It's time once again for Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4. Let's talk about cowboys this week.
1. Do you like western style chuck wagon cooking? I grew up camping around a chuck wagon so yes, I do love stews, and chilis, and, of course, beef steaks! My dad created the Chuck wagon which we pulled along behind our car.. It was actually pretty cute, and in the 60's other campers thought we were very cool! While traveling it was broken down to carry our gear. Once set up by our tent, it was quite a nifty outdoor kitchen.. a real chuck wagon.
2. Do you make a good chili or do you know someone whose chili is the best ever? Beans, meat or both? I do make a wonderful hamburger, kidney bean chili.. just spicy enough, but not too spicy. I do put a sprinkle of sugar in all my spicy dishes to round out the flavors.
3. Who is your favorite cowboy movie star? Well, I have written much about my very favorite cowboy, Jess Harper on Laramie, but to be different today I, also, really liked Dale Robertson..He played the roving investigator Jim Hardie in the television series Tales of Wells Fargo.
4. Do you have a favorite western TV show or movie?Today I will slip over to cinema and my favorite cowboy film of all time is The Big Country!
Strange weather continues. I am getting a bit concerned because trees and especially fruit trees are budding and we are due to get some freezing weather before it is all said and done.
♥♥ Right now I am ♥♥ I have just finished my coffee and breakfast and I am dressed and ready for my day!
♥♥ Thinking and pondering ♥♥
I have been thinking about a new post I want to write for the spiritual side of my blog. It covers the content of the Bible Study I have been attending for several years. But the topic is one that is so very important. It touches the heart of what every Christian needs to understand, yet, I fear, they just do not get the teaching about it to grant its fullness. And I am having trouble myself deciding how to address it. You see I have been a member of 7 different churches covering 5 different denominations in my life. You might think me a mixed up mess, but it really has broadened my understanding in divers ways. But this so important concept drives a lot from my charismatic understanding about the Holy Spirit. The teaching is from John and 1 John, about abiding in God and how He, and Christ abide in us. When we are deeply abiding daily in the Lord, we walk in the Spirit.
1John 2:6 He who claims to abide in him he also ought so to walk just as Jesus walked
that is by the power of the Holy Spirit, in acts of service, bearing fruit, manifesting the power of God to a dying world. That is where so many believers fall short, and I believe it is mainly because churches do not teach it. I believe therein lies the situation we have in this broken society. The world does not see God is His people. We are not manifesting the character and nature of God.
♥♥How am I feeling ♥♥
I am feeling better all the time, praise God.
♥♥ On the breakfast plate
Coffee, yogurt, 2 hard boiled eggs, and later a small cinnamon bun
Lynn and I are enjoying watching an episode each evening from the series, Foyle’s War. I am sad to say, we do not have much of it left? I scan the regular tv for things to watch that catch my eye. The other day I found a wonderful show on the Create Channel where an Indian from the Cherokee Reservation was teaching the host how to make an arrow using only natural found elements. It was a wonderful program, called The Craftsman Legacy. I just loved the wisdom of the Native American. Those are my favorite kinds of shows.
♥♥ Looking around the house ♥♥
Finally, all of my Christmas is collected and I am waiting for Lynn to bring up a Christmas storage box to put it away until next year. I have chosen the Spring decor from the Spring boxes and am putting things together.
♥♥A Favorite Vlog ♥♥
If you are like me , you need a bit of help sometimes. If you don’t know Bob and Brad, you need to know them. They are the physical therapy guys and are terrific. I can do exercises with them and it is just like being at the hospital therapists I see. They really are terrific.
♥♥ To Do List ♥♥
Set up our spring trip to the beach
Work on the spring decor
Allergy shot
Bible Study
Haircut
Subaru to dealership /breakfast out
Keep up with Bible reading
Marketing
Laundry
♥ ♥ From the camera ♥ ♥
Can you believe I was invited to a Sweet Sixteen Party over the weekend. A lovely young lady, Sara, invited me. It was such a special time!
♥ ♥ Devotional ♥ ♥
I am sharing an email I received today.Again, from Pastor Allen Jackson!
Choosing With Intent
Leviticus 11:45 (NIV®) “I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.”
At creation, we reflected God’s perfect will for us. No sickness. No disease. No sin. We were healthy and holy. That was God’s intent for humanity. We know we want to be healthy, and we make choices that will help us do that—what we eat, how we sleep, and how we exercise. But what about our holiness? Even though this is God’s stated desire for us, I’ve come to the conclusion we are far more concerned with being healthy than we are with being holy. God created us for holiness, so it’s not apart from us. He tells us to do it, so it must not be impossible. It just requires our intentional participation in the same way our health does. With that in mind, I have a question: What purposeful choices are you making regarding holiness?
