Griff got an unexpected treat - he happily accepted a cat food tin to lick out. Obviously, Griff felt it was an item that could be refilled . . . if one asked politely.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Please, sir, may I have some more?
Griff got an unexpected treat - he happily accepted a cat food tin to lick out. Obviously, Griff felt it was an item that could be refilled . . . if one asked politely.
A New Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!
I'm still trying out new recipes without the help of wheat flour. Wheat certainly has a baking chemistry that isn't easy to translate into a gluten-free version. I am, however, discovering there is a whole, gluten-free world out there with a multitude of recipes, ideas, and help.I was amazed to find a gluten-free cookie recipe on the Food Network site but it was evolved by Alton Brown (a favorite chef of mine!) so I knew taking a chance would be 98.9% safe and successful. It was! I couldn't believe how the cookies came out, the texture of the dough, and the final taste. Yes, you can tell there is something different about the texture but once the cookie is cooled down and you have a cup of hot tea at hand, you have no complaints!
Want to be adventuresome, try them - http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/the-chewy-gluten-free-recipe/index.html
St. Pio of Pietrelcina - great quote and reminder!
“Ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life, he who does not
advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must go ahead.
If it stands still the winds will blow it back.” ~St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Mother Theresa . . . and obama? A sad smile for the day . . .
A wonderful excerpt from a fantatic speech by Mother Theresa at a prayer breakfast in front of a lot of people who don't share her opinion!
"But I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child, a direct killing of the innocent child, murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with love and we remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts. Jesus gave even His life to love us. So, the mother who is thinking of abortion, should be helped to love, that is, to give until it hurts her plans, or her free time, to respect the life of her child. The father of that child, whoever he is, must also give until it hurts. . .
— “Let us bring the child back.” The child is God’s gift to the family. Each child is created in the special image and likeness of God for greater things — to love and to be loved. In this year of the family we must bring the child back to the center of our care and concern. This is the only way that our world can survive because our children are the only hope for the future. As older people are called to God, only their children can take their places."
In the wake of the horrible murders at the elementary school, president obama also spoke on life but I don't think he realized the inadvertant impact of his words. He is and ha been adamantly supportive of abortion and planned parenthood yet he spoke such truths and I think he still doesn't get the point.
http://conservativebyte.com/2013/01/pro-life-video-narrated-bypresident-obama/
"But I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child, a direct killing of the innocent child, murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with love and we remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts. Jesus gave even His life to love us. So, the mother who is thinking of abortion, should be helped to love, that is, to give until it hurts her plans, or her free time, to respect the life of her child. The father of that child, whoever he is, must also give until it hurts. . .
— “Let us bring the child back.” The child is God’s gift to the family. Each child is created in the special image and likeness of God for greater things — to love and to be loved. In this year of the family we must bring the child back to the center of our care and concern. This is the only way that our world can survive because our children are the only hope for the future. As older people are called to God, only their children can take their places."
In the wake of the horrible murders at the elementary school, president obama also spoke on life but I don't think he realized the inadvertant impact of his words. He is and ha been adamantly supportive of abortion and planned parenthood yet he spoke such truths and I think he still doesn't get the point.
http://conservativebyte.com/2013/01/pro-life-video-narrated-bypresident-obama/
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