Thursday, July 23, 2009

A MUST SEE

Have you ever heard of Laminin in our body? For those that don't believe we were created by God.......this is a must watch. Be sure to listen all the way through.......you will be amazed.
Visit http://www.youtube.com/ in search type in louie giglio-laminin and click on louie giglio-laminin. My dad sent me to this site. I am forever grateful. I love you daddy and Sandy.

What The Bible Says About Budgeting

The Holy Bible has answers to everything. Here are some scriptures for budgeting your money.
I Corinthians 14:33, 40
Proverbs 20:18 Proverbs 21:5 Proverbs 24:3-4

Add Fruit Juice To Your Tea

Summer Tomato Sandwich

I love this.........
Wheat bread
Mayo or Miracle Whip
Lemon juice
Tomatos that are fresh from the garden

I take my mayo or Miracle whip and add lemon juice to my taste........place on bread, sliced fresh tomatoes and add to bread........enjoy! This is so fresh.......so good.

Treat Bags For Guests and Children

Clear bag and ribbon and stickers if you choose. White-chocolate-covered pretzels or regular pretzels, jelly beans, Gold fish crackers, Honey graham cereal, peanuts, chocolate pieces like M&M's.....or any other things you can think of.

Strawberry Lemon Punch

4 {10 ounce} packages frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed.
1 {12 ounce} can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed.
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 {2-liter} bottle of lemon-lime-flavored carbonated beverage, chilled.
Garnish: fresh strawberries, lemon slices. {be sure to clean the lemon so no bacteria gets in the punch}.

In a 1-gallon pitcher, combine strawberry puree, lemonade concentrate, and lemon juice. TO SERVE, add lemon-lime-flavored beverage and stir gently. Garnish with fresh strawberries and lemon slices, if desired. Makes one gallon. {SouthernLady Magazine March/April 2009}

Garlic Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

This delicious recipe is from SouthernLady Magazine March/April 2009

1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 pounds small fingerling potaotes, halved lengthwise

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a large shallow roasting pan with aluminum foil. In a large bowl, combine olive oil, parsley, salt, garlic powder, and pepper, whisking to combine well. Add potatoes, tossing to coat. Arrange potatoes in an even layer in prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until potatoes are lightly browned and tender, stiring occasionally. 8-10 servings. ENJOY

Sites To Visit

www.pueblo.gsa.gov
You can order all kinds of booklets and most are free. They charge a $2 shipping and handling fee. Order your 2007 Consumer Action Handbook or visit www.ConsumerAction.gov
The Consumer Action Handbook has tons of information about our banks, insurance, housing, medial.......just great information and the book has around 177 pages so it is well worth ordering that for $2 postage fee.

www.beckysrosecottage.com

www.cottageviolets.com
www.rosesandteacups.com



Hello~~Such a beautiful day today!

I hope you are having great weather.....we are around 81........wonderful for July. Get outside today and get some sun, we need that for our Vitamin D and sun is natural for Vitamin D.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Beauty and Tip Time

*Clean out your refrigerator weekly.
*Check your tires today.
*Don't use shimmer eye shadows...they show all wrinkles on your lid.
*Buy some strips to whiten your teeth.......makes you appear a bit younger.
*BAND-AID has a new product...for me anyway....Band-Aid Friction Block Stick $5.....
great for new shoes.

*If you love the green lipstick that changes colors.....check out http://www.cachebeauty.com/.
*Hot temperatures can cause headaches. Get out of the heat when one comes on.
*Probiotics--fight Irritable bowel syndrome, urinary tract infections and vaginal infections.
*Want to see photos of pets? Visit http://www.puppiesareprozac.com/.
*Great smoothie idea, thank you ALL YOU.....use mango, papaya, pineapple and kiwi.
*Eat Baked Lays chips!
*Bored with you home, rearrange your furniture.
*Check out tag sales this weekend and estate sales.
*Lenders has mini bagels that are 100 calories.......yes!! Visit http://www.lendersbagels.com/

**NUDE lips for fall.....now if you don't have white teeth they can make your smile dull.....still though check out the colors.
**PSSSSSSST is back....remember that from the 60's spray and go and don't have to wash?

Monday, July 6, 2009

Fun Days To Celebrate

Pecan Pie Day--July 12
My dad's birthday--July 13
Ice Cream Day--July 18
Ugly Truck Day--July 20
Parents Day--July 27
Milk Chocolate Day--July 28
Cheese Cake Day--July 30

More of Dr. Michael Youssef

God wants us to learn from our mistakes. Whenever we feel as though we have already faced a certain problem, we must take time for some serious reflection and ask ourselves why we are having to repeat the process over again. When we pray, God will answer. True Champions do not spend their lives trying to GET IT RIGHT, they spend their time getting better. If we desire to be all GOD has called us to be, we must be a people who are willing to do it over until we get it RIGHT and then go on to get it even better. God wants us to learn all we can from life's difficulties. As you go throug each one, ask HIM to help you grow in your faith and show you ways you can honor HIM with your life. {Lord, please help me discern what lesson YOU want to teach me in each situation in my life, IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.}

David in the bible personally discovered that brokenness leads to GODLY wholeness. It can come to the life of the believer in many ways----disappointment, sorrow, and sin. Maybe GOD instructs us to go one way, but we are determined to go another. The result is frustration and brokenness. Sometimes, brokenness comes not because we have done anything wrong, but because GOD wants to test and strengthen our faith. Brokenness has a way of revealing our level of faith better than anything else. When it continues over months and even years, we truly learn where the focus of our faith lies. REMEMBER, if GOD has chosen you to face a time of brokeness, it will be followed by a season of TREMENDOUS blessing.

