Reformation Day

Reformation day is the anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to the church in Witenberg, so,  we do that instead of Halloween. We had Dirt Cups for lunch, made some chocolate Bibles, did some coloring pages of the 5 Solas, had Chili for supper, and later we are going to watch Samantha with popcorn, M'n'Ms, and hot choclate as the first Christmas movie of the season. 

And now this challenge has drawn to a close so I am here to say, "Goodbye until next time."

When Peace Like A River

It is 11:00 at night so I am just going to do another hymn today.

When Peace Like A River 

When peace like a river attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,

"It is well, it is well with my soul."

Refrain (may be sung after final stanza only):

It is well with my soul;

It is well, it is well with my soul.

 Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,

Let this blest assurance control:

That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,

And has shed his own blood for my soul. Refrain

 My sin oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!

My sin, not in part, but the whole,

Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more;

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! Refrain

 O Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend;

Even so, it is well with my soul. Refrain 

Bye!

11:30

It being 11:30 at night, I do not have time for a real post. So, Goodnight, and good luck on finishing this challenge. It is only 2 more posts away from finished.

A Few Of My Favorite Things Tag

Due to being tagged by Bri, I am going to do a different favorite post today.

Tag rules:

1.  Thank and link back to the persons blog who tagged you! (Thanks Bri)
2.  Thank and link back to the persons blog who started the tag! Thanks Beth in Boots! 
3.  Write about seven of your favorite things in your post!  Add at least one picture of everything! 
4.  Tag seven  people at least! (If you don't know seven blogs to tag just tag as many as you can.)
5.  Put the seven rules in your blog post!
6.  Include the picture above for the beginning of your post! 
7.  Have fun!!! 

Friends and Family:

Dreams:

Crafts:


Color:


Books:


Nature:


Chocolate and Brownies:

All picures (except the first one) are from Pinterest

And there you have it folks. These are a few of my favorite things.

I nominate: No one. I don't read that many blogs.

Bye!

Before The Throne Of God Above

Before the throne of God above

Before the throne of God above

I have a strong, a perfect plea,

A great High Priest, whose name is Love

Who ever lives and pleads for me.

My name is graven on His hands,

My name is written on His heart;

I know that while in heav'n He stands

No tongue can bid me thence depart.

 When Satan tempts me to despair

And tells me of the guilt within,

Upward I look, and see Him there

Who made an end of all my sin.

Because the sinless Savior died,

My sinful soul is counted free,

For God the just is satisfied

To look on Him and pardon me.

 Behold Him there! the risen Lamb!

My perfect, spotless righteousness,

The great unchangeable I AM"

The King of glory and of grace!

One with Himself, I cannot die;

My soul is purchased by His blood;

My life is hid with Christ on high,

With Christ my Savior and my God.

Praise to the Lord

Praise to the Lord

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!

O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!

Come, all who hear; now to his temple draw near,

Join me in glad adoration.

 Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning;

Sheltering you under his wings, and so gently sustaining!

Have you not seen all that is needful has been

Sent by his gracious ordaining?

 Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you;

Surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you.

Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,

If with his love he befriends you.

 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!

All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him.

Let the Amen sound from his people again;

Gladly forever adore him.

I will sing of my Redeemer

I will sing of my Redeemer 

I will sing of my Redeemer 

and his wondrous love to me; 

on the cruel cross he suffered, 

from the curse to set me free. 

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer! 

With his blood he purchased me; 

on the cross he sealed my pardon, 

paid the debt, and made me free. 

 I will tell the wondrous story, 

how my lost estate to save, 

in his boundless love and mercy, 

he the ransom freely gave. 

I will praise my dear Redeemer, 

his triumphant power I'll tell: 

how the victory he gives me 

over sin and death and hell. 

 I will sing of my Redeemer 

and his heavenly love for me; 

he from death to life has brought me, 

Son of God, with him to be. 

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer! 

With his blood he purchased me; 

on the cross he sealed my pardon, 

paid the debt, and made me free. 

Have a great weekend!

Holy, Holy, Holy!

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee.

Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

 Holy, Holy, Holy! All the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,

Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.

 Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide Thee,

Though the eye made blind by sin Thy glory may not see,

Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,

Perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity.

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea.

Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, blessed Trinity. 

Happy Wednesday!

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

O for a thousand tongues to sing

My great Redeemer's praise,

The glories of my God and King,

The triumphs of his grace!

 My gracious Master and my God,

Assist me to proclaim,

To spread thro' all the earth abroad

The honors of your name.

 Jesus! the name that charms our fears,

That bids our sorrows cease,

'tis music in the sinner's ears,

'tis life and health and peace.

 He breaks the power of cancelled sin,

He sets the prisoner free;

His blood can make the foulest clean;

His blood availed for me.

 To God all glory, praise, and love

Be now and ever given

By saints below and saints above,

The Church in earth and heaven.

Have a great night:)!

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

Todays hymn is A Mighty Fortress is Our God.

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

A mighty fortress is our God

a bulwark never failing;

our helper he, amid the flood

of mortal ills prevailing.

For still our ancient foe

does seek to work us woe;

his craft and power are great,

and armed with cruel hate,

on earth is not his equal.

 Did we in our own strength confide,

our striving would be losing,

were not the right Man on our side,

the Man of God's own choosing.

You ask who that may be?

Christ Jesus, it is he;

Lord Sabaoth his name,

from age to age the same;

and he must win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled,

should threaten to undo us,

we will not fear, for God has willed

his truth to triumph through us.

The prince of darkness grim,

we tremble not for him;

his rage we can endure,

for lo! his doom is sure;

one little word shall fell him.

 That Word above all earthly powers

no thanks to them abideth;

the Spirit and the gifts are ours

through him who with us sideth.

Let goods and kindred go,

this mortal life also;

the body they may kill:

God's truth abideth still;

his kingdom is forever! 

Hymn Week, day 1, Hymn .5

Welcome to the official starting of Hymn Week. Today's hymn is "How Firm a Foundation"

How Firm a Foundation

How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord,

Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!

What more can He say than to you he has said, 

To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

"Fear not, I am with you, O be not dismayed:

For I am your God, and will still give you aid:

I'll strengthen you, help you, and cause you to stand,

Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.

When through the deep waters I call you to go,

The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow:

For I will be with you, your troubles to bless,

And sanctify to you your deepest distress.

When through fiery trials your pathways shall lie,

My grace, all-sufficient, shall be your supply:

The flame shall not hurt you: I only design

Your dross to consume and your gold to refine.

The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,

I will not, I will not desert to his foes;

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,

I'll never, no never, no never forsake."

White Chili

This soup tastes best when served with sour cream and tortilla chips.

White Chili

1 (16 oz.) bag Great Northern Beans, pre-soaked

1 large chicken breast, whole or cubed

1 cup medium salsa

1 large onion, diced

salt, pepper, and cumin to taste

8 oz. (2 cups) shredded Montery Jack cheese

In a large stockpot, cover beans with just enough water to cook them in. Add chicken breast and let simmer one hour, covered. If water gets too low, and another cup of water.

Add salsa, onion and spices. simmer fo 30 minutes, or until beans are tender.

Turn off burner, add cheese, and allow chilli to sit for at least 10 minutes. Stir to ensure cheese is melted. Serve.

Beef and Vegetable soup

For the last two days I am going to do soup recipes. Biscuits go really good with this one. 

Beef and Vegetable soup

1 lb. stew meat

4 cups broth

salt, to taste

1 clove garlic, minced

1 onion, chopped

1-28 oz. can crushed tomatoes

approximately 1/2 cup each of carrots, green beans, and peas

1 T parsley

water, as needed

optional ingredients: 1 T sugar

1/2 cup each of celery and corn

Cut meat into small cubes. If using fresh meat, fry in a little oil in the bottom of a large pot and drain grease. If using leftover, continue to the next step.

Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer, covered, for at least 2 hours, and up to 4 hours.

Crockpot: Cook on HI for 4 hours or on LO for 8 hours or until ready to serve.

