Curently 8.31.13

I am currently...

...reading

• Return. It's the third book in the Redemption Series by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley.

Rate ~ I've really enjoyed the series so far!!! It's definitely an emotional series that's worth reading!

...watching

• We watched a Doctor Who this week.... That's it.

Rate ~ Awesome! It's Doctor Who, what else would it be?

...listening to

• Ummmmm. I've had a variety of hymns stuck in my head, other than that, I don't remember anything else!

Rate ~ They are timeless, classic, glorifying hymns. They are beautiful!

I have currently...

... read

• Redemption by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley. The first book in the series.

Rate ~ I enjoyed it more than I thought I would at first!

• Remember by K. K. and G. S. I don't see any need to spell out the names AGAIN! This is the second book in their Redemption series.

Rate ~ I can't wait to find out what happens next! 

...watched

• Nothing! and no, that's not the name of a new TV show!

...listened to

• No clue. And, no, that's not the name of a band or a song to my knowledge.

I was working on school, and we were out several days this week. :) Yes, a lame excuse, but my excuse none-the-less.


Hope you enjoy!
Love,
Rebekah

Sunday's sermon

Yes, yes, I know this is not the pictures you all are expecting and looking forward to, but I wanted to share this with you.
 This past Sunday, the pastor's sermon was amazing. Now, don't get me wrong, his sermon is always wonderful, but I really enjoyed this weeks sermon. It was on Psalm 133 and about unity. 'The pastor' had some funny wise cracks, that also proved his point, which makes this sermon a great lesson, and rather hilarious at times!!!:)

He referenced ice cream, cats, country music, and the Peanuts comic strip, as well as having references to both history and piano, and of course, unity in the Bible. :) Love my pastor! :D


I've included a link to the sermon found on the church's website. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!!



http://crossroadschurchofcuster.org/?page_id=23


Still working on the pictures,
Love,
Rebekah

Update and Preview

Okay, I know I gave you a preview, and I know that the Peanut Butter Bars look (and tasted) so good, but due to no editing program on my computer, and finicky cameras, and school, and field trips, the post is not finished. My apologies. Really, I am sorry!

About those field trips.. we went to see some sites when a friend came to visit, so look for pictures of Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, and Crazy Horse, coming soon. Soon as in before next year if you are lucky when my schedule and technology permits. But, I won't leave you with nothing!!!

 

 

Custer State Park (Day 1)

Custer State Park (Day 2)



Wild donkey. These things stand on the road waiting for food. They stick their heads in your car window! They follow your car when you drive past! :)



Those brown dots are buffalo.

 

Yes! Silly pictures in the car!!! ( It kept me from feeling sick. Don't ask.)

 



 

Mount Rushmore!

 



 And me! You can't get any better!!! 

Working on the posts,
And school,
And chores,
And life...

Hope you enjoy!
Love,
Rebekah

Currently 8.24.13

I am currently...

...reading

• Redemption by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley. It's the first book in their Redemption Series.

Rate ~ I know I like it, but not sure how much. I knew it dealt with some hard issues before I started reading it, so I was, well, almost reluctant to start reading it. No, that doesn't normally happen unless it's a school book:)


...watching

• Robin Hood.

Rate ~ Amazing! Still... :)

• Doctor Who.

Rate ~ Fabulous! Still...

• All the wonderful videos made by my friends.

Rate ~ COULDN"T BE BETTER!!!! Love them!


...listening to

• Sunshine Girl Radio from iHeart Radio.

Rate ~ It's Brit Nicole!!! What else can I say!

I have currently...

...read

• A Whisper of Danger by Catherine Palmer, the second book in her Treasures of the Heart Series. A Kiss of Adventure from last week was the first book in the series.

Rate ~ I love it as much as the first one, if not more!!!

...watched

• The Magnificent Seven.

Rate ~ This one's actually from last week. Whoops! It was my second time watching it. It was okay. Not my favorite, and it was kind of a okay, watched it once, I'm good, but dad and my brother wanted to watch it again.

• Iron Man 2.

Rate ~ Okay. Way too much cussing, but now I know what the rest of the story line is. Probably wouldn't watch it again.

...listened to

• I've had anything from 'Camptown Races' to hymns, to my own made up tune, to 'Are You Sleeping, Brother John?' stuck in my head since Thursday. I can't remember having anything else stuck in my head at the beginning of the week, but I 'm sure there was something. :)

Rate ~ Mostly okay. It was rather annoying to have Camptown Races stuck in my head so bad that I wanted to burst out singing it in the middle of the store... I ended up whistling it in the store at some point.


