Aromas of Baking & Amish Soup Recipe
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I love the aroma of foods, don’t you? —Chili, stews, or soups cooking all day in the Crock Pot or simmering on the stove, bread baking, casseroles in the oven, or steaks on the grill—to mention a few. The wafting scents each carry its own pleasure and those smells often bring memories with it. When I think of a great meal, desserts often come to mind. The sweet, spicy fragrance of a fresh-made pie or cake can linger in the home all day…and remain in the memory for a lifetime. Our Amish friends love to bake, but it’s just one part of a very busy day. Even though every Amish person I know grows their own vegetables and cans their own meat, you’ll find many also trying to save time by using cake mixes, packaged seasonings, or prepared foods from the grocery store. Do you find it surprising, disappointing, or encouraging that most Amish women use a few modern ways to help them accomplish their goals? Do you have a time-saving tip you can share with us? Do Amish novels encourage you to enjoy cooking?
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Amish Chicken Noodle Soup
3 pounds chicken
2 quarts water
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
2 cups celery, chopped
2 cups carrots, chopped
1 tart apple, chopped
1 cup onions, chopped
Dash of pepper
4 cups egg noodles
Place chicken in kettle with 2 quarts water. Cover until tender (about 2 1/2 hours).
Remove chicken from kettle and strain broth. Debone chicken and return to kettle with strained broth. Add chicken stock, celery, carrots, apple, onions, and pepper and cook until vegetables are tender. Add noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
Behatz Hoffning (Embrace hope)!
P.S. The winner of the Facebook Contest for the Amish-made quilt is Facebook fan Mary Collins. Congratulations, Mary!
February 17th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Thank you for the recipe. I do love the aromas of baking and cooking. My favorite is probably homemade bread. Today I am cooking the easy hamburger soup that uses ground beef, chopped onions, a large bag of frozen vegetables, a bag of frozen hash browns, a box of chicken broth and a large bottle of low sodium V-8. Alas, it’s not Amish, but it’s easy and my husband loves it.
February 17th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
That sounds delicious, Kaye! I’m definitely going to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
February 17th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Cooking smells – yum! Your recipe sounds delicious, I will have to try it!
February 17th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I suppose that I find it both surprising and a bit disappointing that the Amish women are using a few “modern” conveniences…But only because it is refreshing to IMAGINE that they do EVERYTHING the “old fashioned” way. Being whisked away to the Amish world in a good book makes the “modern” things seem so frivolous and meaningless. It takes a good “from scratch” batch of bread, or a long simmering stew to quiet the longing for a slower pace…
February 17th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
My husband and both love the aroma and taste of freshly baked cookies, especially when they are still warm! I’ll make a batch and they are usually gone before the end of the day! I will have to admit that I do not make them from scratch, but maybe one day!
February 17th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
I would have to say that reading Amish books helps me keep focused on the simple life and long for being able to live such a life. I had back surgery on July 28 of this past year and the recovery has been rather difficult. I’ve told my husband I don’t want much, just to be able to cook and clean and garden again. I wonder what life would be like for an Amish woman of 47 in the same situation? I bet it would be tough to deal with just as it is for me but yet maybe even tougher for them because they would have so many youngens depending on them.
February 17th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I look to cook, and the smell of soups or stews simmering in the crockpot makes everyone hungry..Im not so surprised that the Amish are using modern things to meet their goals. With all they have to do the old fashion way, if they can use things that make it easier on them..I say way to go.
I get so wrapped up into your book’s, it feels like im part of the book. I can smell the fresh baked breads and oh the pie that Ada made to sell..y”umm
I read over the soup recipe and it sounds like my recipe but i put cream of chicken in mine..Hmmm a “apple” in soup…thats a different twist..
February 17th, 2010 at 11:44 pm
I LOVE CHICKEN SOUP! That recipe sounds much easier than mine, I’ll have to give it a try!
Thanks so much for sharing it with us! I really enjoyed reading your books – keep up with the great writing! God Bless you and your family!
February 17th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
My son loves Chicken Noodle Soup but I’ve never tried an Amish version. Thanks, it sounds yummy!
