We had a window of time after an orthodontist appointment and before music lessons started. What do you do when you have a few extra minutes?We decided to take in a beautiful view. The weather has been warmer here this week and we stopped the car, rolled the windows down and the teens studied for exams while I did some Bible study. I mostly enjoyed the view.The whole earth is full of His glory!When Victoria Leigh finished exams, she made a recipe of Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies for ... Read More about Warm Weather & A Few Extra Minutes
Yet will I praise Thee
I am so thankful for the Word. It is life and light to me. It is refreshment and sweet encouragement on days when my life feels and looks like the lush, well watered, flowering plants in this picture I snapped at the end of October...Green, blooming and growing. The pink begonia's pictured started as small hand-held plants that the teens and I joyfully brought home as door prizes from a mother-daughter luncheon. They grew quickly and filled out the planter. The lemon tree in the back right hand ... Read More about Yet will I praise Thee
Memory Monday & Weekend Memories
Merry Memory Monday to you! This week I tucked Acts 1:8 in my heart:But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth. Acts 1:8Power had been on my mind as the teens and I took a self defense class this weekend that the Salesman wanted us to take. I loved seeing the pictures of us learning the kicks. Victoria Leigh has a powerful kick. But I loved seeing her ... Read More about Memory Monday & Weekend Memories
Favorite Doughnuts
Here's a recipe I (Victoria) made this week, and since they didn't last long, I assure you they are tasty!Betty Crocker's Favorite Doughnuts:Beat thoroughly:4 egg yolks (or 2 whole eggs)Beat in:1 cup sugar2 tbsp. soft shortening3/4 cup buttermilkStir in:3 1/2 cups flour2 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. salt1/4 tsp.nutmeg1/4 tsp cinnamonTurn onto generously floured board. Roll out 1/3 inch thick. Let rest 20 minutes.Cut with doughnut cutter. (I used a biscuit cutter)Fry in hot oil ... Read More about Favorite Doughnuts
A Creature of Habit & Winds of Change
Routine is what I like. Routine is comfortable. Routine is known. Routine is easy. Routine is regular. Routine is what I like. Lately the Lord is calling me to some new areas, and I've had trouble embracing and accepting the new. "Behold, I will do something new, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert." Isaiah 43:19As a creature of habit, I always like to sit on same end seat of the same red leather couch that is ... Read More about A Creature of Habit & Winds of Change