Archive - March, 2005

Cast Your Bread

By on March 14, 2005 in Faith 8

This is for everyone. . . especially moms. Moms, every cup of juice you pour and every nose you wipe today has significance…

Yes My child, I want you to share even what you think are just tiny little morsels that wouldn’t even make a ripple in the water. How little you know about ripples! Every piece of bread you share as you cast it upon the waters of life, makes a huge difference in My Kingdom. Angels are sent, divine connections are made, Words are caught and seed is planted. In every seed is a future harvest of plenty. You are thinking too small. I rejoice over the smallest details of your life, and as you share them with others, they are multiplied over and over again. So cast your bread upon the waters and trust Me to do exactly what I have promised.

“Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” Ecclesiastes 11:1 NJKV

“We can do no great things– only small things with great love.” ~Mother Teresa

Celebrating Nita

By on March 12, 2005 in Celebrations, family, Home 10

Sunday March 13th, is my mom, Nita’s, birthday! Happy birthday, Mom!!!

Mom’s sisters have commented on here that she is a diamond! That is very true.

My mom is a true servant. That’s what she does for others…she serves and I believe she truly enjoys it. She is a CNA who works for traveling nurses. I am sure that her patients could not get better care from anyone. When she’s done with them they are squeaky clean! I am also sure that she cares a great deal for them as people.

Mom is always just waiting to feed someone. On the weekends she has some kind of meat thawed out and ready to cook up in case company were to stop by. We love her cooking!!! Especially, her fried chicken.

Mom is very project orientated. She is always sewing, making quilts, working in the yard, growing a garden or painting something. She is very crafty. She has a humongous material collection. Yards and yards and mounds and mounds of material!! She loves bargains, that must be where I get it from. She always has some new treasure to show me that she got from an auction or garage sale.

The kids love to go to Grandma’s house. There’s lots of room to run around outside. They like to hang out with Grandpa in the barn or play in the house. Grandma likes to sit and rock them. The kids love to get their turn spending the night without their siblings. A couple of weeks ago Lydia made a tent in their living room and slept there for the night. Not long ago, Elaina was spending the day there. She told Grandma, “I like this place”. Well said, Elaina!

Mom, maybe you should post your favorite things. Conway Twitty songs. . .

I am very thankful that you are my mom!!!!

Love ya bunches!

We only have One Mom, One Mommy, One Mother in this World, One life. Don’t wait for the Tomorrow’s to tell Mom, you love her.

Celebrating Leona

By on March 11, 2005 in Celebrations, Comfort Food, family 6

Mom D has some of her grandmother Leona’s belongings. Leona died when she was in her early 20′s, shortly after giving birth to Mom D’s dad. She has poems and quotes and journals in Leona’s handwriting. When I post recipes I will include poems, quotes or sayings from Leona’s recipe book. I believe these things would date to the mid to late 1920′s.

Carl mentioned my chicken noodle soup on one of the posts. I know my mom and my aunts will giggle that I need a recipe to make chicken noodle soup but I am not the domestic queen that they are! This is soooo good. I got it off of all recipes.

Chicken Noodle Soup

4 cups chopped, cooked chicken meat
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup butter
8 ounces egg noodles
12 cups water
9 cubes chicken bouillon
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon dried parsley

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In a large stock pot, saute celery and onion in butter or margarine.
Add chicken, carrots, water, bouillon cubes, marjoram, black pepper, bay leaf, and parsley. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Add noodles, and simmer for 10 more minutes.

I cook a chicken in the crock pot and use all the meat. I like to use those frozen Reames noodles. They’re like homemade.

“Soups”

Men bless their stars, and call it luxury.~ Leona Odle Dickey

The Boob Fairy

By on March 9, 2005 in Home 41

I dedicate this song to myself and all the other small chested ladies out there! Click here.

Your two breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies. Song of Solomon 4:5

Spring Is On It’s Way!

By on March 9, 2005 in Home 6

My mom typed this out today in the “Who Am I” page. I am so proud that she is posting and it is a very timely poem so I bumped it up here for everyone to enjoy.

