Happy Birthday Beautiful .......................

Happy Birthday Jadyn !

Grammy & Papa love you

Christmas Cards and Turkey Sandwiches...........

....... is about the extent of my day.......... I think I love turkey sandwiches better then the hot turkey although dinner was beautiful yesterday.

The girls spent the night with Grammy & Papa eating blueberry pie and watching
"Home Alone " over and over . Papa fell asleep first , then Jadyn ......... while Alianna and I were up past midnight .

Today I am doing the laundry , listening to the rain, eating a turkey sandwich and writing out Christmas cards!

Taking the weekend off , so I will catch up with everyone on Monday!!!!!

Hugs and Prayers, GG

Happy Thanksgiving.........

Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving ............

Lord, as I sit down with my family to a Thanksgiving table once again, I want to thank you for Your faithfulness to me.

For bringing Jonathan and I home safely where we belong at this moment. You have ordained for us to be here .

Lord, you have been with me in every waking moment of this year. Through joy, tears, laughter, the loss of our beloved Roger, through sicknesses, and victories and tremendous heartache. You have never left me for a moment, never once at all.

Your Grace truly is sufficient for me. Your peace and Your presence nothing can compare with .

Thank you for always providing for our needs everyday ~ for food and shelter and clothing. And for the many, many extras You provide that I so often take for granted.

Thank you for my precious husband, my family and friends who make my life full and special . Thank you that even when we are miles apart, we are bound by the cords of Your love. There is no distance in your Spirit.

And I thank you that I live in a country , the United States of America , where I am still free to worship You and to read your Word. To come together with the family of God in praise and Worship. To open our home to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To use every venue available to lift up the Name of Jesus.

Most of all, I thank You for Your Son Jesus Christ, who is the “light of the world”. The Bread of Life, my Lord and my God. When I turned to Him, so many years ago , He flooded the darkness of my soul with the light of His love. Set my feet on a path that You have prepared for me.

Thank you that He not only died for my sins , but that He is alive today at Your side ~ hearing my prayers and preparing a home for me in Heaven.

Thank you for all that You have given me as a Christian:
The Holy Spirit who is Your presence in my life, the power to live for you, the grace by which I stand in Jesus,
The word of God that is a light to my path. Brothers and sisters in the Body of Christ all over the world who encourage and love me. O, Lord, how truly rich I am! Thank you for all You mean to me. I love you beyond words Jesus. I love you beyond words my precious Lord.


Psalms:100:4: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Psalms:100:5: For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

God Bless each of you; Happy Thanksgiving !
Hugs &Prayers, GG

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Happy Anniversary.................

~~Happy Anniversary Jonathan ~~
Love Always & Ever,
Ella

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Grammy Goo's Coconut Custard Pie

I am so excited that I found my Grandmother's recipe book

Karyn my dear friend @ http://theteakettlecorner.blogspot.com/

prayed her lost prayer and I found it Whoo Hoo.

I use this recipe only at Thanksgiving to make Coconut Custard pie for my Daughter and Plain Custard pie for my sister.

This recipe will make two 9 inch pies. I just make one of them coconut and the other plain


Coconut Custard Pie

1 1/2 Cup Sugar
5 Eggs
4 level tbsp flour
5 tbsp melted butter
4 Cups of Cold milk
Pastry for two 9 inch pies

1 Cup of Coconut -flaked

Combine Sugar, eggs and flour. Add butter and milk . Pour into pie shells . put 1/2 coconut on each pie . ( omit the coconut if your making plain) . Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes , then reduce heat to 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until done. Yield two 9 inch pies.

Blessings, GG

Treasures ......

My Sweet husband made this lovely
little "buffet" table for me a couple of
years ago and I just love it .





It is such a simple little piece. But it can serve so many functions.



It has resided in many different rooms of the house . I love it very much.

My husband often surprises me with things that he has made that he knows that I will love. He always knows just what to give me.

I think he is pretty incredible. He was hand-picked for me from our Lord. I think he is quite awesome
and after all these years I am still
pretty smitten with him.


Blessings, GG
Song:6:3: I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine

In Christ Jesus........

