Fallen Heros

I love America in spite of the mess she is in right now. I love being free to say what I please, worship when and where I want, come and go as I please, etc. But I try not to take those freedoms for granted. I grew up in the home of a veteran, married an active service member, and had a son serve six years in the Army. As a military wife I watched C-130s load up with men, some personal friends, heading off to war and I lived with a husband who kept a bag packed in case of 'the call'. I understand how families feel. Fortunately, all of my family served their time and came home. Not every family has been so fortunate. When I went to Pearl Harbor I looked up the name on the wall of a man my parents went to school with. My aunt lost a nephew in Vietnam, and I have seen young men from the community buried after losing their life in recent wars. I love holidays as much as the next person but I ask you when you are enjoying yourself this weekend, please take a moment to reflect on those who gave their lives that we might be free. And say a prayer for their families.

"It Is Finished"

Happy Valentine's Day to Our Family and Friends

This is my Valentine for all my family and friends.  If there is anything that holds families and friends together it is Love!  From Christ's love for us to our love for each other, love is the one thing that is always there.  So let me remind you today, in case I don't tell you often enough, I love you.  It is my family and friends who help make my life complete.  LOVE YOU ALL!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

FYI STONEWARE BAKERS

Just wanted to let you know if you are interested in the 2-piece stoneware bakers I have been talking about, I just went to order the red set and they are sold out. The sale goes thru tomorrow and they still had the orange set and the blue set available. If you are truly interested, don't wait until tomorrow but order today. There is a link in the right-hand column that will connect you. When you click on the link scoll to the bottom of the page to find them.

The blue set.

Baking Healthy Goodies

Last night I made these muffins for a friend whose mother-in-law is coming to visit her during the Christmas holiday.  The mother-in-law was hospitalized last month and has been placed on a more restrictive diet so Melissa asked me if I could make her some snacks to have on hand.  I had bananas in the freezer so thawed them and made what I am calling some Banana-Spice-Nut muffins.  I never send out one of my concoctions without trying them first.  I had one for breakfast and it was pretty good. 

I am only posting about this to tell my family and friends that it is possible to eat healthy yet tasty foods.  If you are interested in recipes like this, I have a blog where I post them.  In fact, I will be posting this recipe today.  The blog link is http://diabeticenjoyingfood.blogspot.com Since I am a diabetic, the recipes are all ones diabetics can enjoy.  They are, however, tasty and healthy recipes for anyone.

Great Gifts

Click on the link at the upper left to check out the great gift ideas at Ink Garden.  Your first order is 50% off!  I get lots of great gifts from this site.  Love personalizing them with my own pictures and the prices are great!

Busy Month

Welcome to March, which will be a busy month for our family.  We have three birthdays in March; Isabell, Chad, and Rodney all celebrate birthdays this month.  Cindy and Lauren will be going on a choir trip to Italy with Lauren's High School choir this month.  Lauren has been very busy with practices for all the places they will be singing there.  And of course, all the grandkids look forward to Spring Break.  We will be a busy bunch!