Laugh at the Days

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

In this episode, we dive into the topic of gardening and farming with Erin Wetmore and Brittany Harrold.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING?

Erin: All about canning!

Brittany: Contentment in this season of life.

SNACK: Magy made her favorite coffee cake, but gluten free

Coffee Cake recipe: https://preppykitchen.com/coffee-cake/#recipe

Magy used King Arthur Measure for Measure Gluten Free flour to make this gluten free. She also skips the vanilla glaze on top.

DRINK: Sarah made a cozy October coffee

October Coffee recipe: Start by whipping up a couple of cups of whipping cream depending on how many drinks you’re making. In whatever mug or glass you choose, pour 1tsp up to 2T of brandy, depending on how stiff you want your coffee. Dollop a generous heap of sweetened homemade whipping cream into your glass, pour hot coffee on top from a distance high enough above your glass to mix it. Sprinkle a little salt on the floating whipped cream and a sprinkle of turbinado sugar.

TOOLS & RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Gardening hardiness zone map: https://www.brecks.com/pages/zone_finder

We, on the podcast, are in 9a-9b

Gardening / farming influencers: Joel Salatin, @blossomandbranch (Instagram), anneofalltrades (youtube), Back to Eden documentary (Amazon?),

Seed brands for excellent germination: Botanical Interest; order online or pickup locally at Milberger’s or Natural Grocers

Erin’s peach tree variety: Florida King

Fall planting favorites in South Texas: purple broccoli, cilantro, dill, parsley, sungold tomatoes (must start in July if you’re starting from seed), lettuce & spinach, bluebonnets later in November.

Spring planting favorites in South Texas

Late Winter/Early Spring: sugar snap peas, more lettuce, tomato from seed.

Early Spring: green beans , tomato starts, jalapeno, zinnias, basil, cilantro, Mexican sunflowers, squash, cucumber.

Late Spring: Okra & more green beans.

In this episode, we’re joined by Heather Neufeld for a thoughtful conversation about homeschooling teens and the important transition from childhood to adulthood. Heather shares practical wisdom for preparing preteens for the high school years, helping teenagers grow in maturity and responsibility, and intentionally equipping them for the early years of adult life.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING?

Magy shares her trials of the week & how we are faced with the opportunity to waste the lesson or grow from it.

Sarah talks about the parable of the talents and how Gid wants to give our everything everywhere all the time for Him.

Heather gives a glimpse of the things she’s putting her hands to do in this new season of life; particularly learning about the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. We commend to you the entire biography series from Canon Plus “the Heroes of History” by Janet and Geoff Benge, Laura’s story is so rich!

SNACK:

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

3 cups flour

1 tsp cinnamon

2 cups sugar

2 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

4 eggs

1¼ cups oil

1 tsp vanilla

3 cups finely diced carrots (use the food processor, it makes it so easy, especially if you have a mini processor!)

Mix like you would any other muffin or cake recipe add ing all dry ingredients to wet. The batter will be thick; let it sit for about 10 minutes.

Lay out two parchment lined pans.

Place your batter in batches into piping bags, cut the tip very large, then pipe the batter in disks onto the parchment. Make the disks as small or large as you wish.

You can alternatively just spoon the batter onto the parchment, but you have to make sure to smooth the batter down into a disk instead of a mounded so that the cakes aren’t too thick in the center.

Bake in a 350 oven for about 7-12 min depending on your oven. They should not be over-baked and should just spring back when lightly touched in the center.

Let cool completely, even leaving them in the fridge while you make up the filling.

Pipe this filling onto a cake disk:

8 oz cream cheese, softened but still cool½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened4 cups powdered sugar1 tsp vanilla¼ tsp salt1–2 Tbsp heavy cream or milk, only if needed

DRINK:

Magy combines a ½ gallon of unsweetened black tea & ½ gallon of peach juice to make this refreshing summer beverage! Serve over lots of ice!

