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Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Some photos taken in last couple of days
I just took a couple of photos and I had some friends ask me what a gas hob was, we had one fitted this morning. We had wedding gift vouchers from a store called John Lewis over here which is an upmarket department store in the U.K. We had to get a new gas hob we were able to get a stainless steel one in the sale at the above store.
Below are photos of our cat Bizkit, canning/bottling I have done in the last few weeks. Last but not least socks that my DH bought home for me yesterday - aren't they just too cute :)
I have a beef casserole cooking in the crockpot which should be ready within an hour. I finish work at 6pm so will go and peel & cook potatoes - so we will have mashed potatoes with our stew.
The weather today has been just delightful and so warm 
DH & I are going to have supper and watch Strictly Come Dancing, just basically have a nice relaxing evening.
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Friday, October 10, 2008
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***Vegetarian Soup Recipe ***
- Tomato Rice Soup With Garlic and Cannelini Beans
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- 1 tablespoon EVOO (extra virgin Olive Oil )
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried marjoram
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup long grain rice (brown or Basmati)
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 7 cups water or broth
- 2 cups cauliflower florets
- 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 6 fresh garlic cloves, diced
Melt the butter in a stock pot over medium head and add the onion. Saute for about 5 minutes and then add the herbs, salt, bay leaves and rice. Saute for 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
After 20 minutes add the cauliflower and cook until just tender, about 5 minutes.
Add the beans and the garlic and continue cooking for about 5-8 minutes or until the cauliflower is tender and the garlic has lost its rawness.
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Fri 10 Oct 2008
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Todays Great Quote......George Müller
God delights to increase the faith of his children. We ought,
instead of wanting no trials before victory, no exercise for
patience, to be willing to take them from God's hands as a
means. Trials, obstacles, difficulties, and sometimes defeats,
are the very food of faith.
-- George Müller
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Thu 9 Oct 2008
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Hubby Found a Job
| It has been very hard on us the past 2 months. DH lost he job of almost 20 years. He is not a young man and a job has been hard to find. He has one starting Monday. The pay is not much, no insurance to speak of, it is hundreds of miles from home ( I miss him already!) But it is a job. It will do until God sends something better! |
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Thu 9 Oct 2008
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Tasty Turnips
I am crazy about turnips. My kids think I am odd!
Tasty Turnips
4 strips bacon
2 cups diced white turnips
1 cup diced potatoes
3/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 cup cream
Fry bacon until crisp; chop and set aside. Combine vegetables, 1 tbsp
bacon drippings, seasonings and sugar; add water just to cover. Cook
until tender, then drain. Add cream; mash. Add chopped bacon; mix well.
Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings
submitted by Mrs Walter Sager
Orchard Park Grange, No 1335
Orchard Park, New York
National Grange
Bicentennial Year Cookbook (1976)
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
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Avoid the Drive-Thru Trap!
Here are some great recipe ideas to avoid ordering take-out or going through the drive-thru which is not only expensive but usually un-healthy.
It only takes a little preplanning to get a healthy homemade meal on the table. The crock-pot is a great tool to use when you aren't home to prepare a meal.
Check out this great blog:
FRUGAL UPSTATE |
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
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***I now feel I need to say something****
Posted By
Page
I need to ask that readers leaving comments on my blog re: Candy at Keeping The Home, need to stop as I will not tolerate this any further.
Everyone has a free will and a right to express their opinions on the internet as long as both blogs and comments do not offend anyone else.
Tell me, what is the purpose to putting anti blogs against a fellow blogger on the internet? What are you trying to achieve? Don't you also realise that posting/putting up "anti"blogs or anything similar for this matter is upsetting Jesus - has this crossed your mind?
By posting statements/blogs against someone is not only upsetting for that person but upsetting for friends, family and more importantly Our Father...............
If you have something to say then you need to tell the person directly to do other than this is not only very offensive but also childish and it is about time frankly that you guys out there grew up and fast and to think about what you are doing........
I will also add here that I enjoy Candy's blogs and besides which she speaks as she sees fit - not only that this woman speaks her mind and she makes it clear that she is not offending anyone but she is trying her best to reach out to the lost out there and those that do not know the Lord.
Candy like all of us is not perfect but she has a lot to offer all of us and I certainly am learning a lot from her. Candy also does not spend "all her time" on the computer but posts once maybe twice a day. Candy moderates all her comments of which I am not surprised and quite frankly don't blame her for doing so considering the anti Candy blogs out there. This very Godly woman is very much within her rights to post the kind of posts she does and has experience. Ok, this lady may only be in her early 30's but she is a lady who can reach out to younger women and teach them. Give her a break and get a life.
I will finally say here that I also may not agree with everything that Candy writes but on the whole I do agree with her posts and this lady follows the bible through and through and does her utmost to live a very Godly life (and yes this lady makes mistakes like all of us). She does her utmost to serve her husband and to teach her children the correct way to live - good for her but everything she does is is for the Lord and if you have a problem and/or fail to see that then go to your maker our Father.
I am not going to apologise for the harshness of this post but quite frankly I can not and will not deal with childishness especially in Adults. Oh and for my comment from my last post you also have no right whatsoever to put up a blog in the manner you are doing and if you fail to see the hurt etc you are causing then perhaps you need to go back to the Word of God and to back off completely.
If any more childish or anti comments are left against Candy or anyone else then these will be deleted straight away without fail. For goodness sake get a life and grow up.
