BLUE MONDAY /FORGOTTON TREASURES

It's Blue Monday once again, if you haven't been by Smiling Sally's be sure to go by & say hello to our sweet Sally who host's Blue Monday @ http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/

in spite of some cool nights hanging on & rain storms, Spring is determined to come on in, my daffodils are in full bloom & I found some Holly Hocks @ Walmart, hope can get them to live, they take me back to my childhood & I've always loved them,the feel of Spring makes us pull out, cull out, clean out & in the mist of all the fun we find treasures that had been forgotten like my blue teapot napkin ring holders

SUNDAY SELECTIONS

This is the day that the Lord has made, rejoice & be glad in it, if you woke up in your right mind then you are blessed my friend, the fact that we were allowed another day makes us blessed, remember he didn't have to wake us up this morning, he chose to, so lets choose to live for him & thank him for another
day!

PSALMS 139

(1) O Lord thou hast searched me and known me
(2)Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising,thou understandest my thought afar off
(3)Thou compassest my path and my lying down and art acquainted with all my ways
(4)For there is not a word in my tongue,but lol,O
Lord,thou knowest it altogether
(5)Thou hast beset me behind and before and laid thine hand upon me
(6)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, it is high,I cannot attain unto it

continue to read the remaining verses of chapter 139

search the chapters on praise, on being thankful, research the word praise & thankful & get ready for a great adventure of absorbing God's goodness in his word

I'm getting ready along with some of the ladies from church to attend some awesome Women's Conferences in the next few weeks

Lamplighter's Women's Conference 2011
Speakers: Darlene Bishop, Judy Jacobs, Jean Givens in Montgomery Ala.
http://www.pathwaytolife.net/2011_womens_conference_.html
this will be an awsome conference! can't wait!
we also have reservations for a great one in April for the 2011 Alabama Womens Conference in Trusville Ala

PSALMS 118:24
This is the day that the Lord hath made,we will rejoice and be glad in it

PSALMS 133:1
Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity

WHAT'S THAT IN MY YARD!!

can you say Armadillo ???LOL this guy has been feeding off some body's back porch for sure lol, look how fat he is, he's getting braver too getting closer & closer to the house, I had some good shots of him looking at me but they somehow got deleted , I'll get him again when he comes back !

with tempts rising in the 70's the birds are sure that Spring has sprung, this blue bird actually sat still for me to zoom in on him

I had a beautiful shot of a red bird but the camera deleted that one too, not sure what's up with my camera but good thing the girls got me a new one for my birthday, as soon as I figure it out I'll give it a try LOL

a friend told me that Walmart had Hollyhocks, I said no way! I've been looking for those for years, just something that takes me back to my childhood LOL anyways I made a B line to Walmart & there they were! oh happy happy joy joy! now to get them planted & hope they take root!

Phillips, Craig & Dean - Friend of God

can God call you friend?

James 2:23 And the scriptire was fulfilled which saith,Abraham believed God and it was imputed unto him for righteousness and he was called the friend of God

GOOD & FAITHFUL FRIENDS

FRIEND: a person whom one knows,likes & trust; one who supports

FAITHFUL; firm & unchanging in attachment to a person,worthy of trust or being reliable

do either of these words describe your friends, can you say they describe you? I am thankful for good faithful & reliable friends, those are the ones I know will touch God for me when I'm not feeling my best,this past week I've literally been asleep in hubby's recliner trying to shake a cough that threw me for a loop & am just now getting all three blogs updated so be sure to go by each one to catch up on all the updates

just as these words describe my friends I pray that they describe me to them as now I stand in the gap for a dear friend in the church as her grand daughter undergoes surgery this week,even with all her worry she took time to pray & touch the hem of his garment for me & now I am touching it for her, waiting rooms can be a cold & lonely place but because of good friends I will be able to be there to listen ,to bear a shoulder to cry on, to believe with, to bring laughter to ease the worry

I would like to call on all the prayer warriors out there to sometime during the day lift up my friend Debbie

SUNDAY SELECTIONS

May God bless & keep you today my friend
I am redirecting Sunday Selections to my new blog this morning,please be sure to come by we'd love to see you!

http://sittingathisfeetministry.blogspot.com/

TMTT /MEXICAN RICE & BEANS

Mexican Rice & Beans

1 TB extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup diced red onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups brown rice, uncooked
1 (10-oz) can diced tomatoes & green chilies (Ro-tel)
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 (15.5-oz) can black beans, rinsed & drained
1 TB chopped fresh parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley


Instructions
Rinse rice in a strainer under cold running water for 30 seconds, swirling the rice around with your hand. Drain, and set aside. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, and cook until soft and translucent. Add garlic, and cook one minute, stirring frequently so garlic doesn't burn.


Pour in water, rice, tomatoes and chilies, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer 45-55 minutes or until rice is tender and nearly all of the liquid is absorbed. Add beans, and stir well. Cook another 8-10 minutes. Add parsley, and serve. Makes 5 1/2 cups.


Recipe Notes
•This recipe is fairly spicy, so to cut down on the "heat," reduce cayenne pepper to 1/8 tsp or eliminate it completely.
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I added the lettuce & it gave it a more Mexican taste but then that could of just been my taste buds crying out for Mexican LOL but it is a keeper for the recipe box for when I crave Mexican on a more healthier level

be sure to visit Http://blessedwithgrace.net where you'll meet some wonderful people sharing great recipes