Month: January 2026

  • Snow Day Foot Bath

    Hello, tender friends! I hope you’re staying safe and warm if you’ve been hit by the storm! We walked to Kroger to buy Cubby a sled, but they were sold out. So I made the little Prince his first detox foot bath instead, then came here to share with you. I invite you to enjoy…

  • Cooking with Edible Flowers

    Hello, tender friends! I’m still fighting that war we Christians fight with prayer, but I’m sharing something different today. The paywall on this article I wrote is finally down-yay! https://theroanoker.com/magazine/features/cooking-with-edible-flowers/ Writing about natural foods and foraging is one of my writing passions, so writing this article was fun and fulfilling. A friend even told me…

  • In Need of a Warrior King

    Hello, tender friends! I’ve been thinking a lot about how the Jews expected Jesus to be a warrior king that would liberate them from the Romans. But Jesus took a different approach, leaving many Jews disappointed. I get that disappointment. The Old Testament is bloody and sometimes hard to read, but it can also be…

  • Prayers for the New Year

    Hello, tender friends! This is the prayer that came to me on the night of New Year’s Eve. This was just before falling asleep at 8:30 pm after a cup of chamomile tea, because that’s how I party on New Year’s. Here it is: May the plans of the enemy on your life be cancelled.…