Pizza Dip

Ok. .. so I get in these moods where I just love to snack,  and cook, and eat... This week, I told the girls at work, I wanted to plan a dip party. They agreed it was a great idea. Everyone brings a dip, and whatever cracker or chip they wish to dip it with.

We had all kinds of different ones.. crab taco, corn,  guacamole,  hot apple,  cream cheese,  pizza,  and a fav of mine.. cake batter dip. I found the cake batter one on Pinterest.  It was a big hit!
All of them were Delicious,   it was very fun. I made the pizza dip also..
I told them I would share the recipe.  My aunt gave it to my mom, who  then gave it to me..
Here goes!

1 8 oz. Chives and onion spreadable cream cheese
1/2 cup of pizza sauce
1/2 cup of bell pepper
1 cup of shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup of chopped pepperoni
1/2 cup of cheddar cheese
Layer all ingredients as listed above in a 1 1/2 quart baking dish, ungreased.  Top with some pepperoni.  Bake at 350 degrees  for about 25 minutes or until  the chesses become bubbly.
Serve with bagel chips or tortilla chips.
This is a wonderful dish to take to any holiday party,  and a great appetizer!
:) *; )

Hello Fall

So, fall is here!  Time for camp fires, apples, and beautiful leaves.  We have had a busy October.  Got to go to Destin for 2 weeks for our Anniversary.  IT WAS A BLAST ! we went fishing on the pier,  deep sea fishing, flea markets,  produce stands, and spent some quality time on the beach! :)  We took some great pics!

After a few weeks of being home. We took the Senior Adults on a lake fun day followed by a fish dinner.  It was a wonderful time, and we took a boat ride around the lake to view the leaves. What a blessing too to pull up and see my cousin. Gary,  who is battling cancer there waiting on us. Day was made!!!

Bye Bye Summer

I really do love summer time.. I love the warm weather, pool days, watermelon, fresh veggies from the garden... ALL of these things are so great, but my FAVORITE time of the year starts September 23rd....... THE FIRST DAY OF FALL.. 22 MORE DAYS AWAY.
I love the crisp air, the smells of fall, yummy soups and warm comfort food, the beautiful changing of the leaves, and of course, it is the time for our ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY TRIP... so looking forward to it this year!!!!!
We recently was blessed to spend some family time, going to the water park, and camping with some of our family. We were also blessed with a free trip to the race in Bristol. This included tickets to the race,and a hospitality pack from Auto Zone. We got to meet Joey Lagano, and got to see some beautiful things. The race was awesome too..

some good news to share

NOW HOW ABOUT SOME GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do not usually watch the news that much, but I do catch the headlines before the main thing comes on I care to see... the weather... but I am kind of sad about all the stuff that has been happening here lately.... but that only means one thing.. and that is that JESUS IS COMING SOON!!

Everything in the news lately has been about hatred, violence, wrong doings, and wrong RULINGS.. but JESUS IS STILL KING !!! AMEN!!
I just want to share some good news from our family.. over the past month we have had our nephew come home from Cali and get married, a cousin , who we have prayed for a long time, accept Jesus into his life, and also we had a fabulous time on our annual family BEACH vacay.. also, we snuck in a little weekend getaway camping trip...so, I am happy to share this good news..also, I went to the doctor for a checkup, and my labs were okay, only one thing is still not like my doctor wants, but I am still working on improving that with diet, exercise, and a little white pill.. so I think when I go back in a month, it will be even better.. praise the Lord!!

here is some pics from the wedding, and our family camping trip, and beach vacay!!!

THE COUPLE SAYING THEIR VOWS

HERE WE ARE CAMPING

GROUP SELFIE AT THE CAMPGROUND

THIS WAS DATE NIGHT AT A NATURE PRESERVE AT THE BEACH. GORGEOUS PLACE!!

LOVE THIS VIEW

I COULD SIT HERE AND WATCH THE FOUNTAIN FOREVER!!

Lil d enjoying the water !!

