Monthly Archives: January 2012

Vegetarian Country Stew

Although it felt a bit like spring in my neck of the woods today, winter is still with us.  In fact, I’ve always found February to be the coldest, snowiest, and dreary month. I was trying to find a hearty … Continue reading

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Come On Spring

Spring won’t officially get here until March 20th, but the poor bulbs don’t know it.  Like most of the country, we’ve had unseasonably warm weather and hardly any snow. Growing up in California, I never really appreciated spring until I … Continue reading

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Make Every Day Count

Sorry for the pause in my posts.  I’m still getting over a bug I picked up, and the antibiotics have been slow to kick in. We’ve finally gotten some snow on the ground in my neck of the woods, and, … Continue reading

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All Things Considered

All things considered, we have it pretty good. Sometimes, we can easily get balled up in our own problems that we fail to recognize that there are many, many people who are struggling with much bigger issues and concerns. Over … Continue reading

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Split Pea Soup

I’ve been under the weather with a bug for the past few days, and haven’t been able to eat much. Today, I’m starting to come around and wanted to make some soup.  For some reason, I was craving split pea … Continue reading

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Carbs Gone Wild- How To Tame Stress Eating

I had the chance to attend a wellness seminar last night led by Dr. Laura Ruby.  Dr. Laura works primarily with women to help them understand the relationship between chronic symptoms and core nutritional imbalances, environmental factors and poor lifestyle … Continue reading

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Vegetable Broth

One of the staples in my pantry is good quality vegetable broth.  Most of the time, I am too rushed to prepare my own, so I usually settle for Trader Joe’s Vegetable Broth, which comes in a low sodium variety. … Continue reading

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My Experience With the Legal System Today

I had to help a friend with a legal issue today, and it involved going to file a protective order against someone in their family. I want to be fair and give this person his day in court, so I’ll … Continue reading

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A New Day Dawning

Back to the grind.  I hope you enjoyed the long weekend, and that you’re now ready to tackle the challenges ahead. My New Year’s Day was off to a great start.  I had a peaceful and prayerful morning, and later … Continue reading

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To New Beginnings

Happy New Year!  I’m so grateful to have survived 2011, and am certainly ready to launch into 2012.  How about You?    That being said, 2011 was a great year for Making All Things New.  I received a nice little … Continue reading

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