My sister and I looked at the wall, where the paint went on like blood, and knew it represented Roland’s. We stared at the place where his body lay in the sand beneath the house. “Skunk bones,” I said. “Remember? That’s what Dad told us.” “Yes, but we knew they wer bigger than that,” confirmed Christa. “Remember [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Roland and Marla -”The Monster in the Closet” – Part 5
Posted in Ministries - Spreading spiritual wealth, My Life and Family, Paranormal, tagged ghosts, spirits, visions, working together on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bulgur Wheat Elephant Ears – a good snack or light lunch
Posted in Food and Recipes, tagged baking, Betty Crocker, bulgur, bulgur flour, cinnamon, cinnamon rolls, cooking, elephant ears, food, lunch, snack, wheat flour, whole wheat on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’d like to share with you a modified version of a recipe from the Alpha Bakery kids’ cookbook, from Better Crocker. I make it with bulgur, which is wheat that has been sprouted and dried before it is ground. It is easy to make at home. [Link coming soon.] Using bulgur is different than baking with [...]
Have a Birthday, Nate…or is that Happy Birthday?
Posted in Celebrations, tagged birthday, Celebrations, Creator, dancing, drum, drums, God, happy birthday, music on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was looking for something special for you… You know – something sophisticated, useful, inspirational. Something like this: Just kidding. But the more I looked, the more I realized the best thing I had available to give you is my prayers for a life you and God both would call successful…and a reminder of what [...]
“Billy Boy”, a cartoon about a cute little goat
Posted in Books Videos Music, tagged "Billy Boy" cartoon, cartoon, goat, goats, video, windmill on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My Dad tends to get obsessed with his projects. At one point, it was the sawmill he was building; another year, the purchase of professional plumbing equipment (I know, I don’t understand it either). When I was in high school, he went through a spell where he talked of nothing but goats and windmills. He was moving [...]
He Wants You
Posted in What Does the Bible Say? on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good Friday Beer Soup, from Sweden
Posted in Books Videos Music, Celebrations, Food and Recipes, Scandinavia on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I made this once. I must admit, I have to agree with Sigrid as to its palatability. But I thought the concept was worth sharing. On Good Friday it was proper that they fast and pray. The past two years, Peter and Sigrid had spent the day in church, and no food or drink [...]
My Family’s Favorite Easter Bread – Hot Cross Buns
Posted in Celebrations, Food and Recipes, My Life and Family, tagged baking, bread, breads, Celebrations, cooking, cross, currants, Easter, food, Hot Cross Bun recipe, Hot Cross Buns, raisins, recipe, symbolism on April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Although Hot Cross Buns are associated with Christianity, they actually are filled with pagan symbolism. The cross represented the four quarters of the moon. The buns were also sacred to the gods of the ancient Aztects and Incas; both the Egyptians and Saxons offered them as sacrifices to their goddesses, believing that the cross had [...]
Palm Sunday
Posted in Celebrations, What Does the Bible Say?, tagged ass, Christ, clothes, colt, disciples, donkey, God, heaven, hosanna, Jesus, leaves, Lord, palm leaves, Palm Sunday, palm tree, rocks, stone, stones, Sunday, the mount of Olives on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Courtesy of: http://everystockphoto.s3.amazonaws.com/leaf_palm_tree_248892_l.jpg Lift up your voice to the Lord of Heaven and Earth! Or would you rather be shamed by a rock? “And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the [...]
April Blizzards Bring…
Posted in Scandinavia, Uncategorized, tagged April, blizzards, fertility, flowers, March, rain, snow, Sweden, wind on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone knows that… March winds and April showers Bring forth May flowers. But we just got another blizzard yesterday. So what do April snows mean? Courtesy of: http://www.msholinprosales.com/Blizzard05_54_2.jpg Fertility, according to a Swedish proverb. Hallalujah! Lots of puppies, lots of garden produce…
“Rainy Song”, a romantic poem
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged romance, spring on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Down the dripping pathway dancing through the rain, Brown eyes of beauty, laugh to me again! Eyes full of starlight, moist over fire, Full of young wonder, touch my desire! O like a brown bird, like a bird’s flight, Run through the rain drops lithely and light. Body like a gypsy, like a [...]
Voice of the Martyrs – Carrying on Compassion Across the World
Posted in Ministries - Spreading spiritual wealth, tagged Christian, Christianity, church, faith, giving, help, ministries, ministry, persecution, project, Richard Wurmbrand, Tom White, Voice of the Martyrs on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Voice of the Martyrs, a Christian ministry headed by Tom White, was founded in 1967 by Richard Wurmbrand, a Romanian pastor. Under Eastern Europes Communist regime, he spent a total of 14 years in prison, and after he was released for the final time, he dedicated the rest of his life to spreading the stories of [...]