I won't try to explain what it means to be "in Christ"....... I am still learning all that God has for me in Him. God's Word explains it better than I ever could. Check out all the incredible blessings of being "in Christ Jesus"

The riches that we have in Christ Jesus.
　
Ro:3:24: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Ro:8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Ro:8:2: For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Ro:8:39: Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ro:12:5: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
　
1Co:1:30: But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
　
1Co:15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

2Co:1:21: Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

2Co:2:14: Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
　
　
2Co:3:14: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

2Co:5:17: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

2Co:5:19: To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

2Co:11:3: But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Ga:2:4: And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

Ga:3:26: For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Ga:3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Eph:1:3: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

Eph:1:10: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
　
Eph:2:6: And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Eph:2:10: For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Eph:2:13: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Eph:3:11: According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Ph'p:2:5: Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Ph'p:3:3: For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
　
Ph'p:3:14: I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Col:1:4: Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

1Th:4:16: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

1Th:5:18: In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
　
1Tm:1:14: And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

2Tm:1:9: Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

2Tm:1:13: Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

2Tm:2:1: Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2Tm:3:12: Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Ph'm:1:6: That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

1Pe:3:16: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

1Pe:5:14: Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Hugs & Prayers, GG

Tom Turkey Hot pads from Country Woman Magazine ....

These are cute ..... I actually made them a couple of years ago.

BONUS CRAFT!

Tom Turkey Hot Pads
Expect to gobble up compliments when you crochet these whimsical hot pads from designer Beverly M., Apache Junction, Arizona. These turkeys are sure to make a return appearance year after year.

Materials Needed (for one):
Worsted-weight yarn—3 ounces of white ( Beverly used Red Heart Soft White yarn);

and small amounts each of brown, gold, green, orange, red and yellow
Size J/10 (6mm) crochet hook
Two 7mm glue-on wiggle eyes
Fabric glue
Yarn or tapestry needle
Scissors
Gauge: Working with two strands of yarn as one, 3 scs and 3 rows = 1 inch. Slight variations in gauge will change the finished size a bit.
Finished Size: Turkey hot pad measures about 8 inches wide x 7 inches high.
Directions:
HOT PAD: Working with two strands of white yarn as one, ch 21.
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hk and in each remaining ch across, ch 1, turn: 20 scs.
Row 2: Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn: 20 scs.
Rows 3-20: Repeat Row 2: 20 scs.
Ch 10, sl st in last st of Row 20 for hanging loop. Fasten off.
Use yarn or tapestry needle to weave in all loose ends.

TURKEY: Body: Round 1: With brown, ch 4 for first dc, dc in fourth ch from hk 13 times, join with a sl st in top of beginning ch: 14 dcs.
Round 2: Ch 3 for first dc, dc in same st, work 2 dcs in each remaining dc around, join with a sl st in top of beginning ch: 28 dcs. Fasten off.
Head: With brown, ch 4 for first dc, dc in fourth ch from hk 13 times, join with a sl st in top of beginning ch: 14 dcs. Fasten off.
Beak: With gold, ch 2, sl st in second ch from hk. Fasten off. Use yarn or tapestry needle to weave in all loose ends.
Feather: With red, ch 7, sc in second ch from hk and in each remaining ch across, work 2 scs in last ch, sc in each ch along opposite side. Fasten off.
Repeat to make one feather each of orange, yellow and green yarn.
Feet: With gold, ch 4, sl st in fourth ch from hk, ch 4, sl st in fourth ch from hk. Fasten off.
Finishing: Use yarn or tapestry needle to weave in all loose ends.

ASSEMBLY: Referring to photo as a guide, glue body and then head to hot pad. Glue feathers around top outer edge of body and feet to lower edge of body. Glue beak to center of turkey's head. Glue eyes above beak. Let dry.

ABBREVIATIONSch(s) chain(s)dc(s) double crochet(s)hk hooksc(s) single crochet(s)sl st slip stitchst(s) stitch(es)

Blessings, GG

I got an excited call

From my sweet cousin Christine, she is more like my sister than cousin.

She called me two mornings ago , almost out of breath to tell me about something growing up the fence in her garden area.

I know her pretty well , and I said to her ......... Is it like a vine and does it have red berries in a yellow almost paper-like shell.

