Beef Stew!

Canning up Beef Stew..

5lbs beef stew meats

1 Tbsp. Veg. oil

12 cups potatoes peeled/cut/cubed

8 cups carrots sliced

3 cups onion chopped

1 1/2 Tbsp. salt

1 Tsp. Thyme

1/2 tsp. ground pepper

4 qts of water or enough too cover meat/veggies

Brown meat then add veggies and seasoning. Cover with boiling water and bring this too a boil. Remove from heat add into Hot Canning Jars. Seal in put into a Pressure Cannier. Quart  jars 10 pd Pressure for 1 hr 30 minutes. Pints would be for 1 hr. 15 min)

combined all and getting it to come to a boil.

Jars ready! 

and know waiting for my pressure cannier too complete the job. Will post a picture of the finial out come.

What a great meal to get out of pantry in the cold winter months. Yummy!

Pickled Beets

using gloves helps so much not too get your hands purple.

while hot take skins off place beets into jars 

Pickled Beet by my Aunt Rebecca


1 cup water
2 cups red cider vinegar
3 cups sugar
Bring to boil pour over cooked beets
(6 pints)

or
4 1/2 cups water
9 cups red cider vinegar
13 1/2 cups sugar
Bring to boil pour over cooked beets
(12 quats)

pour sugar syrup over beets and seal.

Enjoy!!!

Skillet Ginger Cookie

Just love cooking in my cast-iron griddle pan.
Here is a yummy recipe from my maryjane magazine.

Skillet Ginger Cookie

1 cup flour

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

1 egg

1 tbsp. molasses

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Icing

2/3 cup powdered sugar

5 tsp. milk

Preheat oven to 325 F. Generously butter a 10 1/2 cast-iron griddle pan.

Make cookie: In a small bowl, combine  flour, baking powder, baking soda , salt, ginger; set aside.

 In a medium bowl cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar together, scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg, molasses, and vanilla; continue mixing until smooth.

Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until smooth. Spoon mixture onto prepared griddle pan. Lightly butter hands and flatten mixture so that it touches the edges of the pan. Bake cookie for 25 minutes. Cool completely in pan.

Once cookie is cool, prepare icing: In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and milk; mix until smooth. Drizzle mixture over center of cookie. Using the back of a spoon, spread icing out in a smooth layer. Let dry for 10 minutes and enjoy.

yummy...

Easy Concord Grape Juice Recipe

Getting ready for winter!!Pick Concord grapes on homestead and thought I'm going too try making Grape Juice.

In sterilized canning jar place 2 cups grapes

Add 1/2 cup sugar in each jar, then fill to top with boiling water. Seal jars at once process in water-bath cannier. For 10 minutes....

Let juice stand 3 to 4 weeks before using. Strain Jice from grapes and use juice.

Yogurt Maker!

$35.00 Plus shipping..Recipe included. Special orders ...in colors you would like. Have a deep blue one ready to go. Great to bring camping

Winter around the corner! Wool Hats

Adult wool hats $25.00 plus shipping. Also make them in children sizes as well.

Sold!

Gray on had spun all had knitted. Also make in any color you wish.

Great idea for Christmas Gifts!

Bold like a Loin

Be Bold as a Loin.....Had so much fun Bible Art Journaling...this Loin...so much fun and great way too draw near to God.

Personal responsibility

Romans 12:1-21
   In my devotional reading in these verse's, What stuck out was spiritual maturity....verse 2 Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you which is good and pleasing and perfect. verse 3 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me,

Here is my Bible Art Journaling....Hope you ponder on these verse today.

verse 1 give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice-the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

We once was a cocoon /, be  transformed! Just like this butterfly... Beautiful.. verse 2. God has good, pleasing, and perfect plans for his children. He wants us to be transformed people with renewed minds, living to honor and obey him. Because he wants only what is best for us, and because he gave his Son to make our new life possible, we should joyfully give ourselves as living sacrifices for his service.

So my prayer for you is BE TRANSFORMED....and LEARN TO KNOW GOD'S WILL FOR YOUR LIFE.