Pie Well

Today is my Aunt's birthday so I am going to share a recipe that I made up for her a few years ago. I was going to make it as a surprise for her one time but I never got around to it. You might have to play around with the measurements.

Pie Well

1 pie crust

1 bag marshmallows

1 cup chocolate chips

2 cups M'n'Ms

Bake the pie crust. Do a row or two of marshmallows and drizzle melted chocolate chips over it. Fill the hole half way with melted chocolate and stick M'nMs on the top of the melted choclate. Enjoy.

Ginger Snap Cookies

For today I decided to go along with my fall theme and do Ginger Snap Cookies. I find the dough a lot yummier then the cookie, but Daddy hates the dough.

Ginger Snap Cookies

In a bowl, cream together 2 1/4 cups shortening, 3/4 of a cup sorghum, and 3 cups sugar. 

In a separate bowl mix 4 1/2 t baking soda, 3/4 t salt, 2T cinnamon, 1 T cloves, and 1 T ginger. Mix contents of both bowls together. Using an electric mixer, mix in 3 eggs and then 6 cups of flour. Make into big balls and roll in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. When you take them out drop them carefully (while still on pan) so that line appear. Enjoy while fresh if possible. This recipe makes a lot, so unless you are planing on having a party only make 1.

Muffin Icings

Today's recipe is Icings for the Pumpkin Muffins.

Cinnamon Roll Icing

1 stick butter, melted

4 cups powdered sugar 

4 to 5 T. milk

1 t. vanilla

Mix together. It tastes best when it has sat overnight.

Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

2 T. unsalted butter

2 T. light brown sugar

1 t. vanilla

1 t. almond extract (optional)

1 T. honey

Melt butter and allow to cool. Mix all ingredients (except the honey) in a large bowl and beat with electric mixer. When mixture stiffens, stop mixer and add honey. Continue to beat until light and fluffy. Do not over mix, or it will collapse. Let sit overnight and then serve on warm muffins.

Pumpkin Muffins

Sorry girls. This is recipe week so go head and yell at me everyday this week if you want to. Today's recipe is Pumpkin Muffins and tomorrows is their icing.

Pumpkin Muffins

2 cups pumpkin

2 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs, lightly beaten

2 cups flour

2 t baking powder

2 t ground cinnamon

1/2 t salt

Beat pumpkin, sugar, and oil. Add eggs, mixing well. In another bowl, combine dry cake ingredients and stir to mix. Add to pumpkin mixture and beat well. Pour batter into muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until muffins test done with a toothpick. Cool on a wire rack (in the pan); cover with a towel after about 15 minutes of cooling. top with icing and enjoy. 

Great Is thy Faithfulness

Today is the first day of my week long series of hymns. If I miss a day please yell at me in the comments the next day, (not the day of, because I usually don't post until almost bedtime). Alright, so, today's is "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;

As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above;

Join with all nature in manifold witness

To Thy great faithfulness, Mercy and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

Blessings all mine with ten thousand beside!

Chicken And Rings

Hi ladies!

I can't do much writing today because I have to help Bri make Rotisserie Chicken to bring to church tomorrow for the meal, and then by that time it will probably be Bible time. Not much happened today. Us older 4 finished watching The Fellowship of the Ring. That is all the news that I have for tonight.

Bye!

Visitors

Hello ladies!

Today Bri got hired at Chic-fil-a, Daddy's family came for a visit, and we had a pizza party.

Just a little bit after daddy took Bri to Chic-fil-a for her interview Granny, Gramma, and Aunt Donna stopped by for a visit. We had a lot of fun together. The house looked like it had exploded after they left, there was so much stuff out, but it was worth it. After that everything went back to normal and we got the little ones down for quiet time, got them up, had supper, Bri made Banana Bread, and I am writing this while everyone gets ready for bed.

What was your day like?

Bye!

The Rest Of The Month

Hello ladies!

Today I am going to share with you what I am going to be posting for the rest of the month.The next couple of days is anything that I can think of,and next week is Recipe Week, so I am going to share seven recipes that week. If I don't, yell at me in the comments. The week after that is Hymn/Poem Week, I am going to share seven hymns or poems that I like. And for the last week, I am going to do a favorite movie post, a craft post, a Reformation Day post (one day early), and a farwell post, on the last day. If you think that I should add anything else in there please tell me.

