Good Morning Wednesday Already? WOW this week has flown.  Yesterday I played outside almost all day.  Playing may have not been the best word to describe what I did lol.  WORK lol  I cleaned the debre from my front porch from the aftermath of Hurricane Issacc or however they spelt its name.  We had several storms produced from it and then some that followed on it's heels so to say the least we had a mess.  Our porch is surrounded by a huge oak tree, 2 sweet gum trees a red bud and a couple of shaggy cedars.  My flower beds are full of acorns and leaves but I think I'm going to leave them for a bit to decompose and feed the soil.  But that porch oh my it was covered.  Was now it's clean and we can enjoy it once again.  Since it is Fall I started the task of trimming.  UGGHHHHH we have a lot that needs to be done before the onset of Winter and Joe keeps telling me that it's too early to start.  If I start right now I may finish by February lol.  My sister Anna came over on Monday and we haule a huge truck load of limbs to her place for her goats to munch on and I filled the or our 4 wheeler completely full to haul off to the back 40 and I only got about 40 feet of the side drive done lol  Like I said if I wait......... Tomorrow I will attempt to finish that side of the drive, but for today I have appointments that I can't put off and the most important of them is lunch with my sisters.

Yesterday was my sister Patti's Birthday we celebrated her Birthday on Sunday evening with our Bible Study Group.  We suprised her with a Italian Dinner and cake and of course presents.  We fixed a salad like Olive Gardens (we tricked her with asking her where she wanted to eat lunch at for her Birthday to get an idea of what kind of food she wanted) Stuffed shells, Chicken and Zucchini, veggie tray, canteloup with blackberries, Garlic Bread, Blackberry tea and a Pecan coconut cake with coconut cream cheese icing. yummmmmm
I want to share the recipe for the Chicken Zucchini recipe with you I found it on Cooks.com

Italian Sausage and Zucchini revised:
I used Chicken Mozzarella and Garlic sausages that I found at Sam's Club (wonderful on their own)

6 links of sausages (Italian or Chicken)
1 large coursley diced onion
1 jar roasted red peppers diced
3 med zucchini sliced on a madolin or 1/4 in coins
4 cloves garlic, minced
2-3 TBLS olive oil
1 TBLS butter
4-5 fresh basil leaves
3-4 fresh oregano leaves
salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste

Slice the sausages lengthwise into quarters then dice into 3/4 inch pieces.

Heat olive oil in skillet.  Saute sausage over high heat for 10 minutes until they start to color, add Add garloic and spices  cook till sausages are done.

Using a slotted spoon, remove sausages and veggies to a bowl. In the same skillet (don't wash) Melt in butter and remaining olive oil saute zucchini over high heat until the edges and a little of the center portion starts to brown.  Sprinkle zucchini with salt pepper and garlic powder

Spray a casserole dish with pam and layer in half the zucchini topping with half the meat mix.  Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, top with zucchini and meat mix topping with cheese once again.
Bake at 350* until cheese is bubbly.

You can serve this with pasta but I think it's great without it and it's a healthy meal with a salad.

Today instead of a tip I am proud to give you a taste of poetry by Patti. 

 

 

A GOD LIKE THEE

 

Who is a God like Thee

 

Who pardons iniquity?

Our sin is a filth

But you see no guilt.

 

 

Who is a God like Thee?

 

 

Generation after generatiopn,

Your mercy never departs;

Encouraging Your ministers

Not to loose heart.

 

 

Who is a God like Thee?

 

 

A god rich in mercy

and so full of love,

You sent us Your Son

From Heaven above.

 

 

Who is a God like Thee?

 

 

Made alive by His death,

And saved by Your Grace,

Renewed by Your Spirit,

We fall on our face

And worship the One and True God - Thee!!

 

Patti Kimble

01-12-2007

 

 

 

Mark 2;25-28  And He "said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and became hungry, he and his companions: how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priest and he gave it also to those who were with him?" And He was saying to them :The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.  "Consequently, the Son of Man is Lord even of the sabbath."

 

Powerful words we are not made for the Sabbath but that the Sabbath was made for us.  God is always in control and we need to learn to just trust in Him.

 

I ask you for prayer for one of my son and daughters good friends family.  Clint was killed in an auto accident night before last and left behind a young wife and 2 small children.  I know God is in control and I ask that God would surround this young family with people who can tend to their needs and Jesus please wrap them in Your Loving Arms of Comfort in this time of need