Yes, she said .......How did you know .

I know that Christine loves pretty things and loves country decor.
And while she has a love for it , she does not like to craft.

She told me excitedly she has this "stuff" growing everywhere.
I thought "treasure" , she thought........Ella, could you make me a
wreath for my front door.

I sure can Cuz, I told her. Just don't cut it until your ready for me
to make your wreath because it dries very quickly. So we are going
to make a lovely wreath for her door sometime very soon. I'll post a
picture to let you know how it comes out.


Bittersweet is one of my favorite things to decorate with during the season
And while I am blessed to have an ever increasing vine along my fence. My
dear cousin has an abundance of it

Blessings, GG

When did Blueberry Pie...............

Become part of our Thanksgiving Dessert table???????????

I really don't know how this made it's way onto the menu this year.

We always have the traditional Pumpkin, Apple, Squash.

The got to have Custards with and without the coconut for sis and darling daughter.

The made with love creme pies Boston creme and Banana creme.

Lets not forget the various sweet breads and fruits.

But blueberry pie ??????

We usually ask each member of the family what special pie they would like.

It never changes. Each one every year picks the same pie . Even the dreaded MinceMeat Pie especially for Aunt Sandi.

When asked this year , out of the eleven immedite family we got 4 votes for blueberry pie.....

Alright, I can go with the flow. I'll find a blueberry pie reciple or talk to my dearest friend in a pinch Mrs Sarah Lee.

What is on your dessert table this Thanksgiving????

Blessings, GG

Be of Good Courage...........

To be discouraged is defined as to deprive of courage, hope or confidence.To become disheartened.

When we place confidence in ourselves it is not a sure foundation.

Our hope, Our confidence and our sure foundation, comes from living our faith in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Charles Spurgeon looked upon dark hours in his own life and said :

" I bear witness that I owe more to the fire, and the hammer, and the file,

than to anything else in my Lord's workshop.

I sometimes question whether I have ever learned anything except through the rod.

When my schoolroom is darkened , that is the time I see most ."

Psalms:31:24: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Hugs & Prayers,GG

Thank You ...........

So very thankful for every service member in our military who has served our great nation . For all the brave men and women serving now. For the families and loves ones who have sacrificed and are sacrificing now. May God Bless you, protect you, and surround you with His peace and presence.

With all our love and Prayers, GG

I'm praying for you.............

What are you really committing to when you say to someone , "I'm praying for you" .............

When you tell someone your praying for them, you are telling them that you care enough to take their petition before God on their behalf.

Your saying that you value them and have compassion for the need that they have.

Your saying that your willing to stand in the gap , to enter into intercession for them.

Your saying you will travail in prayer for them.

If you are not really committed to pray then tell someone their in your thoughts .

God will provide saints that will come along aside them in prayer.

1Tm:2:1: I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

Often waking intercessors in the middle of the late watch of the night to pray for

someone they may have never met.

Col:4:12: Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

And then there is our outstanding example of Jesus our great intercessor.

Heb:7:25: Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

It is a wonderful priviledge to pray , especially for the Family of God.

Eph:6:18: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Hugs & Prayers, GG

Grammy-Goo's Beef Stew.......

This is an all-time year round favorite in my home. But more enjoyable now when the days are brisk but sunny......

This is an all day cooking stew in my big stock pot which is 12 -14 quarts ......

Grammy-Goo's Beef Stew

4 lbs of beef cubed to desired size. I usually cube mine a bit larger than bite size

3 lbs of potato's cubed

3 lbs of carrots sliced

4 large onions diced

1 Sleeve of celery sliced

4 -5 pkgs of Beef flavoring - I use Goya -

3 Cups of Stewed tomato's

1 Cup of sweet peas

3 Tablespoons of Extra virgin olive oil.

10 quarts of water

Seasoning, to taste

I use:

2-3 Tablespoons of parsley
2 Teaspoons of cracked black pepper
1 Teaspoon of Garlic salt
5-6 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon of thyme

Adjust and use what your family likes.



In your stock pot add your oil and half your onions. Cook for 2-3 minutes to get the onions coated and heat your pan. Increase your heat to moderate and add your cubed beef , brown your beef in the bottom of your pan until all beef is brown and the onions are tender. 20-30 minutes.

