That's all folks

Good evening,

It's with much saddnes that I write this blog entry.

No more blogging for who knows how long.

I am going through a personal storm here on the home front. It's kinda ugly & and I just want to be alone with my anger, disappointment & bitterness.

Nana

Menu

Good evening,

Well, it seems it's "Menu Monday" all around Blogdom. Unfortunately, I am never able to stick to a menu. I've tried before.

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Here's our menu for Monday :)

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Breakfast:

Cold cereal

Lunch:

spaghetti w/ marinara sauce

Dinner:

waffles

scrambled eggs

bacon

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Ok, your turn!

Nana

In the Kitchen

Good evening,

I made the most delicious loaf of bread ever today. Of course, it was my third attempt! :) The first two loaves I substituted 1 cup of coconut flour for white bread flour. Evidently that's a no-no. Even with vital gluten added they did not rise. So those were tossed. And I was so disappointed at the waste of ingredients, that I just threw together the ingredients to make plain ol' white bread. No egg, no dry milk, nothing special added. Boy, did it bake up beautifully! I could hardly wait for it to cool to taste it. I slathered it with butter & real honey. Yummy! I couldn't stop eating it! But not wanting to explain to my husband how I could "eat a whole loaf of bread", I put the breaks on. I sure hope I can duplicate it tomorrow cuz we're gonna finish it off at dinner time tonight, guaranteed!

I also roasted two whole chickens and picked off the meat to use in different dishes this week.

I managed to do two loads of laundry & take Chase to co-op. So today was pretty well spent, I think.

Ok, if you've never baked your own bread may I encourage you to do so? I "cheat" by using the dough cycle of the bread machine. I let it rise & bake in a regular loaf pan because I can't stand that hole in the bottom of the loaves & I don't like the texture of the bread machine bread.

Ok, get bakin'!

Nana

Stocked Freezer

Good afternoon,

Church was good this morning. We stopped at Burger King & got an egg & cheese biscuit to share. Keeps our stomachs from growling during church. :) But I also think it's putting me to sleep! So next week, no biscuit. Today I could hardly stay awake during church! I wanted to curl up on the pew & sleep, sleep, sleep!

I've been sitting up in the balcony with my husband for the last few weeks. It all started one Sunday when he couldn't hear much at all out of his left ear. Being the sound man, that's not good! So he wanted me up there in case the sound needed adjusting & he didn't realize it. It's very nice to sit with my husband again. For the passed couple years I've been sitting down on the main floor, by myself.

I find though that I am getting depressed & loosing interest in church by being up in the balcony. No one & I literally mean, no one, else sits up there. So we are isolated & very disconnected from every thing that goes on at church. Ok, enough with the pity party.

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I am going away for the summer & have been trying to stock up the freezer for Mitch. After lunch I took inventory of all the seal a meal packages I had in the freezer. Here's what I found:

waffles 6
meatballs 3
baked chicken 15
pork fried rice 2
meatloaf 1
brown rice 4
Chinese 2
meatballs w/spaghetti sauce 1
cube steak 1
burritos 2
pork chops (raw) 2
chicken (raw)2
kielbasi 1

Gotta get going & put some more food in there. Don't want the guy to starve while I'm gone. Nor do I want him eating fast food all that time either!


See ya later,

Nana

Revolt!

Good afternoon,

Boy, oh, boy, if there ever was a time we needed a 2nd revolution, it's NOW! We need to take back our government! This has long ceased to be a government "of the people".

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I usually avoid politics. I find it causes me to worry & takes my focus off the Lord. You can really spiral into a funk when you get sucked into all the stupidity of the government. All seems hopeless & you can begin to think "what's the use?".

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I just read an article that Florida is trying to pass a law making flu shots mandatory for all preschoolers. How ridiculous! That just sent me into orbit. I am so thankful that I am not raising children in this day and age. But I do worry about my grandchildren & how all this government control is going to impact them.

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I have never before felt that the tribulation is so near as I do now. Obama is gonna usher it right in as fast as he can. He's gonna change America, alright, but not for the better.

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Keep watching for our Lord's return!

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Nana

My steps

Good morning,

Have you ever looked down as you were walking to see the size of one of your steps? It's not really very large, is it? Not for us women, anyway. Even being generous, it wouldn't be more than twelve inches, I don't think.

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Now, go read Psalms 37:23

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All those little steps that make up ones life can be ordered, arranged by the Lord. He doesn't just care about the "big" moments, the "big" decisions. He cares about your every step.

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If someone were to order you every step - they would have to know an awful lot about you in order not to cause shipwreck. You would also have to have the utmost confidence in that person, wouldn't you? Jesus knows all about us & has our best interests at heart. He alone is worthy of our faith & trust. Jer. 29:11.

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Are you worried about that word "good"? Do you fear God is only directing those who are "perfect"? Is that what you think of when you think of a person being "good"? That definition is third & fourth in Webster's dictionary. The first definition is "valid, legally firm, not defective". According to God's word, when I got saved Christ's righteousness was imputed to me. 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil 3:9.

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I have no goodness of my own, Christ gives me His. So legally I have a valid standing in Christ. God doesn't see me, He see Christ. So on the merits of Jesus Christ I can put myself in the spot of a good man & thus can look to Jesus to order my steps.

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My steps are then methodically arranged by God Himself. He has a plan for me; right down to the very steps I take. If I let Him lead & arrange my steps, I will fulfill His plan & purpose for my life.

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This surrender will cause me great joy & satisfaction. The road He leads me on will bring me delight; not necessarily happiness; not necessarily freedom from trouble & heartache, but joy none the less. Knowing I don't walk alone, I am walking in the very path He has created specifically for me brings me great joy & delight.

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Will you surrender your steps?

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Nana

Our Cats

Good morning, again,

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I thought I'd post pictures of my cats. I just LOVE cats! Hey, did you know big cats (lions, tiger,etc) that roar don't purr and vise versa? Isn't that weird?

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Anyway, all the cats were strays at one time. Momma we've had for about 8 years I guess. Mary brought her home one day for me. Little Miss was a stray my friend took in. But she has so many cats now that she has rescued that she is trying to find homes for some of them. So we took Little Miss.

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Satin just showed up at our trailer one day. She is an absolute jewel. Just wants to be petted all day. And purrs her little head off! Oh, and I don't know what the flash did to her eyes, but they are not that color! They are just normal colored cat eyes. :)

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Little Miss and Momma have been spayed. Satin will go next. She's just a couple months too young I think. Thankfully we have a spay and neuter clinic in town so each visit only costs $25.oo.

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Be responsible - spay or neuter your pets! :)

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Nana