Trina
All your children shall be taught by the Lord, And great shall be the peace of your children. Isaiah 54:13
Growing in HIM,
Zone's:
Train them up:I am reading the book "Heart of Wisdom" as I prepare for next year. I am seeing that the time we spend in the word of God could and needs to become deeper.
Prayer Request & Praises: Please can you keep my father in your prayers. Last year he had two strokes. We think he may have had a small one 4 weeks ago. He will be getting the results from the test the week that he had three weeks ago. Also, Scottlyn played the piano @ our local college Saturday afternoon. She was judge on her skills on the piano. She played two classical pieces from memory. The person who is judging her is the head of the Music department at the college. This college has a very intense music program and hold high standers. Well, she got the highest rating and was selected to go and preformed at the state level in May. She will be playing at UGA in Athens. Thank you for your prayers for and please keep her in your prayers as she begins to prepare for the next level.
Menu Planning:
Thank you all so much for your comments, your prayers mean so much to me. I pray that God will bless you in all that you do this week.
Growing in HIM,
Zone's:
Train them up:I am reading the book "Heart of Wisdom" as I prepare for next year. I am seeing that the time we spend in the word of God could and needs to become deeper.
Prayer Request & Praises: Please can you keep my father in your prayers. Last year he had two strokes. We think he may have had a small one 4 weeks ago. He will not get the results from the test he had two weeks ago until next week. Also, Scottlyn will be playing the piano @ our local college Saturday afternoon. She will be judge on her skills on the piano. She has to play two classical pieces from memory. The person who is judging her is the head of the Music department at the college. This college has a very intense music program and hold high standers. She will be playing @ 4:15.
Menu Planning:
Zone's:
Train them up:This month our focus is on "When God speaks to our heart." How to hear His voice and listen to what He said's.
Prayer Request & Praises: Please can you keep my father in your prayers. He will be haveing some major test this week. last year he had two strokes. We think he may have had a small one 2 weeks ago.
Menu Planning: We are remodeling our kitchen. We didn't finish last week & pray we will this week. We are adding a back splash, new paint (walls & cabinets) and window curtains. I have to be creative with our cooking this week.
Zone's:
Train them up:This month our focus is on "When God speaks to our heart." How to hear His voice and listen to what He said's.
Prayer Request & Praises: I started this 3 weeks ago and I pray all read it are blessed, so please check back on Tuesday on how to start preparing for the next school year. This is something that is near and dear to my heart. I pray that it will be a blessing to you. Here are the link's to the past 2 post: *Home Schooling* ~ Step 1~ and Home Schooling ~Part 2~
Menu Planning: We are remodeling our kitchen. This is the last week. We are adding a back splash, new paint (walls & cabinets) and window curtains. I have to be creative with our cooking this week.
Don't forget to check out the homeschool lounge ! See next post . . . it's a wonderful place for us homeschool mom's!
Zone's:
Beef Stew from the Bayou
3 pounds boneless beef chuck, cubed
Salt and pepper
Hot pepper sauce
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large onion, diced
1 1/2 cups diced celery, including tops
8 garlic cloves, finely minced
Bay leaf
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 quart low-sodium beef broth
1 pound carrots, cut into 3/4-inch slices (I used baby carrots)
3 pounds thin-skinned new potatoes, halved
1 cup cliced green onions
Cooked rice
1. Place beef in a large bowl and season to taste with salt, pepper and hot sauce. Coat meat well with flour.
2. In large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add meat annd brown on all sides in a single layer, working in batches if needed. Remove meat and keep warm.
3. Add onions, celery and garlic to the pot. Saute' for 3-5 minutes, strring occasionally, until vegetables are soft.
4. Return beef to the Dutch oven and mix. Add bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce and stock, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot to lossen meat/vegetables bits. Add carrots and potatoes and stir.
5. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat so the mixture simmers slowly for 1-1 1/2 hours, or until tender.
6. Add green onions and season to taste. Simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Serve over rice. Makes 6-8 servings.
To Do's:
Zone's:
Train them up:This month our focus is on "When God speaks to our heart." How to hear His voice and listen to what He said's.
Prayer Request & Praises: I did not do this last week so we will pick up Tuesday so please check back on Tuesday: I started blogging about how to start preparing for the next school year. This is something that is near and dear to my heart. I pray that it will be a blessing to you. Here is a link to last week: *Home Schooling* ~ Step 1~
Menu Planing: We are remodeling our kitchen. This will most likely take two weeks or more. We are adding a back splash, new paint (walls & cabinets) and window curtains. I have to be creative with our cooking this week.
Saturday I made Crockpot Stroganoff for dinner below is the recipe and a picture.
My family LOVE IT!
Crock-pot Stroganoff
2 lb. round steak
1/4 c. flour1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic bits
3 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup water
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, cubed
Cut steak into 1 X 1/2-inch strips. Mix with flour, pepper, salt and garlic. Add to crock pot with butter, onion, soy sauce, bouillon, soup and water. Cook on low for 5 hours, stirring occasionallyy. Add cream cheese for the last half hour of cooking time. Serve over cooked wide noodles.
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I just love this picture! Haveing that special bond with our girls is importaint for me. Thank you Lord for blessing me by makeing me a mother. 
Bible Study & Devotions:
To do's this week:
Zone's:
Train them up:
We start school back today. We will focus on daily routines and doing our best in all that we do.
Prayer Request:
Monday: Reece registers for college, he also has a job interview. Please pray all goes well.
Tuesday: I will receive the list of students in my classes. I have been praying for them over the beak. But this week I will pray for them by name. This is the best part of teaching for me. To see God answer their prayers over the next 14 weeks and then recap His work the last day of class with them.
Please pray for my mom, she fell last week at her part time job. She is doing well, but dose not know how or why she fell. She will be having some test done latter this month. Please continue to pray for her recovery.
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