Ben's Graduation

 Our Bennie boy graduated saturday !!! It was a wonderful time!!

 family portrait minus a couple

Ben and Madison

we enjoyed watching these kids graduate, along with a few other people we knew. afterwards, was a time of making memories, taking graduation pics and spending time together as a family. I was having one of ''those days''.... Chris and I were talking on the way to gradution about how FAST our nephews and nieces have grown.. the kids are having kids... we are now great aunt and great uncle, thanks to ethan and hailey, and chelsea and kamran!!  Seeing ''your kids'' grow up is hard.. we say ''our kids'', because right now, they ARE our kids!!!!! It may be that the Lord does not bless us with children of our own.. but we STILL have our nephews and nieces to spoil...

We watched as the kids walked across the stage... this was it!! they made it!!! I was so proud... but I was really proud afterwards... Ben has a big heart and he blessed ours by reaching out to a dear classmate in need... That blessed my whole family.. I tell you.. you NEVER know what some people go through.. and when you think you have it hard.. look around...someone has it so much worse.. I left graduation with a beam of proudness.. proud that Ben let the Lord use him in a mighty way, and to show his example of Christian Love.. I also left with a heavy heart.. wondering what if??? I take SO much for granted.. I am thankful for EVERYTHING the Lord gives us EVERYDAY!!! He daily LOADS us with benefits.. we are so UNDESERVING!!!

Psalm 68:19King James Version (KJV)

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

We were talking on the way home from graduation... I was saying how I really wonder if this crossed the graduates minds.... they just spent an hour and half with their classmates... and they WILL NEVER all be together again... What kind of impact did they have on each other?? What thing would they remember about one another???  The Lord spoke to my heart about taking things for granted... the little things that I EXPECT to always be there.. They could all be taken away in an instant!!!!! I am so thankful for a Christian family, and for parents who always made sure we did NOT do without!! I am thankful for the most simple things.. home, AIR, FOOD, water, power.. we take all of this for granted. I am so proud of the future that God has in store for Ben and also for Madison, his girlfriend.. who is already a huge part of our family. I just can't wait to see how God is going to use them....

John 15:7King James Version (KJV)

⁷ If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Praying for the Will of God in their lives.. and I am praying too that the Lord will keep this dear classmate of theirs safe, and maybe through all of this the Light of Jesus continues to shine around this young boy..
When you have a chance.. make a choice to make a difference.. you NEVER know what will become of it.. Live every second.. because you never know what tomorrow holds... we are Still Blessed!! 

GOD IS SO GOOD, GOD IS SO GOOD, GOD IS SO GOOD.. HE'S SO GOOD TO ME!!!

Unanswered Prayers

You pray and pray.. sometimes, with a  gut feeling that you know that God SURELY will answer your prayers. You can see what you ask for just right around the corner.. It is in plain sight.. but then, it grows dim.. He removes it '' from our vision''. Then, you take it as '' NOT NOW.'' When God says NO, He has a plan as to why HE says NO.. It could be because of something better, something that YOU think is a good thing, it turns out to NOT be a good thing.

Over the past few months, my family and I prayed, that if it be His will, for my sister to be cancer free, that He would allow it. He chose to answer our prayer. So glad that we can say this... but what if He had not.. We still would have prayed right, cause we wanted it to be the Lord's will for my sis. If He would have chose NOT to heal her, it would have been hard, but we still would know it was not His will to do so.. and would have moved forward as a family. As hard as it could be, we would have to accept HIS will, and move forward with the next step, but I am so glad He chose to answer our prayers.

UNANSWERED PRAYERS......
I know when you see this,it seems kind of  crazy..
But do you have unanswered prayers??? Have you prayed for something and you have NOT got an answer from God yet?? It is hard.. but very easy to give up and say you are not going to pray about it any more, but really, it is all in God's time. God knows exactly WHAT you need, WHEN you need it. His timing is perfect.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in His time......

Lord, protect me from the things I want, IF they are NOT in accordance with YOUR will.

This is a hard pill to swallow sometime.. We tend to make promises to God, if He gives us something, we will do this or do that... That does not work that way. He does not owe us anything, and EVERYTHING we get is from Him. We need to appreciate his shield of protection. The things we really desire could be ''harmful'' to us in the future.  We need to trust Him in EVERY thing.

I have prayed for something specific since January. I have asked the Lord to provide something for me and my family, He has not answered yet.. but I am still going to pray for it. I am thankful for Unanswered Prayers. I prayed for something specific a while back, and He chose to NOT ANSWER, but boy, am I glad He did NOT.. I can see ,  now, His plan unfolding.. and I now, know WHY He did NOT answer!!!! It was for my good, and for HIS glory!!!!

