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Month: November 2015

A Letter to our Daughter and Son-in-Law

Our daughter and her husband are having a baby! We’ve known for several weeks and have been wanting to share … More

expectant parents, grandparents to be, Jeremiah 1:5, Memories in a Daughter's Heart, new baby, new parents

Puffy Meringue Cookies

It’s traditionally now the start of the Christmas season, which in my household, always includes baking cookies. And usually a … More

baking, Christmas cookies, family recipes, homemade recipes, Memories in a Daughter's Heart, meringue cookies

Before It Was Black Friday

I really don’t remember when everyone started calling the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday. I should, because I began my … More

Christmas shopping, Memories in a Daughter's Heart

Remembrances from Thanksgiving

This year I find myself having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit. Maybe it’s because of the stress … More

family, family dinners, Memories, Memories in a Daughter's Heart, Thanksgiving

An Empty Chair

For nine years there has been an empty chair at our holiday table. Although the actual chairs that are pulled … More

family, holiday, holiday dinner, Memories in a Daughter's Heart

Be Thankful

Thanksgiving Day is just a few days away. A day that families traditionally get together to enjoy a huge meal … More

family, Memories, Thanksgiving

Our Family’s Traditional Cranberry Sauce

It’s not really cranberry sauce, but my mother always called it that. Looking back through all the variations of it … More

family recipes, homemade recipes, Memories in a Daughter's Heart, Thanksgiving

What Are You Doing for Thanksgiving?

That’s a question we get asked every year, especially since the death of my mother several years ago. My husband’s … More

family dinners, Thanksgiving

Grandmom’s Oyster Dressing

One of the traditions at our family Thanksgiving dinners, and Christmas as well, is actually a dish that not everyone … More

family dinners, family recipes, holiday dinners, homemade recipes, Memories in a Daughter's Heart, Thanksgiving

Where Are Your Tears?

My mother had a difficult time crying. She told me years ago that she’d cried so much when my father died … More

grief, Memories in a Daughter's Heart

Memories Lighting My Mind

But what if the memories suddenly start fading….or if the light doesn’t always come on any more? Most of us, … More

Memories, Memories in a Daughter's Heart, memory loss

To the Man on the Sidewalk

I did not write this. I do not take credit for it in any way. I wish I had, but … More

grief

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