The 12Days of CHRISTmas...day 8 ~ 8 Maids are MILKING....~

The Twelve Days of Christmas

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On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

Eight Maids A-milking

The eight Beatitudes: 

1) Blessed are the poor in spirit, 

2) those who mourn,

3) the meek,

4) those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

5) the merciful, 6) the pure in heart,

7) the peacemakers,

8) those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake.

(Matthew 5:3-10)

My thought went over those beautitudes

I pray that the Lord bless me my family and loved ones.....

When i read this Jesus says to me and you  in Matthew to be MEEK ,to believe and feel blessed when we

hunger and thirst for righteousness,to be merciful, pure in heart,peacemakers,

don't mint to be persecuted for righteousness' sake.

Well in the flesh it sounds difficult to me to go through......But i hear the words..(I don't know where in the bible) " Do I said it will be easy....."


HOW CAN WE BE AND GO THROUGH ALL THESE CIRCUMSTANCES???
I guess with HIM and HIM ALONE!!


Sister Peggy who's also reflecting on those 12 days of christmas ( link to her further in this post)
Was wondering about "Why are those maids milking...."!!??


I went to think about that....and came to the conclusion that Only with "The Milk" of the Lord we can get the right attitude in our spirit and get through circumstances.....
The meaning of MILK in the bible is interesting.....

"Blessing"
"Wealth"
"Beauty"
"Truth's of God"
...........



Will leave you with verses about "Milk"  and my Dayverses at the end .....




Song of Solomon 4:11Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon. 

Song of Solomon 5:1[ Lover ] I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. [ Friends ] Eat, O friends, and drink; drink your fill, O lovers.

26. Song of Solomon 5:12
    His eyes are like doves by the water streams, washed in milk, mounted like jewels.
    
    
27. Isaiah 7:22
    And because of the abundance of the milk they give, he will have curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
    
    
28. Isaiah 28:9
    "Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?
    
    
29. Isaiah 55:1
    [ Invitation to the Thirsty ] "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
    
    
30. Isaiah 60:16
    You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
    
    
31. Jeremiah 11:5
    Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey'-the land you possess today." I answered, "Amen, LORD."
    
    
32. Jeremiah 32:22
    You gave them this land you had sworn to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
    )
33. Lamentations 4:7
    Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.
    
    
34. Ezekiel 20:6
    On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.
    )
35. Ezekiel 20:15
    Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the desert that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, most beautiful of all lands-
    
    
36. Ezekiel 25:4
    therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
    
    
37. Joel 3:18
    "In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the LORD's house and will water the valley of acacias.
    
    
38. 1 Corinthians 3:2
    I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
    
    
39. 1 Corinthians 9:7
    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk?
    
    
40. Hebrews 5:12
    In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
    
    
41. Hebrews 5:13
    Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.
    
    
42. 1 Peter 2:2
    Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

In case you missed my thoughts ( and findings)
on  the 2nd,
3th
4th

 5th  

 6th 

and

7th

of  my Twelve Days of CHRISTmas

For more thoughts and devotions for the 12 days also over at "AmazingGraceMazesMessesMiracles"


or  at 
The website The Voice CRI/Voice, Institute 

Friday, January 1


Psalm 1 Genesis 1:1-2:3; Matthew 1:1-17

Since the wise have rejected the word of the Lord, what wisdom is in
them? Jeremiah 8:9

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one
another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms,
hymns, and spiritual songs to God. Colossians 3:16

Wisdom from on high, you have permeated the world since creation. Help
us to sense your nudging toward daily gratefulness. Remind us to open
ourselves up to singing out and to allowing our gratefulness to inspire
others to sing. Amen.

( Moravian dayly texts) 

The Twelve Days of CHRISTmas...day 7 ~ Gifts of the Holy Spirit~

The Twelve Days of Christmas

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The seven swans represent the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: 

1) prophecy, 

2) ministry,

3) teaching, 

4) exhortation, 

5) giving,

6) leading,

and 

7) compassion

(Romans 12:6-8; cf. 1 Corinthians 12:8-11)

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Blessed Spirit of Wisdom, Help me to seek God. Make Him the center of my life and order my life to Him, so that love and harmony may reign in my soul.

