Wednesday Night Bible Study, May 27, 2020

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Yes, it is sideways. I had no idea when I turned the phone that it would only be sideways and the viewing orientation wouldn't change.

It won't let me add the YouTube video right now, so I'm just posting a link. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCOp3aNsKyw&t=32s

Hero & friend : my days with Pistol Pete Maravich by Darrel Campbell

It was just a phenomenal story. This is about Pete Maravich and quite a bit about his dad as well, and just their stories, their lives, their personal testimonies. I loved it.

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

All She Wrote by Tonya Kappes Releases TODAY!

I am enjoying this series! I enjoy Bernie and her friends and "helping" them get to the bottom of the mystery. I did receive an Advanced Reader Copy. Even Pepper is enjoying reading along with me (I think he likes Rowena).

And here's the original Rowena...

You can get All She Wrote by Tonya Kappes on Amazon.

The third book in the Mail Carrier Series, it is preceded by Stamped Out and Address for Murder.

A Mail Carrier Cozy Mystery (3 book series)

Pastor Paul Page May 2020

1 Timothy 4 - But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will ^[a]fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, ² by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, ³ men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth. ⁴ For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; ⁵ for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.⁶ In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the ^[b]sound doctrine which you have been following. ⁷ But ^[c]have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; ⁸ for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. ⁹ It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance. ¹⁰ For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.^11 [d]Prescribe and teach these things. ¹² Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example ^[e]of those who believe. ¹³ Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. ¹⁴ Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the ^[f]presbytery. ¹⁵ Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. ¹⁶ Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ^[g]ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.

1 Timothy is a letter written from the Apostle Paul to Timothy, his friend, his student, a fellow Christian who was pastoring the church at Ephesus. Paul wrote this letter to help Timothy with some of the trials that the church at Ephesus was facing, to help other Christians to remember what they should be doing and how they should be doing it, and it has become an incredibly important scriptural resource for us.


The very first verse talks about how in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits. There are false teachers and false doctrines out there today. We must be able to avoid those pitfalls. It’s easy to spot cults and false religions if you go to the Word of God and compare what they are teaching and preaching. If it’s not in God’s Word, it’s not the truth. The more we learn the truth about the Word of God, the easier it is to spot fakes. The American Banking Association trains its tellers by having them handle real, authentic money every day, day after day, until it is so ingrained in their mind, in their sense of touch, in their sense of smell, that a counterfeit would stand out like a sore thumb. They don’t handle the false items to know the truth, they handle the real thing until a fake can be spotted immediately.


As Christians it is our responsibility to believe and know the Word is true. We need to get in the Word and know it inside and out, we need to know the truth and avoid the untruth. If ever you are in doubt, fact check what you’re hearing with what’s in the Word of God.


                                                                                                         Paul Brow, Haven of Rest

Sunday, May 17, 2020 Worship with the Haven of Rest

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - Bible Study with the Haven of Rest

Two Recipes for Butter Cookies

Today’s endeavor is Butter Cookies as yesterday was my friend’s birthday and I would like to send her some. I was planning on baking yesterday, but schedules change sometimes!

I Pinned two recipes, one from scratch, and a “cakier” one that includes, surprise, a cake mix! It does call for a box of white cake mix, but I have butter cake mix, so it will just be extra buttery.


I am going to start with the Easy, Melt-in-Your-Mouth Butter Cookies, as they require chill time, so we can whip up the other batch while they are relaxing in the freezer.



Turning on the tunes and getting ready to bake!

Both recipes call for 350 degrees. So step one will be turning on the oven.

Recipe 1:  Easy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Butter Cookies

Dropping 1cut up cup (two sticks) of cold butter into my trusty Kitchen Aid along with ½ cup of sugar. I’ll cream these until everything is mixed together and it’s light and fluffy.

I will add that my cooking teacher in 7^th grade taught me to crack my egg separately before adding it to the mixture to avoid shells, rotten eggs, mixed yolks and whites if they were supposed to be separated, etc., so I have done it that way since junior high school (and that dates me right there, because now it’s middle school).

And off the eggshell goes to the compost bucket! I am a vanilla eyeballer, though the recipe calls for a teaspoon.

I live at about 6000 feet, so every recipe gets the requisite additional 2 Tablespoons of flour. I am also a dash of this, pinch of that kind of girl, so my quarter teaspoon of salt looks more like this (I promise I washed my hands).





Remember to turn off the mixer before scraping the sides! After everything is incorporated we will shape a rectangle of dough on parchment paper before covering it with another sheet of parchment paper and rolling it out to about ¼ of an inch in thickness. Then we’ll pop it in the freezer to chill before cutting.

Made the egg wash and tucked the dough into the freezer, getting started on the other batch now.

Recipe 2: Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies


Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies start off with a white cake mix, but we have butter cake mix, so we’re going with that. 1 box of cake mix, two eggs, and 1/3 cup of melted butter for the cake itself.

I did mix the cake mix and butter a little bit before adding the eggs so they wouldn’t cook when meeting melted butter. You can also let your butter cool a little. Again, high altitude, so 2 Tablespoons of flour.



Drop the dough onto a  cookie sheet and slide into the oven for 7-8 minutes at 350 then let cool on cookie sheet for 4-5 minutes before moving. Repeat that step until all the dough is baked!

The glaze is ¼ cup butter, ½ cup sugar, 1 Tablespoon of water, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla cooked in a saucepan over medium low until the sugar is dissolved while whisking continuously.

It's time for Recipe 1 ( Easy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Butter Cookies) to come out of the freezer after the dough has chilled. I cut it into rectangles, about an inch and a half by two inches.

And of course I could not find my brush, so we are using this small spatula to spread the egg wash. Add a sanding of sugar, and pop in the oven for 14 minutes turning halfway through.

*EDIT - the recipe said 10 - 14 minutes, but 10 minutes was too long for some of these. I did have the dough not quite uniform, and the thinner ones were done at closer to 7 minutes.

Recipe 2: (Kentucky Butter Cake Cookies) Let these cool, then add the glaze.

I don’t usually use glaze on anything going in the mail, so we’ll see how well these hold up in transit!

I also fill my sink with hot soapy water beforehand so I can clean up while I am waiting!

Thanks for joining me to make these yummy butter cookies (And yes, they tasted great)! We'll try another recipe soon!

Sunday, May 10, 2020 - Sunday Worship with the Haven of Rest

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Wednesday Night Bible Study, 1 Timothy Chapter 5

Sunday, April 26, 2020 - Trials and Tribulations

Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins

I made these Coconut Flour Blueberry Muffins a couple of weeks ago. They are Paleo muffins, though mine are not AIP, because it does contain eggs, I did use Stevia and not honey or agave, and I have regular baking powder, not aluminum free.

Here are the ingredients! I'm not promoting any particular brands, this is just what I had available. The salt is in the half pint mason jar...homemade salt shaker with holes punched in the lid. The brown eggs are from some friends who raise chickens (we aren't allowed to have them here).

Measuring liquids

Preheated and ready to roll!

Here we go Mixy Mix! (Anyone else singing here we go loopty loo?)

Dry ingredients...

Mix it up! Mix it up!

OOOOOH! Blueberries!

And there is the batter.

Scooped into muffin liners in my 24 count muffin tin

Baking at 400 degrees...

My kitchen companion...and taste tester extraordinaire

Voila! And the leftovers are in my freezer!

Mine!