In a 2 cup measuring cup add one pkg of Goya beef flavor slowly stir in 2 cups of warm water until the bouillon is dissolved. Add to the pot . Reduce heat and cover cook for about 10 minutes.

Add carrots, potato, celery, and half of the water cook 1 hour , occasionally stirring the pot.

After an hour add all of your remaining ingredients celery, tomato, remaining onions, beef seasoning and all other seasonings and cook on low through the day 6-8 hours on low adding more or less of whatever you think you need.

This is a family favorite ...........Sometimes I will make stew "dumplings" on top. I use the Bisquick recipe right on the box and follow the instruction they give. A crowd pleaser in our family and often on the menu..... Enjoy


Blessings, GG

Praised in the gates......................

As part of my daily reading for years now, I read the proverb that corresponds to the day .

Today it was Proverbs 31. What an awesome lady and example to the women of the Family of God.
A high calling we have in Christ Jesus................



Proverb:31:1: The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Proverb:31:2: What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? Proverb:31:3: Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Proverb:31:4: It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Proverb:31:5: Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Proverb:31:6: Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Proverb:31:7: Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Proverb:31:8: Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Proverb:31:9: Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Proverb:31:10: Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Proverb:31:11: The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Proverb:31:12: She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Proverb:31:13: She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Proverb:31:14: She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Proverb:31:15: She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Proverb:31:16: She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Proverb:31:17: She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
Proverb:31:18: She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
Proverb:31:19: She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Proverb:31:20: She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Proverb:31:21: She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Proverb:31:22: She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Proverb:31:23: Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Proverb:31:24: She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
Proverb:31:25: Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. Proverb:31:26: She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
Proverb:31:27: She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Proverb:31:28: Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Proverb:31:29: Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Proverb:31:30: Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Proverb:31:31: Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Hugs & Prayers, GG

The torch has been passed.........

Yes, I can finally enjoy all the Blessings of Thanksgiving Day without the stress of the preparation of it all ............

The torch has been passed.

Darling daughter has become the new Thanksgiving hostess for the family and whew....... I am very happy.

Thank you Sweetie for stepping up and assuming your rightful place in the family as the next generation of Thanksgiving hostess' .

Of course I will be there to lend my expertise and skills, but she has actually been training all these years right along by my side, with my mother and then myself.

Just as her girls are learning all the family recipes , how to make my Grandmother's famous Thanksgiving Stuffing. How to clean and prep the Turkey, how to roll out the pie. All the family traditions and how to fill the house with love.

Just as she has been trained up all these years in the things of Christ , training up our children/grand-children in the way that they should go.

Proverb:22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

This generation is facing battles we only read about! God is Faithful. Praying the protection and provision of God over our kids and grands and beyond. That they be fully equipped not lacking in any good thing. Speaking the word and pleading the Blood of Jesus over them.

1Co:1:4: I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

1Co:1:5: That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

1Co:1:6: Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

1Co:1:7: So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

1Co:1:8: Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1Co:1:9: God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Hugs & Prayers, GG

Rolo Pretzel Treat...........

Oh my socks these are so awesome and satisfy that salt /sugar craving........

My niece Kayla made them for my sisiter-in-laws birthday party a couple of weeks ago and I have been craving them ever since lol .

Easy, Easy, Easy and sooooooooooooo Yummy......

Ingredients:
Rolo chocolate candies

Mini pretzels

Nuts - toasted pecans/almonds/hazelnuts/walnuts

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350Upwrap your Rolos. Place pretzels on baking sheet. Top with a Rolo.Bake in oven for 3-5 minutes, until the chocolate just begins to melt. The Rolo should be soft but not completely melted.Remove from oven, place on cooling rack and immediately squish the chocolate with a nut. Watch the caramel oooze out. YUM! Enjoy!

Hugs & Prayers, GG

New England.................

I really cannot think of a prettier place than New England in the Fall...........

From Caribou to Connecticut and beyond.........

It is as if God has taken to hand his paint brush ...........and created a warm and comforting palette of the most magnificent colors................It often makes my mind wander to thoughts of heaven and how God must have designed the most beautiful eternal home for the Family of God.

