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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Create your own FACEinHOLE

Hee hee

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.