Dear Readers, this blog is on schedule! I have finished grading all but one class and am already feeling the weight on my shoulders to be a little lighter. I hope all of you are doing well--and enjoying some much needed rain as we are. Blessings, Christina Thank you, as always, for welcoming our guest. What a cover, right? Introduce yourself—name, where you’re from, and something people notice when they meet you. My name is Kristy Werner. Besides a ten-month trek to Texas,

I apologize, readers. Yes, today's Wednesday recipe is coming out on a Thursday. I'm sorry, but this is final exams week. Do you remember that feeling of being crushed by papers you need to grade? No? How about the feeling of showing up for a test on the wrong day? All of that. Professors deal with all of the feels. So, I'm behind. But the recipe is easy and delicious and perfect for entertaining--and I purchased the book at the Biltmore in North Carolina. Enjoy! Honey-Mustar

Dear Readers, Good morning! I hope this blog post finds you well. I do see these posts as letters to friends—and to myself. I am finding that I choose the virtue for each month based on a Bible verse that hits a little too close to home. I know that Pride is a besetting sin, but sometimes I can’t help myself? Ah, the plight of a flawed human being—always something to be working on and trying to do better. Proverbs: 6:16-17 (NIV): “There are six things the Lord hates—no, seve