Soda Cake
 Dear Readers, I went to a tupper-ware party the other day, and they made Soda Cake, so I thought I would try it. I was encouraged to put this on my Blog
I took a box of Pillsbury Moist Supreme chocolate cake mix with (1 cup of pudding in the mix.)
I mixed 1 1/2 cup or 12 oz. to the mix.
you do not add eggs or oil.  I was able to put it in the micro-wave, which was very nice,
especially when the heat is about 112 here in the desert.  This is something that needs experimenting.
You can use 1/2 mixture, and make a double cake, or  1/3 less mixture in the pan, to have a little left over for next time.
     One main tip, you should use dark pop with dark cake mix, and light pop with light or vanilla mix. (the cake mix does not have to have pudding in the box.)  

the two main ingredients
12 oz of Dr Pepper and cake mix. 

I stirred in the pop.
It was a thick consistency.

I then put it in to a 8" corning-ware casserole dish.

I placed it in my small micro-wave and put it on for about
10 minutes  This is how it turned out. 

It turned out pretty good, very moist, but was very dense.
not bad for my first time.
I ate the cake with no frosting, you can put whipped cream on it,
 or get a can of frosting, add a little water to it, and make a light glaze over the cake.
So there you have it.

"Playing A Game With Bitterness"

My Dear Friends,

Sorry about the delay on this blog., I hit a writers block, and I'm having trouble with my health, so I have not been feeling up to par.

I'm reading this book called “Biblical Foundations of Freedom,” Destroying Satan's Lies with God's truth. It is by, Art Mathias, I have been learning a lot, and God is using it to bring me into freedom on different issues.

I came across a good point that I would like to share with you today. It is helping me to change my perspective on marriage. Getting it more lined up with Gods perspective.

I have been learning about bitterness. It talks about, spending time with a bitter person, mentioning that when we encounter a person that is bitter, we play a game like tennis with them. We cop an attitude when we are around some-one who is bitter, so because of our own attitude, bitterness flows from our spirit towards them.

So, it ends up, me being bitter towards them, and then, they in turn become bitter towards me. (A tennis game in progress.)

I was thinking about this, and how true that is, especially in marriage. I repented of doing this, and decided instead of picking up a racket of bitterness, I would pick up a racket of love. Every time that he would throw out bitterness, I would hit the ball with love. And I would try to start the game with love and not cop an attitude.

This has actually helped me. I have gotten a more loving attitude towards my husband. And now I keep saying to myself I am going to hit that ball with love. And have actually found myself being able to do that. I guess that God is really changing my heart!

The Bible tells me that love does not fail!   My friend mentioned another verse that is very good,   1 Peter 1:8 ...Love will cover a multitude of sin.

I want to mention one more thing, There are seven things that are related to bitterness. Unforgiveness, resentment, retaliation, anger, hatred, violence, and finally murder. All starting with unforgiveness. Wow, now I know why Jesus made such a big issue with loving, and forgiving. And not even to go to bed angry.  Now, I know where it will lead.

So, I encourage you, and me, to hit that ball of bitterness or any thing else that is not loving, with a racket of love.

 And lets work on not going to bed angry.

Remember Love never fails!

 I'm speaking to my self also.

May God Bless You, my readers.    

“Chocolate Chip Cookie Lovers”

 My dear readers,
To all of you who like chocolate chip cookies. 

I was encouraged to put a little food on my site. so here goes.  I just made a double batch of chocolate chip cookies for my husband.  It was so good, (actually, the best I've ever had.) I thought I would share it with you. I used Hershey's Special Dark, real mildly sweet chocolate instead of the Hershey chunks.  I used the recipe on the back of the package.  I  used for the first time, unsalted sweet cream Butter, (which the body digests easier than the imitation ones.)  The butter made them very creamy, it was perfect. The cookie melted in my mouth.   Now, I like my cookies pretty flat and chewy.  And that's just how they turned out.   I try not to stir more then necessary because the more you stir, the more air gets in the mix, the fatter the cookies.   Also, I try to use a little less flour for the same reason.   In the past, I would have trouble with the bottoms of the cookies burning, so, I now use a smaller baking sheet inside a bigger one, so I have a double layer of protection.   I let the cookies cook for 12 minutes instead of the 8 to 10 minutes the package calls for. The cookies come out golden brown,   Perfect.    So, for all you chocolate lovers enjoy!