Happy Mother's Day!

Loved Beyond Measure...........

This was our theme for our luncheon today. God loves us - that is why He gave us our Mom's and the other significant women in our lives. It is true, you cannot measure God's love. It is without boundaries, unconditional, endless. God made us females with tender hearts that wrap around our children in a similar way.

I wanted to share some pictures of our luncheon. Several of our ladies set and decorated the tables for us. They looked great! Some of our fabulous men served us - it was so nice! And I will give you the recipes of the salads we ate today! Enjoy!

Those were our tables - thank you to Carol, Melissa , Ashley, Barbara, Sue, and Joan! You helped make it such a fun event!

Our guys were so good to us! They served and cleaned up. So nice. Thank you, Hank, Bill, Jeff, Jim, Keith, Donnie, Dannie, Gene, and Mark!

We had a salad plate with a variety of salads. We also had a cheese spread with crackers that was tasty.

Orange Strawberry Salad

Spring Mix Greens

1 pint strawberries, sliced

1 large orange, cut into small pieces

3 green onions, sliced

1 cup sliced sweet almonds

Opt: Grilled chicken strips

Orange Dressing

1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel

1/3 cup fresh orange juice (1-2 oranges)

2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon Good Seasoning Dry Italian Salad dressing mix (1/2 pkg)

Cherry Cheesecake Fluff Salad

21 oz. can cherry pie filling

1/2 of 3.4 oz. instant pudding, cheesecake flavor

16 oz. carton whipped topping

10 oz. bag mini marshmallow (I used 1/2 of bag)

Mix whipped topping with dry pudding. Fold in cherry pie filling then marshmallows. Chill.

Crab Salad

1 lb. shell pasta - cook according to box direction

1 lb imitation crab

1 bunch green onion & tops, sliced

1 box frozen baby peas

1/2 cup Maretti's Slawdresing

1/4 cup Miracle Whip Dressing

Salt, pepper, season salt

Mix, chill, enjoy!

Ranch Cheese Spread

1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1 (8 oz)cup sour cream

1/2 cup mayonnaise

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

2 green onions, finely chopped (tops, too)

1 envelope ranch salad dressing dry mix

Mix. Chill at least 1 hour.

Yield - 3 1/4 cups

Libby spoke on "Loved Beyond Measure"

Darbey and Debbie did a little skit called "Moms"

Winner!

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