RECIPE TIME - FRENCH TOAST

                                                FRENCH TOAST

 9 eggs 
 quarter cup milk
 7 slices of bread 
  (cut in halves)
                                             salt and pepper
                                             oil for frying
                                              jam, honey, or 
                                              syrup                 

method

Beat the egg, milk, salt and pepper together.
Put as many pieces of the bread into the egg mixture as your pan will hold. 

 Heat the pan and add a little bit of oil. When bread is well soaked with egg place in pan and fry, you will need a spatula to transfer the soaked bread. 

Once you have transferred the soaked bread to the pan, put the same amount of bread as previously into the egg mixture, so that it is ready to fry when the first lot is done. 

Fry on both sides until light golden brown, not too quickly or it will be raw in the middle. Serve with jam, honey or syrup

Do not soak all of the bread at the same time or it will disintegrate before you can get it into the pan. 


Next post  13th June

TWENTY SIXTEEN - PART THIRTEEN

                                          Saturday  19th March.             Things not looking so                good. Ruth took                        sleeping tablets, closed            her bedroom door and I            didn't see her again till              late afternoon.


Vlooi got into the bath , for what reason is anyone's guess.  I did manage to get her out eventually. She isn't a big dog , but she is rather fat and heavy, and the bath is not  exactly easy to access.

fat Vlooi


21st March Generator has packed up again. We gave Daniel five hundred rand  to redeem his generator from Cash Crusaders and have now "borrowed" his generator, which is a bigger one than ours and can support more appliances.  No more power failures as yet.


Ruth choked again and also has a very sore throat.
She wanted to have a "serious chat"  and I was shocked and amazed at the things she accused me of.  Bi Polar rearing its ugly head.  Very hurtful but I must realize that it is not her but the illness talking.

                                          Loveness came to work           today even though it is             Human Rights day.  She           apparently didn't know it 
was a public holiday.




21st March - I am very tired today, I have been doing research on BPD  since yesterday  and now understand the problem better. 

I don't know how I am going to cope with this new development. Yes I do know!
"I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens Me."
Phillipians 4:13


NOTE: Next week I will do a post on Bi Polar Disorder as it is important to understand why people with this ailment act the way they do.


Ruth phoned Rose to find out when she is coming back. She said the 30th March.


Rose supposed to be back today, but no show. When Ruth phones she doesn't answer.  We have now found out that she is working in Johannesburg.

We didn't train Loveness as she was only a  temporary replacement for three weeks. It is now two months of inconvenience. 

Sally also doesn't like her and has already nipped her at least three times. We have to keep her on a leash on the days when Loveness is here. 

14th April - do not know why I did no writing for two weeks. Probably because I was too busy doing  research.

Amanda cut my hair today and we had a nice long enjoyable visit from her. She is really comical and keeps you laughing, they say Laughter is the best medicine.  Well she certainly made us feel a lot better.

 next post  12th June

MY FAVOURITE PSALMS - PART TWELVE

                                      By the Word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.
                                       


 He gathers the waters of the deep
 together as a heap,
He lays up the deeps in storehouses,
Let all the earth fear the Lord
Let all the inhabitants of the world
stand in awe of Him,
For He spoke and it was done,
He commanded and it stood fast.
Behold the eye of the Lord
is upon those who fear Him
On those who hope for His lovingkindness
To deliver their soul from death
and to keep them alive in famine.



Our soul waits for the Lord,
He is our help and our shield
For our heart rejoices in Him
because we trust in His holy 
Name,
Let Thy lovingkindness, O Lord
be upon us,
according as we have hoped 
in Thee.


I will bless the Lord at all times
His praise shall continually  be in my mouth
My soul shall make its boast
 in the Lord
The humble shall hear it and rejoice
O magnify the Lord with me
let us exalt His Name together
I sought the Lord and He 
answered me
and delivered me from all my fears
They looked to Him and were
 radiant and their faces shall never
 be ashamed
This poor man cried and the 
Lord heard him
and delivered him from all
 his troubles
The angel of the Lord encamps 
around all those who fear Him
and  He rescues them.


O taste and see that the Lord is good
how blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him
O fear the Lord, you His saints
For to those who fear Him there shall be no want
the young lions do lack and suffer hunger
but those who seek the Lord shall
not be in want of any good thing.


