Using Lard In My Pie Crust...

  As I was doing some research on using Lard instead of butter or Crisco:

( For my pies)

 I was amazed at what I found.!

I have been really rethinking some of all the bad fat facts over my baking lifetime.

  I now will lean towards using lard for at least my pies.

   On some of the web sites I visited it is a bakers friend for certain rustic breads.

  I am sure that it is much healthier for you than Crisco!!
  I am a butter girl from way back,

I love the smell and taste of it.

 I never could stomach margarine.

  Everything in moderation is always the best way to cook and live.

I also have been looking for a recipe for biscuits that use lard.

   I can tell you for certain that every time something new comes out, I shiver knowing that the food industry has played with Mother Nature   (God's Creation).

   Another thought has been that in the days of hard times in our history,

 butter was hard to come by.

  Maybe we should not turn our nose up to something that could give us a flaky crust or biscuits!

Because no one can convince me that Crisco is better than lard.

   I found this blog, that of course is a foodie blog: 

 And I wanted to share her post on the Lard.

Google;

Earthy Delight Blog/ Lard Story

I was wondering if any of you wonderful ladies had a thought on this matter?

Have you tried natural Palm shortening?

Have you tried the shortening from the Health food store?
This has been my choice!

Blessings,

Living From Glory To Glory

Golden Locks Going Natural Gray Hair...

Lovely And Natural Beautiful Hair

Should we wear our hair long as we get older?

Shall we color our hair?

Again and again...

Is this gray hair?

Or

Is it silver,

And Her crown of Glory?

Do men prefer their wives to have long hair?

Have you ever asked him?

Is long hair more feminine?

Would you feel more lady like if your hair was not as

Short as a man's?

If you wear your hair very short,

Do you find yourself acting Sassy and Perky?

Does hair play a role in how you act and respond?

Is our hair a non-issue?

Have you ever worn a head covering,

either just during worship.

Or all the time?

Why do so many women cut their hair (cropped)

so short as they get older?

Is there any link to the length of our hair??

This woman appears to be much younger in age.

Yet, her hair makes her look soft.

These lovely locks make her look so feminine!

Do we just not want to be bothered with a hair style,

that allow us to look like a lady?

Long beautiful hair, remember the song??

The revolution started;

Rebellion

Boys wearing long hair!

Girl's wearing pants all the time!

Hot Pants!

Can we at least look like we are ladies?

Do we even care anymore?

Blessings,



Seize The Day...

Needing a reprieve from the everyday?

We all so desire a little peace and quiet.

Sometimes we just have to make a little get away for ourselves.

Having a good book to read is great to refresh your mind.

It might just be a walk by yourself in the early morning,

Or taking an evening walk with your hubby.

Or maybe a little ride on your bike!

I always have thought if I lived by the beach I would

Take a stroll upon it every day.

But I am sure that many women who live very close to the ocean,

 Can barely find time for it themselves.

And it is right at their feet.

So:

 It is not where you live, but rather how you make use of where you live.

We must learn to command our days!

We can learn to train ourselves to orchestrate our days.

We are called to manage our homes.

Learning to manage our time so we can have a little moment of peace daily.

 To be running around half frantic is so unbecoming.

I have found myself saying,

Okay, now let's just all take a deep breath.

Just Breath Every One!

I think many are about to get really busy.

We will be canning and putting back our harvest.

Teachers are going back to school.

Many homeshoolers are putting together their

School agendas, for the year.

But alas, summer is not over yet.

Seize the day!

Breath!

Take pleasure today!

Do not let the enemy of your soul.

Steal your God appointed time and day!

Blessings,

Roxy

Lonely Feelings Find Everyone...

Separation from anything or anybody, can cause an unrest within ourselves.

Self can become the only beating heart!



All will experience this feeling;



We call it LONELY

There are clubs for it.



Books have been written about it



Many songs have been sung about it

Yet, lonely has not escaped anyone!

We will always find ourselves in a lonely place:

Either in our hearts or minds...

Because we are separated by color by education

By statue Que

By Male or Female

But those are not the real reason’s!

But it is because we live in a sinful world.

Only our connection with Christ and Him crucified will

Give us the wholeness we desire.

