For Friday, March 5th, 2010

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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MARCH 5^TH, 2010

It's FINALLY FRIDAY!

It’s going to be a great Friday for me as I’m taking a half day off from work and then DD and I are going baby shopping for our little Lucky. Before h

e was born we had no idea if we would have a girl or a boy so now we can shop for something for a little boy.

Tomorrow we are going to go for a visit with him and his Mom and Daddy too. I’m taking some Sloppy Joes and Macaroni salad up so I’ll be preparing that today too.

THINKING

Today is a World Day of Prayer, The 123rd annual event to reinforce bonds of people worldwide, sponsored by Church Women United.

Let Everything That Has Breath Praise God

Today: Pray that you live up to the gifts God has given you

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

We all know that Friday night is pizza night for me. Its straight from the freezer and heated up in the microwave. No fuss and no mess for me. Here is a recipe for something a little different you might like to try

Pizza Soup

1 Tb. olive or vegetable oil

1 medium onion, sliced
1 large green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 cups water
2 cans (14½ oz. each) diced tomatoes in olive oil, garlic an

d spices, undrained
1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
1 cup sliced mushrooms (3 oz)
1½ ts. Italian seasoning
1 can (15 to 16 oz) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 to 16 oz) white beans, rinsed and drained
6 slices french bread, each ½ in. thick
1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Cook onion, bell peppers

and garlic in oil, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. Stir in water, tomatoes, and tomato paste until blended. Stir in remaining ingredients except bread and cheese. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Just before serving, heat oven to 425. Place bread on ungreased cookie sheet. Toast bread in oven about 6 min., turning over once until golden brown.

The recipe didn’t say but I think it would be great to sprinkle a little mozzarella cheese on top of each bowl of soup when you serve it and I’d also b

utter the slices of bread before toasting.

PRAYERS

Father, Help me to think anew and see things more broadly than in terms of success and failure. Lead me always to trust and place myself confidently in your hands.

Amen

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

AROUND HOME

The sun is supposed to shine here for the next few days and it will be warmer too as we should reach the 40’s by tomorrow. As I was driving home yesterday I did notice that there were several patches of bare ground showing where the snow had melted. No bare ground at my house though, everything is still snow covered.

They say our meltdown will be a slow one as the nights are still down in the 20’s so that is a good thing. No major flooding anyway.

COUNTING THE DAYS

The grass may be greener on the other side of the fence, but you still have to mow it.

Author Unknown

15 DAYS UNTIL SPRING !

42 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

27 DAYS UNTIL MA RETIRES

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…

Love,

ma

Pictures today are from June 2008

Pictures mostly taken by ‘ma’ and courtesy of the camera provided by my ‘babes’