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Summer Food Planning
At some point it occurred to me the best way to save money and time on food and preparation is to pare down on the list of “must haves” for the household. The more generalized your shopping list is, the easier it is to manage, and you will find you’re not buying a bunch of… Continue reading
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Publishing a Custom Song Book
About 15 years ago, I started learning about obtaining print licensing for copywritten work so I could publish a custom compilation of favorite songs for my church. I was amazed at how difficult it was to identify the author and publisher for so many songs (especially if the song was performed by someone other than… Continue reading
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Courage & Perseverance
I just read “The Big Rock and The Little Yew” to my Grandson the other day, and I’ve been thinking about it all week! It is the fictional tale based on a natural wonder in the United Kingdom that answers the question, “How could this have happened?” It was sort of a long book to… Continue reading
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Simplify Your Shopping Experience!
Years ago, we had a family blog but I hardly ever posted to it. However, I’ve been thinking about one particular post I wrote that I thought would be appropriate to share here. It’s a little ironic that I started this process in Southern California and then ended up moving to Eugene, Oregon, where it… Continue reading
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When You Find Out It Wasn’t True
We recently watched a movie about Lance Armstrong. I was deeply troubled by it, while Ray was completely unaffected. I don’t know if this means I’m experiencing PTSD from so many situations in the past where I had such confidence in individuals who ended up “showing their colors” as someone I didn’t recognize. What they… Continue reading
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Dinner Tonight
My Grandma, Lorena Bertha Smith (1916-2001), was an inspiration to me in many ways, including her love of preparing food as a way to show her love for her family and friends. I have so many sweet memories of her in the kitchen. When I was a young girl, I would visit with Granny (she… Continue reading
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Empty Nesting
Wow. It’s so weird to have this open-ended daily life after so many years of being driven by the needs of my children, husband, volunteer work, and full or part-time work on top of everything else! Now I’m finding new structure – my new sense of identity. I worked really hard to keep a sense… Continue reading
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BETTER Than A Recipe Box?
Conquer the time consuming task of searching for that uniquely sized recipe amongst your collection! Continue reading
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A Place For Everything
and everything in it’s place. Create spaces with things grouped together where you will use them instead of just dropping things somewhere “for now” because you just walked in the door, haven’t really thought about where it should go, or simply feel like you’re too busy to worry about putting things away at the moment.… Continue reading
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New Frontier
After so many years of almost nonstop work – between homeschooling my 5 kids, working either full or part time, volunteering for many organizations, and many other projects squeezed in between, I’m really facing a brand new frontier unlike anything I imagined. I thought I would work full time for another 7 or 8 years… Continue reading
rechelle's lifelyrics
… and other musings. Sharing tips on home organization, cooking, and design – Publishing my original songs – Publishing a new custom church song book called "Cherished Hymns"
rechelle's lifelyrics 