It's the little things that count

“Know the love of Christ which passes knowledge."
Ephesians 3:19

To pay the debt of love, we can all do several things:
Mend a quarrel.…Replace a suspicion with a trust.
Remove any bitterness in your life.
Tell someone you know well how much he or she means to you.
Keep a promise.
Ask God to forgive someone who did something wrong to you, and forget the wrongdoing.
Don'’t be overly demanding on the other members of your family.
Express thanks to others throughout the day.
Pray for one of your enemies.
Send a check to someone who has a need.
Ask God to help you love the way Jesus loved.

*This is credited to John McArthur.

In the little things we do each day, we can make a difference in so many ways.

Today I am saying prayers of thanksgiving for my friends and family. The quote above was sent to me from a friend who means so much to me.
Her name is Sherri Martin. She could use as many prayers as you all can send up right now. She is fighting (and winning!) a battle with cancer. Her chemo has been doubled this week and she would treasure your prayers for strength and healing. Please add her to your prayers. She is a wonderful wife and mother & a fine example of the Proverbs 31 woman.

Thank you, my dear friends, for caring enough to pray for her. We all have needs. Send your prayer requests my way & we can all share God's love in prayer.

Things that make you wonder

I found this ad on craigslist.org when I was looking for something for a friend in Montana. It was enough to make me wonder how people become so strange... and don't even try to hide it. Of course this was for the Missoula area. There is quite a diverse mix of people there. And beer is quite popular around there.

I guess there might be someone desperate enough to barter for them. That's pretty sad.

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two cold cans of bud light for?

Reply to: xxxxxxxx@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-09-27, 3:35PM MDT


willing to deliver two ice cold cans of bud light. if you are old enough to drink them and have anything to trade in return, let me know.

for the right trade, i might even be willing to throw in an extra can.

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FYI- I am working on a post with much better content matter. This ad just made me stop and think about how silly we have become as a society.

Huckleberries

One of my favorite things about growing up in Montana is the annual huckleberry crop. I once mentioned huckleberries to someone and they were surprised that huckleberries were real. These tiny berries are real and they are really hard to get. They grow in the wild in the Northwest U.S.

Not only are they hard to get, but they are dangerous to get sometimes. They are quite popular with wild bears. Once these berries are ripe, the bears love to get their paws on them.

My Aunt Janice has lovingly sent a jar of preserves and some pancake mix with syrup all made with these tiny, tasty and tart creations. Her daughter, Angela, is scheduled to come to my house next weekend to enjoy these with me. Angela and I have both lived away from Montana for quite some time and know that anything huckleberry is a treasured thing from home.

To learn more about huckleberries, try these websites:

Huckleberry Hounds

Huckleberries and Bears

And while I'm at it, I'll share a tasty recipe you can use with huckleberry preserves OR fresh huckleberries. I use preserves since I'm too far from the source to have fresh.

Marsha's Huckleberry Coffee Cake
 (I don't know who Marsha is. I found this recipe years ago & can't find the source now.)

1/4 c. stick margarine, softened
1/2 an 8oz pkg cream cheese (or a 4 oz pkg)
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
2 cups fresh or frozen huckleberries **when using preserves, use about 1/4 cup and do not mix it in well. Just mix it enough to make swirls of it in there.

Topping:  2 T. cinnamon sugar
          
Beat margarine and cream cheese at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1 c. sugar, beat well.  Add egg, beat well.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt, stir into margarine mixture.  Stir in vanilla.  Fold in berries.  Pour batter into a 9" round cake pan coated with cooking spray (or a pie plate works too).  Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over batter.

Bake at 350 for one hour.  Yield:  10 servings. ***I only bake it for 45 minutes so it's a little more moist

 Enjoy!

A Call to Modesty

I was talking to my friend, Kim, this afternoon and we were talking about how clothes for little girls are so immodest these days. As a mother of 4 little girls, I can see that this is going to be a big issue in our household as long as my girls have access to the outside world.

I found a mom on a blog who gives a "YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED" AWARD to some retailers for their poor choices in marketing to young girls. I also saw on one of our local news stations (can't remember which one) that a mom protested to a retailer about the t-shirts that sport sexy sayings on them for her size-5 little girl. Moms everywhere are standing up for their precious little girls. I will, too. My mom taught modesty to me. I can pass it on. I'll teach it to my own girls, too.

It's not too late to teach our children modesty. One little girl at a time can change something if we raise enough of them up now.

Say Cheese!

The girls have been taking photos of each other again.

All 4 of them are growing so fast these days. The girls are always happy to pose... until the person with the camera takes too many turns.

The baby, for some reason, didn't want to cooperate, so she ran to hide between the speaker and entertainment center. Then, she had no where else to go... it was funny becuse when she realized the end of the road, she just turned her head & thought we couldn't see her. Silly kid.

Supper Swapping

Supper Swapping sounds like a novel idea.

I think I'd prefer to swap all on the same day & freeze or refrigerate stuff. Has anyone tried this? I'm only hesitant to ask anyone because I have such picky eaters. But, I thought maybe I'd glean from the experience of other moms who have done this.


Hmmm... something to think about... (Thanks, Kimmy)

Death of a Crocodile Hunter

TIME.com ~ Death of a Crocodile Hunter

This is sad to me because Steve Irwin leaves behind 2 little ones & his wife. He did have an awfully dangerous job, so I can't say it's not expected. It's just sad.

What do you get...?

What do you get when you mix Sesame Street with Law & Order?

Something worth watching. My Hannah was giggling at this & I thought I'd share it with you. I found it on another blog and had to post it.