Community Partners in Thanksgiving

There is a song from the French community of Taize which I often sing in the morning as a meditation. In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful In the Lord, I will rejoice Look to God, do not be afraid Lift up your voices the Lord is near Lift up your voices the Lord is…

A Handful of Meal… A Little Oil…

A handful of meal… a little oil…. Imagine those are the only foodstuffs in your kitchen… Just enough to take the edge off your hunger before you and your son lay down to die of the starvation that has been theirs since her widowhood. How many of us have faced empty cupboards and hungry children? And no means…

Carrot Cake Scones

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 4 ¼ teaspoons baking powder • ¼ teaspoon salt • 1 tablespoon sugar • ½ teaspoon cinnamon • ½ teaspoon ginger • ½ teaspoon nutmeg • 1/2 cup shortening • I medium carrot, finely grated • 3/4 cup milk Mix dry ingredients together with a fork, cut in…