THANK YOU LORD FOR A GREAT DAY!

Wow only 9:12 - really getting a head start! Today was unusual for a number of reasons! I left work at 11:10 to go to Harvey Hall for a luncheon/fundraiser benefiting Christian Homes and Family Services! It was an amazing event - well - the food - I do better chicken, etc., but it wasn't about the food - it was about an organization that provide help and support, and maternity care for young women with unplanned pregnancies who choose life and by providing foster care for precious children who of no fault of theirs find themselves, abused, neglected or abandoned. An organization that seeks Christian families who are committed to the Lord, their marriage and committed to teaching a child about Jesus and His love as parents for these precious children. The one other organization I would happy serve on its board if ever asked.

The speaker today was Sheila Walsh - a wonderful lady originally from Scotland. Now she is an author, a singer, TV host, speaker - and if you ask her - first and foremost answer would be "a Christian." She is an amazing speaker(and singer) with an even more amazing story. (I think some of you heard her speak at "WOMEN OF FAITH!" She said she had been involved with WOF for the past 15 years. Her talk ultimately was about letting go of the baggage we all carry and Let GOD!! The program had this quote at the top of it: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." Proverbs 31:29-30. What an awesome quote from the Bible to use. You know I've been thinking about that quote - and got to thinking of all the "noble" things -(and good things) that famous women have done -- but then I think of ladies like my Mom, Betty Walters,Jewel Nicholas, my grandmother, Travis' Mom (and I'm sure each of you could add to this list)who did many good things that were never noticed by anyone but the receiver - and they feared the Lord and lived by His Word. God in His Wisdom knew there would be both and recognized who was the most important to Him! Which are we going to be???
This afternoon I changed clothes (one reason to be more comfortable and get out of my heels - and the other was that I unknown at the time by me - had dropped salad dressing on my skirt - not one drop but about 4 drops) and my sister is the most amazing woman with stains. She can remove stains that are unremovable! So she took the skirt and sure enough called later to let me know the stains are out! Any way I drove out to Winona to take some pictures of some land across from the high school. Since I grew up in that area - the drive was rather poignant and even sad. It was a beautiful day and I should have been grateful to escape the office for an hour and half - but there were so many houses where friends and loved ones had lived and died. Travis' two sisters lived on FM 16, as did one of my best friends from school days at Winona, and there were others! I felt a little melancholy leaving there! Then of course the town has changed in such a short time -- 3 liquor stores open and three more just about complete! Very strange!!!

Tonight I am going to give you a recipe for Slow-Cooker Barbeque Beef that was actually in the Dallas Food section of the paper this past week. It sounds so good - much like the barbequed Pork that I have already given you!
Sis - This sounds like your kind of dish!!! AND MINE TOO!

SLOW-COOKER BARBEQUE BEEF

1 3-1/2 pound eye of round roast cut in half vertically
2 tsp. salt (divided use)
2 garlic cloves, pressed (knew it was a good recipe when it had the garlic and I didn't have to add it the the recipe!)
1 (10 oz.l) can condensed beef broth
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 Tablespoons steak sauce
1 tsp. coarse ground pepper
1 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
12 onion rolls, split (or whole wheat hamburger buns (I added this)
Dill pickle slices

Sprinkle beef evenly with 1 tsp. salt. Stir together remaining salt, garlic, and next seven ingredients. Pour half of the mixture into a 5-1/2 quart slow cooker. Place beef in cooker and pour remaining mixture over beef. Cover and cook on High for 7 hours. Serve on rolls or buns with dill pickles. Serves 6! (Sounds like it would serve at least 8 or 10! I won't be eating 2!!!

My screen saver is my photo album - and every so often a picture of Maura, Michelle or Travis is shown on the beach (and no you won't see any pictures of me on the beach -- my sister and I made a pact a long time ago - no beach pictures of us!) and I get so ready for some sunshine and relaxation! Can't help but wonder where we will find a clean beach on our coast lines this year! That spill just keeps getting bigger and bigger! Can't someone or something stop it!!!!
Well - enough for tonight! Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the kind comments I receive! Now let's all try to do something good for someone else! Let's all be God's delight!!!