Baby Carrots in Apple Juice

Here is an easy carrot recipe. The carrots come out of the package ready to go. Just combine everything and boil them up. What could be easier?
In large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until carrots are tender. Transfer to serving bowl and serve with slotted spoon. 4 servings.

Weighed in the balance

Daniel 5:27 KJV [27] TEKEL ; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
Being a fisherman, I know a little bit about scales! Pun intended. Both the scales which cover most fishes and the modern electronic weight scales used to weigh fish.
Before the electronic scale there was the spring scale which was first made by Richard Salter around 1770 in England. Long before that, the weight of anything men valued was determined by a balancing scale.

Winter Storm of 1952

On Friday, November 21, 1952, East Tennessee awakened to a gray, overcast day like many early winter mornings in the hills of East Tennessee.
Some people went to work at the few mills and factories in and around Knoxville, others to school and the University of Tennessee. Travel was normal on this Friday morning with no idea that their lives would change in a few short hours.

Spitty-Out

Are you a quick thinker? I have moments in which I can do that. Moments. But my mom is like that all the time. Better yet, she is also a genius with it. There was this one time I was simply amazed.
When Sara was a toddler, we almost had her weaned from the bottle. She was using her sippy cup except for bedtime. Every night she had to have a bottle before she went to bed. We tried and tried to get her to take her sippy cup, but she wouldn’t do it. Nothing else we tried worked either. Tim and I were at our wit’s end.

Psychological therapies for chronic low back pain

A new study suggests that a combination of physiotherapy alongside psychological interventions can be effective for improving physical function and pain intensity — findings that can help improve the clarity of guideline recommendations to better support patients and clinicians in treatment decision making.

Adults with chronic low back pain (lasting for more than 12 weeks) not only experience physical disability but can also suffer psychological distress in the form of anxiety, depression and fear avoidance (avoiding movement for fear of pain).

Just a Pickin'

Being a picky eater, I know how to spot others. First, they push their food around on their plate as they search for something they want to eat. Second, there may be a pile of rejected bits of food on the side of their plate or on a napkin.

Are You an “In-y” or an “Out-y”?

People who only see me at work or church are used to seeing me wear ties. Back in the fall I was at a Union County High School football game. As my nephew and I were planning to sell Italian ice to raise funds for the Union County Lions Club at that game, I was dressed in blue jeans. Hunter Collins, the new band director, commented, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you without a tie.” I’ve known Hunter for many years through our mutual attendance at the First Baptist Church of Maynardville. Hunter had just never had the opportunity to see me outside of a church service or on a Saturday.

Fruity chicken salad

I like to buy a rotisserie chicken at Food City when i make this dish. Everything goes together so easily then.
In large bowl combine first 6 ingredients. Then in small bowl combine the 6 dressing ingredients and whisk until smooth. Pour over salad. Toss lightly to coat. Chill at least 1 hour. Fold in cashews just before serving. Makes 12 generous servings.