Come walk with me in the springtime, Past the apple blossoms fair. Their fragrance was made in Heaven and drifts slowly through the air. Trees are starting to bud again and daffodils are breaking sod. Songbirds grace us with melodies, singing their praises to God. Rivers are singing sweet songs again, Spring air is fresh and clean. Brilliant colors are exploding everywhere and the grass is turning green. I’m overwhelmed at Springs beauty and shall savor it in my heart. I thank my God in Heaven who is the Master of all art.~ Shirley Hile Powell

Celebrating Friendship

By on March 9, 2005 in friendship, Home 13

Friends
Julie, Karen and Mary at Karen’s baby shower.

What would I do without my dearest friends? I can’t imagine life without them!! My life would be dull in color.

Karen gave me this pic, yesterday. I was excited to have it and of course I had to post it!!!!

The first time I met Karen we were instant soul friends. I can’t explain it. Something just clicked and it is forever. Mom D. had a party at her house. She had met Karen at their church and wanted to hook us up.

The first time we talked was on Mom D’s king size waterbed. We giggled and watched the olympics. It was a divine appointment. I think it was about 12 years ago. Since then we’ve laughed and laughed and cried a lot. I just couldn’t live without her.

Mary’s the kind of friend who knows what brand of paper towels and toilet paper you use and buys it for you when she sees it on sale!!! She takes note of things about you like that that other people would miss, take for granted or simply not care. Not Mary, she cares!! Maybe she keeps a list!!! Hehe!!

One day, a couple of weeks after I had Anjelia, Mary called. I was so overwhelmed and I couldn’t stop crying. About an hour or so later Mary showed up on my door step to help out. What a friend!!! I wouldn’t trade her for the whole world!! She’s a gift from heaven!

Another group of friends that are special to me is my Girls’ Night Out group. JoEllen, Amber, Brandi, Tracy, Karen H., Karen S., and Misty. Hopefully we’ll be getting together soon and I’ll post a pic. We are all so different, yet so much alike, too.

I have a friend. I sing louder. I smile bigger. I laugh harder. I pray more. I love better.

Celebrating Tootsie

By on March 7, 2005 in Celebrations, family, Home 8

My mom’s sister, Aunt Marlis, e-mailed me some pictures of some of her newest artwork! Perfect timing to show off her stuff on my new blog!

She is the oldest of Grandma Vera’s six daughters!! We like to call her by her nickname, Tootsie.

I’ve always admired Tootsie’s strength as a woman and her zest for life. She’s enjoying her retirement at the lake and is busy taking care of her husband Richard. She makes the best brown gravy you’ll ever taste!!!

Tootsie uses acrylics mostly for her medium, but likes using watercolor and Gouache for backgrounds. She enjoys designing her own cards and we love receiving them! She is serving her second year as secretary of the Ozark Brush and Palette Club in Camdenton Mo. She is also a member of the Creative Arts Guild in Osage Beach, Mo.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, “I used everything you gave me.”~Erma Bombeck

Rose Colored Glasses

By on March 7, 2005 in Home 5

I have much to do today, but I wanted to post a little something. I read a quote this morning and it reminded me to live colorfully today.

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. Circumstances and situations do color life, but you…choose what the color will be”.
– John Homer Miller

Welcome to Percolations!

By on March 6, 2005 in Home 19

Welcome to my site. This has been a fun project to do! James was the brains behind the operation. He really does know a lot about computers and it has finally paid off for me!! I enjoyed “shopping” around and experimenting with different looks. I must say James was very patient. He changed lots of code and uploaded lots of images for me. We’ll be tinkering with it more as we go. Thanks, honey!!!

I hope you will keep coming back and checking in to see what’s going on. Please post your thoughts! I need the adult interaction!! I’ve never done a blog before, so we’ll see what happens.

“Whatever coaxes us out of hiding, to write, record, and express, is a revolutionary act. It says that we believe our lives count: our lives do count.” SARK

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