LEMON YOGURT SNACK CAKE

saw this in a magazine...
1 1/2 c. flour
3 Tbsp. cornmeal
1 tsp.baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp poppy seeds
3/4 c. sugar
1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
1/4 c. fresh lemon juice
3/4 c. plain low-fat yogurt
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1 large egg
1/2 tsp.vanilla extract
bake @ 350 degrees

Lois` Soup:

3 stalks of celery
1 big onion
1/2 green bell pepper
chopped potatoes (bite size)
3 carrots
chicken bouillon cubes
1 cube for each cup of water
cook potatoes until done
add hillshire smoked sausage
add 2 cans stewed tomatoes
add 2 cans rotel tomatoes
salt and pepper
garlic from jar small bit
3-4 cans of bush brand navy beans

This is how a Morning in my life is Sometimes...

The morning starts off @ 2:30. Fudge our elderly dog starts chirping. He has a nice warm room to get in but wants to lay under our bedroom window. I think he feels happy there because he can get our attention. Plus they give treats on that side of the house (our neighbors). Well anyways Tim Gets him fed and comes back in. Tim calls around 7:20 saying he took the wrong turn to his work that he used to go to for over a year a couple years ago. He was going to blue west instead. He said he felt like puking going out the door. Well then Fudge starts barking again, so I get all warm clothes on to go get him to come into the house. In the mean time I take off the cats cone because he`s been licking his back raw. Needs to go get more allergy shots. I doctored him up let him eat and put his cone back on. He then hops down knocks off some papers off the desk and then starts throwing up with the cone on. He flings it everywhere. Then I clean it all up and disinfect the area. I put him in the litter box, and he finally went, scooping up the litter with his cone. During all this I was going to get big dog in his room, but I noticed that a plant had fallen into the dogs water bowl and thats why the dog was griping he couldnt get to the water bowl. Well I`m wondering, why Tim did`nt notivce that.... well I fixed that as well. Now I call him into the room with a cracker and he drinks half the pan of water.!!! He then leaves and I go back in to fix him some broth because he never ate his dog food. Why he wants to go out and be in 13 degree weather and not in his carpeted heated room. no one will ever know! Well I finally had to put kitty into bathroom due to him trying to plow all my stuff over with his cone. Ha! Not to mention that I have ringing in my ear and feel yucky! I have a splinter in my finger that keeps my finger swelled up and I have to pay bills and take L to heart doctor this afternoon. Well what a start to the day. I dont feel rested and have the rest of the day to deal with! Wow I may just have to go lay back down!! Moms have to take care of lots of needs. But thank goodness we are around to notice plants pots over the dogs water! Good thing we have soap and water and all the medicine and ointments to help fix up all that are sick but most of all thank God for being right here beside us!! Be near me Lord Jesus I ask the to stay   close by my side forever! I love you Jesus!

Creamy Broccoli Soup

2 Medium carrots, chopped
1 Medium onion chopped
2 Celery stalks chopped
3 Tbsp. oil
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
2 small bunches fresh broccoli. trimmed,
         cut into 3 inch lengths (about 4 1/2 cup)
1/2 cups Minute rice, uncooked
2 cups milk
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

     

Tortellini Soup

Found this in tractor supply winter edition.

2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 or 5 garlic cloves crushed
5 or 6 italian sausage (hot or mild, or sweet)
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp.rosemary
1/2 tsp. basil
2 cans stewed tomatoes
6 cups chicken broth
1 bag (about 12 oz. fresh pre-washed
          spinach, chopped
1 package fresh or frozen tortellini
Parmesan cheese, to taste
salt and pepper, to taste

Psalm 18

I have just got through reading Psalm 18! Thank God for his protection recently for my family from real enemies and sickness! I will stand firm on his promise to deliver me and all his children from evil!

 

Psalm 18 (New Century Version)

Psalm 18

A Song of Victory

For the director of music. By the Lord's servant, David. David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord had saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.

 ¹ I love you, Lord. You are my strength.

 ² The Lord is my rock, my protection, my Savior.
       My God is my rock.
       I can run to him for safety.
       He is my shield and my saving strength, my defender.
 ³ I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
       and I will be saved from my enemies.

 ⁴ The ropes of death came around me;
       the deadly rivers overwhelmed me.
 ⁵ The ropes of death wrapped around me.
       The traps of death were before me.
 ⁶ In my trouble I called to the Lord.
       I cried out to my God for help.
    From his temple he heard my voice;
       my call for help reached his ears.

 ⁷ The earth trembled and shook.
       The foundations of the mountains began to shake.
       They trembled because the Lord was angry.
 ⁸ Smoke came out of his nose,
       and burning fire came out of his mouth.
       Burning coals went before him.
 ⁹ He tore open the sky and came down
       with dark clouds under his feet.
 ¹⁰ He rode a creature with wings and flew.
       He raced on the wings of the wind.
 ¹¹ He made darkness his covering, his shelter around him,
       surrounded by fog and clouds.
 ¹² Out of the brightness of his presence came clouds
       with hail and lightning.
 ¹³ The Lord thundered from heaven;
       the Most High raised his voice,
       and there was hail and lightning.
 ¹⁴ He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies.
       His many bolts of lightning confused them with fear.
 ¹⁵ Lord, you spoke strongly.
       The wind blew from your nose.
    Then the valleys of the sea appeared,
       and the foundations of the earth were seen.