Blessed Spirit of Understanding, enlighten my mind, that I may know and love the truths of faith and make them truly my own.

Blessed Spirit of Counsel, enlighten and guide me in all my ways, that I may know and do Your holy Will. Make me prudent and courageous.

Blessed Spirit of Fortitude, uphold my soul in every time of trouble or adversity. Make me loyal and confident.

Blessed Spirit of Knowledge, help me to know good from evil. Teach me to do what is right in the sight of God. Give me clear vision and firmness in decision.

Blessed Spirit of Piety, possess my heart, incline it to a true faith in You, to a holy love of You,

my God, that with my whole soul I may seek You, Who are my Father, and I find You, my best, my truest joy.

Blessed Spirit of Holy Fear, penetrate my inmost heart that I may be mindful of Your presence.  
Make me fly from sin, and give me intense reverence for God and for my fellow men who are made in God’s image.

Come Holy Spirit, Creator blest! And in our souls take up Your rest; Come with Your grace and heavenly aid, To fill the hearts which you have made. 

O Comforter, to you do we cry, O heavenly Gift of God Most High; O Fount of life and Fire of love, And sweet Anointing from above! 

I found this prayer on this website.....It's not mentioning the 7 gifts from the meaning in the song.....but it spoke to me because without those mentioned in the prayer we can't excel in my opinion in

1) prophecy, 

2) ministry,

3) teaching, 

4) exhortation, 

5) giving,

6) leading,

and 

7) compassion

let's pray this prayer on this SPECIAL day of the year New Years eve...
That God will bless us with all the Gifts of His Spirit
Amen

 This song from one of my fav singing artists CeCe Winans is one i can sing over and over

HOLY SPIRIT COME AND FILL THIS PLACE

In case you missed my thoughts ( and findings)
on  the 2nd,
3th
4th

 5th  

and 

6th 

of  my Twelve Days of CHRISTmas


For more thoughts and devotions for the 12 days also over at "AmazingGraceMazesMessesMiracles"


or  at 

The website The Voice CRI/Voice, Institute

Wish you an Blessed New Years Eve 

and 

Happy New Year

Wan Boeng Njoeng Jari ( Surinamees)

Odun Tuntun ( Yoruba)

Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar (Dutch)

The Twelve Days of CHRISTmas day 6 ~ IN THE BEGINNING ~

The Twelve Days of Christmas

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The six geese represent the six days of creation that confesses God as Creator and Sustainer of the world

Genesis 1

 ¹ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth

This picture is named IN THE BEGINNING 

and

is made by

Colleen A. Nagle

It pictures Jesus in the hands of the Father, suspended above the Earth as gift to the generations of God's people below.

How do we receive our Gift from our Heavenly Dad ?

Are we over joyed like an child......., are we humbled......?

This gift start(s) (ed) an NEW -LIFE an NEW-BEGINNING in us

Our heavenly Father is creating in us.......and with us!

GENESIS 1

²⁷ So God created man in his own image,
       in the image of God he created him;
       male and female he created them.
 
Let us not conform to this world but to HIS OWN IMAGE by staying close to our Savior and looking up to Him our GIFT JESUS CHRIST AMEN!

In case you missed my thoughts ( and findings)
on  the 2nd,
3th
4th

and 

5th of  my Twelve Days of CHRISTmas

For more thoughts and devotions for the 12 days also over at "AmazingGraceMazesMessesMiracles"

or  at 

The website The Voice CRI/Voice, Institute

I also link-up this post to WFW " WORD FILLED WEDNESDAY"

This above picture is so special and wanted to share today as i share the whole year of 2009.
Thanks Amy Deanne and that "WFW" will be an haven to share God's word and be an blessing to eachother by posting it.

Don't forget to click on the name of the artist to see more of her God inspired hand work.

And for more WFW post head over to Amy Deanne @"The 160AcreWoods" 

Have an blessed day @ for 2010 

To enjoy the Love of family and friends 

Be Blessed with Health and Happiness

To continu to Enjoy and Experience God

and to Walk closer with the Lord than ever! 