February 17th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Hi Cindy,
MMmmm, sounds good to me. Another recipe i shall try. i have never put apples in a stew before and will try it as i am sure it adds flavor and takes any acid away. Praying i will be your next winner.
Fran
February 18th, 2010 at 1:34 am
I love reading your books , enjoy reading about the Amish way of life and cooking . I like it that the seem to eat all kinds of good food without worrying about weight. I would think this is because they work so hard . I sometimes think I would like to live among the Amish, just so I could quilt and cook all that I wanted, but reality awaits me as a wife of a Baptist minister.
February 18th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Boy, oh boy, do Amish novels put me in the mood to cook!! I have found numerous Amish recipes that change the way I cook day to day…for example, pancakes. I was always the pancake mix person until I found an Amish recipe for them from scratch. My family fell in love with them and I have been cooking them that way since. I don’t find it disappointing at all that they use some packaged items…I can’t imagine what life would be like trying to make everything from scratch!
February 18th, 2010 at 8:51 am
That recipe sounds great! I grew up with parents who loved to cook. My Daddy was always cooking and he truly believed in cooking from scratch. I can remember coming in from school on a cold day and smelling a big pot of chili that he had been cooking slowly all day. Oh! Those memories!
February 18th, 2010 at 8:53 am
I’m intrigued by the tart apple in the recipe. How interesting!
February 18th, 2010 at 8:55 am
I would LOVE to win. I love reading every book I can find about the Amish culture. I would be so excited to win. I sometimes wish I could live more like them in the “plain life.”
February 18th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Hi Cindy! I myself love to cook and enjoy very much the wonderful smells of good food cooking! I live in Southern Iowa and have a few Amish ladies for friends myself. It doesn’t bother me that some ladies use”shortcuts”, my goodness with the families they raise I don’t know where they find the time in the day to do all that they do do. I have a simple recipe I’de like to share- my children love it- called Yummy Cake Preheat oven to 350* use a cake mix flavor of your choice – yellow or chocolate. Pour mix into mixing bowl and add 2 cups milk. Depending on what cake mix you used add a box of either chocolate or vanilla instant pudding to the mix. Batter will be thick. Pour into greased cake pan and sprinkle the top with chocolate chips. Bake until toothpick comes out clean. Between 30-40 minutes. Enjoy!
February 18th, 2010 at 8:58 am
I’m surprised to hear that some Amish use such modern conveniences. Reading the Amish stories has inspired me to start quilting again!! Thanks for all you do for me!!
February 18th, 2010 at 9:04 am
i love trying new recipes and the chicken soup sounds really good
February 18th, 2010 at 9:06 am
i love looking at recipes and the chicken soup sounds really good.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:20 am
I find this so encouraging! Especially as a mom of 9 (with # 10 on the way) who admires the Amish. One of my favorite time savers other than my crockpot/slower cooker is my pressure cooker. Tender meats in about 45 minutes and veggies 10 under pressure. Oh, I love the quilts and baskets the Amish in my area of KY make!
February 18th, 2010 at 9:22 am
I love to cook, and I love the aroma that wafts through the house, especially when I am cooking a beef stew. Reading about the Amish definitely has inspired me to cook more, and I have two Amish cookbooks I love to use. My kids love the meatloaf recipe I found in one of those cookbooks, even more than they love their granny’s meatloaf!
February 18th, 2010 at 9:26 am
My kids’grandma was formerly Amish. A long time ago she gave me a Mennonite cookbook called “Food that Really Schmecks” by Edna Staebler. It has amusing anecdotes with each recipe. The recipes are phenomenal and really do schmeck…sehr,sehr gut. Warning though, it’s not for people who are counting calories or anyone who has difficulty with vague concepts such as a pinch and a dash.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:30 am
I too love the aroma of food cooking. I love to put up vegetables and other food. I especially love to make homemade ketchup. It is a recipe that has been handed down in my family and close friends from my grandmother and her best friend. It has the most wonderful aroma. I have a batch of homemade bread rising now. It is the sourdough that takes a couple of days to actually make. Feed the starter, mix let it sit overnight and then rise a few hours. This is my favorite. I still love to make the regular kind too. I want to try the chicken soup recipe. I love the Amish ones. I have an Amish cookbook and one that I found a few years ago at a flea market called Pennsyvania Dutch that I like. I love your books. Thank you for writing them and sharing them.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:30 am
HI Cindy,
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I love the smell of fresh apple pie baking!