O my soul, rejoice in the Lord
Let it exult in His salvation
I will give Thee thanks in the
 great congregation
I will praise Thee amongst
a mighty throng
My tongue shall declare Thy 
righteousness
and Thy praise all the day long
Thy lovingkindness O Lord 
extends to the heavens
Thy faithfulness reaches to the skies
Thy righteousness is like the
 mountains of God
Thy judgments are like a great deep
O Lord, Thou preservest both man
and beast.


next post   10th June

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE AWESOMENESS OF OUR ALMIGHTY GOD - PART EIGHT

"                                       GOD IS ONE

 God is perfectly unique.    He calls Himself Yahweh  in the Old Testament  and  reveals Himself in the        New Testament in the  Persons of the Father, Son  and Holy Spirit.

The Holy Trinity.

This is not three Gods, but God in three Persons. 
Three in essence - One in function.

None of Them subordinate to another.

"Go Ye therefore and teach all nations, baptising them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost."
Matthew 28:19

"And the Holy  Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove on Him and a voice from heaven, which said, ' Thou art my beloved Son, In Whom I am well pleased.' "
Luke  3:22

"Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is One God, thou shalt love the Lord your God with all your mind, with all your heart and with all your soul."

Deuteronomy 6:4

"Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me."

Isaiah  43:10

Thus saith the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord Almighty, "I am the first and the last. Apart from Me there is no God."

Isaiah 44;6

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write these are the words of Him Who is the first and the last, Who died and came to life again."

Revelation  2:8

"When I saw Him, I fell at His feet, as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid, I am the first and the last.' "

Revelation 1:17

"I am the Alpha and the Omega,"  says the Lord God, "Who is and was and is to come, the Almighty."

Revelation 1:8

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

Revelation 22:13

 "I am the Lord, and            there is none else, there    is no God beside Me."

   Isaiah 45 : 5-7

  Thou believest there is

   One God, thou doest          well. The devils also          believe and tremble.

  James 2:19

For there is One mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

1st Timothy  2:5

One Lord, One faith, One baptism, One God and 

Father of all, Who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Ephesians  4:5-6

next post 8th June

RECIPE TIME - SLOW COOKER SUGAR BEAN SOUP

                                               SPECKLED RED          BEANS ALSO                KNOWN AS                  SUGAR BEANS




INGREDIENTS:  250gr dried sugar beans
                              1 can baked beans in tomato                                     sauce
                              beef stock about 1 litre
                              1 large onion chopped
                              salt and pepper to taste


METHOD:     Rinse the beans in a colander and place in  a bowl. Cover with plenty of cold water as the beans will expand, and leave to stand overnight.

In the morning rinse the beans again and place in the slow cooker, add beef stock and chopped onion and leave to cook on high (do not add spices at this stage), for 6  to 7 hours  - until the beans are nice and tender.  

Add water if you don't want the soup to be too thick.

When beans are tender add can of baked beans in tomato sauce and salt and pepper to taste.  The longer you cook the soup the nicer and thicker it becomes.





For a richer soup you can add a few marrow bones to the brew about an hour before serving.


next post   7th June

TWENTY SIXTEEN - PART TWELVE

  Hello folks, can't believe         how quickly time passes

   It is 28th February.                    Daniel and Thea are                  moving today.

   Ruth did not go to church        today she is not feeling up to    it.  
She cooked lunch which I normally do on a Sunday. 

Late afternoon, I was in the kitchen and Ruth was just coming into the kitchen, when Vicky for some reason unknown to us attacked Benji.

Benji

Ruth tried to pull Vicky away by her collar in order to separate them and got badly bitten  on the top of her right hand by Benji




 
                         Vicky when she was a puppy.


 The small finger of her left hand was also injured, in a very strange way, it looked like a small bone protruding from the knuckle, but not through the flesh.


Rose sent message, she is not coming back yet as her child is very ill. Loveness is to continue in her place.

1st March   Andy paid R2400 into our account. 2nd March  Ruth went to doctor as she needs an antibiotic.  She is not feeling well and hand is infected from the bite.

Steve paid R1200 into bank.

Ruth did shopping and paid R800 to doctor (2nd payment) We will pay balance owing of R620 at the end of the month.  Kept R600 for weekly supplies  for Wednesday 8th March.

