Red Velvet Wisdom

It’s been a few days since we had a post, because both Dena and I have been MIA.  She was at a conference in San Antonio, and I was lucky enough to have district meeting in New Orleans.  I was beyond excited to get down there and soak up some of the culture.  I very [...]

Every so often I get a call from my mother-in-law, Ninny. She tells me that she is making our supper and will bring it over when we get off work. People I work with are jealous, as well they should be. Last week she called and was making a favorite of ours and it was [...]

One of Mom’s standard appetizers was the sausage balls. There are easy (unless you have an aversion to mixing gooey things with your hands) and tasty. I decided to make some for Super Bowl Sunday. 1 lb. Sausage

2  c  Bisquick (I used a cheaper brand this time and it worked fine)
1 lb Sausage
10 oz cheddar [...]

Like most of the pastors I know, ours has a wife that is amazingly sweet and kindhearted.  Of course I think that ours is the sweetest of all but I’m a little biased.  She is the kind of woman who works tirelessly behind the scenes at church, and finds time to devote to her husband [...]

I love to celebrate a birthday, not just because birthdays are synonymous with cake, but that certainly doesn’t hurt anything.  I do love a good bakery cake, but for some reason I have always loved the personal touch of a homemade cake more than anything.  There’s really nothing more special than knowing somebody loves you [...]

Today is my anniversary.   Many years ago we had a small ceremony in my hometown church that is a few miles down a winding road on a hill in the backwoods of Arkansas. I didn’t want anything big, not even a cake.   Mother surprised us with two cakes, a small wedding cake and a German [...]