I love reading about the Amish. Even though I am not Amish, I can relate to some of their ways. I grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky and we have a very “clannish” nature to us. We raised almost everything that we ate. I am kind of disappointed to hear that they are using some modern day conveniences because it is letting part of their heritage slowly slip away and eventually the outside world will be completely in. I can only daydream of this lifetsyle.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:35 am
Yes, reading how others bake makes me want to bake. It reminds me of the days my grandmother would cook for the family on Sunday and then we would just sit around and fellowship and nap. Miss those days.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Sounds like a nice meal on a cold winter day!
February 18th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Hi Cindy. I love your books so much! Something I likle to have cooking is a big, stuffed turkey. I love the preparation and then the smell of it cooking as it wafts throughout the house. I also love my quilting and have made quite a few though I am certain they are not near the quality as the ones made by the Amish ladies. Someday, I want to visit an Amish community in person….perhaps in Lancaster, PA or Sugar Creek, OH. Thank you for the quality of your books. They are a joy to read. Blessings from Central Oregon amd me, Trish
February 18th, 2010 at 9:48 am
I LOVE the wonderful food aroma’s wafting thru the house on holidays – such as the turkey cooking, cinnamon scents, pecan pie and spicy oranges. It doesn’t bother me at all that some Amish ladies use cake mixes or other prepared items to help them save some time. The prepared ones DO save time for sure. God bless each of you!
February 18th, 2010 at 9:48 am
I like baking cookies or pumpkin bread before my daughter comes home from college. When she comes through the door the house smells so nice.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:50 am
On a recent trip to Northern Indiana’s Amish country, we were blessed to have dinner at an Amish couple’s home. This was arranged thru the B&B that we stayed in. It was such a treat; I felt like I was in one of your books! After chatting with the hostess about all that she does during a day, I can see why all Amish women would use anything to help them save time, cake mixes included.
February 18th, 2010 at 10:03 am
I know it’s in my head, but why does everything (including homemade chicken noodle soup) taste better if it has the word “Amish” attached to it?? ha ha
February 18th, 2010 at 10:10 am
This is a great recipe for these snowy days we’ve been having lately….
February 18th, 2010 at 10:38 am
This sounds like a yummy recipe! Thanks for a chance in your giveaway.
February 18th, 2010 at 10:38 am
Personally, I’ve found it much quicker to cut up raw meat with a pair of kitchen shears, rather than a knife. Seems to keep my hands a bit cleaner, too.
February 18th, 2010 at 10:40 am
I LOVE Amish recipes!! We visit Lancaster County, PA and stay in Paradise once a year- at a bed and breakfast- Frogtown Acres- where they serve traditional Amish dishes for breakfast. They also gave us the location of a bulk food outlet used by the Amish neighbours. What great food!! We bring home a trunk full of Amish goodies!!! I use them regularly. Reasonable and delicious. I would love to win a contest.
February 18th, 2010 at 10:45 am
I think reading novels about the Amish inspire me to “stop and smell the roses”. The simple life the Amish lead is so appealing and I think we can all learn from it. I also admire all of them, especially the women for all of the “work” (I hate using that word b/c it just doesn’t fit) they do. I hope one day to have the opportunity to visit an Amish community. Oh, and the smell of baking cookies is the BOMB!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:45 am
I find it a little surprising, definitely not disappointing. I have a lot of respect for Amish women, they are very hardworking women, constantly on the move. Everyone needs to find ways to cut on time! The world is now moving at such a fast pace like never before. I live in the mountains of northern pennsylvania. Every year our community has a fall festival, and Amish from all over come to sell their goods! So enjoyable. But my favorite smell that comes from the kitchen is the smell of breakfast in the mornings, eggs, bacon, sausage, and french toast, I make breakfast for my family of 7 every sunday. That is the day we are not so busy and we can really enjoy being together. We play games and talk and laugh, I love laughing with my children. And I hope when they become parents, they will remember sundays and the smells that come with it. Maybe they will continue with their kids!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:52 am
I do want to cook after reading Amish novels. Finding out that I cannot tolerate gluten, though, has made it hard to read about all of the delicious breads, cookies, and cakes! Slowly, but surely, I’m learing how to cook again and have been successful with chocolate chip cookies. Thanks for giving us a glimpse at the “plain” life.
