Dogs Rock

In case anyone needed further proof that dogs totally rock, see here.

Slave to The Lender

Okay, I admit it…I am little freaked out by this story. Not freaked out in the sense that I am worried, but more that I need to work harder to pay off all my debt (Thank you, Mr. Dave Ramsey) and I will succeed! But after reading this article I am concerned about the credit card companies jacking up my interest rate before I can get it paid off!

I know better than to worry about it, but it does give me pause. I wish I could go back and talk my younger self out of my debt. I mean, really…what was I thinking?!

And just in case anyone is worried, it’s not like I have a huge amount, but even a little bit bugs me. :) So, don’t worry about me.

Biscuit Twists

I just saw this recipe on Crystal Paine's blog and am seriously thinking about making these for Sabbath services. I will, of course, have to change the name...LOL. Christmas Morning Biscuit Twists just doesn't quite fit for my purposes since I don't celebrate Christmas and will be taking them to church. Between Crystal's yummy recipes and Tammy's Recipes here I will never lack for really awesome ideas.

I am always on the look out for the ultimate fluffy biscuit recipe, and emphasis on the fluffy. Mine never come out fluffy. :(

It's a mission.

Rum Cake

One of our IT guys at work gave me this recipe. His wife makes it for the office every once in awhile. I don't like rum or rum cake per se, but everyone else just gushes over it. So, just in case someone else likes this kind of cake...here you go.

Pre heat the over 325

CAKE

1 Yellow Cake mix

1 package of instant vanilla pudding mix

4 eggs

1/2 cup cold water

1/2 cup of dark rum

1/2 cup of olive oil

Combine all the above ingredients and mix to batter consistency. '

You need a 10 inch tube pan

Butter the pan and sprinkle 1 and 1/2 cup of sliced almonds on the bottom of the pan

Bake 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 mins

Once cake is cooked invert the cake onto a serving plate.

GLAZE

1/4 cup of butter

1/4 cup of water

1 cup of sugar

Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes and stir constantly. Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup of dark rum

Bring back to a boil and pour over the cake. This cake is best after a few days, the rum soaks really nice into it.

She suggests 2-4 days making this cake in advance before serving it.

B.C. or Not to B.C.

Sybil was nice enough to point out that one of the links I had on my bio that gives a comprehensive break down on how certain birth control methods work also had some links of it’s own to some rather unsavory places. So, I decided to take the link off. (Thank you, Sybil!). If anyone wants the link just e-mail (my e-mail is in my profile) and I will send it. I will be sure to warn anyone asking for it about the additional links!

I am a big believer in women being given all the information especially about things that affect our bodies. For that reason, I think it is hugely important for women in the church to know exactly what is in certain birth control methods and how they works. I talked about it here.

I am frequently shocked at how many women either don’t know or don’t care that birth control pills or I.U.D.s, etc. (yes, even the newer kinds) can cause a woman’s body to abort a baby. If we as a church truly believe that life starts at CONCEPTION, then why would ANYONE in the church being using a form of birth control that could potentially cause a woman’s body to abort?

On a different note about birth control, a new study shows that taking menopause medications that contains estrogen and/or progestin for five years doubles a woman’s chances of getting breast cancer. So, you may be thinking…okay, that is menopause medication, but what they don’t mention and maybe haven’t done a study on yet is the fact that almost all birth controls (not including barrier methods) contain estrogen and/or progestin.

How many people do you know that have been taking birth control pills for five years or longer?

I will step off my soapbox and return to normal programming. :) You know I can’t help myself.

Crystal Clear

I just had one of those moments when it become crystal clear why God tells us not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers in marriage. I won't go into detail, but it's just so clear to me that having a spouse that is on the same page spiritually speaking is such a HUGE foundation for a happy and successful marriage.

Which is why, as much as I want to get married and have kids, I am SO not in a hurry to take that area of my life out of God's hands! Seriously, after the day I have had I can't think of a better place for it!!

I Corinthians 6:14-15

"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?"

Song of Solomon 2:7

"I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

By the gazelles or by the does of the field,

Do not stir up nor awaken love

Until it pleases."

Judging Evil

I heard this quote on talk radio. I can’t remember who said it. Many of my liberal friends would rather walk on hot coals than call evil...well, evil.

"Many consider is more evil to judge evil, than to actually do evil".

Makes you think, doesn't it?

Talk About A Depression!

Dorothea Lange

Every once in awhile I will come across an article that really makes me realize how incredibly blessed we are in this country. This article from cnn.com, called Girl From Iconic Great Depression Photo: We Were Ashamed, is one of them.

There are families that are living in the type of situation this article details all over the world right now. There may even be families in this country that are experiencing it and we just never hear about it. It is much more politically correct to help poor people in other country's then our own. I don't think anyone should be left out of being helped.

The article says, "Her mom would put newborns in cotton sacks and pull them along as she picked cotton. The older kids would stay in front, so mom could keep a close eye on them. "We would pick the cotton and pile it up in front of her, and she'd come along and pick it up and put it in her sack," McIntosh says."

I can't even imagine having to pick cotton, which I know from my grandmother stories, was no picnic...let alone with a newborn child and small children to take care of.

This woman and others like her are so amazing. Talk about a Proverbs 31 woman!!!

Do you know where your money is going?

I came across this video and had to share. It makes me gutt sick to think my tax money is going to an organization that is honoring a nazi-sympathizer and racist...is that redundant? Do you know where your money is going?