God is...

A little while back in my old home group, led by the fabulous Kristen Rabalias (Helpert at the time)she posed a question and asked us to write down a few words of who God is to us(me)...this is always a deeply personal question, and it is something I don't think I had ever put on paper until then. She gave us a few minutes, and then had us read it to the group. After I read mine, she said she would like a copy and I said I would give her one but had lost what I had written...today I found it folded inside another piece of paper. I feel like I was meant to find this today. Here is what I wrote:
God is...

Faithful, amazing, father, kind, just, righteous, my shelter, my savior,
my rock, my salvation, He is knowledge, He is my light, my depth, my all,
He is my spring, my summer, winter and fall. He is my air and my water. He
is my sun that warms my face and my tree that shades my skin. He is my
motivation to go on and my accountability that stops me in my tracks. He is
my music and my stillness. My Grace and my healer. He is my Lord and King,
He is my everything. L.

mmmm...Red velvet cake

Here is my new favorite recipe...
Blue Ribbon Winning Red Velvet Cake.
I have made this twice and it gets rave reviews each time!! It really is an amazing recipe!! Enjoy...
Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups of plain sifted flour
1 cup of buttermilk
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 cups Crisco oil
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
2 oz of red food coloring
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream the sugar, oil, and eggs
Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda and set it aside
mix together in a glass bowl food coloring ,vinegar and cocoa
add this mixture and vanilla to the creamed sugar, oil and egg mixture
once this is mixed well begin to add sifted flour to this mixture,
alternating with the buttermilk until all is incorporated.

Pour batter into 2 nonstick 9" round pans evenly
Bake for 30-35 minutes
Allow layers to fully cool before icing...enjoy!!!
*(the picture has three layers you could do that if you have another pan
just make sure batter is dispersed evenly and add icing betwwen all layers!)

Icing

1 stick of butter (softened)
1 box of confectioners sugar
1 8 oz pack of cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
Mix all ingredients together until creamy and smooth.

ok been having a little fun today...

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this one is my fav....lol

these are fun too!

Create your own FACEinHOLE

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This is what I would have looked like in 1964! That is so funny to me!!

We are still here!!!

So the hurricane came and went with very little gusto for us here in the metroplex. I am glad we missed out on the brunt of the storm. I am so thankful for that. I am also thankful that most of my friends showed some desire to be prepared! Click on Penny to see what her survival kit looks like! Penny even bought the necessary items it would take to survive if the worst were to happen. Notice the pumpkin flashlight, many hours of life saving light would be given from this seasonal novelty. Also please notice the make-up remover cotton pads. How many lives could be saved with these necessary essentials! Although, she has no water in her kit,no beef jerky, no non-perishable canned food, I have to give her some credit, she did buy fruit, and we all know that would keep you alive for days!!! Just giving you a hard time Penny. I think your emergency kit is super funny. Love you L.

GO AWAY IKE...

I am not looking forward to IKE. This means higher gas prices and a more sluggish economy. I am already struggling, I can't take much more. I feel like everybody is hanging tough but dang, I need a break. I am praying that the oil rigs out in the gulf are going to be ok. We will just have to wait and see. This is just a quick update... Zeusie is doing fine or he seems to be anyway. He seems so frisky and playful. I am loving it. L.

update...

We are hanging in there...Zeus is doing fine or seems to be. He is taking his meds and doing fine.

I just got a recipe for a red velvet cake and I am going to make it today. I am still on my diet plan but I need RED VELVET CAKE! I am eating a high protien diet. I figure if Andrea can lose 3 lbs in a week, eating like that, I will give it a try. But after my cake is gone I am back on it...I might, just might share...I haven't decided yet.

I am freaking out about the hurricane though. I am going today to stock up on some stuff. Especially dog treats. They are calling for high winds and possible flooding and isolated tornadoes...this is for those of you who NEVER watch the weather!!! It will be here this weekend!! You have been informed. Oh and fill up the car with gas, Andrea. Just prepare. L.

Update on my sweet doggie...

So far he is doing great. Believe it or not he is acting like a frisky pup. He bounces around and picks on Coco, nudging her to play. He rolled around in the grass on his back and wagged his tail at me, as if to say "Hey, could come over here and scratch my belly, look at it, you know you want to, right?" I ruff housed with him a little bit, just watching to see of he favored his leg, and nuthin'...I know he is on pain meds so he may be feeling better than he had been. He really acted sick and couldn't eat because the antibiotics were so strong and hurt his tummy tum tum. Yes this is how I speak to my babies. They understand me and my wierd communication. Dr. Unger has been calling to see how he is doing and he only has a 15 day supply of pain meds. Not to say that I can't get more but I think she was looking at his life expectancy in 15 day intervals. If he keeps it up like this well, we will see. I must say, I am enjoying everyday more with him, it is like icing on the cake each time extra that my hand can scratch his sweet head and he looks at me with those soft brown eyes or I get to pet the soft part of his widdle fat belly. To hear him sing to me or even watch him get excited for a treat. I am so thankful for a little more time. I am also thankful for this time to be "healty" time. I can't pass him by in the house without going out of my way to kiss the soft part of his muzzle and tell him "I wuv you"...thank you Lord for the gift that he is to me and for just a little more time. Lisa

 

 

Update on Zeus....

Zeus is doing ok today, he is hanging in there. He does not seem to be in any pain at all. I feel so guilty for working but I have the weekend off as I was supposed to go to my retreat. I just will not leave my baby. I can't do it. It is hard enough just to go to work. I must be honest the busier I am the better off I am, but as soon as I get a break my mind is on my love at home.

Ok did anyone see the Sara Palin speech last night...I liked her, a lot! I loved the part of her speech about special needs moms, that was so amazing. The fact that she called her baby perfect and beautiful, and yet did not down play the fact that he was "special". I loved the fact that she owned her family and its up and downs. It was an extrodinary speech and it left me wishing for her to be the one running for President. I still need to do lots of research on everyone before election time. But things just got a little clearer for the republican side. L.

my Zeusie...Has bone cancer... :(

The vet confirmed today that Zeus has bone cancer and more than likely it has spread to other places. She did a bone scan and showed it to me next to his healthy bone and it was pretty clear. She said "we are looking at weeks maybe months not months to years." I am sad, not devastated, but really sad that I only have a few more weeks with my sweet friend. I am not devastated because I am thankful to have some time to say goodbye.I know that this is not a good picture but I am still looking for some good ones. Andrea said she would come and take some pictures this weekend. Thanks for praying and supporting my Zeusie and me!! L.

Barrack Hussien Obama mocks the bible!