Assignment #113 - Finger Lickin’ Good (KFC)

Memory Verse: Matthew 14:19…Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.

Assignment: Although I am not able to produce miracles, it sometimes feels like I need to when it comes to meal time. There are times when money is tight, groceries are few and I have to feed my family. During the holiday season, you might have so much going on that you need to make a meal quickly with as few ingredients as possible. This week post your favorite recipes that require six (6) ingredients or less. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Oh, Yummy! This is going to be a fun assignment to read. :) Here is a favorite dish using fish. (I'm a poet!)

Lemon Parmesan Tilapia
2-1/2 lbs. Tilapia fillets
2-4 tsp. butter or margarine, softened
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice

Lemon-Parmesan Sauce
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tbl. fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Rinse the tilapia fillets in cold water and drain thoroughly.
Top with butter or margarine and lemon juice.
Broil about 4 inches from the source of heat for approximately 5 to 6 minutes or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily when tested with a fork.
Top each portion with 1-2 tbl. of Lemon-Parmesan Sauce; broil 2-3 minutes or until sauce puffs and turns golden brown.
Place fillets on serving plate. You can garnish with lemon slices and fresh parsley if you want.
Serves: 6

spelling...

Just another day working on school.....

What? Is she napping during school?? Nah, she is just closing her eyes and visualizing her spelling words. It's something we do from time to time to help her get ready for her spelling test.

Oh, this one looks painful! It's one of the bigger words.

Maybe air writing will help?

DRATS!!!

She caught on that I was taking pictures!

A package....

I have spent the past two weeks being sick. Nothing horrible...just a really annoying cold. Not even sick enough to get sympathy, but enough to want it!! Some hours I feel great, some hours I feel not so great. However, most hours I need to just suck it up and go about the routine. There are things to do, people to see, gifts to buy, meals to cook, underwear to wash, toilets to scrub, hair to wash, toes to pick ....uh, you get the picture.

Last week I was so excited to see this on my front porch!

You see, I participated in Smoochiefrog's Christmas Ornament Giveaway!! It was so much fun and I look forward to it next year. I love getting mail. I love getting gifts. I LOVE getting gifts IN the mail!!

Shall we take a closer look??

Yep, it's for me! Look at the pretty silver fluff. I love silver fluff. :) This is so exciting!!

Well, what do we have here?!?

It's handmade in Egypt by a professional Egyptian glassblower and it's very pretty! I love things that are different and have a little story. :)

It's all kinds of wonderful on my tree! (even if my picture didn't turn out so great!)

A great big Thank You to Shannon Rogers!!!

Homeschool Memoirs #16: Candy

This week it’s seriously going to be just fun. This week share your favourite candies. Have fun with this… and you’re welcome to post a photo of YOU eating your favourite candy. Haha!
God’s Word is also like sweetness to our souls. His sweet love, forgiveness, comfort, peace, and more is what makes our lives seem a little more bearable when things get rough. Whenever you eat your sweet piece of goodness remember that God loves you and will always be there when life seems sour.



Share a scripture for this week as well. One that lifts you up when you’re feeling discouraged.





I have trouble, serious troubles, when it comes to picking a favorite. ;) My tastes seem to change hourly at times. However, when it comes to candy, I can usually count on one thing.....it must be C.H.O.C.O.L.A.T.E. Dark chocolate is a favorite, but I also love creamy, smooth chocolate. So, one candy that I would have to say is consistently in my top 3 is.....

Oh, yeah. I love Lindt Lindor Dark Chocolate Truffles. I can eat way, way too many of them...so I don't often buy a bag!! :)

Encouragement - Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Here is a short video with lots of encouraging verses!

painting fall....

In art class, they made salt dough models of leaves and mini pumpkins.

Painting them was the fun part. Don't you just love fall colors??

the rainforest project...

Over a year ago, K took a class at the National Zoo. We went weekly for a month and the whole class was on the rainforest. She absolutely loved it!! We met in a classroom and the teacher had them work each week on their big rainforest art project. Then they had circle time and she would go over the lesson for the week. After that, we would hike to a different part of the zoo and look at animals from the rainforest. There were handouts to work on while they observed the animals. All this for an animal loving kid was just about a dream come true. Add in the fact that two friends took the class with her and you just know she was beaming.

Anyway, her project came out way cool and we displayed it proudly in the school room. A few weeks ago, I was working on organizing a bit in there and discovered that the display was getting a little ragged and it was time to let it go. Now, I do happen to have a very level headed child and after taking pictures and gathering all the clay creatures to keep, we did dump the rest. I thought I would share the pictures....because after all, we loved that little project. :)

Here is her little scene right out of the rainforest! The tree even has buttress roots.

This is a better look at Mr. Ocelot.

A rainforest scene isn't complete without snakes!!

Ok..so maybe this bird doesn't exist...but in her rainforest, it did!!

Thanks for checking it out!!!

BFS #112 - America’s Favorite Dessert: J-E-L-L-O

Assignment: Write about your favorite ‘faith food’. Tell about the books of the Bible that you read that help to build your faith. Nurture the seeds of faith inside you.

Every time I finish reading a book in the Bible I think to myself, "That it is my favorite book." :) How can you not just love them all? Exodus, Joshua, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Hebrews, Oh...I should just stop. I am glancing through my Bible now and I just want to name them all! ;o) There is so much there that just speaks to you in whatever situation you are in. There are times that one Book, one Chapter, even one verse may speak the loudest and clearest and hit me right in the heart. When I know that that verse was for me to read at that moment. I love those total ah-ha moments, when you have read something 20 times and suddenly it takes on a whole new, REAL meaning. One where you can almost hear God speaking to you. Yep, I love those moments.

However, they don't always happen on a regularly scheduled program...at least not for me. I can only just keep turning to the Word and praying that I see, hear and understand what is meant for me. I always come away better then when I started reading, but maybe not with a major eye-opening.

There is one book in particular that I just LOVE! Yes, I said I love them all and I do...but one that just was one after another full of Ah-Ha moments. Every single verse was just so full of truth and conviction. I re-read it often and meditate on these verses. They are definitely worth keeping them tucked in your heart!

Here are just a few....it was impossible to pick out all my favorites, because I really would just be copying the whole book.

James 1:22-25

22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.

James 2:14-19

14What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.