TOOLS & RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Future Men: Doug Wilson

⁠https://canonpress.com/products/future-men-raising-boys-to-fight-giants⁠

Teaching from rest: Sarah Mackenzie

⁠https://www.christianbook.com/teaching-rest-homeschoolers-guide-unshakable-peace/sarah-mackenzie/9781600512872/pd/512872⁠

Andrew Pudewa: all his talks

Future Women: Nancy Wilson

⁠https://canonpress.com/products/future-women⁠

Orton Gillingham’s Approach to teaching students with dyslexia

Easy grammar - Wanda Phillips

⁠https://www.christianbook.com/easy-grammar-grade-1/9780936981819/pd/981819⁠

Shurley English

⁠https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/language-arts/shurley-english⁠

Saxon math

⁠https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/math/saxon-math⁠

In this episode, we’re joined by Heather Neufeld for a thoughtful conversation about homeschooling teens and the important transition from childhood to adulthood. Heather shares practical wisdom for preparing preteens for the high school years, helping teenagers grow in maturity and responsibility, and intentionally equipping them for the early years of adult life.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING?

Magy shares her trials of the week & how we are faced with the opportunity to waste the lesson or grow from it.

Sarah talks about the parable of the talents and how Gid wants to give our everything everywhere all the time for Him.

Heather gives a glimpse of the things she’s putting her hands to do in this new season of life; particularly learning about the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. We commend to you the entire biography series from Canon Plus “the Heroes of History” by Janet and Geoff Benge, Laura’s story is so rich!

SNACK:

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

• 3 cups flour

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 2 cups sugar

• 2 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt

• 4 eggs

• 1¼ cups oil
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups finely diced carrots (use the food processor, it makes it so easy, especially if you have a mini processor!)

Mix like you would any other muffin or cake recipe add ing all dry ingredients to wet. The batter will be thick; let it sit for about 10 minutes.

Lay out two parchment lined pans.

Place your batter in batches into piping bags, cut the tip very large, then pipe the batter in disks onto the parchment. Make the disks as small or large as you wish.

You can alternatively just spoon the batter onto the parchment, but you have to make sure to smooth the batter down into a disk instead of a mounded so that the cakes aren’t too thick in the center.

Bake in a 350 oven for about 7-12 min depending on your oven. They should not be over-baked and should just spring back when lightly touched in the center.

Let cool completely, even leaving them in the fridge while you make up the filling.

Pipe this filling onto a cake disk:

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened but still cool
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1–2 Tbsp heavy cream or milk, only if needed

DRINK:

Magy combines a ½ gallon of unsweetened black tea & ½ gallon of peach juice to make this refreshing summer beverage! Serve over lots of ice!

TOOLS & RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Future Men: Doug Wilson

https://canonpress.com/products/future-men-raising-boys-to-fight-giants

Teaching from rest: Sarah Mackenzie

https://www.christianbook.com/teaching-rest-homeschoolers-guide-unshakable-peace/sarah-mackenzie/9781600512872/pd/512872

Andrew Pudewa: all his talks

Future Women: Nancy Wilson

https://canonpress.com/products/future-women

Orton Gillingham’s Approach to teaching students with dyslexia

Easy grammar - Wanda Phillips

https://www.christianbook.com/easy-grammar-grade-1/9780936981819/pd/981819

Shurley English

https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/language-arts/shurley-english

Saxon math

https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/math/saxon-math

In this episode, we continue our discussion on big hospitality. Be sure to check out part 1, if you haven't already!

In this episode, we chat with Amy Enns and Julie Bamberger about what hospitality really is and its importance in the Christian life.

“WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING?” SEGMENT:

Sarah: Being grateful for gravity after finishing up the Canon+ conference series “Keeping Calvinism Sassy”

Magy: Looking ahead at being a good grandma, mother-in-law, and mother to adult children after listening to Come Over For Dinner with guest Kirsten Miller

Julie: All about the ins and outs of opening her lending library, Five Sparrows Living Books.

Amy: Looking ahead at learning to join granny squares for our crochet project, as well as pursuing a more focused attention on prayer.

SNACK & DRINK

Sarah made thumbprint cookies and Magy made some peach lemonade.