The Twelve Days of Christmas ....5th day...~ Gift of GOLD......THE LIGHT.....HE IS....~

The Twelve Days of CHRISTmas

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The five rings represent the first five books of the Old Testament, known as the Torah or the Pentateuch: 

1) Genesis,

2) Exodus,

3) Leviticus,

4) Numbers,

  5) Deuteronomy,

which gives the history of humanity's sinful failure and God's response of grace in the creation of a people to be a light to the world.

God sent "LIGHT" to the dark world HIS SON JESUS
HIS LIGHT in OUR DARK LIFE!
TO BE an LIGHT in THIS DARK WORLD!!
Who is this light who was PROMISED....,WHO CAME and WILL COME AGAIN ........what does GODS WORD says ........??

 In case you missed  the 2nd,
3th 
and 
4th day of CHRISTmas


Tuesday,December 30 ( 2008)

Hebrews. 1:5-14;Luke 2;36-40

Psalm 105:7 (N I V)

 ⁷ He is the LORD our God;
       his judgments are in all the earth.

1 Thessalonians 4:6 (N I V)

⁶and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you.

(Texts for today are from Moravian Daylytextsbook will update later when i get the U.S version online)

UPDATE Just notice the verses above are from last year ( both booklets in dutch  look alike.....) Well maybe God wanted you to read those once also .Here are the once for this year....

Tuesday, December 29 ( 2009)


Psalm 148:7-14
Zechariah 13:7-14:21; Revelation 21:9-21

He spoke and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. Psalm 33:9

Jesus said to the blind man, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means
Sent). Then he went and washed and came back able to see. John 9:7

O divine Healer, when illness comes or tragedy occurs in our lives, your love
assures us that we are never alone. You are there to provide your healing in so
many ways. Amen.

Thank You Father for giving us YOUR preciouse WORD,and also YOUR Son Jesus Christ The Living Word........It is more worth even than Gold........Thank You for the shining Light in our World and Life...Let us shine bright i pray in Your Sons Name Jesus Amen

   

For more thoughts and devotions also go over to "AmazingGraceMazesMessesMiracles"

or over at 

The website The Voice CRI/Voice, Institute

Do you like West African music ( Nigerian).....? ~ Let's praise HIM ~

Kosi oba bi re! There is no King like you. Kosi KosiThere's none, There's none. THERE'S NO KING LIKE MY LORD! KOSOBABIRE!

HE is Jehova Almighty, the only God that's unequal.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Wan Swiet Kresneti Nang Wan Boen Njoeng Jari (Surinamees)

Ẹ ku Ayọ Keresimesi ati Ọdun Tuntun  (Yoruba)  Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar  (Dutch)

Food recap of Christmasdays........and making memories.....!!

1st day of Christmas

Nigerian Menu....

We delighted in the cooking of my husband for 2 days He is such an great cook .Who bless his family with it every change he gets.

Entry

PEPPER SOUP

                          

Obe Ata
(Nigerian Pepper Soup) Preparation:

Method:

Chop the the fresh tomatoes and bell peppers. Add to a pestle and mortar and render to a paste. Soak the dried chillies in water for a few hours then transfer to a pestle and mortar and pound to a paste. Add 1 onion, chopped to this and render to a rough paste.
Cube the meat, add a little oil to a large pot or Dutch oven and add half the chilli and onion mix. Fry for a few minutes then add the meat and the remaining onion, roughly chopped and the Maggi cubes. Reduce to a simmer, cover and allow to cook until the meat is almost tender (about 30 minutes). Add a little water to the meat if needed.
Pour the blended tomato puree and red palm oil into your pot, bring to a boil and allow to cook for 10 minutes. Add the remaining chilli mix to the pot and continue cooking for a further 20 minutes. Season to taste and serve with rice.
 ( From this site )


MAIN

FRIED RICE

RECIPE:
rice
shrimp
chicken
mixveg
knor
butter
seasoning(curry, salt, pepper, thyme)