Hope you enjoy!

Love,
Rebekah

Cooking ~ Irish Soda Bread

I have been asked for this recipe, and decided it was better to put it here, rather then any where else:)

These were the only pictures I got. Sorry, I didn't take any pictures of the process, or the final result.

So, Irish Soda Bread.

Dry ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Wet ingredients
1 3/4 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
4 Tablespoons butter, melted and cooled just a bit

Other ingredients
2 additional Tablespoons melted butter
1 cup raisins (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the dry ingredients into a large bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients and stir well.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
5. Add raisins and stir to combine.
6. Pour batter into a greased or sprayed 9 inch circular cake pan.
7. Pour/brush the additional butter over the top.
8. Bake for about an hour, or until the top is golden and firm to the touch.
9. Cool for ten minutes.
10. Slice.
11. ENJOY!!!!

It was really good. It wasn't that sweet, so the raisins made it a bit sweeter, but it still wasn't that sweet even with the raisins. This would make a good dessert, or even a snack. You could eat if with a meal depending on what it is. This is not a bread to eat with spaghetti sauce!!! Bleak!

Credit for this recipe goes to Mrs. Wright who blogs over at thewrightstuffforus.blogspot.com/

Hope you enjoy!!!
Love,
Rebekah

A preview.

Guess what I made today???

FROZEN PEANUT BUTTER BARS!!!!!

I'm making a post about them, but just thought I'd give you a preview!

YUM!!! They're not done yet, so when they are, I'll work on the post!!!

Waiting for my peanut butter bars,
Love,
Rebekah

Currently 8.17.13

I saw someone else do this one their blog, and I really liked it, so I'm going to alter it a bit and come up with my own format, and we'll see how it works:)

I am currently...

...reading

• Together is All We Need by Michael Phillips. It is the forth book of four in his Shenandoah Sister Series, which takes place after the Civil War.

Rate ~ I really enjoy it!  Most books about the Civil War take place during the Civil War, but this one actually takes place right after it ends. And it's rather captivating. :)


...watching

• Robin Hood.

Rate ~ Amazing! My only complaint is that I despise the Sherriff, but that's what I (as the viewer) am supposed to do, so it's not really a complaint. :)

• Doctor Who.

Rate ~ Fabulous! I'm not sure where we are though. Somewhere in the middle of season 2, and waiting for season 7.

...listening to

• Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing. I have had it stuck in my head for the past couple of weeks.

Rate ~ I've enjoyed having it stuck in my head. I think that says something:) It's such a beautiful hymn, and the lyrics are amazing, and you just can't get rid of the tune:D

I have currently finished... (as in the past week, unless otherwise stated)

...reading

• A Kiss Of Adventure by Cathleen Palmer. It is the first book of four in her series Treasures of the Heart.

Rate ~ It was good. Not quite on my list of favorites, but I really enjoyed it. I read it in less than 24 hours. Even though I enjoyed it, I decided to wait to read the rest of the series. Don't ask me why. It didn't end as a cliffhanger like most series' do, so that might be why:)

... watching

• Robin Hood. It's an ongoing process:)

Rate ~ Read above. My feeling haven't changed.

•  And we started watching Duck Dynasty.

Rate ~ Have only watched the first couple episodes. I like it, but I don't know to what extent yet.

• Bolt

Rate ~ My second time watching it, and I still teared up even though it's a cartoon.

... listening

• ... I'm not sure. Like I said Come Thou Fount has been stuck in my head for several weeks.

Let me know what you think! I'm all for improvements and suggestions!

Love,
Rebekah

My scenery in pictures

Well, I've promised pictures, and I've promised pictures, and now they're finally here! The eighth and thirteenth down are from yesterday, while the rest are from a few weeks ago. I've tried to get both the scenery and the clouds, but not get the houses nearby:) Hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

 Rainbows apologize for angry skies.  ~Sylvia Voirol  

Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud.  ~Maya Angelou
 

To hope and dream is not to ignore the practical. It is to dress it in colors and rainbows.  ~Dr Anne Wilson Schaef

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while.  ~Kin Hubbard :)

 There is no season such delight can bring as summer, autumn, winter and the spring.
~William Browne

 

Weather is a great metaphor for life — sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella. ~Terri Guillemets

 Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.  ~Unknown

 



 Any proverbs about weather are doubly true during a storm. ~Terri Guillemets

 

 

All was silent as before — All silent save the dripping rain.  ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

Whether the weather be fine, whether the weather be not, whether the weather be cold, whether the weather be hot, we'll whether the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.  ~Unknown

Let the rain kiss you.  Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops.  Let the rain sing you a lullaby.  ~Langston Hughes
 

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little much of letters and phone calls and small silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely.  ~Unknown 



With Love,
Rebekah

Fashion Advice

Have you ever felt uncomfortable in your clothes? Have you ever tried to find your own style?

