The Summer Grill

Cooking outdoors on a grill gives great flavor to food, reduces fat, and prevents heating up the kitchen.  If you have a covered porch to grill on, a summer shower doesn’t have to stop your cooking plans.  We enjoy our gas…

The Summer Slow Cooker

Slow cooking uses less energy than a traditional oven because there is less space to heat up, it is better insulated, and once it reaches temperature requires little to maintain it.  When you use a slow cooker instead of an…

Grant’s Birth Story

I’m going to warn you up front that this story may have more detail than you’d like to read.  But I hope my experience helps someone else who has a childbirth outside her hopes and plans. I was due with Grant…

I’m in Love Again

I decided long ago that I cry so much during pregnancy because God is making my heart bigger.  I can’t explain to a mom of one how she will be able to love her second child (and her sixth) just…

Baby Grant is Here!

Grant Milton Coffman was born April 27th at 4:30p.m.  He weighted 8 lbs. 13 oz. and was 20 3/4 inches long.  Mother and Baby are doing fine. Here he is with Kimberly Negrete The Midwife who has delivered all of…