Bye!

Rain

Hello ladies!

It was raining today and that reminded me of a poem that I had to read for school the other day. It was written by Elizabeth Coatsworth. I thought I would share it with you, so, here it is:

Rain

The rain was like a little mouse,

Quiet, small, and gray,

It pattered all around the house

And then it went away.

It did not come, I understand,

Indoors at all, until,

It found an open window and

Left tracks across the sill.

What is the weather like where you are?

Bye!

INKtober

Hello ladies!

My topic for the day is INKtobor.

Tori is doing an art challenge again this year and I am pretty sure she has got a lot further than she usally does. Here is some of the art that she has done:

For a complete listing of her pitures go to her art page on Facebook titled The Art Moth.

She also has a blog here, and one for her art here. Thanks for reading.

Hello

I don't have any thing to write about today, so all I am here to say is; Keep up the good work and don't turn back. I promise that I will do more tomorrow.

Good night.

Tolkien Tag

So today I am going to fill out a Tolkien tag.

1.  What's your favorite Middle-earth story/book? It is either "The Return of the King" or "The Silmarilion". I like them about the same, so I guess time will tell.

2.  Do you have a favorite subplot? Not exactly. I like all the subplots, because I like to see how everything fits together in a way that I wouldn't have even thought of.

3.  What's your favorite theme in Tolkien's books? The Elves. Tolkien put his heart and soul in them, like Sauron with the ring, except Tolkien did his for good and not evil.

4.  Do you have a favorite weapon from Middle-earth? The daggers because they are small and begin their tale during the quest of the Ring.

5.  Would you like to be a hobbit? Yes.

6.  Do you have a favorite romance/couple?Yes. Beren and Luthien's story is one of true loyalty.

7.  What's your favorite Middle-earth creature?  (Can be "real" or "imaginary.") The Ents. Without them middle earth would be lost.

8.  What character do you look the most like? Some people say that Noah looks like Frodo and me so I apparently look like Frodo.

9.  Are there any books about Middle-earth or Professor Tolkien (but not written by him) you recommend? No. I have not read any.

10.  List up to ten of your favorite lines/quotations from the Middle-earth books and/or movies. The only one that comes to mind is "That doesn't make any sense to me. But then again you are very small."

Thanks for reading.

Our Quite Time Walk

I would just like to say thank you so much for reading my blog, because it isn't a very interesting one. Tomorrow I will try to fill out the second tag. I was thinking of doing it today, but I ended up not even starting it yet.

To day me, Bri and Andrew went on a much anticipated walk at quiet time. I love our walks so much. The way we went down is about a 50 minute total time walk with very pretty mail boxes everywhere. When we got home Bri played a game with Tori, and me and Andrew played scrabble, while eating very old ginger snap cookies. I need to go up stairs now, it's Bible time.
Goodbye, and thanks for reading this.

My Day

Good morning ladies! I would like to share my "schedule" with you.

So the first thing I do when I wake up is I try to do my Bible reading for the day so that I don't forget that I haven't done it yet, then I get me and Noah ready for the day. After that we usually have breakfast about right away.

After breakfast I work on my school for the day which usually takes me until lunch time. When we are through with lunch, I clean up and put Noah down for quiet time, then I go and do something with the older ones for our quiet time. After that I usually work on leftover school work or I work on a craft. My favorites are painting peg dolls or sewing with felt. We then eat supper and we get everyone ready for bed, then after family Bible time, I get me and Noah in bed while daddy tucks everyone in. This usually takes a while because Noah is very fun to play with, and also very cute and he uses that and his nice manners to get what he wants.

Thank you for reading this :)!

Bye.

On My Book Shelf

Here is a list of a few books that I have/will read this year.

