For God So Loved The World

I found this picture online, and it made me think of, the more that we read His word.  The more we will realize His love for us.

John3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.


Why do we take something so simple, and make it so hard?   Just imagine if you will the love we have for our own children.  We are God's children, so why should He love us any less than we love our own children.  If we could actually phathom just how much.  Because would we, in the flesh really give one of our children up, to die for a world of sinners. 

John 15:13

13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.


We live so far below what He actually wants for us,  and most of us don't  even realize it.

Matthew 7:7
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Corn Dog Recipe

This is the county fair corn dog recipe many know and love.

The corn dog is a food deeply associated with state and county fairs.

Corn Dogs

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. baking powder
Milk
3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 cup cornmeal
Hot dogs

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together and add just enough milk to make a thick batter.

2. Dip hot dogs into batter and deep fry until golden.

Gooey Butter Cakes

Gooey Butter Cakes

One 18 1/4 ounce package yellow cake mix

1 egg

1 stick butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine ingredients and mix well. 

Pat into a lightly greased 13x9 inch baking pan.

Prepare filling.

One 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 stick butter, melted

One 16-box powdered sugar

Beat cream cheese until smooth.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Add butter: beat.  Add powdered sugar and mix well.
Spread over cake mixture.  Bake for 40-50 minutes.  You want the center to be a little gooey, so don't overbake.

And this is how we love to enjoy it.  Vanilla ice cream melting on it.  Are ya'll hungry yet?

Hey Ya'll It's Paula Deen

That's right, that's my giveaway.   The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook.  Autographed by the one and only Paula Deen.  I love doing this giveaway because the Savannah area is where I lived for forty-six years.

I can remember the first time I saw Paula Deen.  It was December, 2003.  The company that my husband was working for then had finished installing the heating and air conditioner in the Restaurant that she is presently in.  The company decided to return the favor and have their Christmas party there that year.  Paula came in the room and talked to a few people at the other end of the room where we were sitting.  I can remember another wife begging her husband to go get her autograph.  But needless to say he didn't.  That was before we were all so ohhh and ahhhh over her.  Definetly WAY before I had a clue as to what a blog was.  So definetly didn't take a camera to a Company Christmas Party, where I knew no one.  I was the new one on the block, because my husband and I didn't get married until March 2004.
Well the following March when he and I did marry he gave me a cookbook that she had autographed.  You can tell she wasn't as busy back then as she is these days, because she autographed it to me personally.  I regret getting it so stained, but it has been used alot.  I will be sharing some of my favorite recipes from it this week.

So this is my giveaway, It will end on  Monday October 5th. 
Very simple.

To Enter This Giveaway:


1st - Leave me a comment telling me your favorite Paula Deen recipe.

2nd - Follow this blogspot & comment that you do

3rd - Follow this blogspot on twitter: www.twitter.com/nanathena & comment that you do

4th - Tweet about this giveaway & comment that you do

5th - Blog about this giveaway & comment that you do

Please leave your e-mail with each entry and leave seperate comments for each entry.
You don't have to blog to enter, just leave your name and an e-mail.

Have fun.  A recipe and pics of a dessert I made today from this cookbook, coming tomorrow.

Other Great Giveaways

Diana   is having a great giveaway.    Look at this beautiful bag.   Go check it out for yourself.



Also, Lynn Lynn is giving away a $100.00 gift certificate through Restaurant. com    So go check out these two wonderful bloggers.

GA State Parks

Saturday is Free day in the park in Georgia.  All the State Parks are offering free admission and free parking.  For the ones that have a lake to fish in you can even fish without a fishing license for tomorrow only. 

If your in the area of Plains, GA it's their annual Peanut Festival.  Former President Jimmy Carter will be there joining in the fun.

 At the  Stephen C. Foster State Park in Fargo near Okeefenokee, their having a Kid's Fishing Rodeo from 2:00-4:00 for all kids under 12 years old.   Then they are having a sunset tour on Billy's Lake.   "Go where few have dared to go before after dark -- the Okefenokee swamp. Watch sunset over Billy’s Lake, see the stars come out and catch a glimpse of Jupiter. Spotlight for alligators and watch their eyes shine bright red. Weather permitting. Space is limited. $15-$20. (912) 637-5274."

And if you are in the South there is the park at Skidaway Island  enjoy "Free Day" with family-friendly games such as sack races and relays beginning at 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed at 9 a.m. to spruce up the butterfly garden and turtle ponds. End the day with an 8 p.m. guided frog hike. 912-598-2300.

And last but not least at Gordonia Altamaha in Reidsville enjoy a day of familiy fun in doing some fun nature art together. So, come out and let your imagination run wild while you paint, draw, color, and create what is in our natural surroundings. 912-557-7744.


For a full list of all events at the GA State Parks here is the link:
http://www.gastateparks.org/

Random Dozen

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I'm joining Linda over at 2nd cup of coffee again this week for her random dozen.  Join in it's fun.

1. Please share one middle school memory. It can be good, bad, ugly, funny. Pictures or words, I don't care, just share.  Well it was considered Junior High School back then.  lol  I can't think of one.

2. What's your favorite Beatles song?  Hard to pinpoint just one.  Michael has Beatles Monopoly so when we've played it I would sing whatever I landed on.   lol   "Yesterday" 

3. If I asked you to describe your most comfortable outfit, what would it be? shorts and t-shirt

4. Would you rather host a party or be a guest?   both,  I enjoy cooking and baking for others, but once in a while it's nice to be the guest.

5. Do you think we will move completely from traditional books to digital ones, and if we do, are you OK with that?  With technology advancing so much probably so.  But I still like to curl up with a good book.  Can find it right next to my cassette tapes.  LOL

6. Do you learn best by reading, listening or experiencing? Experiencing, have to do it myself to learn.

7. If you are (or when you were) single, what is the kiss of death for you concerning the opposite sex? (That is, what is one trait or behavior or habit or anything at all that immediately turns you off from considering that person a potential match for you?)  cigarette smokers,  gross,  need I say more

8. Snacks. Salty or sweet?   Most of the time sweet, ice cream.  But both mised together is good too, M&M's and popcorn.

9. Look around you in a four foot radius. What object is around you that you didn't realize was there or forgot was there? How long has it been there?  crochet hook

10. What is your favorite Tom Cruise movie?  Cocktail.

11. You buy a bottle of shampoo and discover that you don't like what it does to your hair at all. What do you do with that full bottle?  I always buy the same brand so I don't think that would happen.

12. Your favorite Fall comfort food? (Last week it was beverage.)      Food would be soup, and drink the colder it gets outside I love hot chocolate.