Friday, September 4, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Don't Give Up
Don’t give up trying to find your way. But do remember that sometimes it takes bending to avoid breaking.” – Katinka Hesselink
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.” – Ruth Gordon
“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing,the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don’t give up.” – Anne Lamott
Fall seven times, stand up eight! – Japanese Proverbs
“It matters if you just don’t give up.” – Stephen Hawking
“The man who wins may have been counted out several times,but he didn’t hear the referee.Never quit or give up… never… never give up.” – H.E. Janson
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty -never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” – Winston Churchill
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up.” – Vince Lombardi
“Don’t give up at half-time. Concentrate on winning the second half.” – Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.” – Ruth Gordon
“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing,the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don’t give up.” – Anne Lamott
Fall seven times, stand up eight! – Japanese Proverbs
“It matters if you just don’t give up.” – Stephen Hawking
“The man who wins may have been counted out several times,but he didn’t hear the referee.Never quit or give up… never… never give up.” – H.E. Janson
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty -never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” – Winston Churchill
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up.” – Vince Lombardi
“Don’t give up at half-time. Concentrate on winning the second half.” – Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
Monday, August 31, 2009
Megan's First Giveaway
My oldest daughter Megan is having her first giveaway. woo hoo!!!!!!
So please go check it out and leave her a comment to enter. Because as we all know we all love giveaways, and comments.
It Is Well
Have you ever wondered why something happens then days, weeks later its like a brick hits you in the head? Well the past month or so its been total hell in our house. One thing or another.
To the point my husband and I have barely spoke to one another for the past month.
I felt like I had forgiven him for what had happened. But as in a previous post I just couldn't forget about it. I think I was being a bit, well maybe alot rebellious. I wanted to hold onto the bitterness because I didn't want to submit to God that once again He was right. No I don't believe the situation was handled the right way. But I do believe things are better because of it. I do believe God has it all in control and I have to let him have that control again and work things out for all involved.
As for as the brick hitting me in the head. Saturday evening it dawned on me that a while back I got mad about things going on. And I yelled at the devil that he wasn't going to have my family. I began praying for my family more, and Megan and Denny began coming to church regularly. Then Denny's Mom has started coming with them, and even his Dad has come on one occasion. God is working in our lives. And the devil is mad. But you know what he will get over it. Because greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.
So Devil come what may: YOU CAN'T HAVE MY FAMILY.
To the point my husband and I have barely spoke to one another for the past month.
I felt like I had forgiven him for what had happened. But as in a previous post I just couldn't forget about it. I think I was being a bit, well maybe alot rebellious. I wanted to hold onto the bitterness because I didn't want to submit to God that once again He was right. No I don't believe the situation was handled the right way. But I do believe things are better because of it. I do believe God has it all in control and I have to let him have that control again and work things out for all involved.
As for as the brick hitting me in the head. Saturday evening it dawned on me that a while back I got mad about things going on. And I yelled at the devil that he wasn't going to have my family. I began praying for my family more, and Megan and Denny began coming to church regularly. Then Denny's Mom has started coming with them, and even his Dad has come on one occasion. God is working in our lives. And the devil is mad. But you know what he will get over it. Because greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.
So Devil come what may: YOU CAN'T HAVE MY FAMILY.
Baking Cookies
This is how Makayla and I spent our Saturday afternoon. We tried a new recipe for Peanut Butter cookies. Yum!!!
I told Megan they still weren't like the ones I remember their Grandma making when we were younger. They would melt in your mouth. She told me I cooked them too long. That they need to still be soft in the middle when taken out of the oven. And let them finish cooking while there cooling.
Next is white chocolate chip cookies. So if anyone has a good recipe for them and wouldn't mind sharing please do. They are one of my step-daughters favorites and I promised her the next time they came down we would make them.
Friday, August 28, 2009
At a loss
I can't believe it has been two weeks since I have blogged. Can't seem to get motivated to do much these days. Have so many loose ends in my life right now that I would like to see all the pieces start falling together the way I want. Maybe that's the problem maybe its wanting things my way aren't His ways. Even though my way seems to be the best way for everything to work out. Have been looking for a job, something. There is just so much house a person can clean while their daughter is at school. Strange how the song I put on here weeks ago still speaks volumes about where I am right now.
I'm at a loss for words, there's nothing to say
I sit in silence wondering what led me to this place
How did my heart become so lifeless and cold
Where did the passion go?
When all my efforts seem like chasing wind
I've used up all my strength and there's nothing left to give
I've lost the feeling and I'm numb to the core
I can't fake it anymore.
chorus:
Here I am at the end I'm in need of resurrection
Only You can take this empty shell and raise it from the dead
What I've lost to the world what seems far beyond redemption
You can take the pieces in Your hand and make me whole again, again
You speak and all creation falls to its knees
You raise Your hand and calm the waves of the raging sea
You have a way of turning winter to spring
Make something beautiful out of all this suffering
chorus 2:Here I am once again I'm in need of resurrection
Only You can take this empty shell and raise it from the dead
What I've lost to the world what seems far beyond redemption
You can take the pieces in Your hand and make me whole again, again
You have a way of turning winter to spring
Make something beautiful out of all this suffering
I'm at a loss for words, there's nothing to say
I sit in silence wondering what led me to this place
How did my heart become so lifeless and cold
Where did the passion go?
When all my efforts seem like chasing wind
I've used up all my strength and there's nothing left to give
I've lost the feeling and I'm numb to the core
I can't fake it anymore.
chorus:
Here I am at the end I'm in need of resurrection
Only You can take this empty shell and raise it from the dead
What I've lost to the world what seems far beyond redemption
You can take the pieces in Your hand and make me whole again, again
You speak and all creation falls to its knees
You raise Your hand and calm the waves of the raging sea
You have a way of turning winter to spring
Make something beautiful out of all this suffering
chorus 2:Here I am once again I'm in need of resurrection
Only You can take this empty shell and raise it from the dead
What I've lost to the world what seems far beyond redemption
You can take the pieces in Your hand and make me whole again, again
You have a way of turning winter to spring
Make something beautiful out of all this suffering
12-Layer Chocolate Cake
Lisa over at http://stopnsmellthechocolates.blogspot.com/2009/08/would-you-like-chocolate-with-that_28.html
is having Chocolate Friday.
So here's my recipe for chocolate.
12-layer chocolate cake
4 cups sugar
4 sticks butter
6 tbsp Crisco
5 cups self-rising flour
8 eggs
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350. Combine sugar, butter, Crisco, eggs, and buttermilk, and vanilla. Cream together until smooth. Blend in flour a little at a time: mix for about two minutes. Bake very thin layers until done. I use a measuring cup and put one cup of batter in each pan. I spray my pans and put wax paper in them. The wax paper helps me to pull each layer out and put more batter into them before waiting for them to cool. Unless your fortunate enough to have 12 cake pans.
Chocolate Icing
4 cups sugar
2 sticks butter
6 tbsp. cocoa
1 cup milk
Melt butter, sugar and cocoa in saucepan. Add milk, bring to a boil. Boil for one minute. Remove from heat. Ice cake when icing begins to thicken. If it becomes to think rewarm. You want it to drizzle, syrupy, not real thick.
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