Tuesday Thanksgivings!

Today I am thankful for Jeff. My husband, best friend and support system.

The last few weeks have been a trial for Jeff. But God has been faithful to him. God has brought men into his life to walk with him-to show him what it means to be the spiritual leader. You see not only is he my husband but the oldest of his family. He has been given many oppurtunities to lead in his life-he just hasn't always taken them. Jeff is not a natural take charge kind of person. He is content to let me take the lead. Which because of my natural ability to "take charge" I just do it sometimes-most of the time without waiting for Jeff to step up.

But here is how God has changed each of us. He has shown Jeff what it means to be a spiritual leader while at the same time shown me the importance of waiting for Jeff. And I have been waiting-as many of you know-I hate to wait. But over the last few months amazing things have started to happen. Jeff is more quick to the take the lead and I am gaining a peace inside me that allows me to sit still and wait.

I believe that God has used this moment in our life to prepare us for the road ahead. I am thankful today because last night I saw a glimpse of the spiritual leader I have been praying for over the last 3 years. I saw God's workmanship taking shape before my eyes. I often pray Psalms 112 over Jeff. (A great psalm for all husbands out there-I call it Proverbs 31 for men) And in his life, I am seeing many of the scriptures taken shape in how he deals with family, friends and strangers.

For his growth and leadership-I am thankful!

Jeff,
Thank you for taking the lead-for allowing God to mold you into a man after His own heart.
I am proud of you!
With all my love,
Susan

The Princess, The Ladybug and The Lion

Saturday my sister in law, mom and myself took the kids to the Dallas Arboretum to get their annual Fall Pictures. This year Missy let them go in costume-which made the pictures all the more cuter.

This time last year Elijah was still growing inside Missy and we couldn't stay as long because she could hardly walk. No wonder since he turned out to be close to a 10 pound baby. This year-he is laughing, growling (he is a lion after all) and pointing to tell you which way to go.

Katelyn is a lot more social than she was last year. She always has a smile on her face. She can be shy at times but it is my opinion that she is growing out of that. She loves butterflies! We had to stop a few times so she could see the butterflies that were flying around.

Faith loves to pose for the camera. She is a ham! Throughout the day she would say, "Mom or Sue Sue is this a good pose?" We of course, just went with it and snapped the picture. We pray she makes it to her teenage years-she is a strong willed child after all. So say an extra prayer for Mom and Dad- I am sure they would appreciate it!

I am working on putting a slide show together so you can see all the pictures. I will be trick or treating with the kids on Halloween this year so I think I will wait until I get those pictures. Have a Happy Halloween (or in our house Fall Festival) and remember it's not the tricks but the treats we crave!

The Engaged Woman

"An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels she may exert all her powers of pleasing without supicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done."

-Mansfield Park

I am reading the book "An Accidental Bride" by Janice Harayda

It's a romantic comedy-that is really funny!

The above quote was the start of the book.

I thought it would be a fun way to show of Cousin Brandy's ring and smile

I like the ring but I LOVE the smile!

Keep smiling Brandy-you have 6 more months to go!

 

Introducing Roselyn Jo Spencer

For Jodi

Roselyn Jo Spencer

Mom

Dad

Grandma-she still doesn't know what the girls will call her

My mom thinks "Gay Gay" since that is what all the other kids call her

Introducing Avery Maurine Spencer

For the cousins out there in blogland and fellow Deer Runners, here are pictures of one of our new additions. I still can't believe that Clint and Clay (brothers for those of you who don't know) had first babies on the same day-both girls! CRAZY! Click on Paige's blog to read the stats because I just can't wait to post the pictures.

Here is another fun fact. This is my cousin who was married on the same day as Jeff and I. I know Jeff did not want me to go see baby Avery because I would come home all the more wanting a baby. But since we will be trying soon (date a total secret-so we can actually surprise our families) I feel fine. I want a baby! But I am not frantically crying like I often do. Does that mean God has truly worked on my heart? Why yes, I think it does. So I am off to enjoy myself, I may even take a nap-go to the movies or go shopping. Because for a little while I am kid free! And that works for me...for now atleast!

