October to GO TIME!!!

Can you believe October is almost over?! And you know what that means..... Time to start thinking of the Thanksgiving plans - where to go, what to cook, and Christmas is next - make my gift lists, get busy with the planning of church, family, and friends gatherings. I love it all! I love celebrating Christ with my family and friends. I love how we have so many opportunities to share the love and grace of Jesus. So, as I begin to look at all these things I know I want to be purposeful in this special season. I wish to have time with my kids and grands, to enjoy the laughter and joy. I want to be with the familiarity, the comfort I find in being with my parents and sister and brothers - a reminder of my foundation of Christ in my life. AND I want to be the heart of Jesus to my community, my church, my family. So I am asking God to show me what He would have me to do in the upcoming holiday season. He has blessed me beyond what I ever imagined. I want to glorify Him in all that I do. #Jesus #holidays #family

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Bugle Santa Mix

This is so fun! Cuteness galore......and yummy! This is what you need: Sprinkles (I used white nonparells - little white balls and I used red sprinkles) Caramel Bugles mini marshmallows white chocolate or white candy bark mini pretzels craisins salted peanuts Rice Chex cereal holiday M&M's Put in a large bowl: 3 cups pretzels 1/2 cup craisins 1 cup peanuts 2 cups Rice Chex Melt 8 oz. white chocolate and drizzle over mix and toss until coated. Then spread out on wax paper to set. To make bugles into Santa Hats: Dip tip of bugle in melted white chocolate and put mini marshmallow on. Then dip other end of bugle in white chocolate and then dip into sprinkles. Lay the bugles out on wax paper until set. Once the white chocolate has hardened kinda break up the coated mix then add 2 cups of M&M's and the Santa Hats. Keep in sealed container. I used two cups of the holiday shaped pretzels and one cup of the stick pretzel. ...

Happy Valentine's Day

I did a little baking for my Valentine's. First I made Blueberry Muffins for breakfast. Yum. (No picture, sorry!) Then I made these yummy looking chocolate cookies! The recipe is easy and quick. 1 box of Chocolate Cake Mix 1 1/2 TBSP all purpose flour 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla *Optional - I added 1 cup of chocolate chips. I wanted to use red M&M's but I forgot to pick some up. Sprinkles 1. Preheat oven 350 2. Mix cake mix, flour, butter, eggs, and vanilla with electric mixer. 3. Stir in chocolate chips or M&M's. 4. Spill some sprinkles onto a plate. Form dough into tablespoon size balls and dip top in sprinkles. 5. Bake on ungreased baking sheet for 10 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes then take off cookie sheet and place on cooling rack to finish cooling. I love a recipe that is easy and delicious! The cookies turn out nice and chewy and moist. Chocola...

The BEST Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

Oh my. This is good. I like strawberry. A lot. But I don't usually choose strawberry ice cream if there are several flavors (like chocolate) available. I got this recipe from my daughter and IT IS GOOD! I would choose this! The Best Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream makes 3 cups (I have doubled it) Ingredients 1 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled and diced 2 Tbsp honey 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp lemon juice 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup half and half 1 tsp vanilla extract Instructions In large bowl mix strawberries, honey, sugar, and lemon juice. Allow to sit for about 15-20 minutes to give the strawberries some time to "weep." Mash the mixture with a potato masher, fork, or pastry cutter until there are no longer any large strawberry pieces (if you prefer a smooth ice cream, use a blender or food processor instead) Mix the strawberries, heavy cream, half and half, and vanilla extract. Stir just until combined. Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker, and follow you...

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