Brigid, one of the sisters from the boyerfamilysingers.blogspot.com blog has. She's done some research, and decided to put together a series of blog posts about finding  your style, what looks good on you or not, and changing your wardrobe with out dumping it all into the trashcan.

I was originally going to post this last week, talking about her second post in the series. I especially gained insight and knowledge from the color test. Humorously, most of the colors I supposedly look 'great' in, are colors that I already own! By the way, I think I figured out I was Clear Winter.

To make things complicated though (for me), Brigid had already posted the next post in the series, and I felt that I couldn't focus entirely on the first post without at least mentioning the second, and only mentioning the second just didn't seem fair.

The second post really helped me though. I was originally going to post this:
" The first shape site helped me the most. I wasn't in the second, and the third one kind of confused me. I think I am a mix between a pear and a hourglass."
And honestly, I really was confused by all of them. Brigid's second post had a link to a different blog, in which the author basically didn't really care what her shape was. She made the point that in order to 'dress to fit your shape' you really are dressing immodestly. While wearing or avoiding a certain color enhances your facial features, wearing a certain style (as we all well know) can sometimes enhance certain other features, that really don't need to be enhanced.

I still really liked the part about color, and I still am looking forward to Brigid's next post in the series, I just also wanted to stress the fact that we, as women, and even as human beings in general, don't have to follow the fashionistas, the trend-setters, the people who decide what's cool or not, because of what they say. God created us. Gad made us. God decides what's cool. What's hip. What's stylish. What's trendy. Now, I'm NOT saying that God would want us to wear frumpy bags of burlap!  Just as we are God's creation, so is the earth. God told Adam to take care of the earth, to harvest and weed, to keep it beautiful. We are the temple of God, how much more does He want us to look beautiful? Who wants to go into a temple that's drab and dusty, and dirty? NOT ME!!!

My point is, just as God doesn't want us to dress immodestly, He also doesn't want us to dress sloppily. It's okay for us to put on some jewelry, or makeup, or wear some fancy clothes. As long as God is the focus, not us.

So, since I'm finally done putting in my two-cents, here's the link to Brigid's first post.

http://boyerfamilysingers.blogspot.com/2013/07/finding-your-style-color-shape-resources.html

I definitely like the last color test better, as the other ones were just too intense, and I was so confused with them, I had no idea why I was even doing the test:) And I think I figured out I'm Clear Winter.

And here's the link to her second post.

http://boyerfamilysingers.blogspot.com/2013/08/finding-your-style-color-shape.html

I hope you all enjoy! If you decide to find out what you are, I'd love to know! Feel free share what you think about this fashion advice!

Love,
Rebekah

Update and Poem

Okay, really, I PROMISE!!! I have been working on new posts!!! They just aren't ready yet. Still. Yes, I know, lame excuse, but, my excuse none the less.

So, since I haven't posted anything lately, and posting only the above is even lamer than my excuse, I've decided to share a poem with you that I wrote a while back.

 

Friends

July 13, 2013

Friends who laugh,

Friends who cheer,

Friends who cry,

Friends so dear.

 

Friends who throw,

Friends who catch,

Friends who are

the best-est batch.

 

Friends who run,

Friends who fall,

Friends who talk,

and love to call.

 

Friends who photo,

Friends who blog,

Friends with cats,

Friends with dogs.

 

Friends who bake,

Friends who eat,

Hanging-out's

the biggest treat.

 

Friends who dance,

Friends that don't,

Friends that play,

Friends that won't.

 

Friends I love,

Friends I miss,

Friends remember,

Times of bliss.

 

 

We are beginning to start school tomorrow, so I'm not sure when I'll post next, but hopefully it will be soon! And I really wanted the poem in the middle, but it just won't cooperate!

 

Love,

Rebekah