Practice, brainstorm, pray, concentrate, focus, practice more, more and some MORE! Fine Arts, it an exciting opportunity for students in the Body of Christ to display and fine tune their musical talents. Our family has been blessed to be able to celebrate with a group of wonderful kids! The music pastor at our church never ceases to amaze me with the enthusiasm and encouragement that he imparts to the youth. The youth pastor is also very, very involved providing an array of ideas for the kids year after year. I had the opportunity to record a good potion of the students, but for reasons of time and space, I can only display a short segment here on this site.
Please allow me to quickly post a short outline of what is contained in this 5 minute vid:
Fine Arts Sectionals: 09
1. Youth Choir
2. Large Vocal Ensemble
3. Female Rap Solo (Annette Nagle)
4. Keyboard Solo (Annette Nagle)
Relax, Enjoy and SING ALONG!!!
Yes! Dig out that can of hairspray and get ready for a unique history lesson, back to the 80’s!
Several tweeters came up with the idea to share pictures of what they looked like back in the 80’s via changing their avatars. It caught on rather quickly!
I realized that someone close to the age of my daughters would have been quite young during the eighties, or maybe not even born yet. That’s why I am excited that Miss Jocelyn, from A Pondering Heart has encouraged our friends in the blogosphere to climb on board the 80’s train and share more fun photos! I’m looking forward to seeing all of their sweet eighties pictures too!
Yep, that’s a photo of yours truly from 1986!
I enjoyed the 80’s very much. The reasons are many. It could be that I was a newlywed, excited 
about the path and the opportunities that lay before me. It was also the time of the Reagan Revolution.
In my own personal affairs, it was a time of transformation. The Lord was drawing me closer to Himself in a number of wonderful ways! One of those had been through Christian music and song. Christian bands such as; Degarmo & Key, Russ Taff, Stryper, David and the Giants & White Heart, penetrated deep into my heart with an awesome message.
One of my favorites by the band WhiteHeart is entitled Maybe Today. I’ve clipped in the song and lyrics if you’d like to give it a listen.
I watched the news today in silence,
Looks like the world is spinning out of control,
Reality seems so cold,
Do I hear echoes of Isaiah?
All the prophesies are coming to one place,
Maybe it’s time, The end’s in sight,
Why search the skies, I should be searching inside.
Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, That’s not the question for me,
No matter what time, I’m gonna follow the keeper of all eternity.
Heaven will always be there waiting,
The promise holds, Our Lord will return,
We know that time will surely come,
Until it does so much work must be done.
Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, That’s not the question for me,
No matter what time, I’m gonna follow the keeper of all eternity.
Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, That’s not the question for me,
No matter what cost, I’m gonna follow the keeper of all eternity,
Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, That’s not the question for me,
No matter what cost, I’m gonna follow the keeper of all eternity.
Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, No matter what cost, I’m gonna follow.
Maybe today, maybe tomorrow.
On the road with our music ministry, we still perform some of these great 80’s CCM songs at various Christian coffeehouses.
Thank you Miss Jocelyn for encouraging us to reflect upon an era past! I’m thankful for a new perspective that the Lord has placed within me. Whether a history lesson or remembering days gone by in my own life, I can honestly say that He’s taught me to see the good in each and every decade. As I remember the struggles and mountain top times, I see powerful lessons I would not have learned any other way.
Seeing His hand through all of HIS-STORY is the greatest lesson of all!
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Christmas Cookies
Mom’s Butter Cookies
These are so simple but they are my all time favorite!
1 1/2 level cup of flour
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix until a putty like consistency is obtained. Roll out sections to 1/4″ and use your favorite cookie cutters. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown.
To make a simple but tasty icing, mix 2 cups of powered sugar with enough water until you have a spreadable consistency (it doesn’t take much water). Add some food coloring and sprinkle with your favorite candy decorations.
Church Window Cookies
Very good and pretty to look at!
12 oz. Chocolate chips (or 6 oz. mint & 6 oz. plain)
1 stick butter
1 pkg miniature marshmallows colored
1 cup chopped nuts
7 oz coconut flakes
Heat first 3 ingredients just enough to melt chips, let cool. then add marshmallows and nuts. Stir until marshmallows and nuts are covered with chocolate mixture. Put flaked coconut on waxed paper and put half of cookie mixture in a line and roll. Repeat with other half of mixture. Put in refrigerator until hardened. (approx 24 hrs. Slice into cookies.
