New Year's Prayer and verse for 2012!

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I am not making resolutions this year as I usually just end up breaking them. This year I asked God for a verse and this is the verse He gave me. My prayer for 2012 is that I will get my heart and spirit right with God with God's help.
I know if I have a clean heart, a heart focused on God and a right spirit with Him, then the rest of my life will be in better order too. So this year I am going to focus more on God and prayerfully have a better year!
Praying God will be #1 in your 2012 and it will be the best year yet for you!
God bless,
Pat

Wonderful Bible Study! Check it out!

Psst! Have You Heard About HER?

     How many times have you heard someone say those words in reference to another person? Maybe the "HER" that's being referred to happens to be you. This "HER" that I'm talking about refers to me, you and the woman next door.I'm inviting you to join me and many other women to an online Bible study about "HER." A friend paid for me to do this bible study starting in January!  I am so excited and thought you might want to check it out too.

  For more information and/or to register, please visit Proverbs 31 Mama Ministries

God bless,
Pat

Great Site and Free 2012 Calendar

Have you heard of the The Blog Guidebook?

 If not, you must go there now! 

They're a great resource for blogging with tons of tips and resources for blogging and you can have your blog listed in the guidebook and search for other blogs by category! 

 

It is almost 2012 and you know you need a new calendar to write down all the important events in your life. Well, they've just lowered the price to $2.12 in honor of the new year. Once you download the calendar you can print it as many times as you want to and use it for many different purposes throughout the year.

Or you can get a FREE download just for writing a post about their calendar. See their post about that HERE.

Check it all out here: The Blog Guidebook 2012 calendar!

 

God bless,

Pat

PS Yes I am getting a free download but would share this great site even if I wasn't.

Blog Giveaway Winner

(Property of Studio 13 and used with permission, please do not steal it)

     The winner of the Scripture Print giveaway is........ Melanie Ski from www.melanieski.blogspot.com won the giveaway.  The print shown above is the one she won. I will be getting it in the mail to her ASAP.  If you are interested in buying a print, please go to here and contact Jonathan.  

http://www.facebook.com/Jonathan.Studio13Photography

God bless and Congrats Melanie,

Pat

Stressed or blessed?

     I will be the first to tell you I am blessed.  I have always been taught to be a blessing and receive a blessing.  Now this does NOT mean you can do something for someone and just set back and say, "okay, now Jesus, where is my blessing?" It doesn't work that way.  I try to find a way each day to find someone to be a blessing to.  If you look, you will find them.  Don't forget those in your own home, they need blessings too.

     However, the last few days and weeks, I have felt a little overwhelmed and stressed out.  We have had lots of doctor appointments, Stephen's surgery, preparing for Christmas programs at church, home, life, Moms group, Childrens church, homeschool.  Wow, just typing it makes me tired.  I was getting down in to being so stressed and just knowing I cannot possibly get this all done.  Yet, it all comes together and God just keeps blessing.  This week alone, ladies from our church are providing supper every night so that I can concentrate on caring for Stephen and doing what I need to do.  I have bought nothing for Christmas and yet Billy got an unexpected bonus at work so now I get to go shopping for a little Christmas.  I could go on and on.  As I said I know I am blessed even as I am stressed.
     I was looking on google for a picture for this blog post and I found something, it really touched me and made me stop and think.  I hope it will be a blessing to you too.

     So yeah, I still feel a little overwhelmed and stressed but I think I will try to be more overwhelmed with Jesus than with life, how about you?

God bless,

Pat

   

Pizza Joe Crescent Sandwiches

     I found a great site for some really good affordable recipes that are family friendly.  This is one I am looking forward to sharing with my family.....check out the site and let me know what you think.....

    

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 lb ground beef, cooked, drained(we will use ground turkey as we eat very little beef cause of my sweet grandson and hubby)

1/2 cup chopped pepperoni

1/3 cup pizza sauce

2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)

  

DIRECTIONS:

1 In 10-inch skillet, mix beef, pepperoni and pizza sauce. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. 

2 Separate or cut each can of dough into 4 rectangles (if using crescent rolls, press perforations to seal). Spoon meat mixture in center of each rectangle; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the cheese. Fold dough over filling; press edges with fork to seal. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.  

3 Bake at 375°F 18 to 20 minutes.

I found this recipe at:  http://www.pillsbury.com 

and also at http://www.facebook.com/Pillsbury

Check out the sites for more great recipes!  I received nothing in return for this review! 

God bless,

Pat

 

Count Your Blesings!

     I know today is December 1st and everyone is off of being thankful and on to Christmas.  I think we should be thankful every day, every week, every month and not just at Thanksgiving.  We are always so blessed.
     I decided for the month of December every day Stephen and I will find someone to be a blessing to in some way expecting nothing in return.  But more than that I want us to count our blessings.  So I decided we would make a blessings jar to count them and on days when we are down we can go back and pull them out and remind our self how blessed we are.  We are making our jar later today so no pictures to share yet. I am sharing  this with you so you could make one for yourself or your family if you want to.  

     First you need a jar, box or some type of jar or container.  I like using a clear jar so you can see the blessings as they grow.  You could paint the lid, cover with paper, cloth, tie a ribbon on it or leave it plain, that is up to you.

     Next you might want to make or print you a paper to put on the jar that says count your blessings, blessings jar, our blessings or something like that.

    

     Then cut some strips of paper, we are using white but you could do any color you have on hand.  You will use these to write your blessings on each day.  Then you fold them and add them to your jar.  At the end of the month you will have a jar full of blessings, a heart full of blessings and memories.  

      So are you up to the challenge?  Let me know if you decide to make one for your or your family? Also this would be a nice gift for someone else if you made them one to be a blessing.

God bless,

Pat

PS I am linking up to a 31 day generosity challenge this month and this is my entry for them, if you would like to join in go to

http://www.littlenaturalcottage.com/2011/12/31-days-of-generosity-gifts-in-a-jar-a-free-ebook-a-link-up/