God Bless the little ones in our lives!!

THE SONG SAYS IT ALL...

be near
by shane barnard

You are all
big and small
beautiful and wonderful
to trust in grace
through faith
but i'm asking to taste...for dark is light to You
depths are height to You
far is near
but Lord, i need to hear from You

be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good

be near,
oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good, our good

Your fullness is mine

revelation divine
but, o, to taste
to know much more than a page
to feel Your embrace...for dark is light to You
the depths are height to You
far is near, but Lord
i need to hear from You

be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good
be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good,
our good

(psalms 73:28; 139)


Chandra and Carla-I am praying for you.

To read a beautiful post of someone who has walked the same path as Carla click here.

Please keep praying-Carla is heading into the hardest time

When the Rubber Meets the Road.

Let's talk about FAITH.

What happens when we face trials in our life? How do we respond?

This last week I asked myself this question, "Where does my FAITH come in?"

Many people in my life are facing some serious trials in their life that require FAITH.

• loss of a job, not sure what will happen next
• financial difficulty that has caused one to make some drastic changes in their life
• loss of a child
• a marriage on the outs because you just can't seem to meet in the middle on certain issues
• a friend who you have been praying for to come to the Lord-just can't seem to take that final step

These are all actual events of people in my life. These are actual prayer requests that my husband and I are praying over the last few days. We came up with the following regarding FAITH.

You go to church. You learn about God. You learn the simple truths, God is a God who cares. God is a God who provides. God knows what our future holds and sometimes causes us to go through things to help us grow. You memorize verses to store away. You read your bible daily, weekly or maybe every once in awhile. But still, you know your Bible is there. You talk to others about what it means to walk by FAITH. You write devotionals and lessons about FAITH. But what happens when tragedy strikes....

This is where the rubber meets the road. These are the moments that define us as a Christian. These are the moments that we either see God as a loving God or we see God as a God who does not care about our needs. It is our choice how we respond.

Do we walk by FAITH, taking one step at a time? Or do you turn and run?

Joshua 24:15 says:

"15 But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” (emphasis mine)

CHOOSE TODAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE!

Regardless of loss of a job, major changes that we have to face, loss of a child, marriage on the outs, others not coming to Christ. You have a choice and it begins by asking yourself this question. Will I trust God when it comes time for the rubber tomeet the road?

MY PRAYER TODAY

Lord, I come on bended knee asking that you interceed in each and everyone's life that you have laid on my heart. I hurt for Carla today and I pray that you comfort her. I pray for Canon's grandmother and his brother and sister and cousins who are mourning this loss. I pray that this be a defining moment in their walk with you. Lead them to quiet streams to find rest in this trial. Bless them Lord with peace. Hold them and draw them near as they cry out in pain. Forgive them Lord when they ask you why you had to let this happen. Show them your plan-ease their pain. Bring healing to them as they close this chapter of their life. This is a hard one to deal with Lord. We still are asking why but we are holding on tightly to your promise that you have plans for us. Plans that give us hope and a future. One that won't bring harm.

Lord, I pray for my family. Who seems to be facing many trials this week. Lord show them that you are the God who provides. Show them that you are there and that you will never leave them nor forsake them. Bless you Father, for taking all these concerns I listed above and handling it. I lay it at your feet. I give them all to you. And today and this day forward, I choose you! In good times and bad-I choose you.

In Jesus Name-Amen!

Canon Has Gone Home to the Lord

From Canon's Blog:

Canon my beautiful angel from heaven passed away this morning. He had two major bleeds last night in his brain. Doctors could not do anything for Canon. I along with family and friends were with him when he died. Thank you so much for all your prayers during this tough time. Canon is now playing baseball, football, basketball, and drinking all the Sprite he wants. Love, Carla

Please keep them in your prayers, please click here to leave an encouraging comment for Carla.