Carmel Cups
Dough:
8 oz. Cream Cheese
2-2/3 sticks of butter
2-2/3 cups of flour
Press into the small size baking tins.
Bake 15 min. at 350
Filling:
1 lb of caramel
1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk
Melt in double boiler then fill baked cups.
Frosting:
1 cup butter
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups evaporated milk (chilled)
2/3 cup powdered sugar
Mix well then top filled cups when cool. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Crunchy Christmas Wreaths
These are sooooo cute!!
1/2 c. butter
1 pkg. 10 oz. large marshmallows (40)
green food coloring
6 cups Corn Flakes
cinnamon candies
red string licorice
In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and cook stirring constantly until the marshmallows are melted and and the mixture is syrupy. Remove from heat and quickly stir in green food coloring. carefully add cereal and stir until thoroughly coated. Allow the mixture to cool enough to handle safely using buttered fingers, quickly shape the mixture into small wreaths and cool them on waxed paper. Adorn each wreath with cinnamon candies and a tiny licorice bow!
White Chocolate Fudge
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter
12 oz. white chocolate coarsely chopped
7-oz jar marshmallow cream
3/4 cup walnuts (chopped)
3/4 cup dried apricots (chopped)
Combine sugar, sour creme and butter in heavy saucepan, bring to full, rolling boil, stirring constantly. Continue boiling 7 min. over med. heat. or until candy thermometer reaches 234 degrees, keep stirring to prevent scorching. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate until melted. Add remaining ingredients, beat until well blended. Pour into greased 8 or 9 inch square baking pan. makes 2-1/2 pounds.
EASY Cranberry Snow Candy
Mmmmmmm
16 oz. pkg. white chocolate morsels
1-1/2 cup of dried cranberries
1-1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler. When melted, add cranberries and walnuts and drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper until set. makes several dozen.
Chocolate Covered Cherries
Easy and Yummy!
60 marachino chrries with stems
3 tbsp butter or margarine, softened
3 tbsp. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
chocolate for dipping
Drain cherries thoroughly. Place on paper towels. Combine butter, syrup and salt. Stir in sifted confectioners sugar. Knead mixture until smooth. Chill if mixture is too soft. Shape one teaspoon of sugar mixture around each cherry. Place on waxed paper lined baking sheet. Chill. Melt chocolate. Holding cherries by stem, dip one at a time into chocolate.
Mini Cheese Cakes
2 eggs
16 oz. cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanillaCherry pie filling
Nilla Wafers
Beat eggs, cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Line mini cupcake pans with mini cupcake papers. Place Nilla wafer in each and top with cheese mixture. Bake at 350 for approx. 10-15 min. then allow to cool. Spoon cherry pie filling on top of each mini cheese cake!
Rudolph’s Antlers
Another KID-FUN and Friendly Recipe!!!
1 6 oz. pkg semi-sweet choc. chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips pieces
A bag or can of plain chow mein noodles
maraschino cherries (halved)
Melt chocolate and butterscotch pieces over low heat in a saucepan, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and add noodles. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a wax-paper lined baking sheet, and shape cookies into 2 inch long V-shaped antlers. Place half a cherry in the center of each cookie. Chill until firm. Yields 2 dozen cookies.
I wanted to share with you some of my favorite Bible reading helps pages to visit on that web. If you’re serious about getting into the Word of God daily, these sites will be a big help to you.
The One Year Bible Blog
This one is my all time favorite. They will send you weekly updates via email as well.
There are explanations to the passages, somewhat similar to a commentary. I am a visual learner so I appreciate the graphics and charts on this blog as well.
http://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/
http://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/welcome-to-the-one-year-bible.html
Read through the Bible in 1 year!
Another very good site.
http://www.arcamax.com/ttb-yr.html
Read the Bible in a Year via Email
How about reading along in a year via email!!!!
I hope these sites provide you with a good running start. If you know of other helpful Bible reading sites, or a trusted Bible reading plan that you use regularly, please leave a link in the comments section and share with us!
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Tags: God's Word, SuperSimpleSpiritualSunday, Yearly Bible Reading
