Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Worth the Wait
When I was in grade school, a half-pint carton of milk cost 3 cents (those were the days!). Most of us took a sack lunch from home, along with a nickel to buy our milk. That left 2 pennies each day which were ours to spend on penny candy at the little store across the street from the school. Two cents of penny candy was quite a treat, but if we saved our pennies for 3 days, we would have enough money for a five-cent candy bar, chocolate! Yes, those were the days! It took a tremendous amount of will power to hang on to those pennies for 3 whole days, and sometimes I just couldn't do it. But it was a good exercise for a little 8-yr. old, and a lesson I often remind myself now: some things--usually the best things in life, really are worth the wait, even if it takes a lifetime. Every birthday is a reminder that we have progressed one year closer!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Thoughts on love
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved."
Victor Hugo
"Love is about feeling safe enough to be ourselves."
"I love you not only for who you are, but also for who I am when I am with you."
"The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time."
Lawrence Dewell
"Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to unfold."
Margaret Fuller
"Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays, clutch it, and it darts away."
Dorothy Parker
"They do not love that do not show their love."
Shakespeare
We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us."
Germaine DeStael
"Love is the only gold."
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. If ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail--- But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever. Pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love."
Mormon
My friends, may you love truly, love many, and be loved in return, this day and always,
LoveyLou
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Try this! Caramel Dumplings
Try this fun and easy recipe that uses ingredients you're sure to have on hand:
Caramel Dumplings
SAUCE: Combine in saucepan:
2 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 C brown sugar
1 3/4 C water
Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
DUMPLINGS: 1 1/4 C flour
1/2 C sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 C milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix together then drop by teaspoonful into simmering caramel sauce. Cover and simmer 20 minutes (don't peak!). Spoon into serving dishes and serve with ice cream or whipped cream. Makes 5-6 servings.
Caramel Dumplings
SAUCE: Combine in saucepan:
2 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 C brown sugar
1 3/4 C water
Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
DUMPLINGS: 1 1/4 C flour
1/2 C sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 C milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix together then drop by teaspoonful into simmering caramel sauce. Cover and simmer 20 minutes (don't peak!). Spoon into serving dishes and serve with ice cream or whipped cream. Makes 5-6 servings.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
A God of Miracles
A God of Miracles"...God has not ceased to be a God of miracles. Yea, and who can
comprehend the marvelous works of God?" (see Mormon 9:15-18)
Happy Birthday to Amelia Jane, whose two years on earth are testimony
that God is indeed a God of miracles.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Remember when...
Remember when...
Ironing was a big part of a woman's work? I learned to iron as agirl, when electric irons were around but before there were steamirons. In those days, to help the process along, we made our itemsdamp by sprinkling water on them then wrapping them in plastic for aday. Probably every woman learned the hard way not to leave thingswrapped too long or they'd get moldy!
I was responsible for pillowcases and handkerchiefs. We hadpretty pillowcases, embroidered by my mother or grandmother andtrimmed with lace made by my great-grandmother. I ironed them withcare as I thought of those special women; I knew what a treasure wehad in their artwork.
Nowadays our pillowcases don't need ironing and it is rare for usto have them decorated with embroidery or lace, especially handmade.Nowadays ironing isn't the chore it used to be; if we are careful tohang things up right out of the dryer, they may not need much morethan a touch-up with the iron. And nowadays, you may even find a manwho irons his own shirts--he's a keeper! LoveyLou
Ironing was a big part of a woman's work? I learned to iron as agirl, when electric irons were around but before there were steamirons. In those days, to help the process along, we made our itemsdamp by sprinkling water on them then wrapping them in plastic for aday. Probably every woman learned the hard way not to leave thingswrapped too long or they'd get moldy!
I was responsible for pillowcases and handkerchiefs. We hadpretty pillowcases, embroidered by my mother or grandmother andtrimmed with lace made by my great-grandmother. I ironed them withcare as I thought of those special women; I knew what a treasure wehad in their artwork.
Nowadays our pillowcases don't need ironing and it is rare for usto have them decorated with embroidery or lace, especially handmade.Nowadays ironing isn't the chore it used to be; if we are careful tohang things up right out of the dryer, they may not need much morethan a touch-up with the iron. And nowadays, you may even find a manwho irons his own shirts--he's a keeper! LoveyLou
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