February 18th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Sounds like a yummy soup
I think it is encouraging that Amish woman use few modern ways because for the most part they are, I am sure, doing everyday things as it has been done for ever and our everyday ways are so chaotic that a tiny bit our of world with a big part of theirs seems like the perfect world to me. Technologies are great but when everyday things involve more things than people we have taken a wrong turn some wheres! The encouraging part is that do don’t stray to far from their Amish ways, even with a few modern things here and there! The very fact that there are still people that live this way AMAZES me, and I , like many, woul dlove to visit an Amish community some day.
February 18th, 2010 at 11:05 am
I also love to cook for my family. It brings me such joy. I love when my husband comes home from work and walks in the house and I can hear him take a deep breath, as he tries to figure out what is for dinner that night. And he always comes around the corner, into the kitchen and says, “Smells delicious!” with a big smile on his face. It just makes my day and I never grow tired of it!! Thank You, Lord, for a wonderful husband and family. I am so blessed!! And thank you, Cindy, for your blog. It is so refreshing!!
February 18th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Oh, so many wonderful aromas – freshly baked bread, pot roast, an apple pie with lots of cinnamon baking in the oven…
February 18th, 2010 at 11:15 am
It’s amazing how quickly a scent can trigger a special memory!
I’m also very encouraged to hear that Amish cooks look for shortcuts like cake mixes!
February 18th, 2010 at 11:21 am
I also love the to cook and reading these Amish books have inspired me to share my joy with others. Instead of cooking and eating it myself, I have learned to share. When I cook a big pot of soup or a couple of loaves of bread I will wrap some up and take it to a neighbor or friend. I now try to make recipes that will be enough for both my family and still leave some to share with others. Thank you so much for your books they are all so inspiring!
February 18th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Memories are most often triggered by smells. The home is so much more comfy and inviting when it’s filled with the smells of cooking and baking.
February 18th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
I believe that the smells in the kitchen make a home so much warmer and comfortable. I remember many years ago a Jewish co-worker told me she would have onions cooking if that was all she had when her kids came home from school so they would have those smells to welcome them, since they were very poor and often did not have much to eat…but her kids had those smells when they walked through the door. I never forgot that. I love to hear your stories of the Amish community who work so hard to keep their lives uncomplicated with all of the modern technologies, even though they are suppose to make our lives easier. I think sometimes they just make our lives busier. I am searching for Book Two and anxious to continue with Hannah on her journey.
February 18th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
I love the aromas of baking. I have enjoyed teaching my children how to cook from scratch and I encourage you all to teach your children this art/gift as it seems that all this younger generation knows how to do is scratch somthing out of a box off of a shelf.
~Love the books can’t wait to read more of your beautiful work….keep on writing!!~
GOD BLESS!!
February 18th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
There’s nothing better than coming home to wonderful cooking aromas. After church on Sundays has to be one of the best. We usually have roast beef and the smells are wonderful. Baking bread and brownies are one of my other favorite aromas.
I’d only be disappointed to learn that the Amish used quick methods if it was something I was purchasing. I want to be purchasing something made from scratch the ‘old fashioned’ way not something I could get from a box myself.
I’ve enjoyed each of the books I’ve read so far.
February 18th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
I LOVE all the comments!! Lace brought up a great point when she said she’d be disappointed if the Amish used quick methods to make a food she had purchased. I’ve been in Amish homes with the commercial-size oven for baking, (talk about a heated kitchen in summertime!)and I’ve never seen any Amish person use one ingredient that wasn’t made from scratch.