Never give up hope!! The most amazing thing in life can happen when YOU are just about to give up hope...

Sometimes we pray harder, when it is really hard to pray.. We pray and want the Lord to answer, and then He has not, and we pray harder.

Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving; let your requests be known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth   all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Be THANKFUL when someone says they are praying for you!!!!

When someone says they are praying for you, you should NEVER just blow it off like, ok.. whatever.. If they are praying for you, be thankful God laid you on this person's heart to pray for you for a reason. I don't know about you, but I need a wall of prayer surrounding me!!!!. That is another prayer prayed for you, and another  prayer that could be answered for His Glory. If someone prays for you, it is for a reason. It could be for a health issue, it could be for a financial issue,a change of heart and attitude toward someone, a prayer regarding the will of God for your life... I am thankful for the people that are praying for me and family... I am thinking of one lady right now, who tells me she is praying for me and my family. She tells me this EVERY time she sees me... That is such an encouragement.. an encouragement  to know that she LOVES AND CARES for us, and is concerned.. That says A LOT about this woman. Oh and by the way, she prayed for this same thing with her family for over 20 years.. and God finally answered her prayer, so I am thankful she prays for us!!!

I'll pray for you, you pray for me, and together we'll touch Heaven from our knees, ANYTHING can happen, in HIS name, if we agree, I'll pray for you, you pray for me!!!

If you have  prayers that you are praying, don't give up.  It could be an '' UNANSWERED PRAYER''... and if HE chooses not to answer  this.. it is ok.. why?? because HE is STILL GOD, and He is STILL good. 

cancer FREE !!

 WELL..all I can say is GOD STILL ANSWERS PRAYER..and HE is so good!!!! just in case you have NOT heard.. my sister got a clear report from her scan.. NO more Cancer.. cancer free!!

Her birthday was sunday, and we had a surprise birthday/ cancer free party for  her saturday. She was REALLY SURPRISED!!! Here she is holding a shirt I had made for her!!!

 we had a spaghetti casserole dinner with salad, and bread, and a beautiful cake for dessert. the fellowship building was all decorated with teal and pink tablecloths, pink and white flowers, and banners of praise hung around the walls. ALL GLORY GOES TO THE LORD!!!

 here she is, opening the door for the first time.. '' HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY CANCER FREE!!''

 HERE SHE IS WITH HER SIS IN LAWS, BRO IN LAWS AND HER MOTHER AND FATHER IN LAW!!

 HERE IS OUR FAMILY, MINUS CORRIE AND KEVIN , WHO WERE ON THE WAY BACK FROM A TRIP!!

HERE SHE IS WITH  lil d!!

I never did doubt that God was going to bring Angie through all of this.. I KNEW He was going to take care of her, either way. A lot has happened over the past few months, and I have to say that I have learned that it is so good to know that Jesus is with us EVERY STEP oF the way. To trust Him more, but really to FULLY TRUST Him in ALL things. He hears and answers prayer, and I think, STILL is working in some of our family's lives through all of this. It shows us that HE makes NO mistakes, and has  a purpose for EVERYTHING.. I am so grateful for all the Lord has done.I am really excited for the future. I want to thank everyone for their love and support shown to our family during this time, but mainly for the PRAYERS.. God heard the prayers and answered and to Him, we are FOREVER grateful!!

GOD still answers prayer,

in HIS time, He'll work a MIRACLE,

He will NEVER fail!!

satan has LOST the battle, when to the Lord, you humbly bow,

GOD STILL ANSWERS PRAYER!!!!!!!!!!

Back to Work

I ask today that you pray for my sister.  She returned to work today after being out since November.  I ask that you specifically pray for her feet. She has been having severe pain and numbness and tingling all from the chemo.
She goes for her scan on April 24th.  This will determine if the chemotherapy has worked and they will go from there as to deciding what is next. The Lord is able and has been so good thus far and has helped her and us, her family get through this. We know the prayers from our family,  friends,  and Church family is
what has helped. WE CAN FEEL THEM.