My Parents Aren't Very Creative...

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 2,298 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

There are 1,190,875 people in the U.S. with the first name Susan.
Statistically the 25th most popular first name.
More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Susan are female.
Names similar to Susan:
Susannah


If I was born a boy my name would of been Bomber. My brother is named Gunnar. I get Susan-I am fine with that. Although one time my mom told me she wanted to name me Lisa-I don't think I look likea Lisa. My Dad recently said he liked the name Susan because it was an old high school girlfriend. Oh great! That explains the divorce. (Just kidding folks!) I often have people think that I am saying my name is "Season!" No-my name is SUSAN! S-U-S-A-N

We Interrupt the Regular Blog Programming to Say...

Tim and Brandy are ENGAGED!!!

"Did you hear? Did you hear?

I AM ENGAGED!!!!!" says Brandy

Congratulations Tim and Brandy! Jeff came in early this morning and said, "Did you hear Brandy and Tim are engaged?" I jumped out of the bed so fast and ran to my email to see if it was true. Jeff laughed because he said that is the fastest I have ever gotten out of bed in a long time. We are so happy for both of you and look forward to celebrating the next phase of your life with the two of you. Praise God! Enjoy the moment! Don't stress the small stuff! Really, take it from me...DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF!!!

Thirteen: Counting My Recent Blessings

1. My Aunt Karen married the sweetest man, Jim. They fit like a glove. During the wedding, he leaned over and kissed her lightly on the lips. Four times to be exact. They are in love. This blesses me.

2. Seeing the other Aunt Karen, Cousin Sue, Linda and Amy. Nice to catch up with them. And uh, Amy, you said you would update your blog-what's the deal?!? When you going to hook up the cousins and your sisters with an update? Catching up with family always blesses me.

3. Having the house to myself for the weekend. A little selfish, I know but it is always nice to read without Jeff over my shoulder. Did I ever tell you that Jeff likes to wait until I am 50 or less pages until I am finished-then he comes over and says "Susan is your book good?" Nod, nod while my nose is still in the book. Then he will grab the book and say, "Did you hear me? I asked if the book is good. Tell me about it!" Then I will look up, give him a smirk and say, "Jeff! Please! I am trying to read! It's getting to the good part!!!" He will laugh and say, "I know why do think I asked you now." MEN!!

4. The rain. I am so thankful that the water levels are rising. I have family that farms for a living-I know they are blessed when it rains. I am blessed because they are blessed.

5. History Test post poned! I have a few extra days to cram, this is always a blessing!

6. Singing the Praise with the Metro Kids! What fun this is and will continue to be for me. God is good blessing me with a ministry like this one.

7. My new OB/GYN. I was nervous changing doctors but after much prayer I knew it was the right thing. She gave me hope. She talked clearly and logically to me. I left the office feeling peaceful instead of frantic for when we start a family! I am blessed that the Lord provided a new doctor for me.

8. Timing! God is good! Jeff and I are moving in the right direction. That is all I will say-some things need not to be posted via the blog.

9. Charger Football! The boys are doing so good this year. This is a blessing because it blesses my husband, FIL and BIL. Keep up the good work boys!

10. LOST-not a true blessing but it keeps me entertained. And I am watching it while I get my list together.

11. Blogland-I have said this before but over the last few months-I have been blessed to get reconnected with friends and family via the blog world. May God continue to use this for His glory.

12. Answered Prayer-When I was in the youth group, my youth minister would ask us to pray for his Dad to accept Jesus as His personal Lord and Savior. I am happy to report that this Sunday, 15 years later God answered that prayer. I am blessed because we all have those people we pray to accept Christ. This reminds me to never give up!!

13. I am blessed because I am alive and healthy. To me that is the greatest gift of all.


Thank you for allowing me to count my blessings!

Prayers Needed for Canon N.

I found this while surfing blogs today...this is from Canon's blog. Please pray and please spread the word for others to join us in prayer

Serious prayer request
Canon had a stroke yesterday. About 5:00 p.m. Canon became unresponsive. His right side of his body was not moving. Doctors sent him for a C.T. scan to look for any bleeding. Scan showed a substantial bleed. They immediately put a drain in to pull off fluid and blood that was causing a lot of pressure on the brain. Canon's brain was swelling and doctors said he would need to go to the operating room to remove the clot. Canon was taken to the operating room at 12:00 a.m. Surgery went well and doctors removed a clot the size of an adult fist. The Neurosugeon said he had been bleeding for a few days. They left the bone out in case they have to go back in. Canon is in critical condition and the next 48 hours are crucial. There was some brain damage, but we want know how much until he wakes up. This is a devastating blow to the recovery process. Canon needs your prayers more than ever. Thank you to all my friends and family who were with me throughout the surgery this morning. Carla

"Lord, we know you are the great healer. We know that you have the ability to heal with a single touch. We ask Lord that you heal Canon. Provide peace and comfort for Carla. Provide wisdome for all doctors and nurses involved. Lord it would be easy to get our little minds wrapped around the why's but help us to trust you. Help us to see your mighty hand at work. You say we are able to question you when we have questions. You say we are able to come to you with our fears and longings. That is what we are doing, we are seeking you. We are asking and we are praying for you to do a mighty work in Canon's life. We pray that the peace that passes all understanding wash over Carla and her mother. We ask peace for all parties involved. Lord move this mountain. In your most precious name, Amen!"

God bless

Susan

Why I Won't Be Cropping At Recollections Again...

I had ordered the pictures, packed the scrapbook bag and headed my way over to Recollections, the local scrapbook store in my neighborhood. Avid scrapbookers can understand the giddiness you feel as a night full of 6 hours of scrapbooking and girl talk goes from planning to reality. To say I needed a break from life in itself would be a slight understatement.

After lugging half of my goodies inside the door I walked backed to the back to check in. Here is where the story gets interesting, confusing and absolutely infuriating! My name with my sister in law, Amy's name was no where on the list. In fact, they told us we had not booked a crop for tonight. "Yes I did," I say growing less giddy and more mad by the minute while I pull out my purse to find my receipt. (Side note: this is the 3rd time this has happened to me!)

The new girl, one I had never seen before, went and got the manager to intercede. I think she got scared once she saw the steam coming out of my ears.

The manager came back obivously ready for a fight.

"I'm sorry there is nothing I can do for you. You are not on the list tonight. Do you want me to give you your money back?"

Seriously this is what she said to me, the first words out of her mouth, no "I'm sorry" or "Let us see if we can come to a conclusion."

Me: "Well I would like to figure out what happened because this is the third time this has happened to me?"

Her: "How could this be the THIRD time?"

Me: "Not sure but this is not the first time this has happened to me."

Her: "Like I said, I am sorry there is nothing I can do tonight. I will give you your money back."

At this point my heart sank, literally. Now I am not one to cry at confrontations but tonight after looking forward to this night for a few days now-that is exactly what I did. I had little tears going down my face when she came back to have me sign my credit card receipt.

No words were said I just packed up my bags and left.

A few hours later....

I came home after a relaxing dinner with my sister in law. I went to the phone to call my husband, who is out of town, to relay the events to him. I had a message on my phone from RECOLLECTIONS. The manager called me to tell me she had figured out the problem. When I scheduled it they wrote my name on the wrong Saturday. Again, not the first time this has happened to me. She did apologize for her behavior-I wish you could of heard here. It was not pretty. But I told her that although I appreciate her apology I do not understand why it had to come to this in the first place.

A few of my other Recollection friends have also relayed to me their own horrible experiences there. I just think it is sad since I LOVE Recollections. I know one day I will go back but for now-I am staying away. A friend told me that if I would of yelled at her or threw a fit I probably would have never received a phone call. But since I kept my true feelings to myself but did show a little tear-that is why she called. I hope she will take this night to remember that sometimes your store does make a mistake and treat others like you would like to be treated.

