Beth Moore "May His Face Shine Upon You"

Welcome 2012!!!

The approach of another New Year's Day always reminds me to count my blessings and share my feelings with all my friends. Thank you all for being my friends and dropping by my blog....

The LORD bless you, and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace. Numbers 6:25

R.I.P Ben Breedlove

Make Your Sweet Pet A Bed!

A lot of us have used a similar pattern to make the double-sided fleece blankets for ourselves and friends...now you can make your 'best friend' a pet bed out of the soft, comforting fleece!

In case there is someone who doesn't remember how to make this blanket, here are some easy instructions for the bed!

All you need is a yard of fabric fleece, a bag of stuffing, and a pair of scissors, and you're on your way to making a custom pet bed! I used two different patterns for each of my beds, but you can definitely make one from just one yard in one print. I had enough left to make two more beds!

Speaking of which:

I used 1 yard each of two different prints of fleece per bed. One yard will actually make two of the size I have, but you may want to make yours bigger or smaller! Also some batting to fill it. I used less than one of a bag to fill two.

Decide what size bed you want and add at least 8" all the way around. This is because we are going to cut 4" strips to tie together.

It's easiest if you cut the two layers at the same time. That way they'll be sure to line up perfectly!

First I cut the selvage edge from the fleece - it has the test printing on it.

Then I cut the fleece to half its width.

Next I measured 4" in from each corner and laid a ruler across this line.

I cut a slit every inch until it reached the ruler. This was much easier than drawing a bunch of lines first.

You will end up cutting out the corner pieces.

Starting at one corner. tie the two sides together strip by strip. Use a double knot to make sure it doesn't come undone.

Tie together all of the strips, leaving an opening large enough to stuff with the batting.

Fill the bed with batting and tie off remaining strips.

You're finished! All that's left is to introduce your pet to it's new bed. Hope you both enjoy!

Pass it on...

Great Gift Idea!

Ina Garten's Chipotle & Rosemary Spiced Nuts
Serves 8 to 10


When I have a little extra time before a party, I'll whip up a batch of these really delicious nuts. They're sweet, salty, and spicy--with lots of brown sugar, maple syrup, chipotle powder, and fresh rosemary. Roasting is the process that brings out the most flavor in nuts, and serving them warm is a particularly nice touch...Ina Garten


INGREDIENTS:

Vegetable oil

3 cups whole roasted unsalted cashews (14 ounces)
2 cups whole walnut halves (7 ounces)
2 cups whole pecan halves (7 ounces)
1/2 cup whole almonds (3 ounces)
1⁄3 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
2 teaspoons ground chipotle powder
4 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary leaves, divided
Kosher salt

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Brush a sheet pan generously with vegetable oil. Combine the cashews, walnuts, pecans, almonds, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, the maple syrup, brown sugar, orange juice, and chipotle powder on the sheet pan. Toss to coat the nuts evenly. Add 2 tablespoons of the rosemary and 2 teaspoons of salt and toss again.

Spread the nuts in one layer. Roast the nuts for 25 minutes, stirring twice with a large metal spatula, until the nuts are glazed and golden brown. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with 2 more teaspoons of salt and the remaining 2 tablespoons of rosemary.

Toss well and set aside at room temperature, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking as they cool. Taste for seasoning. Serve warm or cool completely and store in airtight containers at room temperature.

Chipotle chile powder is different from ordinary chili powder-- it's ground dried smoked jalapeños and has a distinctive hot, smoky, sweet flavor.

So good and so easy

That's My King!

We celebrate Christmas as the birth of a little baby in a manger...but, believe me when I say...He's my KING!!! Do you know Him?

The Amazing Skidboot

I absolutely love this man and his dog! Even if you aren't a dog-lover, you will, too!

Christopher Walken Christmas

Maybe you don't know, but my husband knows I just LOVE Christopher Walken! I was so tickled to see this on FB...hahaha. Have had so much fun with friends this weekend...now for Christmas Party with my honey! Will be glad to stay home for a few days!!!!!

All I Want For Christmas - HMS OCEAN

Christmas

Home from my little Mother's house...she had a basal cell carcinoma removed from her Right nostril, so I went to take her to Out-patient surgery and then stay with her few days...what a privilege to be there to help her in the house, buy a few little things she would do without...honestly, my Mother is an absolute angel. And thank you all for your prayers for her...still working on training my little Gunney...he is such a handful; stubborn is not sufficient a word to describe him...but those doggie kisses are so sweet! I love being home. Love my tacky Christmas decorations and just being at home here with the doggies while my Mister is at work...Life is good.

Merry Christmas!

Today is the first day of December, and for me the beginning of the Christmas Season...my cards are mailed, Christmas music, especially Soulful Christmas by Aaron Neville (THAT VOICE!!!) is playing...now to decorate! I am going through Revelation with my mother and Kay Arthur - so rich...Life Is Good...I have problems and concerns in my life, as I'm sure most of you do, but with the strength of my Lord, I can get through anything. Hope you are having a good week, friends.