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Prayers

{ Posted by Chas }
{ 08:13, Thursday, June 25, 2009 } { 8 comments } { Link }

This is Abram and Gran Gran.
Gran Gran is Shannon's grandmother.
A couple of weeks ago she was diagnosed with lung cancer, it was heart wrenching for all of us because Gran Gran is amazing... she runs around with the enthusiasm of a young person and for her to feel bad is just not normal.
She is now in chemo and radiation, and doing pretty well with both.
I ask you to keep her and all of our family in your prayers.
I love this dear lady with all my heart and I certainly want to have many, many more years with her.
I still have a lot to learn from her yet... like how to make chicken and dumplins. :)

Banana Oatmeal Bread

{ Posted by GrandmaRosie }
{ 4:30 AM, Thu 25 Jun 2009 } { 0 comments } { Link }

Banana Oatmeal Bread

This is a very good bread. It has a nice flavor and I used
chocolate chips in place of the raisins. Kids really like that.

Recipe By : Carolyn (All-Recipes)
Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time:
Categories : Quick Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped raisins (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf
pan and set aside. Cream together the shortening and sugar. Add eggs and
vanilla, beat until fluffy. Sift together the flour, oatmeal, baking soda,
salt and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients alternately with bananas and milk.
Mix until blended. Fold in raisins and pour into prepared pan. Bake for 50
to 60 minutes; remove from oven and cover for 5 minutes.

Recipe Source: Carolyn (All-Recipes)

Author Note: "This is an old family recipe, and it is very moist!"

Sloppy Joes with a Kick

{ Posted by GrandmaRosie }
{ 4:29 AM, Thu 25 Jun 2009 } { 0 comments } { Link }

Sloppy Joes with a Kick

(Serves 8)

Raw garlic and cayenne pepper and a surprising kick to this healthier version of a summertime favorite.

INGREDIENTS:

· 1 tablespoon canola oil or 1-2 tablespoons distilled water

· 1 cup chopped onions

· 2 medium green bell peppers, coarsely chopped

· 1/2 cup water

· 1 16-ounce can tomato sauce

· 1 teaspoon dried mustard

· 1-2 tablespoons molasses

· 4 cups prepared beans, you could try pinto beans on their own, or a mixture of beans

· 1 tablespoon chili powder

· 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste

· 2-3 cloves crushed or minced garlic

DIRECTIONS:

Heat the oil and gently sauté the onions and bell pepper for 5 minutes.

Add the remaining ingredients (except for garlic, chili powder and cayenne) and simmer for 20 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in garlic, chili powder and cayenne.

Serve over whole wheat or multi grain rolls, would make a great filling for a pita pocket, too.

Printable Version: http://www.herballegacy.com/Sloppy_Joes.pdf

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CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

{ Posted by GrandmaRosie }
{ 4:28 AM, Thu 25 Jun 2009 } { 0 comments } { Link }

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Yield: 4 servings
Source: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Terrific Diabetic Meals"
Info: http://diabeticgourmet.com/book_archive/details/76shtml

INGREDIENTS

- 2 teaspoons olive or canola oil
- 4 (3 ounces) boneless, skinless chicken breast,
halves, cut into thin strips
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups chopped broccoli florets
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeded
and cut into 2-1/2 inch pieces
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup low-salt chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons Lea & Perrins White Wine Worcestershire Sauce

DIRECTIONS

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken
and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes or until
chicken is no longer pink. Reduce heat. Remove chicken
to a plate and cover to keep warm.

Add broccoli and bell pepper to the same skillet; cover and
cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine cornstarch, ginger,
chicken broth, and Worcestershire sauce, and blend well.
Return chicken to skillet. Add cornstarch mixture. Bring
to a boil, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes, until
bubbly and thickened.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 cup):
Glycemic Index: (trace), Glycemic Load (trace), Calories: 189,
Protein: 29 g, Carbohydrate: 5 g, Dietary Fiber: 2 g,
Fat: 4 g, Cholesterol: 68 mg, Sodium: 210 mg
Diabetic Exchanges: 4 Lean Meat, 1 Fat

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Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

{ Posted by GrandmaRosie }
{ 4:27 AM, Thu 25 Jun 2009 } { 0 comments } { Link }

Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Makes 6 servings.

2 scallions, finely chopped
1/2 sweet red pepper, finely chopped
1 tsp. fresh thyme, chopped
1 tsp. fresh tarragon, chopped
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1/2 tsp. salt, divided
1/4 tsp. Tabasco, Cholula or Frank's hot pepper sauce
1-1/4 cups (6 oz.) lump crab meat OR imitation crab, finely chopped
6 small portabella mushrooms
2 TB olive oil
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
Paprika, for garnish

Heat broiler. Mix scallion, pepper, thyme, tarragon, mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons Parmesan, 1/4 teaspoon salt, pepper sauce in bowl. Stir in crab meat, so it remains
lumpy. Cover; refrigerate.
Remove mushroom stems; scrape out dark underside. Brush both sides with oil;
season with remaining salt, pepper. Place on broiler-pan rack.
Broil mushrooms 2 minutes each side. Remove from broiler; let cool slightly.
Reduce temperature to 375º F.
Fill each mushroom with 1/3 cup crab meat mixture. Sprinkle each with remaining
1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese; sprinkle with paprika.
Bake in 375º F., oven 15 minutes, until slightly browned and bubbly.

