Day 12 - To My Daddy

Today is my daddy's birthday. He passed away back in 2001. There are always certain days and times that I think about him. There is certain things that remind me of him. A certain smell, sound, or even something as simple as a certain food. My daddy might not have been the best man at times, but when I think about him being gone from this world, and the things in my life that he has missed, it saddens me. My graduating high school, my wedding, and even the things to come such as his grandchildren. But then I try to remember that he is in the best place a person could be, and that is with our Heavenly Father.
Its humorous when you think about it, when i was a little girl, I thought that my daddy knew EVERYTHING. He was my Super Man! I use to brag to people at school that my dad could eat and drive at the same time! lol But then when I grew older and he tried to show me the ways of the world, I was convinced that he knew NOTHING! I think that's the philosophy of alot of kids, and if i knew then what I know now, I would have embraced that part of my life and got everything I could of out of it.
The Lord knew that I needed a father, that I couldnt do without one. So he sent me one. Michael Moyer. No one could ever replace my daddy, he will always be my daddy, but I couldnt ask for a better father than the one I have now.
I dont know how many people will be thinking of Keith Hicks today, but if you are reading this, please know that he once was a great man and the best father he KNEW HOW to be...a today is his birthday......Happy Birthday Daddy, I love you

OOOPS!!!

Oh, dear.....I messed up. I did not type anything for my blog challenge yesterday. Well I was at church all day and then when I got home a pretty serious situation occurred and distracted me. So I forgot all about it. I am still going to try to write in my blog as often as possible, but maybe next month I can try the challenge again.
I have to say I am disappointed. Not necessarily in myself because I think the problems we were having yesterday trumps my blog, but still disappointed.
We had a nice day at church yesterday. Poor Katie was sick do she couldnt be in Sunday School with me. A bunch of us went out for lunch, which is always nice fellowshipping with your loved ones. And then being the first of the month, we had our prayer meeting. Pastor always says that it is the most important service that we have and I agree with him. It seems like our prayer list keeps growing and growing. BUT, I have noticed that the section for answered prayer has been growing as well. PRAISE THE LORD!!!! Our Christmas service is going to be in 2 weeks and I cant wait to see how the Lord will bring our church family together at such a special time of the year.
Oh, and I did take some pics of the FIRST SNOW FALL IN PA, but I left the camera in the van so maybe it will be on here tomorrow.

Day 5 - Prayer needed

It has come to my attention that there is a big struggle going on around me. Usually I am so caught up in my own dilemmas that I probably wouldnt notice it, but alot is going on. I have several friends, each with a different problem, whom really needs prayer right now. For privacy matters, I will not name them, but God knows who we are praying for. One friend is really having some marriage problems. Its hard to live for the Lord when your spouse doesnt want to. Pray for them. Others are having some health problems, others out of the will of God. Then another, well, I dont quite know what is going on with them. But I do know that they have a heavy heart and feel like there is no solution to a problem.
When the people you love get into situations like this, you want to help them soooo bad. And sometimes the only way to do that is to pray for them. So I ask everyone to join me in prayer for some really good people in a really bad situation. Thank you...:)

Day 4 - Yummy!!!!!

Well I am sure there are a few of you that are going through this same thing this week. David was told that he was going to receive holiday pay for thanksgiving and black Friday and only got regular pay for only thanksgiving. So his check was quite short this week. And being short, we are now short on everything else. So I had to be "creative" in our meals for the up coming week. The meal I made tonight was my own concoction, and I wasnt sure if it was going to be good or not, but it was absolutely delicious!!! So I am sharing it with you!
Now there are only a few of these ingredients that you absolutely HAVE TO have. The rest of them are changeable with other things. For instance, I had onions in mine, but not everyone like onions, so add something different.

Cindy's Poor Week Breakfast Casserole (For Dinner)

6 pieces of wheat bread, cubed 1/8 c. diced onion
5 eggs, beaten 1/2 c. diced potatoes
1 Tbs. mustard 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1 c. milk 1 c. shredded cheese
1/2 can of spam, diced salt and pepper to taste

I didnt put things in a certain order, I just dumped everything in a bowl and mixed. Heat oven to 375....pop it is a casserole dish, and bake for 25 minutes. Let it sit for a few minutes before serving. My husband loved it and so did I. The only things you HAVE TO have is the bread, eggs, and milk. Everything else you can replace with what you have or what you like. I thought it would be good with bacon, onions, and mozzarella cheese. Maybe next week!

Day 3 - Happy Birthday Rebbekah!

Today is my neice Rebbekah's birthday. She is now 7 years old. They are growing soooo fast! Her brother Matthew will be 5 this month as well. I was talking to them on the phone today and they are having a joined birthday party on Sunday. Matthew asked me if I would come to his birthday party and it just broke my heart to tell him no. He doesnt understand that Kansas and Pennsylvania are so far away from each other, but I wish I could be there with them. I have not seen Rebbekah since she was a baby, and I have NEVER gotten to meet Matthew. Hopefully soon one day David and I will get to go to Kansas so we can see my family. I miss them all soooo much!!!

Day 2 - Orange Cupcakes

Well, as you can see, I made orange cupcakes! They are really good too. Dont worry, I have only had 2 of them. One yesterday and one today. If you havent figured it out by now, orange is my favorite color. I think it is weird that orange is my favorite color, but besides the actual fruit, I hate the taste of orange. Huh, go figure!
It is day 2 of my blog and I am already having trouble thinking of things to put on here. I hope it isnt like this the ENTIRE month. There are some things I would like to get off of my chest, but I would like my blog to be positive, delightful, and full of fun and surprises. Nothing negative or depressing, or talking bad about others. Hopefully the more you get to know me, the more you will find out that I always want to have fun. Of course I know when the time to be responsible and serious is, but its not ALL the time.
Tonight I am making goulash with garlic bread. And for dessert, CUPCAKES, of course!!!! Since it is Wednesday, Katie will most likely be eating with us too. I spend most Wednesdays up at the church with Katie so I make supper for us when Bubbers gets here. I dont think I will get much done on the library today. Sunday starts our new quarter in Sunday school and we are busy with things to get that ready. Saturday I will post pictures of the new classroom. I dont remember if I have put pics of it up before, but we have a sky in our classroom and this quarter we are going to "make it snow"!!! Oh, I hope it turns out good. I cant wait to see how it comes out. Thats all for now. Tootles!!!

Blog Challenge - Day1

Well, we are starting a new month, and lately I have started trying to challenge myself at a bit more things. I challenged myself to name something I was thankful for everyday until Thanksgiving, and i did. After the new year, I am doing another thankful challenge. I think we should thank God for what he provides us with not just once a year, but year round. And my friend Katie just got through doing a month long blog challenge and I thought it was a good idea.
I have been wanting for a LONG time to start writing more in my blog. I have a little bit, but I thought maybe doing this challenge will help me get started. If i can do it for a whole month, then why stop there? So be patient with me. lol I am still new at this. Some days I will have absolutely NOTHING interesting to say, and other days I hope to be quite a blessing to you. Please feel free to leave comments, I have an open mind to opinions as long as it is moral and Godly. Even if I disagree with you, most likely I will still post them, thats just how I am. :)