For Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sadness, or even plain everyday gray, but God's glory never fades.  May God's glory shine into the exciting lights, upsetting darks, and boring grays of your every day.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2019

57 Days until Spring

Sunrise: 7:47 am

 Sunset: 5:32 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

Hallmark

Today is National Pie Day which was created as a day simply to enjoy pie. It’s a day to bake your favorite pie and enjoy a slice or two.  

Pies come in a variety of sizes ranging from bite size to ones designed for multiple servings.  Pies are defined by their crusts. A filled pie has a pastry lining the baking dish and the filing is placed on of the pastry but left open.  A top crust pie has the filling the bottom and is covered with pastry. A two crust pie has the filing completely enclosed in the pastry shell.

Whether you prefer apple, berry, pumpkin or sweet potato, make your favorite for dinner tonight.

If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Stress spelled backwards is desserts. 

Barbara Enberg

There truly is a wide variety of pies and one of my favorite ways to make them is using Bisquick baking mix to make impossible pies.  They are quick and easy and require no rolling out the dough to make a crust, because they form their own crust.  It makes baking a pie much simpler. And I live a simple life and take the easy way out when I can.

You can make egg pies, fruit pies and vegetable pies  with it, Today’s recipe, however, is for a cheeseburger pie.

Impossibly Easy Cheeseburger Pie

1 lb. lean ground beef

1 onion, chopped

1/2 tsp. salt

1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

1/2 c. Bisquick baking mix

1 c. milk

2 eggs

Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Spray a 9 inch deep dish pie plate with cooking spray. 

Cook beef and onion in a skillet over medium heat stirring occasionally until beef os brown; Drain. Stir in salt.  Spread in pie plate and sprinkle with cheese.

In a small bowl, stir the remaining ingredients with a wire whisk until blended.  Pour into pie plate

Bake about 25 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Makes 6 servings

Here we are mid week already and all the talk is about the cold and snow.  It is turning colder again after today and in the meanwhile we have rain making for icy conditions as the temps drop. I’m hoping to get out before that happens and pick up a few things to tide me through the rest of the week.  We’l be dropping back into the deep freeze.  

I’m tired of talking about the weather so will try and find something better to occupy my mind.  We can’t do a thing about the weather so we might as well make our own sunshine. It’s time to focus on the positive things instead of the negative and remember how blessed life truly is.

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

Lionel Hampton

Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for.  There is truly is always something to be thankful for.

6727.  for pies, a tasty treat

6728. for the simple life

6729.  for good hot cup of French Vanilla coffee this morning

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

  

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Almighty and eternal God,

Protect our military

as they discharge their duties

with the shield of your strength,

may the power of your love

enable them to return home in safety

that with all who love them

they may ever praise you for your loving care.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT’s

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

GOD BLESS YOU!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Life is uncertain.  Eat dessert first.

Ernestine Ulmer

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma