Saturday morning thoughts ...

We made a meatloaf the other day, and made it different than what I have ever made. It was SOOO good!!! 
I used the lower fat ground beef  (2 1/2 pounds - Rick is to eat a LOT of protein now) ... 4 eggs ... added 16 oz of mild picante sauce ... a can of whole kernel corn ... 4 oz shredded cheese ... and crushed up croutons ... mixed it all together. Put into a pan. Used about 1/2 cup more picante sauce on top. Baked it @ 300* until all the pink in the meat was gone. OMW!!! I do believe it was the BEST meatloaf I have ever tasted! Just a delicious combination of flavors and textures. 
Thank you Lord for the creativity to try this!!! And for a willing husband to eat the "creations" - LOL. 

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We are looking forward to our trip next week. Leaving SS on the 8th - and going out to the Graham area. Spending 5 days with our son and his family =)!!! Then, we are leaving out there on the 13th, driving to Houston. We will spend that night with Rick's cousin - Al & Christine. Appointment at MD Anderson on the 14th. With friends, Mike & Nina, that evening and night. Nina said that Mike will be grilling steaks for our supper =) ... Rick's mouth is already drooling!!!!! ROFL 
Excited about spending time with family and friends ... and getting out of the house ... away from here longer than a doctor's appointment or hospital stay! 

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We don't always (rarely) understand all that God either allows or does in our lives. But then, we are told to "not lean on our own understanding" (Proverbs 3) anyway! 
I know that God is good all the time ... and all the time, God is good. Trusting Him is easy - yet oh so very hard. 
I have said many times that this life of faith would be so much easier if the money was in the bank!!! But then, Rick keeps saying, "Honey, that wouldn't be a life of FAITH." Well, maybe not - but it certainly would be easier!!! 
I am thankful that God understands ME!!! And thankful that He doesn't require perfection from us - just persistence. 
Persistence is something I can do! LOL

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Spending today and tomorrow trying to get caught up on the computer and on some "projects"... hopefully & prayerfully will have a weekend of creativity and accomplishment - while having a weekend of joy and laughter with my hubby =) ...

We spend a massive amount of time together right now. A fair estimate would be that 95% of our time, 24 hours a day, are spent together, alone. Guess it is a good thing that we actually LIKE each other!!! LOL 

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Trusting in the Lord ... Calling on Jesus ... and depending on the truth of His promises ---


Jeremiah 1:19 ... "They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you", declares the Lord. 


Thank you God for loving us this much!!! 

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