I am Thankful for Family which truly is one of the most beautiful things God created for us to enjoy…
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Recipe Round-Up ~ Easy to Freeze Recipe
Here’s my contribution for an easy to bake and freeze recipe for this month’s Recipe Round-Up. I’m putting mine up a day early to serve as a reminder to anyone who wants to participate tomorrow.
Chicken Spaghetti
1-1/4 C. spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces ~
1-1/2 C. diced chicken or turkey
1/4 C. chopped green pepper
1 -(10-3/4 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1/4 C. diced pimento
1/2 C. chopped onion
1/2 C. broth or water
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1-3/4 C. grated sharp cheese
Cook and drain spaghetti. Mix all ingredients, reserving 1/2 C. grated cheese, and put in greased 2-1/2 qt. casserole. Top with reserved cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serves 4. Freezes beautifully. Thaw before baking.
For more easy to freeze recipes click on Motherhood Apologia who is graciously hosting this month. Tomorrow this link will be updated to get you straight to the recipes. Enjoy!
WFMW ~ Spice Up Your Leftovers
Sometimes even though there are only two of us we’ll cook a large portion of beef. This past weekend we BBQ’d a Flank Roast. For dinner on Monday night I decided to spice it up and make sandwiches.
I sauteed onion and 2 Anaheim chiles in a little olive oil.
I added the cooked beef till it was heated through…
Voila, a leftovers meal spiced up. Delicious! If you’d like you could also melt cheese onto the roll before your add the meat, pepper and onion mixture on top. Bon appetit! This works for us. I hope it inspires you…
And while I’m at it, I love that pan. I have used it 5 nights in a row to make different meals for Dear and I. The pan is a Tools of the Trade (Macy’s) Rangeware, Encapsulated Impact Bonded Induction Base 12 Inch. I got it on a super sale and I have not been disappointed about my Under $20 purchase!!!
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ellen b. will be participating in the the Fall Y’all! bloggy giveaway hosted by Shannon at her bloggygiveaways.com site. So y’all come back here on Monday October 29th – November 2nd to see what you can win!
Philippians 4: 6,7 ~ Do Not Be Anxious
In my Friday Bible Study we have memory verses each week. Boy the old brain ain’t what it used to be! My verses for this week are these that you are probably familiar with…
Philippians 4: 6,7 (ESV)
“…do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Don’t be anxious about anything…
Pray about everything…
The peace of God surpasses all understanding…
The peace of God will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus…
WW ~ Caution Low Beams! ~ Shop in York, England
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John 14:6 ~ Psalm 19: 7-11 ~ The Power of God’s Word
John 14:6 (ESV) , Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Psalm 19: 7-11 (ESV),
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
The Word of God brings us back to who we are supposed to be.
It restores our soul. It makes us wise. It brings joy to our heart and it enlightens our eyes. Those are just a few of the amazing benefits of spending time in and meditating on God’s word.
If you don’t have a regular Bible reading choice for today may I suggest you read Psalm 19 and meditate on it throughout this week. You will be blessed…
Ht: Steve Larson E.V.Free Conejo Valley
The Beautiful Garden of Prayer ~ Hymn
The Beautiful Garden of Prayer
There’s a garden where Jesus is waiting,
There’s a place that is wondrously fair,
For it glows with the light of His presence.
’Tis the beautiful garden of prayer.
Refrain
Oh, the beautiful garden, the garden of prayer!
Oh, the beautiful garden of prayer!
There my Savior awaits, and He opens the gates
To the beautiful garden of prayer.
There’s a garden where Jesus is waiting,
And I go with my burden and care,
Just to learn from His lips words of comfort
In the beautiful garden of prayer.
Refrain
There’s a garden where Jesus is waiting,
And He bids you to come, meet Him there;
Just to bow and receive a new blessing
In the beautiful garden of prayer.
Refrain
Words: Eleanor Allen Schroll, in Hymns for Today (Fillmore Bros. Co., 1920).
10-20-30 ~ Meme
It’s another carefree Saturday meme post.
I stole this little gem of a meme from Mary at Relevantblog…
10-20-30! Let the Virus Begin!
Quick: What were you doing ten, twenty and thirty years ago?
10 Years Ago ~ 1997
We were getting ready to move to our 2nd rental home after a huge landslide had forced us out of our lst home in Washington State. Our oldest Son was away in his freshman year of college at Westmont in Santa Barbara. Our 2nd son was in his Junior year of high school. I was homeschooling our daughter who was in 6th grade. Dear was working in downtown Seattle for a Biotec Company. This was an emotionally tough time with the loss of our home and the beginnings of letting our children go…
20 Years Ago ~ 1987
We were living in Ventura, California and had made the decision to move to Washington State so that Dear could complete his education at the University of Washington and apply to Pharmacy School there. Josh and Dan were in Elementary school and Katie was almost 2. Greg’s mother Verna was living with us after Rex’s death in 1985. Lots of packing, planning and emotions going on. The photo below is taken in 1988 when we stopped in Yuba City at Dear’s Aunt and Uncle’s on our way to Washington State to start our new life….
Aunt Carol, Dan, Josh, and Katie (July 1988)
30 Years Ago ~ 1977
Married for almost 3 years. We were living in Huntington Beach, California in our second home. We didn’t have any children yet (Josh arrived in 1979) I was teaching 2nd grade in Bell Gardens, California. Dear and his brother worked together in their own house painting business. We were active with our church young marrieds group and on our 2nd ski trip to Mammoth, California decided we were going to move there and live the life of bliss skiing our life away. At this time there was a building moratorium going on in Mammoth because of lack of snow and other issues in the city. We bought a beautiful lot for a great price because of the moratorium. We were dreaming big! Within the next year I got pregnant with Josh and the practical reality of not being able to make a great living in Mammoth set in. Just before Josh was born we sold our lot for double what we paid for it (biggest snow fall in years and the moratorium had lifted) We really could use the extra money since I was going to quit my teaching job to be a full time stay at home mom!
Well there you have it. I’m sure there are bigger things I forgot to mention but there will be another meme in the future that will bring out more lost memories for sure.
If you decide to steal this meme like I did and play along, let me know. I’d love to read about your decades….
Who Are You In the 100 Acre Woods?
I saw this fun little quiz at Susanne’s . It’s Saturday and time for some lighthearted fun!
I’m Kanga! So don’t be misbehaving y’all!
Take the 100 Acre Personality Quiz!
Take the 100 Acre Personality Quiz!
I had Dear take the test and he is Owl! He’s definately full of information and facts but really never talks too much!
Show & Tell Friday ~ Russian Immigrants in the Early 50’s
From the late 1940’s thru the early 1950’s many of my parents’ family and friends immigrated to the U.S.A. from Iran and settled in the Los Angeles area. Because they were in a new country and didn’t know the English language they spent much of their free time together. There was fun, fellowship, and comfort in socializing with these old friends in a new country.
My dad is sitting on the floor in front with the tie on. My Uncle Paul is standing on the left in the back. I’m going to have to get my family to fill in some of the names of these men. I don’t know who the two standing next to my Uncle are. 2nd row Hamzieff, V. Katkov, A. Menn (the one American born in the group who married a Russian Katkov girl in Iran while serving for the U.S. in WWII) , N. Katkov, C. Titov, ??, A. Katkov. Who is sitting next to pop? Mr. Law on the arm of the chair. The guy in the back with the funny expression?
Some of the ladies… My mom in the back on the left, Z. Katkov, O. Hamzieff, Aunt Nina, Aunt Anna, P. Katkov, L. Titov
I love the hairdo’s.
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The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 