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Healing – Part 8

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Develop relationships with people in their 90’s.

They have walked through great and irreparable loss.

A seasoned perspective.

My Aunt Virginia almost 94, and a friend Frances, who is  94 seem to have a quick way of pulling me to a feeling of ease.

A beautiful sheath of lilies unfolds in my mind and the scent wakes me, when encouragement or advice comes from these women of distinction .IMG_1005

Show respect to the aged; honor the presence of an elder; fear your God.

I am God.

Leviticus 19:32 The Message

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Healing – Part 1

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Healing is like a flower blossom each petal needs to open in its own time.”

Anonymous

My healing came through blessing others.

How could I change and be a little miracle to others, like Peg did all the time.

Peg knew everyone’s birthday.

She probably knew her mail lady’s birthday.

A simple step, but it would mean writing down birthdays.

For me,  that often means a visit to my favorite florist, Lisa.

I love to hear her say, “So who is it for today!”

She listens and creates a visible expression of the friend I’m celebrating.

A single rose or wildflowers with a ribbon when someone doesn’t expect it.    IMG_5228 Showing the grandeur of God’s beauty and His expansive love through flowers.

Healing happens very slowly as the petals unfold.

I lift you into the prayer below.

Jesus loves you so much.

You are His beautiful masterpiece created in the image of Almighty God.

Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think- according to the power that works in you- to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen

Ephesians 3:20,21

 

Anonymous Quote from a recent interview on the Today Show with Sara Connell author of “Bringing In Finn” and inspiration for the upcoming movie “Return to Zero” starring Minnie Driver

Sara Connell author of Bringing in Finn

A Quiet Place with God – Part 10

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Later, He appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw Him after He had been resurrected. Mark 16: 14 HCSB

Rebuke.

While hiking I was struck by the tree on the left and how lush and green and full of life.

The tree on the right was dead.

We grow and flourish as we listen to Gods word and take action to change when He convicts us and rebukes us with His Word.

Listen and receive the rebuke.

Most of our family has given up coffee, but I still make it for one.

As the coffee drinker woke late to find no coffee, I simply said “Wake five minutes early and make it yourself.”

 

God immediately rebuked me quietly in my heart and I made the coffee and ran it to my beloved coffee drinker and handed a to go cup through the window.

My day had begun in the Word and contemplation just an hour before, but I had chosen a harsh response.

Conviction comes as we clear our minds and focus on the Word

The Lord will give us the self-control and  Holy Spirit to do His will and be His vessel.
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The rebuke put me back onto His path.

Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.” Proverbs 3:6

IMG_5125Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.”

Mark 16:15 HCSB

 

Words That Heal – Part 10

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I arrived at her home having received her distressed call.  We really don’t have much in common except that we both  worked as shop girls at some point in our lives and have great stories we share about our customers.  Despite our differences we get along.

Gwen and I sat on her crisp, white slip covered sofa, , her pearl-colored cat slipping in right beside me.  The air was filled with tension, and the fragrance the sweet smell of roses.photo (14)

Her angular, modern home on Chicago’s North Shore was, as always, pristine.  Like her home, Gwen,  with her chiseled coal-black bob haircut and perfect makeup, was as equally and impeccably appointed in her dress and in her speech. The new gun-metal gray BMW she rarely drove sat quietly in the garage atop the white, oil free enameled floor.  Her car was the same combination of outward beauty that hides the power below the surface. Snow fell outside, breathtaking from her large glass windows.

Chad had gone ballistic on her in the middle of a large home building supply store earlier in the day. He had previously degraded her privately, using words and calling her names that ought not be repeated, but she had previously overlooked them, quietly giving permission to use them again.  For her, today was different as his profane put downs had an audience of store associates and contractors picking up supplies.

He always apologized and she always forgave him after the red long-stemmed roses would arrive.  And he always returned to the same behavior after a brief period of being on his best behavior.

The man she loved and lived with belittled her.

We opened to Colossians 1:9-14

I asked her to read aloud from the Bible.  This was a new thing for her, and God;s Words  seemed like a foreign language to her.

“For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God.
May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints inheritance in the light.
He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

She looked at me with tears in her eyes “I’m not worthy of a real relationship with God till I let go of Chad”
“I’m just not good enough”
“I love him, I can’t give him up”
We repeated the pattern of meeting, praying and seeing what God’s Word had to say to her.
She stepped out in faith.
She learned that Jesus will take us right where we are at.

She was imprisoned in her beautiful home, believing she was in a life she could not escape, chained to a man who was not her husband, but on this day the power of God’s Word healed her.

*Minor details altered to conceal Gwen’s identity

Gluten Free Honey Pie

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Eat honey, my son (daughter), for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate; realize that wisdom is the same for you.

If you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will never fade.  Proverbs 24:13,14 HCSBIMG_4409

1 Gillian’s unbaked pie shell                1 stick unsalted butter

3 eggs slightly beaten                            1 c coconut milk eggnog

1 c locally grown honey                         (or plain coconut milk)

1/2 c sugar                                                 2 T All Purpose Gluten Free FlourIMG_4413

Mix together the eggs, honey, sugar, gluten-free flour, melted butter, and coconut milk.