1) boil chicken with seasoning
2) in a non stick pot, melt butter while melting the butter add your seasoning,thyme and curry(the indian kind not the jamo kind), then pour in rice(you have to eye the amount to make sure the butter is enough, you dont want it to be too much just enough kinda stir fry the rice)
3)strain the liquid from the chicken that you boiled and add water to it, then pour it into the pot with the rice, let the rice cook,
4)fry your shrimp and cut the chiken into little strips
5) stirfry your mix vegies,
6) just before your rice is done cooking pour your chicken,shrip and mix vegies
7) let it simmer, you can opt to let it finish cooking in the oven,

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It was an very late dinner...In fact all our dinners because we did late sleep-in's and going to bed late in the midnight...Enjoying the Christmas atmosfere...Candles and trees singing carols and enjoying eachother to be home and have fun with.

2nd day of Christmas

OGBONO SOUP

Serves 4-6 people.


Ingredients

• 8 medium beef pieces
• 1 small smoked fish
• 6 oz. stock fish, pieces
• 1/4 cup ogbono, ground
• 1 cup palm oil
• 2 tablespoons ground crayfish
• 1 tablespoon pepper, ground
• 8 oz. bitterleaves, dried
• 2 Knorr or Maggi cubes
• Salt and spices to taste
• 7 cups water

Directions

1. Soak bitterleaves in hot water for 5-10 minutes. Drain and wash in warm water several times, kneading to remove some of the bitterness.
2. Season beef and stock fish with salt, spices, 1 Knorr/Maggi cube, and pepper.
3. Cook on low heat until juice dries up.
4. Add 2 cups of water and stock fish, and cook until beef and fish are tender.
5. Heat palm oil in another pot.
6. Stir ogbono into hot oil thoroughly to prevent lump formation. Add water as needed.
7. Add beef, and stir in stock. Keep pot uncovered.
8. Stir other Knorr/Maggi cube, 5 cups of water, smoked fish, and crayfish into ogbono. Reduce heat.
9. Add bitterleaves, let simmer for 5-10 minutes, and remove from heat.
10. Serve with pounded yam, amala, garri, or eba.
    

With EBA  ( Cassava Dumplings)

Eba/Gari (fried, grated cassava) 

Serves four

Ingredients

4 cups gari* (fried, grated cassava)

8 cups water

Equipment

mortar and pestle, blender, or food processor

spatula or spoon for stirring

skillet or kettle

bowl

Preparation

1. Bring water to a boil in skillet or kettle
2. Pour boiled water into mortar or bowl
3. Sprinkle gari into the water until it forms a heavy paste
4. Pound the paste in a mortar with pestle or in a blender to the consistency of soft dough
5. Serve with okra soup or egusi soup

3th Day of Christmas

Now it was my turn....., and i had two great asistance

On request the kids ( my daughter) wanted beautiful decorated plates and different courses.......is an pitty i could not make pictures.....!!

( The pictures i show you overhere are all googled and similar how it looked and the recipies we used) Forgive me for not translating the recipie's . My time start getting limited...leisure christmas time is over the week started again...LOL....But to give you an idea and i know some of you will use an translator online....

Entry ( was my sons responsibility and made by him)

Garnalenspiesje met chilisaus ( Shrimps with chilisaus)

• Ingrediënten: basterdsuiker, chilipoeder, garnalen, gezeefde tomaten, kerstomaatjes, knoflook, koekkruiden, rode peper, uien

Ingrediënten voor 8 hapjes:

• 500 g gekookte cocktailgarnalen
• 200 g cherry-/kerstomaten
• 8 spiesen of houten satéprikkers

Voor de chilisaus:

• 1 ui
• 2 teentjes knoflook
• 2 rode pepers
• 1 eetlepel olijfolie
• 1 eetlepel chilipoeder
• 1 theelepel koekkruiden
• 1 pak gezeefde tomaten (500 g)
• 1 eetlepel bruine basterdsuiker

Bereiding:

1. Laat de garnalen ontdooien.
2. We beginnen met de saus. (Dit kan ook een dag van tevoren). Pel de ui en teentjes knoflook en hak ze fijn. Halveer de pepers en snijd ze zonder zaadjes fijn.
3. Verhit de olijfolie en fruit hierin de ui, knoflook en peper 3 minuten. Voeg chilipoeder, koekkruiden, gezeefde tomaten en bruine basterdsuiker toe.
4. Breng dit aan de kook en laat 10 minuten zachtjes inkoken. Laat de saus afkoelen.
5. Halveer de tomaatjes. Rijg ze afgewisseld met garnalen aan de spiesen. Leg deze op een schaal. Serveer de chilisaus er apart bij.