I also pray that the Lord will bring your destructive ways to your attention and that you pray for forgiveness and move forward from what you are doing -
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
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Hard Times
Some helpful suggestions on:
A Wise Woman Builds Her Home
I don't know about everyone else, but now is the time to start making changes in how we consume and spend money.
I am not going to live in fear and I know the Lord will provide, but I also know I need to use wisdom and be self-controlled if we are going to get through these hard times.
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2008-Oct-9
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How to stay humble ...
Have a four year old. Yes, that will do it.
Tuesday we were preparing for homeschool group. I looked at my 4 year old and saw white undershirt (his favorite shirt lately) and knew it was stained, but figured oh well. Then I saw blue jeans and cowboy boots. Okay, that'll do, I thought. Arrive at homeschool group and take a closer look. Cowboy boots are wearing out in one toe ... oops! Blue jeans have a hole in the knee ... double oops! Tshirt is not only stained, but has several small pinholes in the front of it ... triple oops! Oh well, at that point there wasn't anything I could do about it. So, my ragmuffin and I attended homeschool group, and patronized the library before going home.
Wednesday, he was in a MOOD ... and not a good one. I knew before we left for church that he was not going to be obedient enough to go to his class. I'd need to keep him with me. What I didn't know was how miserable that hour sitting in the car was going to be. (I had intended to take him, 2 yo L, and baby G to an empty room ... but he fought against that.) Then we arrived home and more tantrums over bedtime snack arose. He's determined to learn the hard way that Mommy means what she says ... and to make us all miserable in the meantime.
Then, he was awake twice in the night, whining and fussing. Plus the 2 yo woke up once in the night. And Baby G decided to live up to his nickname twice ... Mister Grunt ... so I had to take him out to the living room to rock him to sleep where his grunts wouldn't wake up Steve or 2 yo L.
It wasn't a restful night, and I was not a pleasant Mommy with the whining 4 yo at 1:30 and 3:30. And I laid there thinking some not so nice thoughts about my dear hardworking husband who had gone to bed at 10 pm because he didn't feel well. He kept asking me to take his temperature to see if he had a fever, which he didn't. I'm sure I'm not the first wife to sit and think some of those thoughts in similar circumstances.
At least things look better by the light of the day, after some coffee and iced tea. But by evening, I'll be dragging, living on caffeine and chocolate.
This too shall pass, right?
And just to encourage me, and anyone else who has had a week like mine with a 4 yo, I'm posting some of my favorite encouraging quotes.
"The most important occupation on earth for a woman is to be a real mother to her children. It does not have much glory to it; there is a lot of grit & grime. But there is no greater place of ministry, position, or power than that of a mother." – Phil Whisenhunt
“Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children makes a home” – Irish Blessing
“The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the walls of our own homes.” – Harold B. Lee (1899-1973)
"Homegrown children take a lot of hard work -- and sometimes "it ain't pretty." Other times, it's breathtaking." ~~ Passionate Housewives Desperate For God, pg. 21
“Biblical motherhood means sacrifice, selfless love, and faithful dedication. It means we’re there with our families – body, mind, and spirit.” ~~ Passionate Housewives Desperate For God, pg. 21
“What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account of the word and faith from which the obedience and the work flow.” ~~ Martin Luther
At least their hugs and kisses and sweet smiles this morning help me forget the frustration of the night before. I know God makes them cute for their own self-preservation. They're easy to forgive, and fatigued Mommy brains forget quickly, too.
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Wed 8 Oct 2008
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THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES
Posted By
GrandmaRosie
This came in my inbox. Thought I would share it. HUGS!
He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and
The Manager of all times.
He always was, He always is, and He always will be...
Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone!
He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!
He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!
The world can't understand him,
The armies can't defeat Him,
The schools can't explain Him, and
The leaders can't ignore Him.
Herod couldn't kill Him,
The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him, and
The people couldn't hold Him!
Nero couldn't crush Him,
Hitler couldn't silence Him,
The New Age can't replace Him, and
Donahue can't explain Him away!
He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.
He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.
His ways are right,
His word is eternal,
His will is unchanging, and
His mind is on me.
He is my Redeemer,
He is my Savior,
He is my guide, and
He is my peace!
He is my Joy,
He is my comfort,
He is my Lord, and
He rules my life!
I serve Him because His bond is love,
His burden is light, and
His goal for me is abundant life.
I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise,
The power of the powerful,
The ancient of days, the ruler of rulers,
The leader of leaders, the overseer of the overcomers, and
The sovereign Lord of all that was and is and is to come.
And if that seems impressive to you, try this for size.
His goal is a relationship with ME!
He will never leave me,
Never forsake me,
Never mislead me,
Never forget me,
Never overlook me, and
Never cancel my appointment in His appointment book!
When I fall, He lifts me up!
When I fail, He forgives!
When I am weak, He is strong!
When I am lost, He is the way!
When I am afraid, He is my courage!
When I stumble, He steadies me!
When I am hurt, He heals me!
When I am broken, He mends me!
When I am blind, He leads me!
When I am hungry, He feeds me!
When I face trials, He is with me!
When I face persecution, He shields me!
When I face problems, He comforts me!
When I face loss, He provides for me!
When I face Death, He carries me Home!
He is everything for everybody, everywhere,
Every time, and every way.
He is God, He is faithful.
I am His, and He is mine!
My Father in heaven can whip the father of this world.
So, if you're wondering why I feel so secure, understand this...
He said it and that settles it.
God is in control, I am on His side, and
That means all is well with my soul.
Everyday is a blessing for GOD Is!
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