THINK ABOUT IT We’ve seen the kind of adjustments we’re willing to make in order to secure our good health. What adjustments are you willing to make to allow holiness to flourish in your life?
PRAYER Heavenly Father, I repent of ungodliness and choose to cultivate disciplines to foster holiness. Let Your Word take root in my heart, my mind be renewed, my thoughts reflect Your wisdom, my body be strengthened—all to better cooperate with Your purposes. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Onward,
Allen Jackson Senior Pastor, World Outreach Church
From the Word of God! I have purposely given this today from the Message translation that all may fully understand!
This message is for those who have repented from their sin, and prayed the believer’s prayer…. Who desire to live and are now numbered as a Child of God!
1 John 4
Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
4 My dear friends, don’t believe everything you hear. Carefully weigh and examine what people tell you. Not everyone who talks about God comes from God. There are a lot of lying preachers loose in the world.
2-3 Here’s how you test for the genuine Spirit of God. Everyone who confesses openly his faith in Jesus Christ—the Son of God, who came as an actual flesh-and-blood person—comes from God and belongs to God. And everyone who refuses to confess faith in Jesus has nothing in common with God. This is the spirit of antichrist that you heard was coming. Well, here it is, sooner than we thought!
4-6 My dear children, you come from God and belong to God. You have already won a big victory over those false teachers, for the Spirit in you is far stronger than anything in the world. These people belong to the Christ-denying world. They talk the world’s language and the world eats it up. But we come from God and belong to God. Anyone who knows God understands us and listens. The person who has nothing to do with God will, of course, not listen to us. This is another test for telling the Spirit of Truth from the spirit of deception.
God Is Love
7-10 My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God.
11-12 My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this, we certainly ought to love each other. No one has seen God, ever. But if we love one another, God dwells deeply within us, and his love becomes complete in us—perfect love!
13-16 This is how we know we’re living steadily and deeply in him, and he in us: He’s given us life from his life, from his very own Spirit. Also, we’ve seen for ourselves and continue to state openly that the Father sent his Son as Savior of the world. Everyone who confesses that Jesus is God’s Son participates continuously in an intimate relationship with God. We know it so well, we’ve embraced it heart and soul, this love that comes from God.
To Love, to Be Loved
17-18 God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we’re free of worry on Judgment Day—our standing in the world is identical with Christ’s. There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love.
19 We, though, are going to love—love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first.
20-21 If anyone boasts, “I love God,” and goes right on hating his brother or sister, thinking nothing of it, he is a liar. If he won’t love the person he can see, how can he love the God he can’t see? The command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving God includes loving people. You’ve got to love .
Well, it is time to be thankful for all the blessings we have enjoyed this past week! Our winter continues to be rather odd. Today the 23rd of February. our temperature got up near 80. And our winter has been more springlike for several weeks now. All of our spring flowers are blooming profusely. That is a blessing in a way, but the weather man is pretty sure we will get a cold snap including snow in March which could cause some of our trees which are beginning to put out leaves and especially fruit trees to be damaged. So all isn't gold that shines!!
But it is lovely day!
Healthwise, this was a good week for me. I went to an orthopedic doctor for my poor aching hips , thinking I was looking down the road toward a hip replacement. but the news was no problem with the joint, praise the Lord, but I do have bursitis in both hips, so I got two cortisone shots. Good for the pain, but not good for my blood sugar. I have struggled all week to keep it in a normal range. Hopefully, now after 3-4 days it will finally be regulated! But am so glad I am walking much easier!!!
Wednesday, I went to our regular Bible Study class and wow, it is so dynamic. Our teacher knows the Bible by heart. I mean you can mention a verse. and he knows the text line and page., He, also, knows it in Hebrew and Greek, which actually gives a much more in-depth understanding than the English translation. I have read the book of John several times. but never have I gleaned so much from the texts. We have been studying abiding in the vine and the chapters leading up to it. I hope to do a post about what we have learned if I can get it all straight in my own mind. But goodness, it is a great teaching that we all need to understand!! In these troubling days I am so thankful to be a daughter of the King of Heaven!
Today, my friend, Gerri, picked me up and drove us to IHOP for a breakfast date with our Six Sisters from church. I just love this group. We range in age from 40 to 80, and that makes for a richly dynamic group. It is so fun to get to really know ladies from church, and know each other so well that we can be real with each other, like real sisters. They truly are a blessing to me, as I have no real family outside of Lynn, and our daughters family 7 states away! I will be hosted them at my house in March. We are having a Spring Tea. I am enjoying planning .
