The book is titled What Southern Women Know About Faith by Ronda Rich. It was in my gift bag from the Pastor’s Wives luncheon at the Southern Baptist Convention last week. I am loving it! Ronda Rich could be my neighbor…….she shares such sweet truths. It’s definitely what I needed to read this summer. I miss home! There really is no place like the south, ya’ll!
There’s something about yummy smells that make home……homey! This candle is delicious! It’s made right here in Indiana. Everytime I go to the Flea Market store in Seymour…..I head straight for this one booth. She usually has every flavor but my favorite, Snickerdoodle! Well, yesterday was my lucky day. One Snickerdoodle left! I grabbed it right up. Finders-keepers!
I’m going to be so sad when I’m finished with them both. Oh well, all good things must come to an end! Until then…..I’ll savor every moment!
I am all about taking it easy in the kitchen. Especially in the summer. It’s just too hot to be cooking heavy difficult meals. But…every once in a while I get down to it and cook like the good Lord intended me to. Bumpkin style! Ya know….something that requires gravy.
I find “my peeps” hard to please at times. But these recipes are tried and true. My family will actually eat them AND enjoy it. So here goes..
Summer Salad
Baby garden blend lettuces
Strawberries (sliced thin)
Pecans (crumbled)
Feta Cheese (crumbled)
Poppy seed dressing ( I use Brianna’s from the grocery)
Mix….drizzle…..Enjoy! It’s so yummy!
Chicken Salad
2 large cans chicken ( I use Walmart brand)
Dried Cranberries (as many as you like)
Walnuts (chopped)
Mayo (as needed)
Dash salt & pepper
Mix…..eat on bread, croissants or crackers! People will rave about it!
Breakfast Burrito’s
1 lb. Mild pork sausage (fried and crumbled)
4-6 eggs scrambled (not dried out)
Cheese of choice (I use a fiesta blend mixture)
package of flour tortilla shells (I use the smaller size)
After draining the cooked sausage….mix 1/2 of it into the scrambled eggs and cheese while cooking. This makes them marry together well. {save the other 1/2 of sausage in baggie…for quicker burrito’s the next day!}
Heat your tortilla’s in the oven @ 350 for a minute. Add your egg/sausage/cheese and any salsa or other ingredients. Really enjoy.
These are great for rushed mornings…..they roll up and travel well out the door. Good for eating “on the way”.
Hope you find something you like. Food is one of the ways we show our love. Why not make it the best?!
After this past week….if you aren’t shaken back to the reality of impending death then you should be. None of us are guaranteed another tomorrow. Are you ready? Have you made the necessary preparations for eternity? Now’s the time.
As we remember these faces that touched and entertained us in so many ways… may we also understand the fragility of life.
Trust Him. Make Him Lord in your life. Live abundantly. Know peace.
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6
I’m not a cat person! Sorry to all of you out there that are cat lovers. I like them….OUTSIDE! I like them….KILLING MICE! I like them….naaaahhh, I really don’t like them. They’re the weirdest animal in the world. They aren’t nice and they glare at you suspiciously. Oh and their fur…….oh my goodness! Don’t even get me started. It is horrible! It drives my allergies crazy!
If I pick up a cat or pet one……my hands and eyes start itching like mad. Then I feel like I swallowed all the fur and my throat goes gaggy! So see? I’m not a cat person. I do like having them outside…lounging around on my porch and dragging up their many kills to proudly show me. But that’s it! If they act mean or unkind….then I don’t want them on my porch anymore.
Originally when we moved here. We brought a beautiful white cat named Me-meow (yea…it’s very unique, huh?) along. She flipped out after the whole move in and ran off. Months later, she came back! See, cats are WEIRD!!! We had an appointment to have her “fixed” but she missed that due to her wandering the world trip. You guessed it…..she had kittens. She went to the doctor and came back a new cat. Fixed!
We have one of her offspring…..oh she was so pretty! Suckers!
The pretty cat? Has been a wild breeding feign! Yes, I am the reason for the CAT POPULATION OVERLOAD!!! Trust me when I say….I have tried everything to end it. Even things I will not mention on this blog! Extreme things! It’s overwhelming me. I’m not an animal hater or one to hurt them…..but this cat and her shenanigans? She’s got me ticked! I’ve fantasized about shooting them out of a canon (to the next cat lovers house of course!)!!
Today some innocent cat loving people came over to pick out a kitty as a new family member. They fell in love with one in particular…a female. Of course the kitties were running back and forth as if they were aware of a kitnapping! We caught the one AND IT WENT CRAZY!! It bit not only the lady who wanted it….but then it bit the lady’s mother! I grabbed it to help out and it scratched the snot out of me! Bloody people all over my back porch! So embarrassing! SEE? CATS ARE MEAN!!