{Prayer--Lord, I surrender my life to YOU!}.

A WEEK WITHOUT PRAYER MAKES ONE WEAK

Gourmet Garden Tomato Salad

1 1/2 pounds of red, yellow, and or orange tomatoes, cut into 1/4 inch slices.
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup of balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/3 cup fresh Basil leaves thinly sliced

Place sliced tomatoes onto a serving platter.....take a glass jar with a tight lid and place your oil and vinegar, salt and pepper, sugar and shake until disolved. Drizzle over your tomatoes, and add Feta cheese and Basil leaves. Enjoy {From Ms. Kibler} Serves 6.

Cal: 167
Saturated Fat: 14 grams
Fat: 3 grams
Sodium: 198 mg
Carbs: 9 grams
Fiber: 2 grams
Protein: 3 grams

Balsamic vinegar is made from sweet white grapes and aged in wooden barrels for at least 10 years.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Teachings of Pastor Michael Youssef

I am careful who I listen to when they preach the word of God. I want a full gospel preacher. I used to get Dr. Youssef's monthly magazine back in 2003 and 2004. I did not save all of them, if I did I can't find them. But I do have about 5 issues that mean alot to me. I am going to make notes on my blog because I am going to send them to someone that is really in need of hearing the word of God. I hope you enjoy his teaching. I am not going to copy all that I have, it would take months and months. I feel confident if you google him you will find LEADING THE WAY with Dr. Michael Youssef. All of these writings is from his monthly magazine back in 2003.

No Shortcuts! There are no shortcuts around the will of God. There are no shortcuts in Heaven. No quick way around the frustrations and disappointments of life. If we want to live godly lives in an ungodly world, we must be willing to follow God's plan. This means saying NO to temptation and sin---the very things that can lead us on a detour away from God's will and blessing. Go back to the way you came {1 Kings 19:15}. Get back to do what GOD has called you to do. If you feel as though you have taken a wrong turn or that you have decided to take a shortcut around the WILL OF GOD------STOP! There are no shortcuts. Get back on the sure path that leads to hope and truth, which is the one that is closest to the heart of GOD. When you submit your life to HIM, you find eternal blessing through HIS wondrous grace and mercy.

The signatures of sin and evil are all around us. There has to be something more----an anchor to our souls----someone who can show us how to keep the course of our lives steady and set so that we are sailing in the right direction. That person is JESUS CHRIST. He is our only salvation from sin---the anchor of our souls {Hebrews 6:19} that holds firm, especially when the storms of life threaten and when the enemy's temptations blow hard against us.

Living a godly life in an ungodly world is realizing that we do not belong to ourselves. As believers, we belong to JESUS CHRIST. Take sin's threat seriously. Here is where we can begin to live a GODLY life. HAVE A HEART-FOCUS THAT IS SET ON JESUS CHRIST. We can't learn to live GODLY lives unless we follow the instruction manual that GOD has given us and this is HIS WORD--THE HOLY BIBLE. REFUSE TO GET CAUGHT UP IN BUSYWORK AND BELIEVE THAT WE ARE PLEASING GOD. Immorality can steal and rob us of a beautiful relationship with the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

REALIZED THAT GOD LOVES YOU WITH AN UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. Christ died so that we might have eternal life. HIS grace is a gift that cannot be purchased through good works or outstanding behavior. HE loved us even before we were born and HE loves us now. See James 5:20; Psalm 51:1-2, 7, 16-17.

BE WILLING TO INVEST IN YOUR SPIRITUAL FUTURE. There is only one way to win the war that is building against us and that is through faith in JESUS CHRIST---Faith that does not shift.

BE SUBMISSIVE TO THE AUTHORITY THAT GOD HAS PLACED OVER YOU. If we can obey the laws of the land we will have trouble obeying God and living our lives for him. Rebellion only leads to disappointment, sorrow, and failure. GOD has a better plan for our life for those that say YES to HIM. If you are struggling against GOD's will and plan for your life, STOP. Ask JESUS to help you understand the depth of HIS love for you. Also pray that you will be sensitive to HIS SPIRIT and that you will say NO to the temptations and passions of this world. When you do, you will find that GOD is with you, giving you the ability you need to live a GODLY life in an ungodly world!

{Prayer--Lord, give me the right perspective in every situation so that I go through each one trusting YOU for wisdom to live a godly life.}