by Kat | Sunday, December 14th, 2014 | Kat - Just Blogging About It |
Some years ago I belonged to a wonderful online community of crafters who generously shared ideas, templates, recipes and friendship while we drove our families crazy with our obsession. We had access to many talented artists and designers through a monthly membership, the products offered and the freebies they always included with your purchase.
I loved being a member of the “HugClub”. The forums on pcCrafters website were where we met and shared. My favorite was the recipe exchange; there were recipes for everything you might want. If you didn’t find it, you only had to ask and good, old-fashioned, neighborly help came swiftly.
A little while ago I came across a whole folder of recipes I had printed off. Yes, I went broke buying ink for my old inkjet; so the laser printer family came into being. Loved it, because the more print capacity it had – the more I printed!
Back to the recipe folder! I keyed in 36 of them to make an ebook of food gift ideas for you. There were many types, but the ones that caught my eye were the “gift giving” recipes – you know the kind – the CANNING JAR DRY MIX Recipes!
We joyfully filled our Mason Jars, Ball Jars, empty Mayonnaise jars, and empty baby food jars with every manner of mix and made them pretty with colorful fabric and ribbons fixed to the lids and pretty tags and labels for the jars. Kitchen Elves;”jarred”, jar-inspired, and giddy with “jarspirations”.
Presentation was everything, that is, as long as there were good instructions and a recipe to go with the treasure in our jars. Oh, and don’t forget that warm country smile with eyes twinkling at the thought of how good it would taste in their pots, and a hug that dared them to raise their eyebrows at your thoughtfulness!
All kidding aside we shared some wonderful recipes and gifts with our co-workers, family, and closest friends. Have some fun with this collection of recipes and share a little homemade happiness. Go see: Country Christmas Mixed in a Jar and buy the download!
Do you have a favorite forum or a “jarspiration” folder?
by Kat | Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 | Announcements, Give Aways |
Thank you to all who entered the goodreads.com giveaway!
We want to get the year started with dreams of Summertime fun. Winter into Spring is the perfect time to cuddle up with your children and enjoy sharing books that build strong family relationships with great storylines. Getting Granny’s Goat is exactly that.
Goodreads.com hosted a giveaway for a first run edition, signed copy of Kathleen J. Kidder’s first published children’s book.
There were 20 winners who received signed copies of my book! It was so exciting to sign each one and then to see your reviews! Thank you for entering my promotion – If you didn’t get a chance to leave your review, please do. I would love to read what you and your children felt about the story.
Not a member of Goodreads.com? Join for a great way to find ratings and recommendations for books.”
by Kat | Sunday, February 16th, 2014 | Kat - Just Blogging About It |
Careful! It will all fall down!
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by Kat | Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013 | Kat - Just Blogging About It |
Good morning family, friends and world. There is something I’d like to share with you today. I’ve been up since about 3:30 am with leg cramps and tendons down my shins pulling; couldn’t sleep. This morning God shared with me a very poignant reminder of his love for me and another example of what He meant when He said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, . . .” Genesis 1:26.
Some of our children live very near us; some live 16 hours or more away and we long to hear from them and especially our grandchildren (although I don’t think they realize how much). We long to know how their day has gone, what new and exciting or boring thing they are experiencing, what their hopes and dreams are; we used to know when they were babies and very young. As they grew older and busier with the things and people that occupy their lives, they found little time to talk and visit with us. Oh, they know we are always here for them to love on them, listen to their problems and frustrations and share stories of their ancestors and our lives (when they wanted to know more about them), forgive them when they break our hearts, but that sweet innocence of childlike love is crowded out by the daily grind of their worlds. They somehow think we can’t understand what they are dealing with or that we will be too judgmental of their actions; forgetting we no longer live under “the law”, but now live under God’s grace and while we may not like the choices they make or behaviors they exhibit . . . we love them unconditionally.
Are you beginning to get the message He whispered in my ear this morning? In the midst of my tears and questions . . .
“Why don’t they call me more often, why don’t they know what I’m feeling. How I miss the sound of their voices and feeling more included in their life. Don’t they know how much I love them? Even those who live very near to us are too busy to check in or ask us to pray about a burden they carry alone; some do better than others but mostly they are busy trying to be in control.”
. . . I heard my Abba Father say, “Now you know better how I feel when you don’t spend time with me. Come let me hold you close and take some rest, while I carry that burden for you my child. You have so much more to learn about me and I long to show you.”
. . . And I wept softly and said, “thank you Father. I love you too.”
Do you hear his voice?
by Kat | Monday, September 9th, 2013 | Girl talk |
The Challenge?
An “epic” post that will inspire and generate 50 comments on a post! Digging through the myriad of articles and writings stashed in my creating cabinet, I uncovered things long forgotten that I had made from templates, project instructions or designed all on my own.
There in one such folder was a poem I wrote for my mom and my sisters to celebrate Mother’s Day. Reading through it, I remembered the many wonderful memories of playtime that came flooding back as I penned the verse and how those memories helped shape the mother and grandmother I would eventually become (until the harsh realities of a troubled life would change the path I longed for).
Although we all come from different backgrounds and families, we are more alike in many areas than we are different. It is our relationship to motherhood that forms a common bond in women; whether they will or will not ever bear children . . . we all had a mother to give us life. We played the games little girls play; being ‘mommies’ to our dolls, our pets, our friends, our little brothers even. Those role playing moments gave real insight to our views of motherhood and eventually role playing would become a therapy module for treating broken lives and likewise preparing young women for the responsibility about to face them in parenthood that soon might be their role.
Everyone has a story to tell; do you have memories that you can share as role play, shaping the woman you are today? We would love to hear yours.
