New year, new beginning. I am a person who gets completely inspired by planning ahead, but I tend to get overwhelmed by the reality of actually executing all my goals. I make resolutions and break them. I agree to things I regret when the time comes to follow through. Sometimes I give myself a goal […]
“The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that [you] might have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 Sometimes, a thief comes to steal my joy. But he does it reeeeal sneaky-like. It sounds a little bit like this: “You’re on vacation! Live your life on vacation ‘to […]
I am pleased to announce that Smells Like Brownies is moving to a new home! (In fact, it has already moved!) Welcome to Savored Grace. When I concluded that the name Smells Like Brownies had run its course, I almost simultaneously gulped with fear. Do you know how hard it is to name a blog? […]
You may have noticed that there have been six months of silence around these parts. I took a vacation. I needed a break from self-imposed deadlines, from taking more pictures of plates than of gap-toothed smiles, from the chore of writing about everything I cook and never cooking the same thing more than twice. The […]