Living . . . with Linda

God is a refining fire. Not a wildfire . . . not a consuming fire. A kind and gentle refining fire, purposefully burning away the dross so t

Note: I wrote this blog article exactly 3 years ago tonight. I never published it. The time seems right now. I am not a theologian and I...

I love cole slaw. Good thing! Recent changes in life mean that I shop only twice a month. No big deal -- except that I can't keep enough...

Here's a new category of posts to my website -- GlutenFree'n'Easy! My diet is more specific than simply gluten free; I have lots of...

The twins had just returned from their half day kindergarten class. Michael stood at the corner of the kitchen table watching as I...

Two teens on life’s fast track plus three little ones at home: that's a lot of fun and love at our house! Sometimes love shows up in...

So here is today's "twin story": The boys were actually much younger than pictured here at the time of this story . . . Daddy met the...

Here's wishing the best of days to all my blog friends -- with or without sweethearts. Make it so! Love God . . . Love Others . . ....

New Year’s Eve is cause for reflection. Listening to testimonies of friends sharing very real ups and downs of 2014, I mused, “It was a...

So wha’d’ya do when allergies won’t allow indulgence? That’s what I’ve been asking myself for four years now -- especially on...

I love my AT2U--GEMS family, and am so very thankful for them. They are the loves of my life, and God provides my sustenance through...

Mosquitoes and other summertime insects bothering you? My Young Living manager, Liz, recently shared with me her secret for keeping them...

Someone asked me this afternoon if I do anything special for Valentine's Day. Why, yes, I do, thank you! Last year, I fixed a big...

"What do you eat?" With over 20 substance allergies, I answer that question a lot! Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is actually quite...

I've had quite a hankering for eggs and avocado lately. Together. Didn’t know what to do with them though. I thought about mashing up an...

For more than a year, Pastor Ernie has been preaching a series on “Seeing Jesus in <fill in the blank>” and I have loved these messages....

Today is the day. God said so. So here I go, jumping (well, okay . . . make that "crawling") out of my comfort zone to start a project ....