Old Fashioned Sour Cream Dressing

1/2C sour cream
2tbs vinegar ( I use Heinz salad vinegar or white vinegar but you can use any kind you prefer)
1/2tsp salt
2tbs sugar
paprika (I use it according to taste)

Beat all ingredients together till mixture is stiff(also when sugar is dissolved). Serve with shredded cabbage or as dressing for salads.

This is one of my absolute favourites!

~This recipe is taken from Beverly Lewis's Amish Heritage Cook Book~


Enjoy!


~Karla

Like A Garden

From "Before You Meet Prince Charming" by Sarah Mally


In many ways your heart is like a garden. It needs to be protected and kept clean. The good- the beauty, placed there by our heavenly Father- needs to be nurtured. Any pollution needs to be removed. And all enemies- and there are many coming in all shapes and forms must be kept away.

A truly guarded heart must have no vacancies- no empty spaces that need to be filled, no voids that leave open places and room for the enemy to get in. When God asks for our heart, He asks for all of it. He wants to fill every part with Himself. He completes us. Only when we are completely satisfied with Him will we be able to selflessly give of our lives for others.

I hope this is a blessing to you!



Have a blessed night!



Because He lives,

Karla

Learning Patience

This actually goes with the post I did last week"Grabbers, Hidden Flowers, and Princesses."

 Patience is crucial. Even when a little pressure is kind, polite, and thoughtful, it still is taking control.
A Caution: Desperation leads to becoming a grabber.

-From "Preparing To Be A Help Meet" by Debi Pearl

Peanut Butter Cookie Cereal

Peanut Butter Cookie Cereal

• 3 cups tap water ( I use purified water from our Berkey)
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour or Wheateena or bulgur or cracked wheat
• 1/3 cup brown sugar (Or Turbinado sugar)
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Measure the water into a medium sized saucepan. Carefully stir in the whole wheat flour with a whisk or a fork. Stir until the flour is dissolved in the water. Add the sugar, peanut butter and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Once it boils, it will need a lot of stirring. Reduce the heat and continue stirring for 3 to 5 minutes. The cereal should thicken up and smooth out. Serve in bowls with milk at the table. This recipe serves 4 or 5 people depending on appetite. Kids usually like this cereal a lot because of the peanut butter. It is a good choice for small children because it is so smooth, remember to cool it down though, so no one gets burned. Older children who are kicking the cold cereal habit are likely to enjoy this one particularly.


Recipe from: Hillbilly Housewife

Tune Your Piano

Hello everyone!
 Thought I'd share some links with you today.

Here's a link on how to tune your own piano:

How To Tune Your Own Piano

I am trying to figure out  which tuning lever I need to buy.

Greg Howlett Instructional DVDs for Church Pianists

 http://www.thebatesfamily.com/howlettdvds.aspx

http://www.greghowlett.com/dvd-congregational.aspx

 

I am saving up for his Congregation Accompaniment Dvd. He has other dvds one on arrangement, reharmonization, modulations,  Theory For Church Pianists, Play By Ear, How To Chart A Song, Accompanying, Transposing, Playing Soft Music, and Playing Lead Sheets.

 

Hope this information proves to be beneficial for everyone.

Have a blessed day!

~Karla

Grabbers, Hidden Flowers, and Princesses

The kind of female you are will determine the kind of male you attract.

A Caution: If you want a husband that is not a pervert, then act like a princess so as to attract a good, wholesome prince.

-Taken from,"Preparing To Be  A Help Meet."

 On another note: Some of you may have noticed an old post that was published today. That was by accident. I was trying to fix some of the labeling.

Silent in the Churches

As I was looking for a verse in my Bible I saw a verse that sparked me to want to do another post on something that I see in churches that is not in accordance with the Bible. This is the topic of a woman's role in the church whether your church meets in a person's home or an actual building that isn't someone's home (although IF a group of God's children get together they can still have church no matter where they are because the person is God's sanctuary).

Okay, so this won't be real long because the Bible speaks for itself and doesn't real need any explanation.

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. 1 Corinthians 14:34

Now, there was a church we went to for awhile and the women would give prayer requests and testimonies even I did. Well, I had read that verse in the Bible and I thought about it but until a friend mentioned (that because of something I had asked about somethin' else)I had forgotten about the verse and when she did I knew I wasn't to do any such thing anymore because God's words are very clear. It is not a woman's place to speak during service in front of everyone unless the pastor out right asked a question but then again he could ask her husband or father if her husband or father doesn't know and asks his wife it is different