Hugs & Prayers, GG

Fishers of Men........

I love the story in Luke of the calling of Peter.............

Lu:5:3: And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Lu:5:4: Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.Lu:5:5: And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
Lu:5:6: And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
Lu:5:7: And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
Lu:5:8: When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Lu:5:9: For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
Lu:5:10: And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
Lu:5:11: And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.


My husband and I were in York, Maine several years ago. We were staying in a place we love to stay when we are there. It is on the cliffs above the rocks and beach directly on the ocean.

The views are breath-taking. It was a beautiful cool evening and as we sat outside watching the ocean in the moon-light.

From the cliffs in our Adirondack chairs, covered in our flannel throws drinking our hot chocolate talking about the majesty of God's creation, we watched as four rugged and large men appeared on the beach.

They were quiet and very methodical as they began to unpack their gear and dress. The scene was very poignant. Almost as if we were watching something we were allowed to see. They walked out into the ocean about hip deep and began to fish.

They caught fish after fish for over an hour. Never making a noise and perfectly in time with each other. They left after a while as quietly as they came. My husband and I went in after they left.

Neither of us really spoke the entire time we were watching the men. I asked my husband, what he had thought of the scene we had witnessed. We were both in agreement it reminded us of the calling of the disciples to become fishers of men. My husband has asked me for years to do a painting of that evening. I have never been able to capture what we witnessed on canvas.

Jesus has called each of us to be fishers of men............. My prayer is that we are answering the call.

Hugs & Prayers, GG

Battling ...................

The nasty flu is trying to attack............But we are battling back.

Lots of Prayer, Chicken soup, Hugs, tissues , and anointing oil. God is Faithful. Please keep us in your prayers dear friends!

Hugs & Prayers, GG

I have psalm 91 posted on all the doors of my home.

In WW II........an entire brigade of soldiers went into battle carrying psalm 91 in their pockets....... Not one was lost !!!!

Heb:4:12: For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

What a mighty God we serve!

2Co:10:4: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;

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Psalms:91:1: He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalms:91:2: I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Psalms:91:3: Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

Psalms:91:4: He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Psalms:91:5: Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

Psalms:91:6: Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Psalms:91:7: A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

Psalms:91:8: Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

Psalms:91:9: Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

Psalms:91:10: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Psalms:91:11: For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Psalms:91:12: They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Psalms:91:13: Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

Psalms:91:14: Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

Psalms:91:15: He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.Psalms:91:16: With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Iron Sharpens Iron...................

Sometimes God will interrupt our day with a "word", sometimes it comes in the form of a telephone call, sometimes an email or sometimes a visit , expected or not. A word that confirms what God may already being speaking into your Spirit.

In continuation of discerning God's will for our life's , there is definitely one thing that is becoming very obvious .........God is moving us into another season. God sent us a visitor today to remind us that God has no limitations............

While I definitely know this in my head .............getting it into my Spirit is quite another thing.
Today's visit definitely helped to solidify the initial promptings of the Holy Spirit, which seem to be moving and aligning our life's into a season of incredible blessings and ministry.

Thank you Jesus for faithful servants willing to speak into the life's of your children


Hugs & Prayers,
GG

Happy 70th Birthday Mom!

Wishing you a Very Blessed 70th Birthday Mom!

We love You!!!!

Proverb:31:28: Her children arise up, and call her blessed;

Happy 1st Birthday Christopher........................

What a little darling this baby is

we celebrated his 1 year old birthday

yesterday with all the family !

It was wonderful.

We love you sweetie!

Hugs & Prayers, GG

Discerning God's Will...................

Sometimes in life we hear a multitude of "voices" all vying for our attention , all at the same time. Kids, Spouses, Family.

Friends, enemies, neighbors, strangers ................. sometimes in the midst of the clutter of voices,

there is the still small familiar voice waiting to be heard............


The voice of our Lord through the precious Holy Spirit. Sometimes things just begin to align themselves and fall into to place and we begin to question could this really be the Lord ? Could God really be changing the season we have been in for so very long. Could God actually be doing a new thing?????

In the middle of sadness and loss, in the ache of uncertainty? Could God be saying ........

