ANOTHER BUSY BUT GREAT SUNDAY!

Another great Sunday with two more vital lessons from Mark! He is tackling a tough subject in a sensitive - but very frank way. This morning he preached on how God wants more from than virginity of a young woman - he wants purity from all of us - man and woman alike! Tonight he simply sat in a chair and read selections from Revelations about Heaven (and we sang songs about Heaven). Travis said he thought there for a while he must have a bus outside with a police escort (there was one in our parking lot with its lights on) loading up to go to Heaven! He said he was ready to get on it! He was only teasing but it was a powerful lesson about where we need to think about we want to go when we die! Good job Mark!

This morning Travis told the congregation about our wonderful day yesterday and how moving it was to be in the crowd that greeted the 136th Military Police Army Guard as they arrived home from Afghanistan. Our two guys - Cliff and Chris had to meet muster at 8:30 this morning but then made it to church a little after nine. When Travis said they were in the audience - the entire church stood and gave them a standing ovation! They deserved it and a lot more!
I went to a baby shower this afternoon and it is always fun to watch such happy expectant mothers! Rachel is expecting a baby girl and the things you can buy for little girls is just amazing. She got some of the sweetest and cutest clothes!

Tonight I want to share a recipe with you that is very old - but very good!

MANDRIAN ORANGE CAKE

1 package Duncan Hines Yellow cake mix
3/4 cup Canola oil
4 eggs
1-11 oz. can Mandrian oranges, with juice
Combine and mix well. Pour into three greased and floured 9 inch cake pans. Cook at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

ICING
1 -20 OZ. can Crushed Pineapple, drained
1 -9 oz. Cool-Whip
1 Large package vanilla instant pudding
Whip together well and ice each layer of cake with the most on the top layer and sides! Refrigerate until chilled and ready to serve! Easy and very good!


I am sure you have lots of recipes for Party Weiners - but here is one that is so easy and sure to please!

PARTY WEINERS
2 pkg. tiny weiners or 2 pkg. of regular weiners (get a good brand - and I would use low fat!)
2 cups Plum jelly
1 cup Prepared mustard

combine and heat to melt jelly. Add 2 Pkg. of either little weiners or regular size cut into bite size. Serve hot!

Here is a recipe I am planning to make as soon as I know I can buy a "Good" watermelon!

TEXAS WATERMELON FIRE AND ICE SALSA

3 CUPS Texas (of course) watermelon, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup Texas green peppers
2 Tablespoons lime juice
1 Tablespoon Texas Cilantro, chopped (In the summertime you had better settle for Cilantro from a cooler place than Texas or you won't have any!!)
1 Tablespoon Texas Green onion
2 Tablespoons Texas Jalapeno peppers (Now those you can get from Texas - hopefully from my own pepper plants!)

Combine ingredients; mix well and cover. Refrigerate one hour or more!

Now to critique: Well first - I think this would need some salt, pepper, more onion, at least 2 cloves garlic minced or I prefer pressed, and at least 1/4th of a good sweet onion. Then I would definitely add about 1 tsp; sugar and 1 tablespoon of cumin. Any really good salsa has cumin. Then I think you would have an awesome salsa!!
The 10 o clock news just came on -- so if I stop now I should get the rest of the clothes folded, pick up whatever toys Harley has dragged out - and get ready for bed! I should be there by 11! So I hope you have a very blessed week and you will make an effort to make something different and great for you or your family this week!
We are starting a new Women of the Word Bible class this week on Wednesday nights at church entitled "Attributes of God!" Have you every really thought about God and the words in the Bible that describe God! You really get to know God when you study this. I hope if you read this - you might join us in this study! I am so sad that I won't get to attend the first night - but I am getting the lesson and hope I will be there next week! This week I will be spending two nights in Tulsa, OK (understand I am in for a real treat - ha!)for the Red Cross! Take care and I encourage you to start looking for God's attributes. Start with Psalms 139 - In Verse 1 "O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. 2) You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3) You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways!" God knows us - do we know Him??