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10/28/2009

Word Filled Wednesday ~


God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46 : 1

This is one of my favorite pictures of my mother and a favorite verse of mine.
This was took in Sept. 1961 of her and her
baby sister my Aunt Carolyn. ( my aunt is on the right, shorter )
My mother Rose lost her battle with breast cancer 3 yrs ago and now my Aunt Carolyn is also battling with this most difficult disease.

Please pray for her.
She is in need of strength, thank you dear family and friends !


Today our sweet hostess is Susan @
http://susan2956.blogspot.com/.


Blessings to all !






10/22/2009

Thankful Thursday

Today I am participating in THANKFUL THURSDAY, hosted my Sonya @ http://truth4thejourney.blogspot.com/ . Thank you Sonya, for being such a gracious hostess !
















I am thankful for the Grace of God.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God Ephesians 2:8 ( KJV)

I am thankful for my wonderful family.
These are some pictures we took this week on the camp where Timmy, Matthew and I live. Josh and Cham came for the weekend.

I am thankful for the beautiful camp we live on.
I am thankful for the big lake on the camp where we we fish.
He is happiest who finds peace in his home. ~ Goethe

I am thankful for our great Christian neighbors.
They have truly blessed my heart.
I pray that you will be blessed today and be a blessing to someone today.











10/17/2009

TMTT

Today is Tempt my Tummy Tuesday, to enjoy more great recipes or join in click the link on my sidebar. Ladies, thanks so much for hosting !


~ Ranch Grilled Chicken
2/3 cup Ranch salad dressing
1/3 cup yellow mustard
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
4 -5 boneless skinless chicken breasts seasoned with salt and pepper

MIX salad dressing, mustard and sugar. Pour mixture over chicken.
MARINATE chicken in refrigerator 30 mins or up to two hours.
GRILL chicken on greased rack over medium heat for 15 min. or until done.
SIMPLE, quick and so good, serve with a nice salad, side of rice and some hot rolls !




10/16/2009

Enjoy your weekend !

Adventurers Between Adventures
Norman Rockwell

10/14/2009

Word Filled Wednesday ~


Thank you dear Lord, for your many blessings you have bestowed upon me.



For more Word Filled Wednesdays, visit Lori at http://www.allyouhavetogive.com/ .

10/10/2009


Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving. Colossians 4: 2
I pray that you have a blessed day.

10/07/2009

Thankful Thursday ~


Today I am participating in THANKFUL THURSDAY, hosted my Sonya @ http://truth4thejourney.blogspot.com/ . Thank you Sonya, for being such a gracious hostess !

I am thankful for time with my family.
"I don't care how poor a man is...if he has family--he's rich."~Dan Wilcox

I am thankful for another beautiful day.
"This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118 : 24

I am thankful for the strength and wisdom to do household tasks and homeschool Matthew.
"Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established" Proverbs 24: 3

I am thankful for fresh clean sheets on my bed, ready to nestle into after a long day.
Love some good sleep !

I am thankful for good comfort food.
Life’s two best comforts… good food and a hug.~ Anonymous

I pray that you will be blessed today and be a blessing to someone today.

10/06/2009

Popcorn ~

Caramel Popcorn ~
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup unpopped popcorn
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon baking soda


In a 4 quart saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of the oil , and heat over high heat. When oil is hot, add 1 cup of popping corn.
Keep pan moving constantly. When corn stops popping, remove from heat.
Place popped corn in oven to keep warm.
Repeat until all corn has been popped.
Preheat oven to 200 F
Boil sugar, butter, syrup, and salt for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat, add baking soda. Stir well.
Pour over popped corn. Spread onto cookie sheets and place in oven for 1 hour.

Stir every 15 min. Remove from oven and let cool, breaking apart the popcorn as it cools.
Store in air tight containers.




Today is Tempt my Tummy Tuesday, to enjoy more great recipes or join in click the link on my sidebar. Ladies, thanks so much for hosting.



Can You Eat Ornamental Indian Corn?

The hard, multicolored ears of corn that decorate tabletops and front doors around this time of year are, in theory, edible. If you cooked ornamental corn and ate it right off the cob, it would taste pretty bland, but it wouldn’t hurt you, according to Edith Munro, communications manager for the Iowa Corn Growers Association.
But isnt it just lovely for fall decorations ?










10/01/2009

Happy October 1 ~

My goodness, it is the 1st of October, my hard to believe September is over.

In our neck of the woods, it is quite cool and the leaves are turning so slowly yet so quickly.



October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came-
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band."
~George Cooper


I am so thankful for the simple things, the crisp cool air, the smell of my harvest candle burning, the quiet sounds in the morning, the beautiful yellow mums I bought this week.

Hoping that my family and friends have a lovely October month !

~ Teach us to delight in the simple things. ~Rudyard Kipling

9/25/2009



"Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know,by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown."
~Corrie Ten Boom

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 5:9

9/23/2009

John 3 : 16
Today is WFW !
The purpose of Word filled Wednesday is to share God’s word through photo’s & a Bible verse!

Today our sweet hostess is Susan @
http://susan2956.blogspot.com/

9/21/2009

Today is Tempt my Tummy Tuesday, to enjoy more great recipes or join in click the link on my sidebar. Ladies, thanks so much for hosting.

This time of year, I love to use apples, yummy for the fall !

Apple Crisp ~
4 1/2 cups peeled, cored and sliced apples
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
4 tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
Evenly spread the apple slices in the prepared dish.
In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice and water, and pour over the apples.
Drizzle apples with honey, and sprinkle with cinnamon.
In a bowl, mix the brown sugar, flour, oats, and butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over the apples.
Bake 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven, until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned.
Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream !

Caramel apples~
Cut up apples and drizzle caramel over them, who doesn't love a caramel apple and this is much easier to eat !

"I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends,dining on simple bacon,and letting the world roll on as it liked,than to occupy the most splendid post,which any human power can give."
~ Thomas Jefferson ~

And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labors, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labors out of the field.
Exodus 23 : 16