Tips:

Vervang de cocktailgarnalen eens door blokjes tonijnsteak. Deze blokjes dienen vooraf geroosterd te worden.

Een knoflook-kruidensausje van milde kwark met geperste knoflook, peper, zout, gehakte tuinkruiden zoals peterselie en bieslook is er ook heel lekker bij.

MAIN

Rollade met groenten en pistachenootjes

• Categorie: Bijgerecht, Hoofdgerecht, Vlees

• Ingrediënten: champignons, jeneverbessen, laurier, mosterd, pistachenootjes, runderrollade, spruitjes, vleesbouillon, witlof

Ingrediënten voor 4 personen:

• 1 runderrollade van ca. 750 gram
• zout en versgemalen peper
• 50 gram boter
• ¼ liter vleesbouillon
• 1 eetlepel grove mosterd
• 1 laurierblad
• 6 jeneverbessen
• 500 gram spruiten
• 250 gram champignons, in plakjes
• 250 gram witlof, in lange repen
• 50 gram gepelde pistachenootjes
• aluminiumfolie

Bereiding:

1. Bestrooi de rollade met zout en peper.
2. Verhit 25 gram boter in een braadpan en braad de rollade rondom aan.
3. Giet de bouillon in de pan. Voeg mosterd, laurierblad en jeneverbessen toe.
4. Temper de hittebron en braad de rollade in circa 25 minuten niet helemaal gaar.
5. Laat de rollade afgedekt met aluminiumfolie rusten voor u hem in plakken snijdt.
6. Kook de spruiten beetgaar.
7. Verhit de rest van de boter in een koekenpan en bak de champignons snel lichtbruin.
8. Schep de champignons uit de pan en bak de witlof enkele minuten in het achter­gebleven braadvocht.
9. Meng spruiten, champignons en lof. Bestrooi met pistachenootjes.
10. Verdeel rollade en groenten over de borden.
11. Giet het braadvocht in een kom en serveer apart.
    

This was the vegetable side dish i choose instead of the brussels sprout above.

Sperziebonen met hazelnootboter ( instead of hazelnut i used almonds)

• Categorie: Bijgerecht, Vegetarisch

• Ingrediënten: bieslook, citroensap, hazelnoten, peterselie, roomboter, sperziebonen

Ingrediënten voor 4 personen:

• 25 g hazelnoten
• 2 takjes verse peterselie
• 10 g verse bieslook
• 30 g zachte roomboter
• 1 theelepel citroensap
• zout, versgemalen peper
• 600 g sperziebonen

Bereiding:

1. Hak de hazelnoten fijn en rooster deze in een droge koekenpan goudbruin. Was en hak de peterselie en bieslook fijn. Roer in een kom de zachte boter met de hazelnoten, peterselie, bieslook, citroensap, zout en peper tot een romige notenboter.
2. Maak de sperziebonen schoon en was ze. Kook de sperziebonen in een pan met ruim kokend water en zout in ca. 10 minuten beetgaar.
3. Giet de sperziebonen af, doe de sperziebonen in een schaal en schep er kleine klontjes hazelnootboter door.

The kids love this better and the vegetable fits

Our other dish with rice

Yushing pork is both an ordinary, affordable dish and a long-time classic of Sichuan cuisine. Its popularity and great taste matches that of Kong Pao chicken. Sichuan Hotel's Prince Gong's Palace branch, a restaurant known to offer authentic Sichuan cuisine, is promoting dishes made in Yushing style throughout June.

