And we know that God causes everything to
work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to
his purpose for them. Romans 8:28 NLT
Amazing how things can be good one day and
not so good another day. A couple of weeks ago—seems like yesterday—as I drove
to meet friends for our Thursday Walk by the River, every traffic light I came
to turned green instantly. I was amazed! I felt so blessed!
On the other hand…we’ve had an unusual
number of things break or go wrong this summer. The control panel on our
electric kitchen range burst into flames the day before our daughter and her
family were to arrive for a short visit from South Carolina. The stove was
dead, so we were without a stove during their visit. Try cooking for twelve
people without a stove—my original menus needed a few modifications. Just after
they left our microwave stopped working. Bing—that was it. Then one of the tail
lights in our pickup truck stopped working—not a fuse or the light. A thousand
dollars of mechanical charges—and all the lights now work. Another Bing...and
the headlight in our car needed to be replaced. Next…time for new tires…on both
the car and truck—megabucks! A few days later as I opened a cupboard door a
canning jar just flew out and fell to the floor—breaking into a million pieces.
My bracelet that looked like it had a loose link was actually broken when I
took it out of the little bag in which I took it to the jeweler. Good thing I
hadn’t worn it…it would have fallen off my wrist and been lost! Jerry got a
very painful acute attack of gout in his elbow—diagnosed by urgent care doctor
as “tennis elbow”—so we had to postpone a trip to South Carolina. Yes, we are
looking for “good” in all these things. What is it that God is trying to teach
us?
Prayer
~ Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ and Father God—we love You God with all our hearts,
soul and minds. We recognize that You have promised to cause everything to work
together for the good of those who love You and are called according to Your
purpose. Show us what it is that we should learn from…life. From our trials and
just stuff that happens. Give us grace to live beyond the moment—to remember
that You are always with us—and to continue to care and share with others, for
all things belong to You. Thank you for the blessings You have abundantly given
to us…as well as our family, friends and neighbors.
Friday’s Feast at the Lord’s Table
Today is sweet granddaughter Liberty’s
birthday! She loves pizza—as well as cake! So here’s a dessert pizza cake as sweet
as you are…just for you.
Sweet Liberty’s Pizza Cake
No Bake Chocolate Pie Crust
20 oreo cookies
1/4 cup butter, melted
20 oreo cookies
1/4 cup butter, melted
Combine cookies and butter in a food processor and whir until
the cookies are very finely ground and well combined with the butter. Pour
moist crumbs into a pizza pan and pack into an even layer around the sides and
base of a 12” pie plate. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before adding
toppings.
Topping -
½ gallon vanilla ice cream
1 bag (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
(1 cup)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons milk
M&M candies, chopped pecans or
peanuts, shredded coconut
2 oz white chocolate bar, melted
Allow vanilla ice
cream to soften a bit. Spread an even layer of ice cream over the crust. Freeze
for about 20 minutes or until firm. Melt the chocolate chips in the butter and
milk. Spread over the ice cream. Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the
chocolate layer. Sprinkle with the candy, coconut and nuts. Freeze. Remove a
few minutes before time to serve. Slice and serve. Enjoy.
Another variation
could be to top with fresh raspberries, strawberries, chopped mangos—fresh or
dried, and miniature marshmallows.
Happy 6th Birthday, Sweet Liberty!
© 2015 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
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