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by Phyllis McCrossin Phyllis McCrossin It’s Saturday, a week before Christmas. The King and I are waiting for our grandsons to come for another overnight visit. This is their father’s…

by Phyllis McCrossin King and I have spent the past week completing forms through the Michigan Assigned Claims Plan. I really have no idea what the agency is, but it’s…

by Denise Dykstra We were sitting at our table in a restaurant, waiting for our order to arrive, when “I’ll be Home for Christmas” came on.  “I can’t stand this…

Ingredients: 2 pounds ground venison 1 lb. regular jimmy deans pork sausage1/3 cup soy sauce less sodium 1/4 cup white sugar1/3 cup chopped green onion1/2 cup drained dry crushed pineapple 2 eggs3/4 cup…

A few years ago, a friend asked me if I wanted to be on a podcast with her to do a four-part series on Advent. I jumped at the chance…

By Phyllis McCrossin It’s Sunday evening and the trailer is quiet. Too quiet -- or, maybe not. It’s been a busy 10 days. There is a reason people don’t generally…

We all look forward to Mom’s Pecan Pie, it’s the perfect dessert for a holiday meal. There are cookbooks from Texas that are dated in the late 1800s that suggest…