Latte in the afternoon

Okay... So it's Saturday morning and you have a hankering for
a latte. Or maybe its Saturday afternoon and you want a yummy
rich coffee but your up to your elbows in a craft project?

The point is you don't feel like leaving the house to go wait
in line and drop a 5 spot for a coffee drink.

I have a good solution for you.

You can use regular coffee or instant. 

It doesn't matter, both will work.

In the microwave heat up about 4 oz of half and half.

In my microwave one minute is perfect.

Whole milk and skim milk work to, but will not be as 

rich tasting.

Now put a lid on and shake it vigorously for a count of 60.

Pour it in to your favorite mug and fill to the top

with coffee. Hint: I've been known to make my instant coffee

with only milk. 

Disclaimer: this is what I do in my microwave and my mug... 

All microwaves are different and of course the size of the mug would matter. 

Play around with it and see what you come up with. 

You can even go all crazy and get some of the flavor syrups that they have. 

No, its not Starbuck's, but there is something to be said for 

drinking a wonderful coffee, in your favorite mug, on your porch,

while the birds are chirping and before its 110 degrees out. 

I'm just saying. 

Have a great Saturday! 

Sunday Morning Coffee!

"Good coffee is like friendship: rich, warm and strong." 

~Pan-American Coffee Bureau

Christmas Love

Lovin' my new Christmas mug.

Lovin' my new Christmas PJ's.

Lovin' the Christmas Tree! 

Haboob! ... Bless you!

These are a few pictures that I took early this morning in our 

back yard.

These are actually pretty selective as our back yard is mess from last night's storm that rolled in. If you would like to know what a haboob is.... click here.  It's a video of a dust storm that we had last July.

 Look at those teeny little ants just working away so early in the morning...

Lantana... about the only thing that really grows well all summer long here.

One little flower consisting of many other tiny flowers...

I did get all of the granny squares bordered and blocked. I just have to attach them and then do another pretty border around the whole thing. I think that I'm actually going to get it done in time to take to sweet daughter's when I go visit in a few weeks. 

Well I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday. We are battening down the hatches, patio furniture and umbrellas as we are watching another haboob roll in.

Prone to Bling!

(If you would like to have this image, you may have it!)

I hope you are having a rich cup of coffee and a yummy breakfast!

Just think! We still have another day of weekend. WOOHOO! Thank you Labor Day!

As you enjoy your weekend, ponder this...

God made you the way you are. If you love pretty shiny things, it's because The Lord gave you that gift. An appreciation of beauty. Don't abuse the gift, but love it and Thank Him!

Have a great Sunday!

Sunday Morning Coffee

My Daily Walk Bible pg 1045

"It's a strange paradox that while the pages of Scripture are soaked with the tears of Jeremiah, David, Hezekiah the Lord Jesus, and a host of others, crying today is often looked upon as a sign of weakness.

Psalm 56:8 paints a vivid picture of God putting our tears in a bottle and keeping track of them in a book. Stoic insensitivity is nothing to be proud of. A man or woman with God's heart for people can't help but get emotionally involved. If you've never done so, ask God to break your heart for people -- to give you the kind of compassion that caused Jeremiah and Jesus to cry over the city of Jerusalem. "

"A Christian should show more concern for people than for Creeds"

I read this and thought how appropriate it was for Memorial Day. Have you cried over the sacrifices made by our men and women in the armed services? Have you cried for their families?

Take time this weekend to think about the price they have paid. Thank God for them and then find a service man or women or family and thank them!

Happy Memorial Day!

Sunday Morning Coffee

I have been reading through the Bible for the last couple of years. I mean that is how long it is taking me. However, I am sticking to it and I am almost done. Last night I read something that I thought I should share with you.
This is taken from page 1215 in The Daily Walk Bible. It is referencing the restoration of Solomon's Temple after it was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzer. The Profit Haggai is encouraging God's people to complete the the rebuilding of the Temple.

My Daily Walk

Every person has exactly the same number of hours in a week: 168. Why is it that some people accomplish so much more with the same amount of hours than others do?

Answer: Priorities. Achievers determine in advance what they want to do, then tackle their tasks in the order of importance Haggai's contemporaries built a Temple in the midst of stiff opposition because that was their number one priority. Now transfer that concept to your spiritual life. What do you want to be able to look back on when you reach the age of 40?...55?...70?... A deep familiarity with the Bible? A consistent prayer life? A family that is walking with God?

If someone were to determine our priorities by looking at the way you spent the last 168 hours, what would they decide? And what will you priorities be as you spend the next 168?

SOME PEOPLE DREAM OF WORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS,

WHILE OTHERS STAY AWAKE AND DO THEM.

Are your priorities in order? I'm working on mine!