Amanda and Andre from next door had a huge worship meeting, for the whole weekend. Amanda arranged a wheel chair for me, but I only used it on the Friday night as my gout was too bad the next day  to go again. Ruth went though. It was very enjoyable.



Sunday 6th March - gout very painful - ate a banana at 6.50am and rubbed inside of the banana skin on the inflamed toe.  Apparently it helps.

Monday 7th March  Danny phoned has prospective buyer from ad in OLX  for jewelry. 8th March  - Ruth and Danny meet prospective buyer at Wimpie. Sold gold earings, my diamond ring and Ruth's silver chain for R6750  true value R1350.  Rather disappointing. 

9th March  - Ruth not well, has sore throat and closed chest, she is living on Cepacol cough lozenges now - spent day resting and sleeping - she cancelled her doctor's appointment.

She went to prayer meeting at the church at 5.30pm came home at 7.30pm. 

Power went off at approximately 9.30 pm, was off all night came back on at 7am next morning. Not very pleasant as the generator is not working, so you lie in bed in the dark, looking at a ceiling you cannot see. 

10th March - Ruth still not well. We took Harry and Benji to doggy parlour - did some shopping and took generator to Danny so he could take it in for repairs.  Came home, helped Ruth sort out and pack away purchases. 

Power off again at 3.30pm. 
 5.45pm power still off.
  Power on at 8.45pm.

11th March - Ruth very sick with flu. 
Power off 5.30pm

14th March - got generator back today. Danny brought it and spent morning here with us.

Ruth choked on her lunch today - inhaled some rice - her chest is very bad from flu, and this choking just made it so much worse. She really choked badly and is still coughing a lot.

16th March - Ruth choked again today. She was eating a sandwich around 8pm  and choked on it. It worries me because I suffer from the same thing and I know how close it brings you to death.  It usually happens when you are excessively tired.

She often eats when she is half asleep and this does not bode well when you are prone to choking.

17th March - power off early hours of the morning - off all day.


Generator would not work, after a few hours, Ruth discovered that Danny had switched off the black button, whatever that means.  Got generator working but soon ran out of petrol, so we were without power again all day. 

Ruth has gone to the doctor,  she is still not well

18th March , too many power failures off for as long as 12 hours at a time. Can't cook, can't read, can't charge batteries for cells etc, can't watch T.V.
Just lie in the dark and look at a ceiling you cannot see.

God is teaching us to be content.  "Seek not to be rich, but happy. Riches lie in bags but happiness lies in contentment."

In Philipians 4: 11-12   Paul writes 

"I have learned to be content with whatever I have. I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need."

What is he teaching us here.  For as long as you know that God loves you with an unceasing love and are nurtured by family and friends you can be satisfied with whatever comes your way.



next  post  5th June  

MY FAVORITE PSALMS - PART ELEVEN

The Lord is my               strength and my shield
my heart trusts in Him
and I am helped 
Therefore my heart       exults and with my
song I shall thank         Him.


The Lord is my strength and 
He is a saving defense to His
 anointed
Save Thy people and bless Thine 
inheritance
Be their shepherd and also 
carry them forever.

Ascribe to the Lord,
O sons of the mighty
Ascribe to the Lord,
glory and strength
Ascribe to the Lord the
glory due to His Name,
Worship the Lord
in Holy array.

The voice of the Lord
is upon the waters
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord is above many waters
the voice of the Lord is powerful,
the voice of the Lord is majestic,
the voice of the Lord breaks the cedars
Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces
the cedars of Lebanon,
and He makes Lebanon
to skip like a calf
and Sirion like a young wild ox
the voice of the Lord hews out 
flames of fire
The voice of the Lord shakes
the wilderness of Kadesh
the voice of the Lord makes
the deer to calve
and strips the forests bare
and in His temple
everything says, Glory!   




O love the Lord, all ye His godly ones!
the Lord preserves the faithful. 
Be strong and let your heart 
take courage 
all you who hope in the Lord.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice you righteous ones and shout for joy all you that 
are upright in heart.

Sing for joy in the Lord 
O ye righteous ones
Praise is becoming to the upright
Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre,
Sing praises to Him with the harp
of ten strings!
Sing to Him a new song
Play skilfully with a heart of joy
For the Word of the Lord is upright
and all His work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice
the earth is full of the lovingkindness
of the Lord.



next post  3rd June