considered how Makino and her family decided on Eitoku as their school of choice. She had heard a former student – Toudou...


Exasperating Children - Being a Single Mom 13
Have you ever had a moment when you did not like something your child did? It irritated you not because it was an issue you had long...


Kill Pride!
Life has thrown a curveball straight at you – you’ve been hit. And you’ve been hit hard. The impact of events stuns you and begins to...


Healthy Cabbage Bacon Soup
(Takes about 45 minutes to make; Serves about 8 to 10) 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ pound sausage, sliced ½ pound smoked bacon – sliced 1 red...


Japanese Drama Review 13 - Hanayori Dango Episode 1 - Makino Considers Her Choice
The family are seated for their evening meal, her father jokes about stretching his evening bottle of beer to last for ten days. The...


Relationships & Dating - Being a Single Mom 12
Single moms who have isolated themselves and are not part of a community of care and trust may unwittingly find themselves looking for...


Help, where does it come from!
Most of us don’t believe dark and mysterious providences with resultant struggles will ever become ours. We know there will be difficult...


Apple Brandy Bread Pudding
1 to 2 loaves of gourmet bread – brioche, challah, sourdough, etc. 5 eggs 1 – 24 ounce can of evaporated milk 1 cup whole milk ½ cup...