February 18th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
I love to smell home baked bread, pies and soups-just to name a few- there is nothing like those very homey smells that seem to say “comfort”. I love to see my husband’s face when he walks in the door from work and smells something wonderful cooking-it makes all the work worth it.
I love to read books about the Amish, sometimes I think that we should adopt some of their slower and simpler ways to live our lives. We live in Maryland and travel to Lancaster, PA in the summer to the Amish country and visit their shops, stores and restaurants-it is amazing how they live and enjoy God’s gift to them (us).
February 18th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Cindy, I enjoyed this article. I think one of the reasons I enjoyed spending time at my grandmother’s as a child were the cooking smells that eminated throughout her house, but especially in the kitchen. Her cuisine was Pennsylvania Dutch. Everything she made was delicious! I miss her.
February 18th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
I think it’s A ok that Amish women use shortcuts! It just allows them more time to work in their garden! They are using their time wisely, and time is money! I use frozen bread dough alot. I do enjoy baking bread but dont always have the extra time so it is convienent. I use it to make pizza crust, cinnamon rolls, rolls and bread.
February 18th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I love the smells of cooking and baking. YUM!! My grandma made just about everthing from scratch and it was amazing…. now that she is gone I realy wish I would of paid more attention when she was cooking and baking…. I never got any of her recipes wrote down to use or remember what was in anything she made…. I thought she wqould never leave us.. sounds childish I know but I am trying like crazy now to replicate what she did…. its very hard. My kids dont like canned veggie’s or fruit from the store they never have because my grandma canned all her own fresh fruits and veggie’s and that all we ate…. I am tring to put together a “made from scratch” recipe book for myself and something I can pass down to my kids when the time comes…. My oldest daughter is 14 and she LOVES to cook and bake.. my 15 yr old son loves to do it to but I have not let him get to involved in the kitchen… now I regret it and am try to make up for lost time with him cooking….
Anyway thanks for the recipe again and all your wonderful books!!
February 18th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
LOVE anything Amish and Mennonite. Eager to try the soup recipe! THANK YOU for your books!
February 18th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Love your books…This is a great recipe…Great for those cold dark nights. The Amish know how to make great meals.
February 18th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
Can’t wait to try the soup…sounds yummy!!!!
February 18th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Reading your books always puts me in a cooking mood. I wish I could cook like the Amish. Their dishes sound so good. I plan to try this chicken soup recipe.
February 18th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
I love the smell of freshly made chicken corn soup on a cold winter’s day! Love your books! Keep up the good work! Blessings!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
With the snow on the ground here, the soup recipe is definitely worth the try. A good book(of cours one of yours), blanket, cup of soup and some stick buns puts me in my Saturday mode!
February 18th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
I love the smell of homemade bread baking. I have made it a few times but not in a while. I need to take a day and do it again. When I was little i loved it when Mom made bread. She didn’t do it often, But i remember getting a slice while it was still warm and putting butter on it. I can almost taste it, just remembering.
February 19th, 2010 at 12:06 am
I love trying new recipes,this one sounds delicious.I love your books.Thanks for great books and recipes.
February 19th, 2010 at 12:58 am
Can’t wait to try this recipe, it sounds so good and simple. I have a hard time putting your books down once I start one. Thank you for your wonderful stories!
February 19th, 2010 at 11:38 am
This looks like a fabulous recipe! I can already smell it and haven’t started it yet! Thanks for all of your kindness through your blogs, books, and recipes!
February 19th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
i will love trying the soup recipe. what could be
better ona cold snowey day than a cup of soup,a
warm fire and one of your books..i love your books. to the amish women, when you need to go
for the short-cut. life is short.
love and God,s Blessings.
marilyn
February 19th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Hi Cindy, I cannot wait to get to the store and try this recipe. I enjoy your books very much and have passed them to my Great Aunt who is 88yo and it takes her about 4 days to read them. She keeps asking me for more. Cannot wait til your next book comes out. Enjoy your day!
