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.

a great sock matcher

Dear Readers,
I just had to share this with you.
To all those who hate to take time to match socks after washing.
I have come up with the best thing that I could of ever done. I took a toe sock and put a long narrow piece of card board down in the middle of it, from bottom to top, then I bought a box of safety pins from the dollar store, I opened up the pins and just weaved them in the fabric so they will stick open, I went through my drawers, and put a pin through both heals of the socks, and put in drawer, when I take out a pair, I put the pin in my sock thing that I have hanging up near my drawers. After I wear the socks, I put the pin back in and when it is time for laundry, I just through them in, so far the pins are holding, I then put or flip the socks that are still together on the clothes line. When they are dry, I put in basket, then I fold the sock together and put in the drawer for the next time that I use the socks. So the sock goes from the laundry basket, to washer, to clothes line, to drawer, with no work. It is fantastic!! no more taking a half hour to sort and match. If you don't have a toe sock, a regular one that you have lost the pair, works great also. Oh by the way, I haven't lost a sock yet!

"Fortress in Marriage"

Dear Readers,

As I've been continuing reading the book, Destroying Satan's Lies with God's Truth, I've been on the chapter of Principality of Rejection, I came to a part that talks about when your feeling rejected, and your spouse says, “I love you,”rejection says, “No, stay away from me. I refuse to be comforted, I will not allow you to love me.”

As I was reading that, I thought, is that what I'm doing? With all the stuff that has gone on in this marriage, am I allowing my husband to love me? Here, I have been telling him, that he has a fortress around his heart, and that he has anger, bitterness.... But if I'm not receiving what he can show or tell me, then I have a fortress around my heart, and I'm holding on to anger and bitterness. Lately I've been at the point of not wanting to kiss, touch or even have sex.

I realized that If I believed in Jesus, he was supposed to be my fortress, not my issues. I really want to be set free, and be able to receive my husbands love, so at the end of the chapter he said to write a list of ways that we have been rejected, and us rejecting other people. I wrote out the list of the main things that my husband has done or said that I took as rejection, also others. I then wrote the ways I have rejected people and my husband, like not kissing him, wanting him to touch me, all of these things. I then imagined pushing down the four big walls, (the fortress) around my heart. Trusting God, trying to stay soft and vulnerable. I then went through the prayer, and lastly, listened to the Lord, regarding the list.

Would you believe that after an hour of doing this, my walls did come down, and my heart had softened for my husband. I was actually able to go into the bedroom and make love to him.

So my Dear Readers, If you have a fortress around your heart, then I encourage you to push it down, and allow Jesus to be your fortress. Keep your heart soft, pliable, and vulnerable, so you can love and be loved.

Jealousy and Envy ( comparing and competing)

Today, when reading the book, “Destroying Satan's Lies with Gods Truth” by Mathias, He was talking about jealousy and envy, ( comparing and competing.) He was saying that this has to go for they prevent wholesome relationships with others and God,

After I prayed that God would take a light and go through my heart, and let me know what is there, so I can repent and be healed. (God loves to answer that prayer!   Being transparent now,)  He revealed to me that I compared my husband to every one, movies, other men, pastors. From kissing to thinking that other husbands would be more understanding, less angry, less sarcastic, better listener. I was even jealous of my cats, of the way he talked about widows, and orphans. I wished he would talk to me the way he talked about them. I was not content. And lately I was real bad

 I was sinning against God. My husband is the way he is. He may not be able to love me differently right now. It does no good to be jealous or compare him to others. I need to see him the way God see's him, and love him unconditionally. I have to give my hurts to God, let God heal my heart. Let God love me, the way I need to be loved.

God loves my husband unconditionally. God knows his heart, what he is dealing with, and all that he has been through.   So,  I repented of jealousy, comparing, pride, bitterness, and everything else that I could think of. I aloud God to touch me.

Ladies, after God dealt with me, God opened my eyes to how devastating all this really is. I can totally see how all this comparing and jealousy, can prevent a good relationship with our mates, with others and with God. I encourage you to take a good, hard, honest, look at your heart, your actions and see if there is any comparing, jealousy, bitterness, or pride in your heart.       Repent.    Give it to God, ask God to heal your heart. 

 know that in 1^st peter,5: 6,7 it says, therefore humble yourself under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your (hurts) and cares upon Him for He cares for you. Also, in 1st.John 1:9 Paul says, If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. May this make a difference on our marriages.

Remember, Jesus, has come to heal, deliver, and to forgive us!!

-----------------------------------AMEN----------------------------------------------------------

"Wrestling With Satan"

Hello, my dear friends,

         I learned  what wrestling was like in the days of the apostles. I read that it's not like the planned wrestling of today. Two guys would go into the arena, naked., The wrestlers would fight till someone died. Then the winner, would desecrate the dead body. He would poke out the eyes,  pull out the tongue, take off the persons genitals and stuff it in his mouth. Then to top that , he would cut open the abdominal cavity,

 making fun of the looser. Leaving the dead person. To be fully humiliated.

This is what we need to keep in mind as we read in Galatians six, that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against all the powers in the heavenly realm. This is what Satan wants to do with you and me.  When we read that Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy, the bible is serious. We are on his hit list.

  We hear the words,  Satan comes to kill, steal, and destroy,  so often, that we do not take it to heart.

I want to leave you with this. Isn't God wonderful, he does not leave us at the mercy of the devil. Jesus was manifested so that the works of Satan, would  be destroyed.

The word of God says, greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the world. And no weapon formed against you shall prosper, and last of all, The weapons of your warfare are not carnal, but mighty....

We serve a powerful God!!!!!     

May God fill you with his strength, wisdom and power!!

"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.    

"Fun,Nacho Bake"

My Dear Friends,

The other day I talked about veggiegal.com, well here is another healthy fun meal.

Fun, Nacho Bake,

You take a whole bag of BAKED Tositos chips.

crush the chips into small pieces, not dust,

You then take a can of diced tomatoes, MEXICAN Style, put them into the bowl over the chips, then you add TWO cans or jars of Picante sauce, (We used hot, which looses a lot of it's hotness with all the other ingredients.)  We also added a small pinch of fresh cilantro.   And a small can of hot diced green chilies  (4 oz)

you then mix all the sauces into the chips, making sure it all gets moist.

The ingredients call for Mexican style frozen corn, but at this time we only had a small amount of frozen corn, so we put that plus a can of whole kernel corn into the mix. (We drained the can)

We then added a big 290z  can of black beans, drained.

Once everything is mixed and moist, put into a 13 inch casserole  dish  and cover it with cheese, you can use soy cheese. 

but we used shredded mild cheddar and Monterey jack cheese cuz it's cheaper.

Cover the top with cheese and put it into the oven at 350, uncovered.  Cook for about 35-40 minutes.

Voila, enjoy a great healthy fun meal.  (I added a few sun chips on the side)