a NEW photo of my week and a short Sunday sermon

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berries

Happy Sunday!

Thank goodness for colorful berries to photography in the white/gray wintertime.  I needed some color in my life!…berries certainly are a small but wonderful pleasure.

Another small pleasure is going back and reading my journals.  Although I’m QUITE sporadic in writing, I appreciate it when I can look back and recognize a time of growth. I’ve started another journal…hopefully this time I’ll continue longer than I previously have!  This 1 1/2 minute video motivated me to start it…once again.  I hope to look for the hand of God in my life and recognize the abundant blessings He gives me daily. (Video Link HERE)

Have a great day! Learn of do something NEW!…or just start anew something you’ve tried before.

 

 

Miscellaneous Monday…NEW stuff i gotta share

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Happy Monday!

So…how do you like my new chair that my wonderful son and daughter-in-law painted/distressed for my Christmas present?  I love it!

Other random stuff:  I attended a fantastic Norman Rockwell exhibit recently and now I have a new appreciation for his illustrations. Many of his painting are so familiar but I wasn’t aware of the background story of most of them. He was politically-minded and many had a political message. Like these:

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norman

Now, because of that exhibit I want to watch the 1939 movie “Stagecoach”, read Dicken’s “Pickwick Papers”  and learn more about the Dutch artist technique of Doorkijkje!  So much NEW stuff to learn about…just from visiting an exhibit. :o)

Have a great day! Do something NEW!

a NEW photo of my week and short Sunday sermon

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keys

Happy Sunday!

I think my favorite gospel subject is faith…and of course trust is very closely related – so I loved this quote.  Perhaps it should say ‘Trust in the Lord is the key ingredient of miracles”.  I also enjoyed re-reading this conference talk by Jean A. Stevens.  The sub title is: As we develop greater faith and trust in the Lord, we can access His power to bless and deliver us.

She also quotes C. S. Lewis: “I pray because I can’t help myself. … I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God. It changes me.”  It was an excellent talk with good reminders to exercise faith.

Have a great day!  Do or learn something NEW!

a NEW photo of my week and a short Sunday sermon

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snowymailbox

Happy Sunday!

I’m not sure why, but this buried mailbox and snowed on wreath put a smile on my face this week. Ah, the beauty of fresh snow!

And…for today’s short sermon, I’d just like to link to some awesome music – music that calms, inspires and makes me think of my Savior. Enjoy!

I feel my Savior’s Love

Have a great day!  Do or learn something NEW!

 

a NEW taste Tuesday

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Happy Tuesday!

It was a happy day when a friend recently called to get a recipe that I haven’t made in years…I was happy to be forced into remembering this great recipe!  I had made it for my son’s prom/dinner group (about a decade ago!)…and my friend remembered her son just raving about it.  It is super easy, but delicious.  We typically have mashed potatoes at our house, because my hubby is the mashed potato KING…that’s the only reason I haven’t made this baked potato topping in quite a few years.

It’s easy to remember:  1 pound butter; 1 pound sour cream; 1 pound bacon(cooked and crumbled); 1 bunch green onions.  That’s it!  Soften the butter and whip everything together. YUM!

You might also notice my baked potatoes wrapped in gold foil instead of tin foil.  I love the look of the gold…but I sure had a hard time finding it!  If you know a Sysco sales rep, check with him/her – that’s where I got mine, but again….that was about a decade ago (there’s 200 sheets in a box)! :o)

Have a great day!  Do or learn or TASTE something NEW!