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Love is Universal
Love is Universal Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates Easter! May your day be filled with joy, family, friends and of course…chocolate! Love is within all of us. Buddhism Buddha: “Teach this simple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” Christianity Bible: I John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Judaism Torah: Leviticus 19:13 But the stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; Islam Qur’an Muhsin…
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Wisdom Wednesday: Gratitude
Welcome to my Wisdom Wednesday post: Gratitude “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” Thornton Wilder I really like this quote because Mr. Wilder uses the words: in those moments. He is saying that the only time we are truly living is in the moments that we recognize our treasures. He’s not simply telling us to be thankful for each day. He’s telling us to see the beautiful moments in each day. Daily life can be so busy we go through the motions of completing task after task without ever recognizing the miracles that are…
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Carrot Cake
Carrot Cake My baking muse came home from college for spring break. We found an old recipe from my grandmother’s file box. Carrot Cake! Ingredients: 1 Cup of sugar 3/4 Cup oil 1 Teaspoon baking powder 1 Teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 Teaspoon salt 1 Cup grated carrots 2 Eggs 1 1/2 Cups of flour Raisins and nuts Optional Arielle’s friend sent her a picture of a speckled cake and challenged her to make it. Here it is…Thecakeblog.com Here is ours! My grandmother’s recipe said to bake the cake in a loaf pan. We decided to bake it in two 9 inch round pans. It still came out delicious! Steps: Mix the sugar…
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Wisdom Wednesday: Hope
Welcome to my Wisdom Wednesday posts. HOPE Once you choose hope, anything is possible. Christopher Reeve Arielle and I watched Freedom Writers. What an amazing story! Hope is the candle within all of us. For some, life’s darkness distinguishes the flame. That’s when it’s up to the rest of us to notice and not walk away or accept it but have the courage to offer hope. Just as one candle can be lit from another and another never detracting from the first but creating great light–so must we offer a flame of hope to those who exist in the dark. Hope is that thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without words…
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Trust
Trust Buddy and I have been together for almost nine months. He follows me wherever I go and if I feel I need absolute solitude to write I must lock the door because otherwise he opens it right up with the rest the pack and usually a cat or two behind him. The difference in Buddy from June 29th 2012, when we first brought him home, until now is amazing. He trusts us. It took months before he would actually look into our eyes. He would always listen and was very well-behaved but we all felt something was missing. We didn’t know what it was until suddenly the connection was made.…
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St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
St. Patrick’s Day Recipes! We have so many new readers (thank you!) I thought I’d make it easy for you to find the St. Patrick’s Day recipes I posted last year. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Enjoy! Chocolate Mint Eclair Shepherd’s Pie Mini Pots of Gold Beer Fondue St. Patrick’s Day Cake Balls Beers from Ireland Sparkly Cake Balls I’ve been to Ireland and I’d really love to return for another visit. For now, I’ll dream of rainbows and pots of gold until one day I get to see the beautiful country once again. Cheers!