Isaiah 1:18

Come now let's settle this, says the LORD, Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.

Christ will forgive and remove our most indelible stains (Psalm 51:1-7). Will you ask him to make you clean?

My daughter was down few days ago, and we dug into God's Word and did Bible Art Journaling. What fun....it sure is encouraging and a great way to bring the Word of God alive in your personal studying.

Hope you give it a try. You will be so blessed and most of all Our Heavenly Father will be so Blessed as well.

Have a great evening you all.

Dance-Sing-Rejoice-SHOUT IT!

Psalm 149

Love this chapter....verse 1 PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG. SING HIS PRAISES IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE FAITHFUL..
verse 2 REJOICE IN YOUR MAKER-REJOICE IN YOUR KING.
verse 3 PRAISE HIS NAME WITH DANCING
verse 5 LET THE FAITHFUL REJOICE--LET THEM SING FOR JOY
verse 6 LET THE PRAISES OF GOD BE IN THEIR MOUTHS.

WOW HOW CAN YOU NOT PRAISE THE LORD!!!
If you do not know how too praise the Lord....the Word is showing you how...Dance, Sing, Rejoice, or playing musical instruments. Shout it Out...

God enjoys his people, and we should enjoy  praising him.
so I encourage you too read Psalm 149

Needle Felting

I had so much fun needle felting this sheep.... my little "Dollie" she is two years old and she is such a baby..Life on the farm is so much fun.....

Reusable Gift!

I'm using essential oils

Vanilla Scent- 

A Friend gave me for Christmas and love it, but the refills are very pricey.said too myself there's got to be away to reuse these!  So I popped off the end and filled it with Vanilla Scent oil, popped the the filter back in and WOW it worked. 

No more buying the refills....I can make my own at home and change the scents for the different seasons. Love recycling..

Ladies Winter Retreat "Joy of the Journey!"

January "had a Ladies Winter Retreat!
"Joy of the Journey" Stacy Fidler was the speaker and what a awesome message. We had worship songs, Testimony by Dorie Glinnes. Shared a deeper relationship in Jesus by doing devotions everyday, Bible Art Journeying, Bible Mapping...Are hearts is for the ladies to Grow and be excited to study God's Word and share it with others. Here is some pictures of the retreat...
Lunch time we had soup and sandwiches and after lunch we had a went to the movies upstairs of the Chapel. We decorated it out like a movie theater. Ladies had a wonderful full fun day. Thank you all who made it possible for it to take place.

Stacy Fidler speaking too us ladies.

Beth collecting free tickets for drawings, signing up.

ladies were in awe with the decorations

Need popcorn,drinks and candy for the movie!

ladies getting the meal ready

lunch for the Queens!!!!!

get your free tickets for the movie...

Bible Art Journaling!

This is another challenge that I'm doing along with my reading everyday. WOW! This has help me so in understanding and bringing out the Word of God in My Life. I am so excited to getting up and reading/bible art journeying  Here is one of my Bible Art Psalms 100:1-5
 What a promise....verse 3 Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are HIS people and the sheep of His pasture...
Hope you all enjoy this journey,,, with me. I will take pictures of my Bible Art in my daily reading this week.. I guess I better get busy and take pictures from Genesis, Job,

I will try to get a clearer picture on my Bible Art Journeying.

God Bless and Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

The New Year!

I have challenge myself to  1 Year Plan Daily Bible Reading Program "Chronological Plan" along with reading and soak it in what I read (which that is what we should do, not just read it and say there I did today's reading) I'm doing Bible Art Journeying as I read my daily reading. Wow! It has brought it too life and how I eagerly dig the Word of God.. God has so...much for us.

Also a very close friend and I are going too do it together and help each other to be accountable in are walk with Him. Praise the Lord for Friendships. So I encourage you to dig deeper in the Word of God and see what God has for you.. How exciting it is.

If any one would like to do this as well with us just email me and we can start the year together and share what God is doing in are walk with Him in the Word.

Happy New Year and may you keep your eye's on the Lord!
Hugs Deb