Kaake Family Blog

Twitch (Quinlan) was an average kind of guy with a hard past.  One that left him somewhat scarred from what happened to him as a child.  When he decided to become a Knight of the Prince, he was almost below average.  His swordsmanship was not anywhere close to that of other young men who had trained for as long he had.  He wondered where his training would end up taking him; figuring his friend Tav would most certainly excel.  You see, Tav was a fabulous swordsman and caught the attention of Sir Edmund as well as others in the Kingdom.  Surely he was destined for great things.  Twitch would be happy to just be close to him. However, things aren't always as they seem are they?  This story tells the story of one broken and bruised.  His encounters further on in this book shape who he will become.  Will he throw off the things that hinder his training for the Kingdom?  Will he "find" himself amongst all the turmoil in his family...

My first child was a girl.  My sweet baby Lyshie!  She is now almost 12 years old and is not just my child, she's my friend.  When Allysha was almost 7, we had our son, Jon.  When I found out he was a boy from the ultrasound, my heart ached.  I almost cried and conveyed my disappointment to my husband.  You see, I've never been an energetic person.  What would a woman who had a daughter for almost 7 years do with a boy?  Surely, we would both be a disappointment to each other. My husband in his wisdom told me to look at this as something new we could share together.  You see, I had lived quite a godless life before and had experienced many things before I had even met my wonderful Matt.  He had a point...I needed to give myself up to this idea.   Oh how God loves and moves in our lives! By the time my son was born, I was so in love with him.  Today my Jon is 5 years old.  What a true joy he has been and st...

I often see facebook posts of people looking for good, wholesome movies to watch with their spouse or their family.  Because of that,  I thought I'd make a list of netflix movies that our family has enjoyed, found educational, etc...  If you have some you think I should add to this list, leave me a comment.  I'll be updating periodically. Here goes!! Family Movies: The Hiding Place *The Last Sin Eater The Ultimate Gift *The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry Flywheel *Saving Sarah Cain Letters to God - this is a tear gripper! Faith Like Potatoes - caution here is the language used by an unsaved man in the beginning. End of the Spear *Chariots of Fire Facing the Giants *Beyond the Gates of Splendor Chronicles of Narnia One Night with the King *A Vow to Cherish The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Little House on the Prairie Swiss Family Robinson 17 Kids and Counting - this is the Duggar series.  I love this!  It's so inspiration! Mandie Series ...

Here you will see the second round of plant starting for the Kaake family this year :) I was watering my plants the other night when I realized that they were not holding in water as much anymore.  Every day they were drying out.  This was a huge clue that they needed to be repotted into something bigger.    The other clue was in the picture above; they were root bound.  If these plants do not get repotted, they will die from lack of water because they will lost it very quickly.  Here's a few steps in repotting your plants you've started for the garden. 1. Purchase a potting mix - not garden soil.  Potting mix has special components in it that will help your plants grow strong.  It was also keep the water in better. 2. Purchase or use either smaller pots or you can use something deep and large enough for your plants to all sit in and then cover them with the potting mix.  Make sure your plants roots have plenty of room to spread out...

I looked for pictures online and this one looks most like mine.  It was especially awesome that it was on a raw organic site!  You can find this picture here .  Always want to give credit where credit is due. Anyway, I was inspired tonight from a post I read from my favorite health food store.   They have a banana and pb shake.   I called them to see if they were still open to pick one up for myself, but alas they weren't.  So...I got out my blender and started experimenting  It turned out pretty good!  Measurements below are not exact.  If I would have thought enough ahead I would have gotten some cream out of the fridge and whipped it up with some stevia to put on top. Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Ingredients: 1 frozen banana 1/4-1/2 cup water 1 heaping tablespoon peanut butter. 1 tablespoon honey (or to taste) cocoa powder to taste. Directions: 1. Blend and enjoy!

This is the first book I've read by Chuck Black.  When I first heard about his books, I thought they were books for boys.  However, after reading just the first page of this book, I realized that these books aren't just for boys!   While reading this book, I saw many parallels in my own life.  In the beginning of this book, Rowan was a lowly child who was trained by a Knight and taught the ways of the Prince.  However, as he got better at the skills he was born with, he sought after worldly gain - prestige, money, etc...  Reading further, there are many hardships that came Rowan's way.  On the way to these hardships, he was warned but never headed the warning.  As Rowan thought he was finally spent, things began to change.   As you read on, you will find true repentance, forgiveness and love in this story.  It's very hard for me to not give away more of this book than I already have.  Does this mean that Rowan no longer en...

Our life has taken a few turns along the way since my husband and I have gotten married.  We are constantly trying to cut out stressors and simplify what we can.  Today I'll be sharing a few recipes to simplify breakfast.  You can find many recipes similar to this that have bread in them.   However, I've been trying to go gluten free and these fit the bill better.   I have not made any of these yet but do plan on making 1-2 of these per week and then rotate them.  In our family, we eat high protein in the morning instead of lots of grains/fruits because our body works much better this way. I found this picture online :)  Looks like a breakfast casserole with a hashbrown base. Breakfast Casserole - this recipes uses hashbrowns as the base with eggs, cheddar cheese, veggies and breakfast meat. Asparagus Breakfast Cassreole - this recipes uses hashbrowns as the base with eggs, asparagus, meat and swiss cheese. By using the above ideas, I th...