Heal me,  O Lord, and I shall be healed;  save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.  Jeremiah 17:14

So thankful for the time that we have got to spend together these past few months. We have had some fun times,and  would not have got to do these things if she would have been at work.  So thankful today for what He has done and what He. Is going to do!!! Love ya Sis!!! My hero. . Lady full of God's grace!!!! ♡♡♡

Praying for Healing

We had a great and Blessed Easter.  It was a fun time with family and a wonderful Easter service at Church both Sunday morning and night.  The Lord blessed and it was wonderful to know that He is still alive on Monday morning! 
We took lots of pics. I will share those in another post. 

April 24th is drawing near.This is when Angie goes for her full scan to see if the chemotherapy has worked. This will reveal if there are any cells remaining.
Our family is much in prayer.  We really believe and trust God for healing. The Lord sees and knows ALL things and is ABLE to heal her, according to His will.That is what our family wants is the Lord's will. The Lord has been so good to our family already through all of this. We are so overwhelmed of the stories we have heard from other cancer patients and the support that has been shown through our extended family and our very best friends.  The Lord gives peace, and we know as a family,  we can make it with His help.
Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd;  I shall not want.
I love this verse,  simply because He gives the promise of providing.  He has provided for her and her family through all of this,and WILL continue to do so. He has kept her in His care.Even on her worst days, they could have been much worse.
Psalm 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leader me beside the still waters.
In this verse, He gives rest and peace, a peace knowing that either way, it is going to be fine. Chemotherapy is complete and now we can rest and trust for His providing of Healing.

Exodus 15:26 ...... for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
He's able, He's able, I know HE'S able! I know my Lord is able to carry me through. He heals the broken hearted, and sets the captives free, He made the lame to walk again,  and He caused the blind to see, He's able, He's able! I know HE'S able! ! I know my Lord is able to carry me through! !
Trusting and praying for the promise of Healing today and also praying for a dear cousin is going through chemotherapy treatments for a new diagnosis of Cancer too.
The good Shepherd is able to heal His sheep.Join our family and Church family as we pray for these needs. 
***** We bought these shirts the other day when we were out shopping.  We really believe the Lord has something great on the horizon! ! And He is able and either way, She is an AMAZING , beautiful testimony of God's grace!! I am so proud of her!!! *****

Spring into CAMPING

SPRING IS HERE.. YES, IT IS., IN FULL FORCE!!


TIME TO  spring into camping!!!

the trees are so beautiful, budding out and all, and the flowers too, and the pretty, green grass, but that pollen... it is not so pretty!! it has had me tore up!!, and that devilish purple stuff from the trees hanging..... wisteria... wisteria... it just sounds bad.. it does not like me at all.. but that;s ok.. the feeling is MUTUAL!!!!!!

i have been to the doctor twice in the past week. i have a double ear infection.. i have been on 2 different meds, and they are/have been making me real sick!!! I am feeling a lot better. we had our annual kick off to spring and the camping season this past weekend. we ended up at one of our favorite destinations.we love to go to this place. it is not too far away. we took the camper and the boat. it is so fun fishing with my sweetie!! he gets all excited for me when i catch fish!! and that makes me happy. we had a great time. it was a little cool it rained on thursday night, but we had so much fun, camping, fishing, and eating yummy food, reading, hanging some new organizing things inside the camper. we had some company on friday night. we had my niece and her fiance for a steak dinner.. we had a great time chillaxing with them and started talking about the planning of the wedding soon.. i can't wait for this wedding. it is gonna be so pretty.. it makes me so happy to know she is finally happy!!!

 our company.. we love good company, they came for a yummy steak!!

 the view across the lake on thursday. it was cloudy!!

 the trees at the water's edge.. in full bloom!!

 the green grass at the campground!!

 grilling and chillin

yummy grilled corn, bbq chicken, and rice, bbq bread!! yumm!!

a beautiful sunny, but cool day on the water

love these trees across the lake

I caught a small one..

the water was calm

me and my sweetie

the geese are so pretty

taking a saturday selfie

our dinner dates! yummy steak dinner!

AND I  caught another ONE.. A 2 pounder..lol

looking forward to camping this year, and all the fun things we have planned !! we love to make memories with our family!!!

LIVE EVERY SECOND.. STILL BLESSED!!!