PEACE........"BE STILL" SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS..**Health Update

THE LAST FEW DAYS I HAVE BEEN TAKING NOTE OF SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS........ I LOVE TO LOOK OUT AT OUR FEEDERS AND WATCH THE ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BIRDS COME BACK AND FORTH IN ALL THEIR GLORIOUS COLORS...
I ENJOY THE AROMA OF COFFEE EARLY IN THE MORNING BREWING AND POURING A CUP FOR MY HUBBY AND I TO ENJOY..................
I LOVE FLOWERS..........EVEN A SIMPLE FLOWER SUCH AS A DAISY SITTING UPON A TABLE......IT JUST BRINGS A LITTLE JOY TO A ROOM........
I ENJOY A SUNRISE OR A SUNSET. THE QUIETNESS AND THE PEACE IT RADIATES SAYING GODS WORDS... PEACE BE STILL........................

***Health update "I am continuing my "small chest pains" and my hubby rushed me
to Dr on Friday. He thinks I have an angina and need another test as well (angiogram) on Tuesday. I am already scheduled for a "stress test" ..God knows the needs and I am thankful for care my family is giving while I wait on these test...


WHAT A SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE THINGS??

CELBRATE CELEBRATE...JULY 4TH

I LOVE TO SEE OUR LITTLE TOWN ALL
DECORATED UP....IN RED WHITE AND BLUE
WE HAVE PLANS TO GO TO TOWN WHERE OUR ANNUAL
4TH OF JULY PARADE WILL RUN.....WE PACK A FEW SNACKS
AND ICE COLD DRINKS AND SIT IN OUR CHAIRS ALONG
MAIN STREET WATCHING; CLAPPING; FLAG WAVING;
EACH PERSON AS THEY GO BY...........
WE WILL THEN COME BACK HOME AND HAVE A COOK
OUT ON THE GRILL.......MAYBE A YUMMY DESERT WITH
ICE CREAM OR FLUFFY WHIPPED CREAM FOR LATER....
WE WILL THEN ENJOY OUR FAMILY...BE THANKFUL
FOR EACH OTHER AND FOR OUR COUNTRY...........
AS THE NIGHT COMES UPON US....WE CAN SIT FROM
OUR PORCH ENJOYING THE "FIREWORKS" LIGHT UP
THE SKY!!!!........

WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR JULY 4TH?

CHERRY CHEESECAKE PIE.............

• 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium mixing bowl, beat together softened cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Fold in whipped topping and blend until mixture is smooth. Spread into graham cracker crust and spoon pie filling over top. Cover with plastic wrap and chill 2 hours before serving.

THESE DAYS ALONE WITH GOD........

God has no Uh Oh's in our lives............A few days
ago as I was lying in the Emergency Room I felt my life was whisked one way and then another.
These past few days my days have slowed down..........I have been reading my daily Bible reading but my brain had been a flutter with events going on around me.

But as I rose today; I prayed for His strength; took my vitamins right away; made a healthy breakfast and ran to His Words again. How sweet were his Words when I read Psalms 81: 6
"I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were delivered from the pots. 7: Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret plate of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah....................

Some call this a "wake up" call; some have called it a time to slow down; some of called it the "heart talking" BUT............I know God allowed this time as He allows so many things
come into our lives that are out of our control and in His mercy and timing....

I am seeing "Newness" in my life! I saw a huge Blue Heron out in the pond during the day and I know he never comes except in the early mornings. I said " Thank you Lord for your Love note to me!"

I am seeing how Gods hands have been leading me to start eating right 8-10 weeks ago and walking and losing pounds. I have seen how I had started two vitamins for myself (V-B complex; liquid and Calcium/ Magnesium liquid and my Estroven on time to help my body. I had had a complete hysterectomy 8 years ago and thought I didnt need this but I see I did.
I can see how my tests showed so far I was in great risk for a stroke and my eyes opened atthe ladies in the past few years my age or younger that really did have a stroke and their lives have changed..........

I can see things of the heart and soul that need work with His Word and His love.........

I have seen others who have burdens such as cancer; husbands in wheelchairs; financial problems; friends who have gone through painful surgery and recovering; those with strokes or those waiting for a new heart; those with unwanted divorce; those caring for others and their bodies weary and tired.............BUT I see God is with them too. I cannot always sit by their side;
bring them some chocoate chip cookies; take away their pain but I can send someone who can and will sit by their side.............