Isa:43:19: Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

There have been several seasons we have heard and obeyed the voice of God in His leading and prompting of a " New Thing" ................

This "new thing" seems a bit intimating, a bit over-whelming, not at all on our "schedule" ......the more I look and pray about it, the more it surely seems like a " New Thing".
Exactly how God would have it......... us totally dependent upon Him.........


Stay tuned as we determine through prayer and Godly counsel if this is indeed a "New thing" .

P.S. It is kinda a " Big Thing" so I am hoping it is a "New Thing" and definitely a " God Thing"

Hugs & Prayers, GG

Move over Johnny Appleseed...........

Classic Apple Pie

Ingredients

7 apples peeled, cored and sliced
1 cup Sugar - adjust according to the variety of apples you use

2 tablespoons flour

1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon lemon zest, finely grated 2 tablespoons butter, softened
Pastry for double crust pie
2 cups flour 2/3 cup lard or butter or shortening

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cold water

Directions
1-Pastry for double crust pie

2-Combine flour, lard and salt with a pastry blender or fork until balls are the size of a large pea. 3-Add cold water by the spoonful and blend until the bowl starts to clean itself as you work the dough.
4-Then it is ready for rolling.
5-Preheat oven to 450°F.
6-Combine sliced apples with sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon rind.
7-Line pie plate with unbaked pie crust, trim pastry, crimp to edge of pie plate. Fill pie crust with apple mixture and dot with softened butter.
8-Brush crust edge with water and place pie crust top on top of pie, crimp to the bottom crust. Make some slits in the top crust for steam to escape. Bake for 10 minutes.
9- Turn oven down to 350°F and bake for 45 minutes longer.

Enjoy-

Hugs & Prayers, GG

God makes himself known..........

He can still move a mountain for you.

He can still part a sea.

He can still feed 5,000.

He can still send you a letter.

He can still let us know, that He knows, exactly where we are , He is never far. He wraps His arms around us and my tears touch His heart of mercy and grace.

My Precious Lord is still bringing me through the healing process of grieving for a loved one who was taken from us so suddenly and still with little answers.

I had and have so many questions. God does not scold me for the questions or dismiss my need to "know"...............to be "assured" . He has gently walked us through these days.


Two days ago I got a letter from a major ministry, the director of the major donor division. Addressed to my husband and I , The letter began.............Dear Jonathan and Ella , We have recently learned of the death of your..............and they named my loved one by name.

They expressed their love for us and their warmest condolences and let us know they were praying for us and our family.

To me , it was as if the God of the universe sat Miss B down and had her pen to us the words that He knew I needed to hear.

The contents were "personal" as if they knew our loved one. The words of encouragement answers to some of my questions. I knew that although this letter was written and sent by humans hands.

It was loving dictated and directed by My Lord and God. He knows me, He loves me and He uses anything to get our attention to minister to us exactly what we need.

He knows you! He knows exactly where you are. He knows the answers that you need.

And He loves you beyond what you can ever think or imagine!

Hugs & Prayers, GG

The Sheep and the Goats............

Really not what we hear much from the many pulpits anymore........But the truth nevertheless. God richly bless, keep and protect your servants. Who are boldy declaring the truth of your word. May we be the sheep of your pasture, ready to do what you would have us.



M't:25:31: When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
M't:25:32: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
M't:25:33: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
M't:25:34: Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
M't:25:35: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
M't:25:36: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
M't:25:37: Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
M't:25:38: When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
M't:25:39: Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
M't:25:40: And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
M't:25:41: Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
M't:25:42: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
M't:25:43: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
M't:25:44: Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
M't:25:45: Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
M't:25:46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.






God may we ever be ready to follow after you. Living the will of God by faith. Keep and strengthen us in these days we walk, in Jesus' Name.
Hugs & Prayers, GG

A day of refreshing...................

A very beautiful day with my incredible husband Jonathan.

I do not think that the Father could have given me a more wonderful husband.

I appreciate the giftings and annointings that God has placed in him to minister to me in a way that no one else save the precious Holy Spirit can.

We needed today to relax, refresh, and restore our Spirits, Souls and Bodies.

Thank you Jesus for our beautiful day together!