Lynn and I have been having date night every night this week. Several years ago we purchased the complete series about a great British Detective, Foyle’s War. We watched it then and loved it, Well, some friends recently finished watching it and just to hear them talk about it has given us the yearning to watch it again, too. So every night we drop everything else, around 9:00 get ready for bed, and watch an episode tucked warmly in bed. I absolutely love it. There are sometimes some rather spooky scenes, but I feel perfectly safe in our cosy bed by my dearest!
1. What do you find is the most boring part of your life at the moment? It has been the horrible arthritic/ bursitis of my hips, but yesterday I got shots in my hips and I am feeling free!
2. February 22nd is George Washington's birthday. You'll find his face on the US $1 bill. What's the last thing you bought for roughly $1.00? (.94 €/ .83 £)
A Hershey Chocolate Bar.
3. Is it ever okay to tell a 'little white lie'? Explain. Well, I have told them, but the word tells not to.
4. What's the last thing you 'chopped'? Cherry pie, chocolate covered cherries, a bowl of cherries, cherry vanilla ice cream, maraschino cherries, a cherry lifesaver...your favorite cherry flavored something?
For my Valentine tea I purchased a cherry All Fruit Jam as a confident for my scones. It was delicious. Cherry anything is my husband’s favorite.
5. Describe yourself with three words using your first, middle, and last initials.
Creative- jovial- chubby
6. Insert your own random thought here.
I am so delighted to be invited to a lovely young lady’s sweet sixteen party from our church. Sara is a gifted pianist, and an aspiring world traveler of Peruvian descent. And she and I hit it off from the start. Her dad is one of our pastors and her mother is a great friend. The only other sweet sixteen party I ever attended was my own and my daughter’s.
Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 and if it's your first
time its great that you are here
and helping make it fun for everyone.
1. Do you have a favorite family recipe? Would you share it?
This recipe reminds me of a wonderful dish
mom made midweek..
Creamy Chicken Florentine by Entertaining with Beth
This creamy chicken Florentine recipe is a quick and easy dinner idea
that comes together in less than 30 minutes.
PREP TIME15 minutes
COOK TIME15 minutes
2 Boneless Chicken Breasts
Coarse salt,
¼ cup (31g) all-purpose Flour for dredging
¾ tsp (3.75ml) Italian Seasoning
Freshly cracked pepper
1 tbsp (15ml) Olive Oil
1 Tbsp (14g) Unsalted Butter
1 Shallot, minced
½ cup (118ml) Dry White wine
1 ½ cups (368ml) chicken broth
1 garlic, minced
¼ cup (60ml) heavy cream (do not substitute for half and half
or milk or it could curdle)
Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese, to taste
1 Tbsp (15ml) Cold Water
1 Tbsp (15ml) Cornstarch
2 cups (60g) Spinach.
Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally. And pound thinly in between 2 sheets of wax paper. Salt on both sides and refrigerate for a minimum of 1-2 hours before cooking, or overnight is even better! This will tenderize the chicken and make it moist and juicy.
Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally. And pound thinly in between 2 sheets of wax paper. Salt on both sides and refrigerate for a minimum of 1-2 hours before cooking, or overnight is even better! This will tenderize the chicken and make it moist and juicy.
Cook shallots in the pan drippings until tender. Then add the wine, and reduce the liquid by a third. Then add the chicken broth, garlic, heavy
cream and cheese. Add back in the chicken and cover, cook for 5 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Meanwhile prepare the slurry, by mixing cornstarch with very cold water.
Then add the spinach, cover, and steam until wilted, and then add
the slurry. Whisking until sauce thickens.
Remove the chicken with tongs and place it on a serving plate and spoon sauce and spinach over the chicken.
Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or smashed potatoes.
2. Do you have a favorite book? I haven't just read book after book lately, and in reality I love so many books it is hard to choose. Oner the stand out is Ann Voskamp's, 1000 Gifts.
How about a movie? There is a hallmark movie that I can watch over and over.
Love's Portrait filmed in an area we toured in Ireland.. I love the story, the music and, of course, the environs!
TV program?I suppose it was Hallmark's All Creatures. Great and Small. I cannot get into regal series.They just dont grab me ... at all! I suppose I am too old fashioned!!
3. What is your favorite snack? I have gotten onto cashews lately. We can purchase them rather cheaply at our market and they are so healthy, and delicious.... a few cashews for a snack is wunderbar!!! IN fact it is time for snack, actually!!
