I hope your Valentine's Day was as special as you expected or even better. I decited that it was my time to make it special for someone besides myself - so I cooked one of the meals I had suggested last night - but I substituted grilled asparagus for the salad. IT was absolutely delicious - candlelight and all!!
I took a vacation day yesterday - to finish celebrating living this long - and to enjoy Valentine's day. IT was a great day. My sister and I slipped off early to Canton and had a great time. They had what I was looking for without being 1st Monday. We stopped at a little bistro and they made us a wonderful sandwich - when they don't even serve lunch on Mondays! Will I go back - you bet!!
Today the friends at work had a birthday breakfast for the February birthday's. It was a feast -- so many good dishes by so many sweet people. THANK YOU!!! That was a grand finale to a great birthday!
Travis is attending a "required' retreat this week for his work. I am so grateful and thankful that they are going to Sky Ranch and not far away. He is going to be able to come home and at least help in the mornings. With my shingles - it is hard to handle our 3 little wild dogs!!
I have a recipe I really want you to try - everyone says it is so good!
ROSE MATINEZ' WORLD FAMOUS CHILI SALSA
1 Can Rote Tomatoes
1/2 onion
2/3 whole Jalapeno, chopped
1/2 Cup Cilantro, washed and chopped
1/2 tsp. garlic powder - (I would definitely use fresh garlic, minced)
1/2 tsp. salt
Put in blender 1/2 tp 1 minute, but if you like chunky - do for a couple of junks.
NOTE: You can use Serrano Pepper instead of 2 - 3 Tblesoon Jalapenos. JUST ENJOY!!
Sorry - the Westminister Dog Show is on and I just can't keep my eyes of it. Wish we all were as precious and as good as all of the little dogs in the world. They are so loving, forgiving, accepting, and there are not even enough adjectives to describe them! Who else greets you when you come home the same after a couple of hours as a couple of days! Not sure about "couple of weeks!}
Last night I made the Chocolate Cake I had written about a couple of nights ago. I made Travis a special Rampkin filled cake - topped with icing and served with sliced strawbery on the side. In Travis' cake, I put a couple of pieces of candy we had just received. He said it was really good -- SO - when you are cooking something boring, or ordinary - add something special!
Have a great night -- I promise more recipes - tried and true -- like the delicious chicken sandwich Michelle and I had tonight -- I love my grill pan!! She even has more for lunch. I only ate 2 quarters - so filling and so delicious. Also the sweet potato baked fries were great too.
Have a blessed evening -- and don't forget -- there are so many out there (even in our churches- but not only there - check the shelters), much less our grandparents, our elderly parents ) that need us -- for food, love, understanding and just listening. They have so much to tell and if you don't listen - you will miss a great part of your history - your heritage - and your loved ones. Each of us need to fill ourselves with those stories. THINK ABOUT IT!!!
Here is something else to think about!
Two Thieves in the Palace
John 14:27 ”Let not you heart be trouble; neither let it be afraid.”
There are two thieves waiting to ransack your live. These servants of satin came from the pits of hell to destroy you. They will seize every opportunity they find, and once given access into the unspecting soul they will trash the palace with disregard to the value of its priceless treasures. Their names are Hurry and Worry.
“Let not your heart be trouble,” Jesus said. The word He used means to be agitated like boiling water. In other words, don’t be over heated and in a hurry. Jesus went on to say, “Don’t be afraid.” The word here means cowardly and unbelieving. Hurry will trouble your heart, and worry will make it afraid. And both will ruin your life.
What a bizarre pair they make—inseparably linked in mental tension and continually at war with each other. Hurry always runs ahead, while worry lags behind. Hurry is reckless; Worry is cautious. Hurry sees only those things that speed him on his way, while Worry sees only those things that are in the way and are sure to cause a problem.
Hurry never sees the thousands of little things that make life truly worth living. Worry sees nothing but a thousand little things, none of which have anything to do with life at all. Hurry never thinks about the consequences of hasty choices, and Worry never makes a choice at all-for it might be the wrong one.
These two thieves are forever pulling in opposite directions. God pity the man or woman whose life is filled with Hurry and Worry. Oh hear the words of Jesus as He speak straight to you-“Let not your heart be troubled; neither let it be afraid.”
“May the Lamb that was slain receive the rewards of His suffering.”
Thieves in the Palace
Have a blessed evening!!
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