Sunday Worship 1-15-23

 Jerusalem - CityAlight this one leaves me weepy to listen to every time. 

There Is Hope - CityAlight praise God for HOPE.

Sunday Worship

 

July 23, 2022

Enemy's Camp Medley 

I learned the song "I Went To The Enemy's Camp" at FuGen church camp this year. What a powerful song. And so apropos for what I was going thru in my personal life with family. This song is a powerful reminder that we can go to the enemy's (Satan's) camp and take back what that old liar stole from us. 

 Hallelujah Anyway 

This song, especially if you been walking thru unspeakable pain or feel as if you have sinned so grossly as to make it not worth repenting and moving forward with Jesus. Read the lyrics and sing this as a prayer. 

 I Speak Jesus 

This song is another I learned at camp this year and it is POWERFUL. "To every soul held captive by depression, I speak Jesus". Wowww. And Amen! 

May the Lord bless you this Sunday and open your eyes to new things in His words in Scripture. 

LG

Cranberry Onion Pork Recipe

I don't know where Mom got the recipe. She heard it on a PBS show - I think.
Pork goes best with this, but I believe you can use beef as well.

Pork - we've used a pork loin roast of (approx.) 2-3 lbs as well as bone-in country style pork ribs
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 pkt Onion soup mix

*this works best in the oven with cast iron.
Dump everything into a high sided cast iron pot  (we use one with a lid)
Only if using a pork loin roast, add a small amount of water. Adding water to the ribs just makes the sauce watered down.
 *what temp?* I'm guessing 350°f
*How long* until the meat is tender

Maybe I'll Actually Stay Active Now

Every year I say I'm going to do a better job of keeping this blog updated.

And every year so far, I've not even posted...

Since my last post, I moved back to my childhood home. (Trusting God to give me grace in the doing. And to show me WHY He said to move.)

  The infamous 2020 happened. I grew my biggest ever garden. And grew new things... Got to operate a gas log splitter for the first time. And decided I like the workout!

I learned that good friends are more to be treasured than fine gold. And that being a friend is actually work. But that it is TOTALLY worth it.

That Jesus wants to use me more than I ever imagined. He is still in the business of answering prayers and working miracles.

That I CAN (with loads of help!) pull off catering for a wedding. It was yummy, and fabulous.

That a big dog is actually pretty stinkin' cool to have. Even if he is overprotective! Also the cute factor helps.

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Musings on Indiana life

There is a subtlety to Indiana's beauty. It is not grand. It is not "in your face" like the beauty of ocean or mountain. It's quiet. Easy to miss in the everyday bustle of life.

But, if you look for it, there is a very definite beauty to living in Indiana. From the blue black of storm clouds rolling in across green fields with the sun shining on them. To the rainbows that we see after storms to the mountains that we have.

Yes, there are mountains in Indiana. We just call them clouds.

The colors can be incredibly vivid from the deep greens and bright tones of flowers and plants.

To the subtle and gentle shades of winter...

To God's paintbrush in the heavens every morning and evening.

No matter which state you live in though, look for the small beauties are all around you. There are so, so many.

Look at your home area with God's eyes. You might get a surprise.

Canning Season Once Again

Once again, tis the season to can foodstuffs.

My canning goals this summer are mostly related to the new pressure canner that Dad got on Black Friday last year.

We have canned chicken plain in broth, with salt and dried minced onion, as Bourbon Street chicken - minus the corn starch. My sister in law gave me a vegetarian Southwest soup recipe before she married my brother. It's quick to make and incredibly versatile. We've added cooked ground beef, or chicken to the soup with delicious results.

Dad and I canned several batches of the soup with chicken and beef. Sooo good.

Next up is sweet pickle relish. A LOT more than last year. It's delicious any way you eat it.
Sweet Pickle Relish

It makes homemade 1000 island dressing! Mom uses a 1/2 pint at a time in a batch of tuna salad for my Dad. Last year was, I believe, about 19 half pints and a few pint jars. (Nowhere near enough!)

It's been a few weeks since I started working on this post.
Now, we have pickle relish!!! 25 pints worth. 5 batches it took.

Plus I made a couple of new recipes. Corn relish and cherry relish from Linda Ziedrich's book The Joy Of Pickling. Both are hits with my dad and mom.
The corn relish in particular is simple and quick to make.

A total of 16 pints of this relish got made... We already opened and ate 1.