Here is the beginning of the story (from my post on Facebook!):"Everytime someone is asked to pray, I think of the old fellow who always prayed, "Lord, prop us up on our leanin' side! After hearing him pray that prayer many times, someone asked him why he prayed that prayer so fervently.
He answered, "Well sir, you see, it's like this...I got an old barn out back. It's been there a long time; its withstood a lot of weather; it's gone through a lot of storms, and it's stood for many years.
It's still standing. But one day I noticed it was leaning to one side a bit. So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its leaning side so it would'nt fall.
Then I got to thinking about that and how much I was like that old barn..I've been around a long time.... I've withstood a lot of life's storms. I've withstood a lot of bad weather in life; I've withstood a lot of hard times, and I'm still standing too. But I find myself leaning to one side from time to time, so I like to ask the Lord to prop us up on the leaning side, 'cause I figure a lot of us get to leaning at times.
Sometimes we get to leaning toward anger, leaning toward bitterness, leaning toward anger, leaning toward bitterness, leaning toward hatred, leaning toward cussing, leaning toward a lot of things that we shouldn't. So we need to pray, "Lord, prop us up on our leaning side, so we will stand straight and tall again, to glorify the Lord."
NOW GO TO MY FACEBOOK PAGE AND STARE AT THE PICTURE OF THE BARN FOR A SECOND AND YOU WILL SEE WHO WILL HELP US STAND STRAIGHT AND TALL AGAIN...do you see HIM??
HE had to prop me up today -- I was leaning toward fear! When I left with Travis being wheeled away - fear washed over me - I could not help but think "What if I never see him again?" God propped me up with the Christian people he sent to me. That was the first time I had faced someone being in surgery and me left to wait alone! My sister would have been there but she got really sick yesterday! But as I walked almost blindly toward the door, Charles Smith came in and then as I headed for the chairs in the waiting room - Melanie Mogle rose and came to hug me. Then Danny stood up -- his mother was also in for the same procedure as Travis. Not long after that Travis' boss, Matt Edwards walked in and then Travis Hunt and Ron Shultz called. IT also helped to know Travis' nurse was Deanne Smith. Later Mark, our preacher, came by and then an old friend from the past, Jim Welch came in just before we were leaving. None of them stayed long - but they prayed for Travis and I knew God was propping me up! Travis is home and now my job really begins - you are going to see a lot more Heart Healty, Low Sodium, Low Fat, Low Carb recipes! It is going to be hard to keep him on the straight and narrow because he loves sweets and more sweets.(IF you see him eating the wrong things - tell him!!! He is certainly not fat - but does have small (30%) blockage and they stressed the way to contain that is for him to eat correctly and exercise!
During Travis procedure I was reading the Bible on my IPhone and looking for specific scriptures of comfort. After he was out and had some food, he insisted I go get something so I went about a mile (it seemed) to the cafeteria and got a healthy little turkey sandwich. On the table was a little sign inviting people to join them in prayer in the chapel at 12:00 in honor of National Prayer Day. The verse at the top was Nahum 1:7 "The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him." What a wonderful verse!!! What a wonderful time to be reminded!!!
Now what is cooking??? How many of you love those little Cucumber Sandwiches we are sometime lucky enough to have at a party or tea? Well here is a delicious "Lightened up" version:
CUCUMBER SANDWICHES
1 Medium cucumber, peeled and seeded
8 oz. Low fat Cream Cheese
1/4 cup Toasted walnuts
1/2 cup Reduced Fat Hellmans Mayonnaise
1/4 tsp. salt
Grate cucumber and drain well. Please cream cheese, walnuts, mayonnaise and salt in food processor. Process until smooth and creamy. Add cucumbers and hit the process button about 2 to 3 times. Make sandwiches out of either wheat or rye bread! Chill until ready to serve!
Ok - so everyone has to binge sometime and needs a great cake recipe! Here is one I just have to share even if I never get to make it again - unless it is to take to someone else! The first time I ever saw this cake - my Mom had made it for a church reunion and it was beautiful and delicious!
RASPBERRY CAKE
1 Box White Cake mix with pudding (a no-no-no for heart patients!)
1/2 cup oil (Make it canola)
4 Eggs
1 Box Raspberry Jello (that alone would be good for heart patient!!)
3/4 cup Milk
1 Cup Raspberries (thawed or fresh)
1 Cup Coconut
1 Cup Pecans
1 Tsp. Vanilla
Combine all ingredients beating about 2 minutes at medium speed. Baking options: in a 9 X13 pan that has been greased & floured. Bake at 350 degrees 40 minutes. May also be cooked in 3 - 9 inch round cake pans - bake about 25 minutes -- or my favorite way: Spray large tube pan and dust with sugar, add cake batter and bake 45 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Let cool completely, then ice with cream cheese icing and cover with coconut.
ICING
1 Stick butter
2 - 8 oz. low fat Cream cheese
4 to 4-1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
Combine softened butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add vanilla flavoring and powdered sugar. Blend until smooth.
Well enough of my life and my cooking tonight. Thanks to each of you that took the time to pray for Travis. God heard and God is Good! If it is His will - I'll try to write more tomorrow evening.
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