Hot Milk Cake al la P.W.

Mom made the apron for me. She should open a shop on Etsy.

My sister wanted a Hot Milk Cake, and when she cracks that whip you better jump!

Just Joking.

The picure of the final product looks like crud. But it was really good.

Just ask Hannah.

And anyway? Who do you think I am, PioneerWoman or somethin'?

L.s.R

Now It Happened in Iconium.....

I have a brain freeze. I don't know what to write about. Blame it on my head-cold, I guess.

So be prepared for a random post.

Christmas was great.

It was fun being stretched on the couch with it snowing.

I got the skirt-leggings that I wanted. And pj set from VS.

Oh, and the slippers. Can't forget the slippers.

Ruby, Zoe and I cuddled a lot. I miss them.

The blizzard is gone. All gone.

But we are expecting snow tomorrow, the next and the next. And I have another 3 day weekend.

Oh, and Dick Van Dyke! I love the Dick Van Dyke show!

Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow!

Thank goodness, because I definitely am not!

L.s.R

White Christmas

Christmas wishes do come true!

My half-day at work was cancelled. The rain turned into ice, and the ice has turned into snow.
And after these pictures were taken, it turned into a blizzard. Our State's weather is never gentle!

Church is cancelled. Everything is cancelled.
But our little Christmas celebration lives on in our household.
Roast Beef and Yorshire Pudding, Whiskey and Egg-nog, Jesus' Birthday Cake,
Christmas Story out of Luke, Two Puppies Curled Up on their Beds,
Opening Presents, and Family.
It is a White Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

L.s.R

Comfort and Joy

L.s.R

A Slice of Heaven

Family: loving. comforting. closeness. meaningful. right.

Colorado: beautiful. parades. homey. peaceful. vera bradley. happy. starbucks. content. hot-air balloon ornaments. refreshing. trendz. clean. lovely. 5k turkey trot.

Thanksgiving: Family. Colorado.



L.s.R

Take Two

Started the night with dinner. I love my family. Period. I also like brats, sauerkraut and black and tan. I also enjoy banana cream pie at the Purple Bar in Nonna's.

Yes, we are sisters. Believe it.

Ended the night with a concert. Emotional, beautiful, heart-felt Celtic music.

L.s.R.

More Than Fingers-Crossed

We went to a concert on Friday night. Heard 3 wonderful artists. Had a little issues with our seats...but I won't go into that. It always seems something of that nature happens to us and then we end up sitting next to weird people.

I am not gritting my teeth in the above pic...I promise. And I only turned around and glared at the talkative couple once (okay, twice)....but I couldn't help it. Gabby couples, hick-billies and children are all in the same category to me....well, not in normal life, but at concerts, in restaurants and at weddings they are. They are annoying. Okay, I like children. The well-behaved kind.

But in all seriousness, we really did have a good time!

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"And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of his maidservant....." Luke 1:46-48

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I have been meditating on these verses for about two weeks.

I want to have the spirit of Mary. Just a little while before she sang this song to the Lord, this single girl of around 13 years was told that she would be the mother of the Savior of the world.

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I am sure she saw her dreams of being married to Joseph come crashing down.

I am sure she thought of what her family would say to her; how the neighbors would gossip.

I am sure she thought of being labeled a whore for the rest of her life.

But instead, this girl of 13 praised Christ for blessing her.

For choosing her.

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Whatever doubts and fears she had, they could not compare to her joy that she had in her Lord. That is where she found her freedom. God chose Mary because she had faith like a trusting child. Mary knew her Father would take care of the 'little details' in her life.

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I so want to be like Mary. Even-keeled and not given to emotion.

I want to be constant in Christ.

'In whatever state I am in,' I want to praise God.

I want to bless Christ with my spirit. With my attitude. With my outlook on life.

L.s.R