February 19th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
I have always loved reading about Amish made foods, except for Shoo Fly Pie. That one just doesn’t make my tummy rumble!
I am surprised the Amish cut corners with pre packaged foods, I would have thought they wouldn’t do that. I love the thought of their sticky buns though…
February 19th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
I’m glad the Amish feel free to use shortcuts for cooking. As long as it tastes good, it shouldn’t matter. They do plenty of work anyway.
I’m anxious to try the soup recipe.
February 19th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
I read the recipes of the Amish and they have some of the tastiest looking recipes. I think it’s wonderful that some r using more modern conveniences. I think now, how my grandma and grandpa lived and they lived like the Amish. They raised all their vegies and had an apple orchard, raised and butchered their own meat and worked hard to prepare a meal on a wood cook stove.My grandma would have been amazed at the things we have now. I admire them for the way they live, just afraid I couldn’t live that way. lol
February 19th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
My mom & I enjoy making Amish recipes. We get a lot from the Country Heritage cookbook from the Amish in northern Indiana. We especially enjoying making those with macaroni or noodles.
February 20th, 2010 at 12:31 am
I love the way my mind associates the varioius smells of cooking with special memories. Bacon and eggs cooking always makes me think of staying at Grandma’s house.
February 20th, 2010 at 10:23 am
being in a Brethren In Christ family ,with our roots in Lancaster County and the Amish I cook a lot of the same recipes. Baked beans,old fashion bread pudding and homemade salad dressing are just a few of my favorites.I haven’t done friendship bread for a long time as it seems to go on forever and I run out of friends to give it to.My mother-in-law made the “best ‘potato salad ever!!
February 20th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Hmmm…I not really suprised the Amish use some moderen ways when cooking. Although they are different than us ‘Englichers’ in many ways, in other ways they are just like us.
There is nothing quite like homemade soup! It beats the stuff you get out of the store labeled ‘SOUP’!!! LOL
When I read an Amish novel and they are talking about all the yummmy food cooking, I’m not itching to cook- I’m drooling and thinking about my stomache!
February 21st, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Thanks for sharing the recipe. Looking forward to making it soon. Two of my favorite things to do, eating and reading. Looking forward to the next book in the Ada House series.
Neva
February 21st, 2010 at 9:28 pm
There’s nothing like soup simmering on the back of the stove and a cake or bread baking in the oven on a cold, snowy day like we’ve had in NC this year. It makes the home seem so cozy. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
Janet
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:03 am
Wow, the recipe sounds so Yummy! I love Chicken Noodle Soup! It really warms you up on these cold winter days! Thanks for sharing it with us! Keep the wonderful books coming we love them! God Bless!
February 26th, 2010 at 1:22 am
Ever since I became a stay-at-home mom, cooking “from scratch” has become a hobby of mine. I just love the idea that I did all the work to make it taste so good. Although I don’t do everything that way, I have found that in alot ways it’s cheaper too.
I just love your books! They inspire me in more ways than one!
February 27th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
A few months ago I bought THE HOPE OF REFUGE from Lifeway Christian Bookstore. Only this past week I started to read it, and now I must finish it. I have also ordered others. I appreciate finding an author new to me whose work is not only inspirational, but is also quality writing, work I look forward to picking up each day to read. What a treat! I look forward to exploring the different parts of your website.
Jana Mauney
Apex, NC
February 28th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Thank you for the recipe can’t wait to try it. With the recent winter storm we had this weekend it was good timing to start a new book…and finish too! I just read When the Heart Cries and loved it. I even found myself taking several “reading breaks” from my daily routine, its a wonder I was even able to put dinner on the table tonight. Looking forward to the rest of your books. Thank you
March 1st, 2010 at 10:45 am
Cindy,
I just finished reading “The Hope of Refuge” and, as with all your other books, it spoke truth into my heart. We all search for a safe place.
I also look forward to trying the chicken noodle soup recipe. Since March is “coming in like a lion” here this year, it is a good soup day. I’m headed to the kitchen now.
Thanks Cindy, for being true to your calling as an author. I am reaping the benefits, as are others who read your work.