I have a scheduled "stress test" coming up..........but I am going through another Test and that is the test of life and waiting.

I pray if you do not know this God who will walk with you during your days of trial that you read my right sidebar and reach out and take His hand and
love and life...........If you do I would love to know so I can pray for you................

MY PLANS...GODS PLANS....MY TRIP TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM

WEDNESDAY MORNING I GOT UP AT 5:00 AM....
MY HUSBAND NEEDED TO GET OFF TO AN EARLY
APPOINTMENT AND MY DAUGHTER TO A MEETING
BY 6.......AS I WAS QUICKLY DRIVING OUT OF THE
DRIVEWAY ( OR MAYBE BEFORE I CANT REMEMBER)
A SHARP PAIN HIT ME IN THE UPPER LEFT PART OF
MY CHEST........AS MY DAUGHTER WAS TALKING TO
ME DRIVING I COULD FEEL THE TIGHTENING BUT
THOUGHT TO MYSELF (THIS WILL GO AWAY) ITS
JUST EARLY MORNING MUSCLES......WHEN I RETURNED
HOME I SAT DOWN IN A CHAIR. MY OTHER DAUGHTER
CAME TO ME AND ASKED IF I WAS ALRIGHT....

I ASKED HER FOR AN ASPIRIN AND AGAIN THOUGHT IT
WOULD GO AWAY. IT DIDNT...A WHILE LATER I ASKED
FOR ANOTHER AND IT DIDNT. SHE CALLED MY HUSBAND
ON THE ROAD AND THEY MADE ME GO TO THE EMERGENCY
ROOM..............
AFTER I ARRIVED THEY BEGIN TO CHECK ME OUT WITH THIS
AND THAT..........THEY TOLD MY HUSBAND I WAS HAVING A
CARDIC SOMETHING ( I DONT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT BUT HE
WAS ON THE ROAD AND HEARD HEART ATTACK..... ) I DIDNT REMEMBER
HOW LONG I EVEN FELT THIS WAY BUT MY SON IN LAW SAID IT WAS
AWHILE...........

THEY ADMITTED ME FOR OVERNIGHT AND RAN THE NECESSARY TESTS
ALL THOUGHOUT THE DAY............MY HUSBAND WAS THERE ; MY SISTER
DROVE UP TO BE WITH ME; AND SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM OUR CHURCH
CAME BY TO MAKE ME FEEL LOVED...........

OUR CARDIOLOGIST FINALLY CAME IN AROUND 12:30 AM IN THE NIGHT.
WE WERE ABIT PERPLEXED AND EXHAUSTED FOR THIS LATE DATE BUT
THAT WAS HIS TIME........HE SAID THE TESTS DID SHOW NO HEART ATTACK
BUT I HAD ONE MORE BLOOD WORK TO BE DONE AND I COULD GO HOME
NOW OR TOMORROW AND COME BACK FOR THE BLOOD WORK. WE DECIDED
TO GO HOME. AFTER GETTING IN BED BY 2:00 AM I COULD NOT SLEEP ALMOST
ALL NIGHT.........I ALSO FASTED FOR MY NEXT TEST....AND WAS VERY ILL AND WEARY
FOR IT. FOR SOME REASON MY VIENS WERE NOT ALLOWING ANY BLOOD TO FLOW
BUT THEY OF COURSE FOUND A WAY AND THE TEST WERE DONE.

THE NEXT DAY WE DECIDED TO GO TO MY HUSBAND FAMILY DR . HE READ MY
TEST AND SAW VERY HIGH CHLORESTIAL AND TRI-GLICERITES AND PUT ME ON
THE MEDICINE AND A BABY ASPRIN RIGHT AWAY. ........I HAD TO LAUGH BECAUSE
I HAVE BEEN WALKING AND EATING RIGHT FOR 12 WEEKS AND TO FIND THIS OUT!!
I AM SCHEDULED FOR A "STRESS TEST" SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. ...

MEANWHILE, I AM HOME TRYING TO PULL THINGS BACK TO A "NORMAL" SITUATION. BUT ...........I KNOW GOD DOESN'T MAKE MISTAKES AND I KNOW HE
HAS HIS PLAN FOR ALL OF THIS INTERRUPTION IN MY DAYS.............