Currently On: The Silmarilion-J. R. R. Tolkien

Have Read: 

The Secret Garden-Frances Hogson

The Hiding Place-Corrie Ten Boom

Jonny Tremain-Esther Forbes

Once Blind-Kay Marshell Strom

"If"-Amy Carmichael

Letters to a Daughter-W. B. Sprauge

An Old Fashioned GirlL. M. Alcott

Animal Farm-George Orwell

The Kindom Series-Chuck Black

Stepping Heavenward-Elizabeth Prentiss
10 P's in a Pod-Arnold Pent the Third
Caddie Woodlawn-Carol Brink
A Lantern In Her Hand-Bess Aldrich
The Family Nobody Wanted-Helen Doss
Under The Lilacs-L. M. Alcott

Will Read: Lord of the Rings-J. R. R. Tolkien

Oliver Twist-Charles Dickens

The Pillgrams Progress-John Bunyan

 I might not have time for all 5 of these, but I would still like to try.

!Thanks for reading:). Bye

A Little Bible Challenge

I recently joined Bible challenge on Facebook with a few of my siblings that is set up by a few ladies from Christ Church who wanted to help women find enough hours in there day. We started last month on the 11th and we are currently in Exodus, but it isn't to late to join. 

You could join here or you could just do it on your own. They offer a free printable bookmark that has what we are reading on it. 

More tomorrow :)!

Sunshine Blogger Tag

I was nominated by Bri of Forget Not His Benefits to fill out this Sunshine Blogger Award Tag.

 So, the rules:

• Thank the blogger who nominated you and link their blog. Thanks Bri.
• Answer the questions the blogger who nominated you provided.
• Nominate new bloggers and make up 11 questions for them to answer.
• List the rules and have the Sunshine Blogger logo present in your post.

                                                   

1. What is your earliest memory of your favorite hobby?

Mommy pulling peg dolls out of a box from Grandma.

2. What is your earliest memory of someone sharing the gospel with you?

At Christmas time we have done a 12 Days of Christmas book as long as I can remember. There were probably earlier times than that though.

3. What 5 songs would be included in your "life sound track"?

That is a hard one that I do not know the answer to.

4. What do you put on your brownie sundaes?

Chocolate and caramel sauce.

5. What pet would you most like to have?

A cat.

6. What is something the Lord has laid on your heart to do?

When I grow up and have lots of nieces and nephews we are going to make cookies every week and take them to the children's hospital and the nursing home.

7. Are you a night owl of a morning bird? What is your favorite thing to do during your "peak time"?

Night owl. Read or talk until 3:00 AM with Bri and Tori.

8. What is one thought you have always wanted to share with your readers, but you've never really found a way to make a blog post out of it?

Life.

9. Why do you think that people write?

To tell of lovely times and people.

10. What is one book you have read this year that you would recommend to us?

An Old-Fashioned Girl.

11. What do you think of when you hear the word sunshine?

The Sun.

I Nominate:  Katie of Katie's Thoughts

Miss April of  Knitting With Arrows

And any one else who reads this.

  If you do fill out this tag please leave your blog address in the comments.


Here are your questions:
1: What is your favorite  flower?
2:What is the first thing you think of when someone asks about your summer?
3: What is your favorite thing about where you live?
4: What is your favorite month?
5:What is your favorie memory?
6: If you could design your own yard, what would it look like?
7: What is your favorite motion picture?
8: What is your favorite thing about fall?
9: What is your favorite tradition?
10:What is your favorite hobby?
11: What is your favorite flavor of Ice cream?

Thanks for reading this:)!

31 Days of Bethi

Hello ladies :)!
I have never done this before so this might be a little boring. If it is please tell me so that I can try to liven it up a bit. I have chose to do a kind of random theme with a couple series type things, such as Recipe Sunday and Book Tuesday. If I get enough questions in the comments then I will do a Q&A Day as well. I have 2 tags waiting to be posted sometime this month and I will probably do a couple completely random days sometime as well.
I am 13 years old and I live in South Carolina with my family of an even 5 boys and 5 girls.
I enjoy working with felt and peg dolls and gardening. This year me and my older sister Bri put in a garden and it did so much better then last time. I became a believer when I was about 6 years old.
Bye :)!