We will always feel the lonely feeling

For until we come into His fullness

It will invade;

Our busy

Our noise
Our space
Our hearts

For we cannot silence this lonely!
~It must be filled~

Blessings,

Roxy

For Every Season Is A Blessing...

I remember watching this scene of this particular movie.

It was many years ago.

It had just come out in the movie theaters.

I went by myself and I was nine months pregnant.

It was hotter then blue blazes out! :)

It was the only place I could find refuge from the heat.

I was about to give birth to my first child.

I was a wee bit scared!

I was challenged with all the thoughts of becoming a mommy.

And a bit afraid of giving birth also.

So I remember this movie well,

But it is this scene that I loved best!

Sometimes when we are with all the people we are used to

being around we can act a certain way.

But, it is when we are away from all expectations and duties,

is when matters of the heart can be brought forth.

We as woman desire love and commitment.

Because that is the way God made us!

May we take the time to reminisce of our hearts to love.

Our marriage.

The giving birth to our children.

Summer memories.

The milestones you have passed.

What the future still holds.

August is a special month for me, it holds sweet memories!

But, I can say every month has special meanings,

For to every season is the blessings, He has planned for you there.

 May your love never grow cold!

Love is the one thing that will give life!

Blessings Always,

Roxy

The Heavens Will Open One Day...

A Dream

In my dream my hubby says to me Roxy you gotta

Come and see this!

So I go outside with him and we are standing out by our pool.

I look up and the sky just opens up and there is an

Amazing glorious Fire.

These flames are so majestic!

I am in awe...

I fall down and I worship God!

Praise pours forth from my lips!

When I awake from this dream I know it was a God dream!

I called my friend Pam that morning, and told her about my dream.

 And she said to me, we will see the Fire Of God!

Later that same day, but now it was evening time.

She was returning back home towards the mountains.

They looked out into the Eastern plains and this is what she saw!

There was an opening into the sky and a huge mass of fire looking

colors were in the sky (right over our land).

I am a dreamer!

Blessings,

Roxy

Slip Sliding Away In The Summer Time...

As a child I remember this time of the Summer being called

The dog days of Summer!

The summer days just went as slow as molasses;

It was so hot the dog would not even move.

We played on our slip and slip

 and we filled

our water tubs to sit in to keep cool.

We made our homemade Popsicles out of Kool-aid!

We went to the lake!

We went to the pool sometimes.

Summer lasted for a whole year it seemed like!

It was so hot outside my Momma had coined the phrase,

"It is Hotter then Blue Blaze's out here!"

Now, that just kinda stuck in my head,

As a grown woman today when it's really hot,

I can hear myself saying!!

"It's Hotter then Blue Blaze's out here today!!"

Every night we would play outside till dark, playing

all are favorite games.

Kick the can!

Kickball

Hide-n-seek

But now it seems like summer just slips and slides away!



May we make the time and enjoy the rest of these

Summer days!

Let us not  allow any of our days slip away!

Dance in His showers of refreshment,

Sing and play while the sun warms your skin.

For summer has a way of slipping away.

Blessings,

Roxy

The Charm Of Curtains...

The Curtains Come Down

These curtains were some of my very favorites,

They made my living room so bright and cheery.

I loved the flowers with the distinctive vines and branch pattern.

But it was the bright yellow color I loved the most.

I have always tried to put some yellow in every room as I think

It helps a room to pop (catch your eye).

But after I got my new furniture,

the flowers and yellow did not flow well together.

So I found a neutral earth color fabric of stripes.

By my own confessed love of flowers and vintage material

 this  was a really different choice for me.

But I have found this choice of stripes to go remarkably well in my living room.

But something was still missing;

I needed lace or something to say soft and charming

I found these perfect valances at JC Penny's

They were in the clearance return bin and I got them each

for under $4.00 dollars.





They even have little clear glass beads hanging on the hem of them.

I also have hung a very light sage green color sheer panel under each

  curtain. It has allowed it to soften and darken the room.

Easy on the eyes, but not too dark.

My daughter Amy found that very unique triangle shaped

lace doily on my mantel.

 I just loved it!

Making our homes distinctive and yet warm and inviting.

That is why it is called a living room.

Get it ?

We are to spend time in it really living;

Talking

Playing games

Working on a puzzle

Visiting with friends

Is your living room liveable?

Blessings,

 From My Home To Yours,

Roxy