October 2023 - Getting My Act Together

October 23, 2023

Easiest Ever Sweet & Sour Chicken in the Crock Pot

This is the easiest way possible to make sweet and sour chicken, without having to go through a whole bunch of steps or order take-out. I should call this “mock sweet and sour chicken” though because there is no frying and actually way less calories than the traditional version. Just now, as I was writing this, I decided to see what is already out on the internet for easy sweet and sour chicken recipes. I found a lot of recipes that want you to cut up the chicken, shake it in a bag with the bread crumbs or flour, make […]

October 16, 2023

We have lost a true lady, leader, & member of the Greatest Generation, Grandma Cunningham

Recently, Alan’s amazing grandmother passed away. I never know whether it will offend people if I write about someone they loved or if it could help them. So I go back and forth in my head a million times about whether or not to say anything. It’s a whole tightrope I walk, not always knowing exactly what I should or shouldn’t do. But then, isn’t that the way for everyone sometimes? My husband gave me the go-ahead to write about this stately, talented, one-of-a-kind lady, who we call Grandma Cunningham, Grandmother, or just plain Grandmama. Everyone outside of the kids […]

October 10, 2023

What we can learn from Jill Duggar’s new book, Counting the Cost

Have you seen the media’s many shock headlines about Jill Duggar’s new tell-all book? I was tracking the release of Counting the Cost for several months before it came out. This was one I knew I had to read! (If you do buy it, use one of my Amazon links. I am an Amazon affiliate and collect small advertising fees). Back in the heyday of “19 Kids and Counting,” I was a big fan of the Duggar family as a whole. I read Michelle’s book, watched the show, and wrote articles about what I learned from them. Despite the family’s […]