Thumbprint Cookie Recipe:

(Yield: 36)

INGREDIENTS:

1 jar of your favorite strawberry jam (I LOOOVE the HEB organic strawberry spread; see link below.)

2 cups softened, almost melted butter

1 cup sugar

2T molasses

1 egg yolk

157g starter (or sour cream)

570g flour

8g salt

Sugar for rolling

•Mix the first 5 ingredients till thoroughly combined.

•Add flour and salt to bowl, mix till combined.

•Portion 36 cookies with a scoop.

•Roll into balls.

•Roll in sugar.

•Flatten to 3/4” with the back of a measuring cup.

•Depress the center with your thumb or 1tsp measuring spoon to make a well for the jam.

•Freeze as-is in on a parchment.

When fully frozen, preheat your oven, place frozen cookies on parchment lines pans.

•Right before going into the oven, spoon jam into the thumbprints. Do not over fill or the jam will bubble over the cookie.

Bake at 400 for 10 min, then rotate pans & bake 8ish minutes more. Your thumbprints are finished baking when they are a deep golden brown and the jam is bubbling.

Let them set a while before moving them to a cooling rack; the jam will be like lava for quite some time.

https://www.heb.com/product-detail/8931002

Peach Lemonade Recipe: Simply mix up a regular batch of lemonade. Purée a couple of ripe peaches and add that to the lemonade and mix. Adjust the level of lemon juice and sugar after you’ve added the peach purée to your taste.

In this episode, Sarah sits down with Emily Svoboda to hear her story, her passion for ministry, and the journey she and her husband, Zach, are on as they help plant a new church, Christ the King in Evansville WI. Emily shares what God has been teaching them, the vision for the church, and what it’s like stepping into this new season of life and ministry. Sarah and Emily enjoy breakfast tacos from Coffee + Culture on Blanco Road in San Antonio.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Join us as we chat with Adriana about organization, practical routines, and get her take on managing time. Sarah is mixing up iced coffee and Magy is baking some yummy gluten free chocolate chip muffins this week. Settle in for our conversation filled with encouragement, laughs & some helpful tips.

“WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING?” SEGMENT

Sarah is currently loving the whole “Keeping Calvinism Sassy” conference series on Canon+, specifically Pastor Toby Sumpter’s talk on the messiness of community, especially as we pray for church growth & our own building.

Magy is currently listening to The Pleasant Home by Nancy Wilson, and loving her insight into Proverbs 16:21 “ sweetness of the lips increases learning…”

SNACK & DRINK

ICED COFFEE RECIPE

(Serves 1-2 people depending on your glass size)

• In a tall glass, froth ¼c milk & ¼c cream.
• Fill your glass ⅔ full with ice; set aside.
• In a shaker or quart jar, vigorously shake: 2 shots espresso or a strong brewed coffee, a few cubes of ice to chill the liquid, maple syrup to taste, & 1tsp vanilla extract the pour over ice & milk in your cup..
• Sprinkle the foam with a little turbinado sugar & one shake of salt.
• Enjoy!

Magy’s Mini Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe:

These are gluten free and you won’t even know it!!!

https://sweetsandthankyou.com/gluten-free-chocolate-chip-muffins/

ORGANIZATION TOOLS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

Adriana uses: “Todoist”, a digital smart phone compatible list organizer and daily planner. You can try it for free at https://www.todoist.com/

Magy uses “Skylight”, a family organization planner & list maker. She has found it to be well worth the investment! https://myskylight.com/calendar

In this episode, we introduce how the idea of this podcast came about and the intended purpose for it. The name "Laugh at the Days" comes from Proverbs 31:25, "Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come." This is a perfect picture of how women should approach their homemaking.

This podcast is for the women of Christ Church Boerne but not sponsored by Christ Church Boerne in any way.

Recipes mentioned:

The Vows:

2 oz burbon

1/2 oz honey syrup

1/2 oz lemon

Dash of bitters

Rosemary Garnish

Instructions: combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake Well and strain into a chilled rocks glass.

Soft and Fudgy Sourdough Discard Cookies

https://makeitdough.com/sourdough-chocolate-cookies/