Literally, Yushing (yu xiang) means "fish fragrance". It is believed that the chef uses a number of seasoning ingredients, such as spring onion, garlic, ginger, white sugar, vinegar, yellow rice wine, and natural honey, to produce a fish fragrance in the pork slice dish. But according to Yu Jianmin, executive chef at Sichuan Fandian, when the cuisine was invented, there was actually fish in it.

Legend has it that a Sichuan granny in the early 20th century was making a jar of chili sauce when some dried fish hanging nearby accidentally fell into the same jar. The granny used the finished chili sauce to fry pork and found it tasted really good. After that the dish became famous in Sichuan.

The dish tastes sour, sweet, and slightly spicy, with a rich taste and fragrances of onion, ginger and garlic. Yu rates it as both a common and complicated dish, because making it involves a dozen seasoning ingredients.
( out of this site) 

This english website i found with the Surinam marinade and i believe above dish has similarities with it and mine looked just the same

Surinam Chinese Marinade Recipe

We use this lovely and simple Surinam Chinese marinade for a Surinam pork recipe called "Losie Agoe Metie". This marinade recipe is good and simple, and will actually taste good on all kinds of meat. 

Marinade Ingredients
For marinating a 5 to 7 pounds cut of Surinam roasted pork the marinade recipe ingredients are as follows:

1.5 cups

2 teaspoons

6 teaspoons

8 cloves

Sweet Soy Sauce

Ginger Powder

"Snees Poeirie" (5-Spice Powder)

fresh Garlic, flattened and finely chopped (or 2 tablespoons of garlicpowder)

The above quantities will yield about 2 cups of Surinam Chinese Marinade. Preparation of the Marinade
To make this Losia Agoe Metie marinade is easy:

-	Put all marinade ingredients together in a bowl;
-	Mix ingredients thoroughly;
-	Add the Losie Agoe Metie marinade to the meat;
-	That's it!

Surinam Pork Roast

In Surinam this pork roast is called "Losie Agoe Metie". My friend Edgar traditionally makes it on Christmas Eve. Everybody who comes around has to taste it.   And Brada! - it tastes góód!

This above recipie made me remember my Grandmothers cooking....I have also some chinese roots her grand father came to settle in my birth country of Surinam.

What is Christmas without our memories....On those days we think back and make our own memories....

Yesterday we took out also some "china" i got from her and even eat out of them when i was an child......

What an celebration it was yesterday.......I know she is laughing from above where she is celebrating with Jesus this Christmas........

And the last course but not least was my daughters favorite and her handwork....

Cupid’s Cups

2 c. Boiling Water

2 pkg. (3 oz) Strawberry Jello

1 1/2 c. Cold Water, divided

Ice cubes

1 c. Thawed Cool Whip

Add 1 c. boiling water to 1 pkg. Jello. stir until  dissolved, stir in 1 c. cold water, pour into glasses or cups. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Meanwhile, add remaining boiling water to remaining Jello, stir until dissolved. Add enough ice to the remaining cold water to measure 1 cup. Add to Jello, stir until thickened. Stir in Cool Whip, spoon over Jello layer in glasses. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Decorate if desired.

The Twelve Days of Christmas .....day 4..... ~ CHRISTmas began..........and it wants to be completed !!~

The Twelve Days of Christmas

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On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

Four Calling Birds

The Four Gospels:

1) Matthew,

2) Mark, 

3) Luke,

 4) John

Which proclaim the Good News of God's reconciliation of the world to Himself in Jesus Christ. 

In case you missed

3th 
and 
2nd day of CHRISTmas

Monday, December 28


Psalm 148:1-6 Zechariah 12-13:6; Revelation 20:11-21:8

The Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord
your God loved you. Deuteronomy 23:5

I do not nullify the grace of God. Galatians 2:21

We come into your presence, O God, seeking peace that surpasses our human
understanding -- peace that only you can give. Temper our impatience with
ourselves and others by the miracle of your grace. Amen.

(Texts a from Moravian Daylytextsbook)

For more thoughts and devotions also go over to "AmazingGraceMazesMessesMiracles"

or over at 

The website The Voice CRI/Voice, Institute  

HE IS CALLING !!!!