Pour into unbaked Gillian’s Pie Shell and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  Carefully remove from oven and let pie set up for two hours in a cold place or overnight in the refrigerator.

Gluten Free Pumpkin Chicken

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Pumpkins

Photo by Rebecca Price

1 can of pumpkin                                             Dash of Worcestershire

1 cup chicken broth                                         3- 6 T sugar

Chicken, boneless, skinless                          Salt and Pepper to taste

1 onion chopped

1 red pepper chopped

Saute‘ red pepper and onion in chicken broth, add pumpkin, Worcestershire, 3-6 Tablespoons of sugar, salt and pepper.   Spray casserole dish with Spectrum Coconut spray or similar, place chicken in the pan and pour wet ingredients over the top and cover tightly with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.IMG_4317

The guide for my recipe came from a family favorite. Mrs. Patti Battram of St. Louis and her delicious Orange Chicken recipe. I’ll  post her recipe this week sometime. The Battram family and the Southard family have been the closest of friends for almost 50 years. My husband Todd and their son Rick met when they were four.

Meemaw’s Coconut Pie (Gluten-free)

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Every summer one of the highlights of the beach was Meemaw’s pie.

Dolphin's Watch

Dolphin’s Watch

Sometime during her stay (usually 2-3 weeks) she would come up to me and say. “Could you carry me uptown?” I knew she was ready to pick up the ingredients for her mouth-watering coconut pie.

Leether Southard and our sweet daughter.

Leether Southard and our sweet daughter.

Meemaw worked as a seamstress sewing parachutes during World War II and continued sewing clothing in a factory in Richmond, Virginia until her retirement.  She continued making beautiful clothes and knitting wool blankets well into her 80’s.
She had a lovely home on Rosedale Avenue, filled with antique furniture handed down from generation to generation, and other pieces she had bought and paid for with her hard earned money.  Exquisite gardens including roses,                                    berries, vegetables and an intoxicating array of native Virginian flowers like the Coral honeysuckle and gardenia adorned her property. When I think of her home, the fragrances are the first to come to my senses as I slept on her teal Federal style sofa and listened to she and Todd laugh and gab in the kitchen.   And oh could she cook like only a southern Virginia lady knows how.  Among her special treats was a coconut pie.  Aside from the gluten free pie crust and a tablespoon of rice flour, below is her recipe for the pie filling.

3 eggs                                                2 c flaked coconut

1 1/2 c sugar                                    1/4 ts. salt

1/4  stick of butter                        1 ts. lemon juice or vanilla

1 T rice flour                                    2 baked Gillian’s Wheat & Gluten Free Quiché

2 c milk                                                and Pie Crust

Beat eggs, butter, add sugar, flour & salt. Beat again and add coconut mix well.

Add milk, and flavoring. Pour into baked pie shell (if you are using a wheat crust with this recipe use an unbaked pie shell.  Bake in 375 degree oven for 30-40 minutes.

Memaw's Coconut Pie

Memaw’s Coconut Pie

Her son, my Father-in-law Lee is in the photo below working on the beach. His hard work provided for the dreamy summers on the Outer Banks.

Our daughter and her grandfather Pop.

Our daughter and her grandfather Pop.

Meemaw was a savvy, frugal, hard-working lady who succeeded by the sweat of her brow, and passed on her work ethic to her son and grandchildren.  She was warm, honest, had a great sense of humor, and continually reached out to help others making us all feel so loved and special.

I think of her everyday as I drink yesterdays coffee as my first cup and reuse my aluminum foil (I learned this from her), and as I set my table with some of her good silver.

Meemaw went to be with Jesus on Christmas Day.

Red Winter Wheat Berry Scones

01 Friday Mar 2013

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Our local literary society read Mansfield Park this month celebrating the 200th anniversary of the publishing of Pride and Prejudice. Two great authors on my mind today, Ann Kroeker and Jane Austen.

The following is my attempt to serve something Jane may have enjoyed two hundred years ago and Ann Kroeker and I have enjoyed many times over the years.

A friend offered to grind wheat berries in his Vitamix, and my challenge began. The flour was very coarse.photo (44)

My scone recipe comes from Tea and Inspiration , by Mary Pielenz Hampton page 33.

Order a copy from Ann’s link to Amazon on her blog.  AnnKroeker.com

I associate scones with Ann and celebrate her today and God’s great love for me as we became friends almost twenty years ago. Ann encouraged me to write my blog and mentors me as I pen online to all of you.

I use only a tablespoon and 1/2 of sugar, and I think that is a big part of the success in the flavor. I also use non-salted organic butter.

Begin by cutting 1/2 stick of butter in tiny pieces and dropping into 2 cups of flour, 1 tablespoon of baking powder and 1-2 tablespoons of sugar mix thoroughly with your hands until  tiny particles of butter coat the flour. Drizzle in 2/3 c of whole milk and flatten into a circle with your hands, and place it in Saran wrap and then fold a towel over it to seal and make sure the moisture stays in tact.

