Author: Kaitlyn
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Socially Distant Blessings
Serving in student ministry has looked a little different since COVID-19 caused schools to shut down and life to shift. The butterflies of prom and the nervousness of graduation were replaced with a stay-at-home order and senior year dreams crushed. They are completely devastated. They are aware there are worse things going on in the…
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Basic Chili Recipe
Money right now is tight. Tighter than it’s ever been. Here’s my recipe for cheap chili! 1lb Deer Meat (Free for us…you can find ground turkey for $2.99/lb) 2 Cans Kidney Beans $0.98 2 Cans Diced Tomatoes $0.90 1 Can Black Beans $0.49 1 Can Chili Beans $0.49 1 Yellow Onion $0.49 Total for 6…
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Veggie Taco Bake
Being laid off means going back to my roots of making do with what we have. This means making food stretch! You can make this with whatever veggies you have or whatever you find in the produce department on sale. 2 Green Zucchini 1lb @ $2.00 1 Yellow Squash 0.5lb @ $1.00 2 Medium Yellow Onions…
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PSA
Honestly….either people are completely overreacting or not reacting to this pandemic as seriously as they should be. There is very little in between. Stop stealing, buying, and hoarding N95 masks. Hospital workers desperately need them. PPE supplies are dangerously low and are needed now more than ever. I am currently laid off, I work as…
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Self Love vs. Self Care
Self care is great, but self care doesn’t necessarily equal the self love that this world talks about. Self care is self preservation…loving yourself AND taking care of yourself. It’s reading your Bible, sleeping, showering, take your medication, doing your laundry, going to the gym…things like that. Our society seems to be so caught up…
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Vegetarian Chili Recipe
Warning: this is a labor of love if you choose to not go the can route, but it is completely worth it! It also makes a LOT of chili. Enough to fill two crock pots or a medium stock pot. Great for a crowd, but it also freezes well. 5 1/4 cups (~50 oz.) Vegetarian…
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Dear Friends…
Don’t apologize for your kids with special needs. I love how kids know. They know when a stranger is safe. The amount of times a person with special needs has run up to me and grabbed my hand, started a conversation, or just stood next to me and smiled is countless. And I’ve heard numerous…
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Easy Sangria
Typically I would go the more difficult path of making the juices myself, doing lots of muddling, and using a dry wine…but I wanted easy and quick. So here’s that recipe. Fruit: 1 Navel Orange 20 Green Grapes 1 Lime 1 Lemon 1 Green Apple Juice: 2/3 Cup Simply Peach 1/3 Cup Tropicana Tangerine Lemonade…
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My Coffee Bar
This is my little safe haven…it cost 1/3 of my closet hanging space but it was well worth it to have a place of respite and caffeine. Oh precious caffeine. I do cold brew, my bodum is currently in the fridge soaking in ground espresso, . Plus cube storage, which is great for all of…
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Toxicity in Friendships
I have begun the process of setting up healthy boundaries within my friendships. I tend to have a lot of one sided friendships with toxic people. I am very blessed with a small circle of people I can share my life with, ask for advise, and just pray with. I am also cognizant to be…
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Painful Beloved 