Dashing Through the Snow will be available on Disney Channel plus November 17, 2003. Dashing through the Snow is a hilarious and touching story about an Atlanta social worker’s Christmas Eve journey with his young, adorable daughter that helps him to remember the joy and magic of the yuletide season. Eric is a good-hearted man who has turned his back on Christmas due to a very traumatic childhood experience. At the request of his wife Alison, who is also a social worker,... Read more
Ways to respect and appreciate other faiths “We all have the same God, we just serve him differently. Rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and oceans all have different names, but they all contain water. So do religions have different names, and they all contain truth, expressed in different ways forms, and times. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Muslim, a Christian, or a Jew. When you believe in God, you should believe that all people are part of one family. If... Read more
Tips To Make The World A Better Place One of my favorite childhood stories is called “Stone Soup”. It is a charming story about a band of poor vagabonds, who come up with a clever way to not only feed their starving bellies but develop a sense of community within the village. This story comes to mind when I am faced with the question, how can I make the world a better place? Just like those poor vagabonds in... Read more
Nativity Fasting The Nativity Fast or the Fast of the Prophets, is quickly approaching us. ( Nov. 15 through Dec. 24) This is an exciting time for believers and a great time to start acquiring the best recipes to use during the 2023 Nativity Fast. For those unfamiliar with this fast, The Nativity Fast/ Fast of the Prophets helps us to properly prepare and observe the Lord’s Nativity in the flesh to our fullest ability. It is a period of abstinence and... Read more
Finding the Joy in Cooking Why do I find so much joy in cooking? A question I get asked quite a lot. Ironically, when I was growing up this wasn’t even a question one would be asked. I cooked because I was a young woman and was told from a young age my husband would want me to cook and clean. So I blindly followed along. I was a horrible cook. Everything I made was either burned or raw. It... Read more
Hope “Weeping may stay for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.-” Psalm 30v5 The world at every turn, gives us the illusion of falling apart. It may feel to some like a never-ending cycle of depression, darkness, and guilt. Life is for the living, but how can one still live life to the fullest when there are wars, rumors of wars, and desperation throughout the world? Matthew 24v6 tells us, “See that you are not troubled; for all... Read more
YOLO Yolo is a commonly used slang terminology that stands for; You only live once… Depending on how emotionally and spiritually immature you are, this term can sound like an open invitation to live a life of unbridled sin. Living the life we desire is essential to God’s plan. How we go about living it is up to us. As a believer in Christ, we should always try to live a life that is pleasing to God. How Does God... Read more
Hope There is a passage in the Bible, Old Testament, that tells us the sins of the Father are also the sins of the Son (Deuteronomy chapter 24, verse 16.) This verse lets us know that there are generational consequences of our sins that affect those closest to us. We are later told in I John chapter 1 verse 9, that; “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive and purify us.” I believe it... Read more
The easiest way to find the Joy of God Some people would call my overly positive attitude and outlook on life a kind of detachment. How is it that I can always remain positive and joyful in such negative situations? They often ask me. My answer has always been God. My joy comes from the Lord. Mother Teresa explained what she thought Joy was to her, and ever since I’ve heard it, I, too, believe it is what she described... Read more
Welcome Hello and welcome to my Christian cooking blog, ‘Hope Joy Life’. Through this blog, I hope I can provide you with dishes that cater to your diet/lifestyle while you are on your spiritual journey. Of course, I will be posting religious holiday-based dishes, and I would love your input in the comment section if you do make them and enjoy them (And even if you don’t). Let me know how it turned out and the reaction you got from... Read more
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