This will keep a couple of hours until you are ready to bake, and you can stack several.

The scones go in the oven at 425 degrees as your family arrives home.photo (45)

Ten minutes to hot scones, preserves, clotted cream and pair with a nice Darjeeling tea make a late afternoon or early evening party. My husband is home with a horrible cold, so I served his afternoon scone with butter.photo (47)Ann sent this lovely trivet with a gift set of scone mix and jams to welcome our family to Texas.

photo (46)I am enjoying mine with crème.

Happy Ann Kroeker Day!

Recipes makes 6 scones

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Aunt Grace’s Breakfast Casserole

28 Saturday Jul 2012

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Jesus is Lord over my spirit, my soul, and my body. Philippians 2:9-11

Jesus has set Aunt Grace apart.

She is an intercessor, a woman of prayer.  Her prayers and lifted hands brought peace to my husband’s Mom as she was on her way to Jesus. Uncle Tom and Todd had stayed bedside all night. When Grace arrived she brought comfort to Marilyn as she spoke to her unconscious soul with God’s Word, speaking words of praise and power and praying for healing.  And she gently touched her cheek and brushed her hair with her fingers.  Her presence, her touch and her words brought almost immediate comfort as could be seen on the heart rate monitor.  Immediately her elevated heart rate dropped and normalized at a much less labored rate.  My husband had wondered whether or not her soul was still with her unresponsive body.  Grace’s presence and the resulting physical response by his mother gave comfort that she was.  As the family prayed together in the remaining time, Marilyn began her walk into eternal life.

Whenever I visit Grace my faith is strengthed.  Her own faith, and her genuine interest reflected in the questions she asks and the attention she devotes to the conversation reveal someone who listens intently.  Time stops in these moments and I feel valued.

Whenever I enter Uncle Tom and Aunt Grace’s home I am wrapped in love. Her tiny fairy-like frame and gentle hands, and her lilting South Carolina accent always greet me with the most tender hug of welcome.  I have learned that a visit to her lovely home brings rest to this weary traveler, and her special brand of southern hospitality creates a peaceful environment. The beautiful setting of her home is a natural by-product of her career as an interior decorator, and I’ve always thought this home could easily be featured in an issue of Architectural Digest.  Breathtaking!

The level of her hospitality is a rarity in todays busy world, yet for her it is simply a way of life.  Fresh flowers in the bedroom, chocolates on the pillows, a crystal water decanter filled with ice cold water, and a bathroom with an assortment of luxurious necessities all say “Welcome to my home, you are special.”  No southern hospitality is complete without iced tea, and the whole process of sitting down to tea is a delight.  She prepares the most delicious meals, staging them in advance so that she has time to visit with me once I arrive.  All of this demonstrates her love, and I am filled to overflowing, and I feel like royalty.  Better than royalty I am family, and despite my being a Yankee, I feel as though I am an honorary member of the Southern Club.

In these visits the stress of a long distance road trip just melts away and I feel at home.

In the Gospel of John Jesus says “in My Father’s house there are many mansions…I go to prepare a place for you.”   Uncle Tom and Aunt Grace give you a chance to imagine what that might be like as I always feel as though I am welcomed into the presence of God through their love and blessing.

Here is a breakfast casserole I enjoyed from Aunt Grace.  May you be blessed by it!

6 eggs beaten
1 c cheddar cheese grated
2 c milk
1 ts salt
1 ts dry mustard
1 -1 1/2 lbs. sausage cooked and crumbled
6 slices of bread cubed

Place cubed bread into buttered 9 x 13 pan
Sprinkle sausage over bread.
Combine all other ingredients and pour over bread and sausage mixture.
Refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
Serves 6

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Mother’s Day Chocolate Chip Cookies

28 Saturday Apr 2012

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Mother’s Day is just around the corner and I made sure my gift arrived first to my Mom’s.

( first of my brothers and sisters… haha).                                                   

Mom needs not a thing, but she did mention after opening her gifts, she’d love some chocolate chip cookies! I made this recipe today with very little sugar and used teaspoons to measure out the dough so each one will be just sweet enough, but not too much for my Mom.

When we focus on what is good and beautiful in someone, whether or not we think that they “deserve it”, the good and beautiful are strengthened merely by the light of our attention. When we choose to see and appreciate what is good and beautiful in our children, that goodness can’t help but grow, and their beauty blossoms forth.                      Katrina Kenison

Thank you Mom for appreciating the good and beautiful in your children.  Blessing us with love as we flowered before you.

Mom Southard’s recipe is my base …page 161 of her cookbook “Taste and See” Southard Family Favorites

1 12 ounce bag of semi sweet chocolate chips
2 c flour
1 tsp, salt
1 stick of unsalted butter
1 stick of margarine
1/2 – 3/4 c sugar crystals – the larger crystal will fool your taste buds
(depending on how daring you are!)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all the ingredients stirring in the chocolate chips.  Bake for 8-9 minutes and remove from baking pan speedy quick or the bottom of the cookie will darken!

Kenison, Katrina “The Gift of an Ordinary Day” Grand Central Publishing N.Y., New York pg. 169

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