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Food Pantrys

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  Repost from FB  ... I went to the food bank today hoping I’d leave with enough to make a few actual meals for the week—something simple, filling, and realistic that would help me get through the next several days without stressing over every single bite. And before anyone says it, yes—I’m grateful. I stood in line patiently. I smiled. I said thank you. Because I know there are people volunteering their time, donating what they can, and trying to help however possible. I don’t take that lightly at all. But when I got home and started unloading everything onto the table, I just kind of stopped and stared at it for a minute. Rows of canned goods. Beans. Soup. Tomatoes. Ravioli. Corn. Peas. Chili. Pasta. Rice. Peanut butter. Sugar. Flour. A lot of shelf-stable items. A lot of “ingredients.” And the overwhelming thought in my head was: What do I actually make with all this? Because surviving and eating well are not always the same thing. People imagine food assistance as relief—a...

Snowbound Escape by Dana Mentink My Review

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  Book overview Love Inspired Suspense   brings you three full-length stories in one collection. Enjoy action-packed stories in the Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit series featuring canine crime-stoppers solving thrilling mysteries that will keep you on the edge of your seat! This box set includes: UNDERCOVER OPERATION by  USA Today  bestselling author Maggie K. Black K-9 officer Asher Gilmore and trainer Peyton Burns have two tasks: rescue three stolen bloodhound puppies and expose a drug ring. To outwit the criminals, they must go undercover as married smugglers with the help of an underwater-detection dog. But infiltrating the crime ring proves more dangerous than expected… SNOWBOUND ESCAPE by  USA Today  bestselling author Dana Mentink After months of tracking a colleague falsely accused of double homicide, officer Tanner Ford and his K-9 partner finally locate crime tech Mara Gilmore—but the real murderer is closing in. Forced to run into a frozen wilderness...

Blue Monday

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Grand Ma's Kitchen Day 6

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  Day 6  After the meal ws finished it was time to clean up the kitchen   However when GrandMa  cooked   she cleaned  as she went because  she only had a few pots and pans to cook in.  Therefore to wash cook and then wash again in order to have enough pots to be able to cook all the food she had prepared.   GrandMa never let anyone bring food  any food, she cooked it all.  Breakfast and supper were the only meals she cooked that way.  For lunch it was leftovers or a lite lunch of bologna and crackers.   After each meal was cooked and eaten the men women and children had to wash plates to be ready for the next meal.  GrandMa  didn't  believe  in eating from a paper plate.  She brought her best out for the bes , using the best of what she had mattered to GrandMa even though it was worn and faded.   Grandma always had a way of making everyone feel special.   I k...

Undercover Operation by Maggie K. Black My Review

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  I enjoyed this one as part of a collection  Rescuing valuable stolen puppies requires a K-9 officer to go deep undercover K-9 officer Asher Gilmore and trainer Peyton Burns have two tasks: rescue three stolen bloodhound puppies and expose a drug ring. To outwit the criminal masterminds, they must go undercover as married smugglers with the help of an underwater-detection dog. But infiltrating the crime ring proves more dangerous than expected, putting the operation, the puppies and their own lives at risk. From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith. Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit Book 1: Shielding the Baby by Laura Scott Book 2: Scent of Truth by Valerie Hansen Book 3: Explosive Trail by Terri Reed Book 4: Olympic Mountain Pursuit by Jodie Bailey Book 5: Threat Detection by Sharon Dunn Book 6: Cold Case Revenge by Jessica R. Patch Book 7: Undercover Operation by Maggie K. Black Book 8: Snowbound Escape by Dana Mentink   And I thought  I purchase the audio col...

Simple Sunday Happy Mothers Day

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  I got blooms on Mothers Day  . . .