 ¹⁶ The Lord reached down from above and took me;
       he pulled me from the deep water.
 ¹⁷ He saved me from my powerful enemies,
       from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.
 ¹⁸ They attacked me at my time of trouble,
       but the Lord supported me.
 ¹⁹ He took me to a safe place.
       Because he delights in me, he saved me.

 ²⁰ The Lord spared me because I did what was right.
       Because I have not done evil, he has rewarded me.
 ²¹ I have followed the ways of the Lord;
       I have not done evil by turning away from my God.
 ²² I remember all his laws
       and have not broken his rules.
 ²³ I am innocent before him;
       I have kept myself from doing evil.
 ²⁴ The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right,
       because I did what the Lord said was right.

 ²⁵ Lord, you are loyal to those who are loyal,
       and you are good to those who are good.
 ²⁶ You are pure to those who are pure,
       but you are against those who are bad.
 ²⁷ You save the humble,
       but you bring down those who are proud.
 ²⁸ Lord, you give light to my lamp.
       My God brightens the darkness around me.
 ²⁹ With your help I can attack an army.
       With God's help I can jump over a wall.

 ³⁰ The ways of God are without fault.
       The Lord's words are pure.
    He is a shield to those who trust him.
 ³¹ Who is God? Only the Lord.
       Who is the Rock? Only our God.
 ³² God is my protection.
       He makes my way free from fault.
 ³³ He makes me like a deer that does not stumble;
       he helps me stand on the steep mountains.
 ³⁴ He trains my hands for battle
       so my arms can bend a bronze bow.
 ³⁵ You protect me with your saving shield.
       You support me with your right hand.
       You have stooped to make me great.
 ³⁶ You give me a better way to live,
       so I live as you want me to.
 ³⁷ I chased my enemies and caught them.
       I did not quit until they were destroyed.
 ³⁸ I crushed them so they couldn't rise up again.
       They fell beneath my feet.
 ³⁹ You gave me strength in battle.
       You made my enemies bow before me.
 ⁴⁰ You made my enemies turn back,
       and I destroyed those who hated me.
 ⁴¹ They called for help,
       but no one came to save them.
    They called to the Lord,
       but he did not answer them.
 ⁴² I beat my enemies into pieces, like dust in the wind.
       I poured them out like mud in the streets.

 ⁴³ You saved me when the people attacked me.
       You made me the leader of nations.
       People I never knew serve me.
 ⁴⁴ As soon as they hear me, they obey me.
       Foreigners obey me.
 ⁴⁵ They all become afraid
       and tremble in their hiding places.

 ⁴⁶ The Lord lives!
       May my Rock be praised.
       Praise the God who saves me!
 ⁴⁷ God gives me victory over my enemies
       and brings people under my rule.
 ⁴⁸ He saves me from my enemies.

    You set me over those who hate me.
       You saved me from violent people.
 ⁴⁹ So I will praise you, Lord, among the nations.
       I will sing praises to your name.
 ⁵⁰ The Lord gives great victories to his king.
       He is loyal to his appointed king,
       to David and his descendants forever.

VALENTINE

            For God so loVed the world,
                   That He GAve
                          His on Ly
                            BegottEn
                                    SoN
                                          That whosoever
                            Believeth In Him
                                 Should Not  perish,
                               But have Everlasting life."
                                                     John 3:16

The Kiss

 Sweet Poetry                      

                                                  The Kiss

                                            

                                                     
                                                          A
                                                        fine
                                                    chocolate
                                                  is a joy to be
                                                    cherished.

                                                          A
                                                       dark                         
                                                  chocolate is
                                               love poured with
                                                 a caring hand.

                                                          A
                                                       milk
                                                   chocolate
                                                is hope by way
                                                  of kindness.

                                                          A
                                                      white
                                                   chocolate
                                                 is help laced
                                                   with love.

                                                         All
                                                    chocolate
                                               is a grand gift, an
                                            extravagant gesture, a
                                               kiss from heaven, a
                                                  symbol of love
                                          
                                            
                                    ♥ Louise Bergmann DuMont

HEART HANDS

The only words more meaningful to me than "I do" are "I always will" How sweet!

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When I'm frozen in my failure, there's a whisper 'Don't forget! You're Redeemer somehow uses even what you most regret.'

Prayer becomes our heavenly GPS system.

An earthly GPS system contains atomic clocks that are accurate to a billionth of a second! No matter where you are, it can find your location and give you direction.

Think about this: The God of the Universe is greater than any earthly GPS. God knows where you are, where you are headed emotionally, and how to recalculate so that you can find your way back to sanity, peace, and even to joy.

Dear Jesus, You know what it is to be emotionally and physically spent. You know what it is to hurt, to grieve, to long for quiet and peace and healing. Thank You that You understand how I feel, and that You carry my burden when it's too big for me to carry alone. I adore You. In Your Name, Amen.

The only words more meaningful to me than "I do" are "I alway will"