Recipe for Ambrosia Cake

Easter dinner just wouldn’t be the same for the Rippy’s if there wasn’t a little ambrosia! But this year, instead of the traditional ambrosia of putting all the ingredients in my duck egg blue bowl … I want to get a little more creative! So, my...

He Did it Anyway

 “Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:39 Don’t you wonder how Jesus was feeling the week before His...

Springtime Sprucing Up Starts With 1 IDEA

The Spring Cleaning bug has bitten so many homemakers!! And one reason is because the kiddos will be out of school soon and moms just don’t want to start into the summer with chaos, clutter and confusion in the home. So, where do we start when the closets, the...

The Old Paths – Lesson 1

It was around 8:30pm on Monday night when my phone rang while I was tidying up the kitchen. I saw that it was my son, Trace, so I dried my hands rather quickly and answered, “Hey Trace!”  Pause. There was this silence on the phone that made me ask again....

Bring Us Out to Bring Us In

“Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which he swore to ur fathers…”Deuteronomy 6:23 God’s Word encourages us and equips us for daily life on planet earth.  We do not have to fear what our future...

Presented Alive

“Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.” Acts 9:41 Dorcas was dead! Many people were mourning over Joppa’s great loss. This disciple of Jesus had been full of good works and...