Per serving =
calories 199, total fat 16 g, sat fat 3 g, cholesterol 40 mg, sodium 448 mg, carbs 5 g,
fiber 1 g, protein 10 g.

Temperance Is A Bridle Of Gold

{ Posted by Amanda }
{ 02:31, Wednesday, June 24, 2009 } { 0 comments } { Link }

The Bible tells us to:

Philippians 4:5
" Let everyone see how reasonable and gentle you are. The Lord is near!"

We are to make sure that we are level in what we believe, do, say, eat, etc and have self-control while staying level. Everything we do should be done with self-control! It is very important to have that in your life. Another word for Self-Control is:

TEM'PERANCE, n. [L. temperantia, from tempero.] 1. Moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control. 2. Patience; calmness; sedateness; moderation of passion.

Temperance is moderation and self-control and it is also a fruit of having God's holy spirit in your life. We all know we need self-control in our lives... some more than others! ;)
Most of the time temperance is said in reference to eating and drinking, but the Bible talks about temperance as something spiritual.

Galatians 5:22-24
" But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self control. Nothing in the Torah stands against such things."

When I studied Meekness, I found how all the different fruit of the Spirit are pretty much the same thing. Temperance is like that too. It has it's own character, but it incorporates Patience with it. Temperance is basically moderation and self-control with patience. If we think about it, it takes patience to have self-control and be moderate in things.

I think having temperance is something that gets overlooked in our lives. Honestly, I couldn't figure out what temperance was for a while. I know now and I know that it is something I need to work on in my life. There are things I could moderate better than I do. It will probably be hard to moderate things because we just want to do what we want to do. We need to understand though that God wants us to do things with temperance and we just need to do it.

Temperance can be a bridle for our flesh. Since its a fruit of the Spirit, temperance can help us pull back our flesh nature, so that we can be more patient, more moderate and have better self-control through the Holy Spirit.

If we look at our lives, I am sure we can all find something that need to be moderated better; something that needs to be controlled more. Maybe its moderating work and play, or computer time, or reading, or tv/movies, etc. Everything in our lives needs to be done in moderation. As we grow in the Lord more, and the Spirit bears the fruit in us, then everything will come together. We will have temperance in our lives, and things will be moderated the way they should be. Temperance is being able to moderate with patience through the Holy Spirit. The self-control aspect of it is to let God be in control. As a human, I will error in my ways, and I know I don't have very good self-control, but through God I know I can handle anything that comes my way and be able to overcome it. That is where we will be able to have temperance enough to do everything in a Godly moderation.

This week, make a list of things you do and estimate how much time you do them. Pray and seek God to see if He would have you change the way you do some things.

It is encouraging to me when I find something that I know I can work on better in my life. I want to be all and everything God created me to be and when I find something that I am convicted to do better or change in my life, I am very glad that God opened my eyes to it.
I was so encouraged too by what Peter tells us that needs to happen when we have temperance in our lives:

2 Peter 1:5-7
"For this very reason, try your hardest to furnish your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with perseverance, perseverance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love."

We are to add to temperance so that our example of having the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives and of being a sinner saved through Christ will not return void! I want my example of having the Spirit in my life to shine for everyone to see and for it to bear good fruit in others!

Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit,

©AmandaDixon2009

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10 x 2 =

{ Posted by Amanda }
{ 12:53, Monday, June 22, 2009 } { 0 comments } { Link }

how far apart the new little baby and I will be: 20 years. I hope only in age tho! Yep, I'm gonna be a big sister again for the 9th time... or it could be the 10th... who knows!
I'm so excited about another little sweetie! :) Little tiny baby hands to rub and hold, little cheeks to kiss, little outfits to buy and dress it in, little songs to sing to it as we sit in the rocking chair. Oh! and the little cloth diapers to rinse, wash, and dry. Even with the cloth diapers, I'm so excited! I LOVE babies... LOVE them!

Here are Mama's Top Ten Creative Ways to Tell Your Husband You Are Expecting Baby #9

So yep... I'm gonna be a sister again... isn't that awesome? :)

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Loving on Daddy

{ Posted by Chas }
{ 10:30, Monday, June 22, 2009 } { 2 comments } { Link }

For Father's Day we try and celebrate the weekend...
We went to a cookout on Friday.

The kids showed off their mad skills with some action shots.

Our new little swimmer WITHOUT floaties, Carlie Jean!

No hesitation about jumping right in.
And if Carlie Jean can swim without floaties, then Abram has to be right behind... says he!
My dearest working with our youngest.... swoon.

Another cookout on Saturday... and Saturday evening a little R&R for the Daddy of the year!

And then surrounded by his best gifts ever!

I hope you loved on the Daddy's in your life also.

The girls...

{ Posted by Chas }
{ 06:12, Tuesday, June 23, 2009 } { 2 comments } { Link }

Many thanks to Aunt Ticky for the totally cute birthday dresses. :)

Romans 12 ..Word to live by

{ Posted by GrandmaRosie }
{ 8:30 PM, Sun 21 Jun 2009 } { 1 comments } { Link }

Romans 12
King James Bible

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1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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