UPSIDE DOWN WORLD

UPSIDE DOWN WORLD

   My Grandbaby  came to me with a dilemma recently:  she has a boyfriend who just turned 3 years old that she is going to marry.  She has been saying this for a long time (she is 5).  But recently, there has been another boy in her life.  He is in her kindergarten class and her Sunday School class.  Now, she is torn about giving up her future husband in exchange for her new boyfriend.  Oh, the problems girls have!  Yes,  I kept my mouth shut and let her talk.

   I didn't tell her that homosexuals are demanding that they be allowed to marry, or that a Federal Judge has recently ruled that Utah's anti-polygamy law was unconstitutional.  I didn't tell her that by the time she is of age to actually make decisions concerning her relationships, that it probably won't matter if she wants to marry a dozen men at the same time or marry her gerbil!  She may even be allowed to marry when she is 10 years old!  I kept my mouth shut about these things, because it is her parent's role to raise her and I don't want to interfere with their role.

   The only thing discerning Americans really have to do is trace the money.  Who benefits from sexual deviants marrying?  The lawyers, of course.  What occupation makes up the majority of politicians?  Lawyers, of course.  Since divorce is so easy to obtain, lawyers benefit from anyone getting married.  And, since criminal invaders (illegal immigrants) are given lawyers paid for by real, hard working Americans, guess who will foot the bill for the gerbil's lawyer?  Well, "at this point, what does it matter?"

   The world that I grew up in is just so upside down!  People have truly turned from God and are worshiping the god of pleasure and the god of self.  There is just no self control anymore!

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RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE

RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE

   My daughter wanted a red velvet cake for her birthday.  I don't like red velvet cake, because I find them dry and tasteless.   So, I told my son that IF I could find a moist recipe, that I would bake her one.  The hunt was on.  I found a website named www.divascancook.com, which had the recipe for "The BEST Red Velvet Cake Recipe.  Easy.  Moist.  Homemade."  What sold me on trying it was that she said she added a bit of  "down home Southern" twist to it. So, I am sharing her recipe and really encouraging you to visit her site.  She also has videos on how to prepare it.  Did I mention that it is so good that I left a comment on her site?  It is by far the best red velvet cake I have ever had in my mouth.

Ingredients:

  

2 C all-purpose flour

1 t baking soda

1 t baking powder

1 t salt

2 T unsweetened, cocoa powder

2 C sugar

1 C vegetable oil or canola

2 eggs

1 C buttermilk

2 t vanilla extract

1 - 2 oz. red food coloring, depending on how deep you want the color

1 t white distilled vinegar

1/2 C plain hot coffee (brewed)

Instructions

 

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  

 

   In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa, and salt.  Set aside

 

   In a large bowl, beat the sugar and vegetable oil on low speed.  Add eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, and food coloring and beat until combined.  Stir in the hot coffee and white vinegar.  

   Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients a little at a time, on low speed, just until combined.

   Generously grease and flour two round, 9 inch cake pans with shortening and flour.  Pour the batter evenly into each pan.  Bake on the middle rack for 30 - 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  DO NOT over bake, as cake will continue to cook as it cools.

   Let pans cool on cooling rack until the pans are warm to the touch.  Slide a knife or offset spatula around the inside of the pans to loosen the cake from the pan.  Remove the cakes from the pan and let them cool.

   Frost the cake with her cream cheese frosting that I will also share when cakes have cooled completely.  It is the BEST EVER!

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

2 (8 OZ) packs cream cheese, softened

1/4 C milk, may need more

1/2 C butter (one stick), softened

2 t vanilla extract

4 C powdered sugar

Instructions

 

   Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until softened.  Add milk and vanilla.  Beat until smooth.  Beat in half (2C) of the powdered sugar until smooth, then repeat with the other half until smooth and fluffy.

   Frost your cake as desired.

 

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This recipe came from Divas Can Cook which is
Old School Cooking For The Modern Woman.
Make sure you go check out the website for more great recipes.

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Read More http://divascancook.com/the-best-red-velvet-cake-recipe-easy-homemade-moist-with-southern-flair/ 

 

 

You are welcome to leave a comment with your thoughts here and encouraged to visit her website.  I just can't tell you how favorably impressed I was.

FAMILY MOTTO

FAMILY MOTTO

   When the end of your life comes, there are little thoughts to how you wish you could wash your hair once more, or how well you performed your job at work.  The thoughts that do come to mind are of your family and friends.  Our lives, whether great or dismal, are determined by our relationships, with the greatest relationship of all being with our God.  Not everyone has studied the relationship concepts God has established for us, so we depend on family and friends to help us get on the right track.  Yes, Virginia, everything comes back to The Bible.

   That said, our family motto is this:  family first; people before profit.  This is how we have operated and been taught to operate.  If you have a need, you don't usually have to deal with it on your own.  Throw it out there; let the family know what you are going through and what you could use help with.  If any is able, they usually freely step forward without regard to pay back.  Sometimes, they just have a simpler way to accomplish the task or deal with the issue.  

   I have operated this way for years:  If you need something, call me.  If I can help, I will.  If I can't take care of the issue in full, I will let you know what I can do.  I don't drive in Houston.

   Not everyone needs to be recognized for their effort they give.  Some of us assume support roles, others have leadership skills.  Some might pray about it while others might perform physical tasks to help.  Still others might pick up the phone for emotional support.  What ever the need, we join together to lighten the load.

   If you are my family, what ever little sacrifice I make for you, whether of time, action, money, whatever, will never compare to the sacrifice my Jesus made for me.  I was not worthy of His sacrifice, but He loved me anyway, and He gave of Himself.  I just don't understand how anyone in my family would act like they are more important than anyone else.  The rich man, also, thought he was better than Lazarus.  Reference John 11.  

 
   You have a choice today:  Are you going to have the attitude of the rich man or Jesus?  I pray that you choose Jesus.

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