I AM STILL DIZZY AND FEELING "FUNNY" I GUESS BUT I WILL JUST "DO THE NEXT THING" ( THANKS JULIE) FOR NOW AND WAIT UPON "HIS WAYS"...........

THIS MORNING AS I WAS READING MY DAILY DEVOTION IN MY BIBLE I CAME ACROSS LUKE 1:28 " AND THE ANGEL CAME IN UNTO HER, AND SAID, HAIL, THOU THAT ART HIGHLY FAVOURED, THE LORD IS WITH THEE: BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN. 30: AND THE ANGEL SAID UNTO HER, FEAR NOT, MARY: FOR THOU HAST FOUND FAVOUR WITH GOD.

46:AND MARY SAID, MY SOUL DOTH MAGNIFY THE LORD...........


I OF COURSE, AM NOT EVEN COMPARING MYSELF TO MARY BUT MY HEART WAS
TOUCHED WITH GODS WORDS TO HER. I READ THIS CHAPTER OVER AGAIN AND
REJOICED NO MATTER WHAT WE ARE TO GO THROUGH "GOD WILL USE IT TO
MAGNIFY HIM IF THAT IS HIS WILL.....

MEANWHILE, ENJOY THE ROSES IN THIS DAY.......................

CELEBRATIONS...............FOURTH OF JULY...

I LOVE "CELEBRATIONS"..............AS THE
WEATHER GROWS WARMER AND WARMER
AND "SUMMER" OFFICIALLY HAS NOW
BEGUN....WE CANT HELP BUT THINK OF
"SUMMER CELEBRATIONS" ....AND THINGS
SUCH AS PICKING STRAWBERRIES AND
ENJOYING SUMMER PIES.........


THESE "LITTLE PIES" ARE A FUN TREAT
FOR ANY SUMMER PICNIC.........
IN A FEW WEEKS THE SOUNDS OF THE
"FOURTH OF JULY" WILL FILL THE AIR...
TABLES WILL BE FILLED WITH FUN AND
RED; WHITE AND BLUE........
EVEN...A BACKPORCH CAN BE TURNED INTO
A FUN FAMILY CELEBRATION WITH A
FEW DECORATIONS OF RED WHITE AND BLUE.
A SIMPLE PICNIC FULL OF GOOD "POTLUCK"
FOODS CAN MAKE A GREAT MEMORY....

HAVE FUN AND BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR
"CELEBRATION PLANS" FOR THE 4TH
OR ANY OTHER "SUMMER PICNIC"......

RAZZEL DAZZEL BERRY PIE

Pastry for 9-inch double crust pie, unbaked

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened halved strawberries

2 cups fresh or frozen red raspberries or blackberries

1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries

1 teaspoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon butter

Sugar for sprinkling

1. In a large mixing bowl, stir together sugar and flour. Add strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and lemon juice; gently toss until berries are coated. If using frozen fruit allow fruit mixture to stand for 15 to 30 minutes, or until fruit is partially thawed.
2. Turn berry mixture into prepared pie shell; dot with the butter. Cover with top crust; trim edge to 1-inch, seal and crimp. Make several slits in top crust to allow steam to escape. Sprinkle top with sugar, if desired.
3. Bake for 1 hour in 375*F oven, or until crust is golden brown and the juice is bubbling through the slits in top crust. Cool on wire rack.

Makes 8 servings.

FATHERS DAY CELEBRATION.........

THIS FATHERS DAY I WILL BE REMEMBERING
MY DAD AND MY FATHER IN LAW WHO BOTH WENT
TO HEAVEN JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.........I WANT TO
REMEMBER.....AND BE THANKFUL FOR THE LIFE GIVEN
AND FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND PROVISIONS AND LAUGHTER.....
FATHERS DAY IS SIMPLY A TIME TO BE THANKFUL
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN A FATHER IN OUR
LIVES............MAYBE YOU DONT HAVE A FATHER
LIVING BUT THEIR ARE MANY A LONELY ONES
IN A NURSING HOME WHO WOULD ENJOY A
QUICK HELLO AND MAYBE A SMALL GIFT..............
I PLAN ON SPOILING MY "HUSBAND" FATHER
ON FATHERS DAY...........I ALWAYS START
WITH A HOT CUP OF COFFEE EARLY IN
THE MORNING............
THEN A HEALTHY BREAKFAST (MAYBE SOME WARM
OATS WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES AND NUTS)....
SHHHH...... I THINK HE MIGHT PREFER "BISCUITS AND
GRAVY FOR A TREAT!!!!"..........................
IN THE AFTERNOON, WE MIGHT GRILL OUT
HAMBURGERS WITH THE FIXINS...........
OR MAKE SOME DELICIOUS TASTING
RIBS TO ENJOY.................