Favorite sandwich? p b j
4. What is your favorite color for a home exterior, I suppose if you visited our home you'd say blue, but I also am loving teal and shades of green. But I just realized it said e Teri or, so I love
...a car our last two cars were white.. but I love our pearl white car best!
...a room ?The last several room we painted were blue....
all about the exact same blue. I find blue to be peaceful and restful, and well, almost heavenly!
It is extremely cloudy, almost like snow, but it is 53 degrees. Such crazy weather for winter. One day this week it will be 80! We live in the mid Atlantic. It should be 30!
♥♥ Right now I am ♥♥
Working on this blog. It is lovely to be back to my regular postings but I very likely will go back to my more spiritual postings as I am led to do.
♥♥ Thinking and pondering ♥♥
I have a very heavy call on my life to share the gospel as I see the times are changing so rapidly. Last week I was very pointed in my posts, but as I see so many things leading to end time realities, I feel it more important to write straight to the point instead of skirting the issue.
♥♥How am I feeling ♥♥
Except for walking I am fine!
♥♥ On the breakfast plate ♥♥
Lynn had a lovely breakfast for us. Coffee, yogurt, a couple of frozen waffles and a slice of crispy fried sausage. I love how he slices it thinly and spooks it well done. yum!
♥♥ On the dinner plate ♥♥
Left over split pea soup and grilled cheese
♥♥ What I'm wearing ♥♥
My comfy brown velvet slacks with a cute J Jill paisley tunic!
♥♥ On my reading pile ♥♥
I am enjoying my Thru the Bible daily assignments. Today I am starting Exodus, midway through Luke, Job, and 1 Corinthians. We are assigned usually just one chapter per book a day. We love doing this. This will be my second year of reading through the entire Bible.
♥♥On my TV this week ♥♥
So sad to bid adieu to All Creatures Great and Small…it is a,ways such a long wait. I did get to watch some Call the Midwife yesterday. During the week, I really do not look forward to anything. I just browse looking for a good cooking or home show, or revert to Hallmark or GAC . Otherwise, I revert to YouTube wher3 .I can find probably my favorite things to watch!
Creative Update:
I’m sure you’ve probably seen how I am hooked on YouTube’s Sketchbook Skool with the teacher Danny. Every Thursday at noon he does a Draw with Me segment. Last week we drew hippos in various poses. It was so fun!
I plan on this sketchbooking will lead to my making a nature journal, though
I doubt I won’t get to draw hippos there, shucks !
♥♥ Looking around the house ♥♥
I will add here , finally I am here. I have had to restart this post three times!I will share the new look in my dining room. I am using my new William Morris tablecloth!
Also, I bought some new spring silk flowers for a lovely bouquet in the parlor!
♥♥A Favorite Vlog ♥♥
I love this vlog because Rachel shows how you can liven a simple ranch style home and over a couple of years be intentional about how to redecorate and and build in features to create an English Country style!
♥♥ To Do List ♥♥
marketing
x-rays and consultation
Allergy shots
Bible Study
breakfast out with my 6 sisters
lovely sweet 16 birthday party with a very special friend
♥ ♥ From the camera ♥ ♥
My daughter sent me this wonderful photo of us when she was in college, probably twenty years ago. I didn’t realize there was a photo of just the two of us floating around out there. I just love it.mAmanda looks so beautiful. As always, but her she was so fresh and none of the trials of adult hood are clinging to her. And I was already retired. I was probably about 54 here.
♥ ♥ Devotional ♥ ♥
I am sharing an email I received today.
It’s Our Responsibility
Psalm 78:4 (NLT®) We will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD, about his power and his mighty wonders.
News reports about young people tend to focus on the ones who are making mistakes. But I have tremendous hope that God is raising a generation of young people who will take a place in His Kingdom and impact our world for Him. I believe a large part of our assignment as adults is to strengthen them and help them along that path. I invite you to think beyond the children in your family, and think of all the children. It is our responsibility to tell them about the Lord and the difference He can make in their lives. It is our responsibility to protect them from the ungodly things being unleashed upon them. That means carefully choosing what entertainment your family consumes. It means standing for righteousness in discussions about what programming will be available to children and teenagers. It means providing children opportunities to experience life in a Christian family.
THINK ABOUT IT Your role in shaping the next generation is for you to discern, but I encourage you to pray about it, and then take action.
PRAYER Heavenly Father, You established the family—only You can restore us. Awaken us to our responsibilities to all the children. Grant them the opportunity to grow in strength of body and spirit. Holy Spirit, grant us wisdom and intent to strengthen our families. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Onward,
Allen Jackson Senior Pastor, World Outreach Church