My Best Buddy..........I love you always!

Hugs & Prayers, GG

I can only imagine..................

I had such a time of peacefulness in God's presence today............... I must have sang this song to Jesus for what seemed like forever..........


I can only imagine............
Hugs & Prayers, GG

Thankful..................

I am thankful to know that I have eternal life in Christ Jesus.

I am thankful for an incredible husband .

I am ever so thankful for my immediate family, kids, grand kids...........

I am so very thankful today for the wonderful extended family and friends that God has put into my life.

I am thankful for the brothers and sisters in Christ , that have spoken faith and life into my life.

Life is good.

Psalms:100:4: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Hugs & Prayers, GG

Fall has arrived in New England................

or so it would appear.

I promised my little grand-daughter when they went back to school, I would make one of her favorites . New England Clam Chowder. It seems appropiate for this cool, damp September day.

My family does put the word "comfort" in comfort foods and while we are all together we have been enjoying foods that we ate as children and foods that we find 'Comforting".

I lost my tried and true recipe during the move back home in June. But my dear friend Miss Laurie, was so sweet and shared this one with me which I will make for the family tonight.

New England Clam Chowder

1 medium onion, choppped (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup cut-up bacon or lean salt pork (we always used bacon)
2 cans (8 ounces) minced clams, drained (reserve liquid)
1 cup finely chopped potato
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
2 cups milk
Notations (we also added a slight bit of celery with the onion as it was cooking with the bacon)Cook and stir onion and bacon in 2-quart saucepan until onion is tender and bacon is crisp. Add enough water, if necessary, to reserved clam liquid to measure 1 cup. Stir clams, liquid, potato, salt and pepper into onion mixture. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until potato is tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in milk; heat through, stirring occasionally. (6 servings)This is a light, wholesome, yet creamy soup! Not too heavy!

Now, Grammy, we used to have over 50 people (with 10 children, just immediate family was 50 people) at the family get-togethers, so we quadrupled this recipe! Yummmy!Enjoy!

I think I will have to quadruple this recipe too! Your a dear for sharing it with me sweetie.

Check out Laurie's blog: http://maybeillblog.blogspot.com

Hugs & Prayers, GG

Boston Baked Beans

It feels like Fall here in New England.........A Fall Favorite:


Boston baked beans.

2 cups navy beans
1/2 pound bacon
1/2 onion, finely diced
3 tablespoons molasses
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar

Soak beans overnight in cold water. Simmer the beans in the same water until tender, approximately 1 to 2 hours. Drain and reserve the liquid.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Arrange the beans in a 2 quart bean pot or casserole dish by placing a portion of the beans in the bottom of dish, and layering them with bacon and onion. In a saucepan, combine molasses, salt, pepper, dry mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and pour over beans. Pour in just enough of the reserved bean water to cover the beans. Cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil. Bake for 3 to 4 hours in the preheated oven, until beans are tender. Remove the lid about halfway through cooking, and add more liquid if necessary to prevent the beans from getting too dry.


Hugs, GG

The Broken Chain

The Broken Chain

We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name,

In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone,

For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, His love is still our guide,

And though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same,

But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

-Author Unknown

Love you and miss you already.

Please pray for our family as we mourn the loss of our treasured family member.

Love & Hugs, GG

Re:21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

First Day of School...................

Well, it was a busy morning as the girls went back to school today. 2nd and 4th grade respectively. They looked totally beautiful in their "special" back to school outfits, their lunchbags and backpacks. Even Baby Brother was looking pretty spiffy this morning, his baby curls all slicked down like a big boy. They even put a little back pack on him ..........too cute.

Of course I took tons of new pictures of them this morning out on the steps . So I have plenty of new screen savers. It was a long , lonely and quiet day without the girls in the house. Baby brother missed his big sisters. They are his constant companions and he never tires of them.

But ..............at 2:24 pm. GG, Mom and Baby brother went and picked them up from school and everyone was smiling again. We celebrated the 1st day of school with Pizza for dinner and watermelon cups for dessert. We all heard about their new teachers and what everyone was wearing.

I can't wait for the weekend already and it is only the first day of school..........

Hugs & Prayers, GG