WHATEVER, YOU DO MAKE IT A CELEBRATION TO SAY THANK YOU...........
TO OUR FATHERS...............

NIMAN RANCH SPARERIBS..........

1 rack(s)	(2 1/2-pound) Niman Ranch spareribs
1 bottle(s)	(12-ounce) chili sauce
1/4 cup(s)	cider vinegar
2 tablespoon(s)	Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon(s)	honey mustard
1 tablespoon(s)	honey
1/2 teaspoon(s)	ground celery seed
1/2 teaspoon(s)	coarsely ground black pepper
1 clove(s)	garlic, minced

DIRECTIONS

1. Cook the ribs: Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Place the spareribs on a large baking pan and roast until the meat is cooked -- about 1 hour.
2. Prepare the sauce: Bring the remaining ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer the sauce to a small bowl and set aside.
3. Barbecue the ribs: Heat grill to medium high. Grill the ribs for 15 minutes. Divide the sauce between two small bowls and set one aside. Using a brush, liberally coat the ribs with half of the sauce from one bowl and grill for 10 more minutes, basting one more time midway through grilling. Remove the ribs from the grill and serve warm with the reserved sauce.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY???.......

MY MOM IS ALMOST 90 YEARS OLD.........I CAN REMEMBER AS A YOUNG CHILD MY MOM ALWAYS BEING CLEAN AND FRESH; ALWAYS HARD WORKING; ALWAYS KEEPING OUR HOME NEAT AND CLEAN AND HER WORDS ALWAYS KIND FOR OUR FAMILY OR TO OTHERS.......I REMEMBER HER TELLING US "GIRLS" TO "IF YOU CANT SAY ANYTHING NICE DONT SAY ANYTHING AT ALL"--( THAT BY THE WAY WAS WHAT THUMPER THE RABBIT MOTHER SAID!)
AS I WAS SITTING ON THE BENCH AT THE BALLPARK WATCHING MY HUSBANDS GAME I STRUCK UP A CONVERSATION WITH A NICE FRIEND....LATER SOMEONE ASKED ME WHO I WAS TALKING WITH? AS I TOLD HER THE NAME SHE SAID "OH SHE IS SUCH A NICE LADY; I REALLY LIKE HER!!".......... THIS LADY HAS HAD MANY COMMENTS SAID LIKE THIS OF HER BEFORE..........SHE IS A WONDERFUL LADY THAT SEEMS TO RADIATE JOY IN HER SOUL AND THROUGH HER LIFE....


I WONDER........WHAT DOES MY LIFE SAY TO OTHERS? IS IT KIND? IS IT FUNNY? IS IT HELPFUL? IS IT GOOD? OR...........IS IT SAID THAT........."YOU NEVER SMILE?".. YOUR ALWAYS CRITICAL?"; "YOU TALK ABOUT OTHERS" "YOU WEAR A SCOWL ON YOUR FACE"...................

. CHILDREN ARE THE BEST OF KNOWING WHAT WE ARE SAYING WITH OUR LOOKS..........SUCH AS ; .I LOVE YOU; YOUR IMPORTANT; YOUR IN TROUBLE; YOUR SPECIAL................

I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THOUGH AND TRY NOT TO JUDGE SOMEONE AS THEY MAY
BE GOING THROUGH A "ROUGH TIME" AND JUST NEED SOMEONE TO BE STILL AND PRAY FOR THEM.............

AS I WALK THROUGH MY DAYS BE IT THE GROCERY STORE; THE BALLGAMES;
OR MY HOME I PRAY I CAN "REMEMBER" TO WATCH WHAT I AM SAYING...

PROVERBS 16:24 "PLEASANT WORDS ARE AS A HONEYCOMB, SWEET TO THE SOUL, AND HEALTH TO THE BONES."