Consider The Lillies

Consider the lilies they don’t toil nor spin

And there’s not a king with more splendor than them

Consider the sparrow they don’t plant or sow

But they’re fed by the Master who watches them grow

We have a Heavenly Father above

With eyes full of mercy

And a heart full of love

He really cares when

Your head is bowed low

Consider the lilies and then you will know

Now may I introduce you to this friend of mine

Who hangs out the stars and tells the sun when to shine

And kisses the flowers each morning with dew

                                           But He’s not too busy to care about you

"And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body what you put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Then God so clothed the grass which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye waht ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you" Luke 12: 22-31

Jesus loves you so much. He wants us to cast all our cares upon Him for he cares for us.  Are your finances in the red? You may have lost your job? The cupboards are as bare as Old Mother Hubbard's and you may have little ones to feed. Don't worry. Pray my friend. And God will make away! Jesus is the answer! Money is here today and gone tomorrow, this has proven time and time again. Money is not your God. Jesus is! Put your trust in the one who created the heavens and the earth! He will supply all our needs. Remember Jesus died for our sins so that we can have a place with Him in heaven.  Be kingdom minded: Pray for the lost, witness to those who don't know Jesus, spread the gospel, study to show yourself approved and let Jesus do the rest!  The birds of the air and the flowers in our garden don't worry about a thing they just do what they are designed to do...Consider the Lilies!
 
 

Tunnel Of Fudge Cake

I found a recipe written on a piece of paper in a cookbook I picked up. On it was the statement "this is so good!" Well, little did I know that it is a Pillsbury recipe.  This cake was fun to make. It is very chocolaty. Since it calls for six eggs I was hoping I could practice cracking an egg one-handed. But, alas eggshells still get everywhere.  One day! LOL.  And, yes it is very good.

Anyway, here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

Cake:

1 3/4 cups sugar

1 3/4 cups margarine or butter, softened

6 eggs

2 cups powdered sugar

2 1/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

2 cups chopped walnuts*

 

Glaze:

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

4 to 6 teaspoons milk

 

DIRECTIONS

• 1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch tube pan. In large bowl, combine sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar; blend well. By hand, stir in flour and remaining cake ingredients until well blended. Spoon batter into greased and floured pan; spread evenly.
• 2Bake at 350°F. for 45 to 50 minutes or until top is set and edges are beginning to pull away from sides of pan.** Cool upright in pan on wire rack 1 1/2 hours. Invert onto serving plate; cool at least 2 hours.
• 3In small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides. Store tightly covered.

* Nuts are essential for the success of this recipe. ** Since this cake has a soft filling, an ordinary doneness test cannot be used. Accurate oven temperature and baking times are essential.

Welcome Spring

Yay! Spring is finally here! My flowers are starting to bloom again and the sounds of birdsongs in the air! Fresh scent of wet grass illuminates the atmosphere.

Here is a poem by Thomas Nashe:

Spring, The Sweet Spring
Spring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king,
Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,
Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing:
    Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

The palm and may make country houses gay,
Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day,
And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay:
    Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet,
Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit,
In every street these tunes our ears do greet:
    Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to witta-woo!

                                                             Birds in my weeds hehe

                                                                 Beautiful flowers from my gar

Enjoy spring everybody...summer is around the corner!

To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1

Mag for April...Shop Smart

Shop Smart Magazine from Consumer Reports!

Full of great buys, bargains and shopping tips from household appliances, cars, to everyday items like food and clothing.  Provides info for internet shopping at the best sites on the web and much more.  
Products are tested by consumer reports technicians before they are published. +++

Good Book, Good Read:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

What are HELA cells? Who is Henrietta Lacks? Very informative book about the origin of medical advancement in the past 60 years. The medical research/pharma community got incredibly rich of HELA cells and left the family of this young, black mother in poverty who died of cervical cancer.  Of course, her children found out and it changed their lives forever. 
This book makes the reader think about ethical and legal ramifications and who has rights to "medical waste". 
This book is intriguing.  And, it should be IMO required reading for science students.  


Amazon review:
 From a single, abbreviated life grew a seemingly immortal line of cells that made some of the most crucial innovations in modern science possible. And from that same life, and those cells, Rebecca Skloot has fashioned in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks a fascinating and moving story of medicine and family, of how life is sustained in laboratories and in memory. Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five in Baltimore, a poor African American migrant from the tobacco farms of Virginia, who died from a cruelly aggressive cancer at the age of 30 in 1951. A sample of her cancerous tissue, taken without her knowledge or consent, as was the custom then, turned out to provide one of the holy grails of mid-century biology: human cells that could survive--even thrive--in the lab. Known as HeLa cells, their stunning potency gave scientists a building block for countless breakthroughs, beginning with the cure for polio. Meanwhile, Henrietta's family continued to live in poverty and frequently poor health, and their discovery decades later of her unknowing contribution--and her cells' strange survival--left them full of pride, anger, and suspicion. For a decade, Skloot doggedly but compassionately gathered the threads of these stories, slowly gaining the trust of the family while helping them learn the truth about Henrietta, and with their aid she tells a rich and haunting story that asks the questions, Who owns our bodies? And who carries our memories? --Tom Nissley

Yes, I Am A Sinner

This song puts me in tears every time I hear it. Why? Because I am a human being and like everyone else face the human dilemma. I am a sinner who has fallen short of the glory of God.  I am so imperfect.  Even though I have been washed by the blood of the Lamb, I find myself still a sinner in need of repentance and forgiveness. As the Bible states,... my righteousness is as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6).  
I think about my sins of yesterday and today and my heart cries-  Oh, how I have disappointed my Savior, my Lord, my Father, My Jesus!  But, in the midst of my grief and sorrow I hear the Shepherd calling my name, leaving the fold to come and find me again, and again, and again...because He loves me and died on the cross for my sins.  I have a promise in Jesus that "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" I John 1:9. 
God turns everything around for those who love Him!  Only through Jesus am I holy and righteous.  I've learned a long time ago that I can not live this life on my own.  My life is empty and torn.  Jesus has come to bring me life and life more abundantly.  Through confession and Jesus' forgiveness I can stand before my king as Esther had done..."Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need" Hebrews 4:16.

April 1st, April Fool's Day~Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool%27s_Day