Singing Praise with the Children @ Church

I prayed for a ministry-God dropped one in my lap.

I am the new Children's Church song leader at my church.

I have been trying to refresh my memory of all my bible school songs.

It's been fun-remembering the old days of bible school.

A friend said to me, "God couldn't of created a more perfect ministry for you."

I am excited for the oppurtunity...

...it will prepare me for my Sacred Sunday Afternoon Naps.

Each morning I wake up with a new song on my heart. For example...

"Give me gas for my Ford keeping me trukin for the Lord. Give me gas for my Ford I pray!"

But I could use more ideas

if you have any songs you remember-could you send them my way.

Thirteen Things About our Trip to Albuquerque, NM

1. We left at 7:00 a.m, Friday morning after Jeff got off work. I packed the car the night before so all we had to do was load ourselves up and drive off. Jeff insisted he drive. I would of preferred that he slept. I was not going to fight him on this because he loves to drive-he also is a horrible passenger-telling me to slow down, move over one lane, speed up, you get the idea. I was able to catch up on my Fall in to Reading list so I was happy.
2. We decided to camp this trip. We borrowed a tent from Jeff's brother. We didn't check it before we left. We started to put it together around 4:30 or 5 that night, storm clouds were closing in. We were trying to get this done fast so we could eat. The tent was broken. The poles you use to hold it up were broken in half. We threw it away and went to find another one. You would think this was a simple task-it wasn't. Not only did we have Balloon traffic, we also could not find a tent. Wal-Mart-none. K-Mart-none. Target-bingo, found it! Funny thing is we passed a Target 5 minutes into our trip but Jeff said, "I am not buying a tent at Target. It will be over priced!" So 45 minutes later we walked out of Target with our very nice, very inexpensive tent! "Take that," says the loyal Target shopper!!! If you want to see if your marriage will last, put together a tent in the dark, that you have never done before-with storm clouds about to rain down it's wrath on you. Glad to report-we are still happily married! Thank God!
3. We ate pancakes each morning with the retired RV folks. We made lots of friends with these more "seasoned" travelers. Each one applauded us for starting our "Seeing The Country Tour" early. They mean: before kids-not waiting until you are retired with less energy. They were precious people! Glad to have the oppurtunity to meet these folks.
4. Only saw the balloons one day, the rest of the time it rained so the balloon festival was cancelled. I will post a few of my pictures-just haven't gotten around to unpacking the cameras from my travel bag.
5. We had to fill up our days somehow-since it was non-stop raining. Thankfully the Target tent was a trooper and kept us dry! Others in our camp did not weather the storm like we did, they were soaked. Thank God for Target! Ha Ha!
6. We drove to Santa Fe one day-with a side trip to Taos. Jeff decided to take a "short cut" on the way home from Taos. The short cut added two hours to our 4 hour drive!!! All was well, I had a book plus we had a few books on tape. We survived! Still married...
7. In Taos, we drove up the mountain to one of the ski lodges. It was a gorgeous drive. It had stopped raining so we got out and walked along this stream than ran down the bottom of the mountain. The water was freezing. Jeff kept telling me to be careful as I climbed on the rocks. Jeff stayed on the bank and snapped photos-there was no way he wanted to get close to the freezing water. The trees were a gorgeous golden color that sparkled in the sun-breath taking really. While in Taos we had a great big belly laughing time-I promised Jeff I would never tell what he did-but it was so funny! It will be one of those moments that I can say just one word and we both would start laughing the great big belly laugh again. Love being married...
8. Next day after I asked Jeff not to drive more than an hour radius-he asks me if I would like to drive up to Four Corners (the place where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah meet) this was a 31/2 hour drive one way! "Oh alright! What else are we going to do sit in our tent!" says Susan. We then drove to Durango-except we couldn't get out to explore because it was raining. So we drove right through. Jeff loves to drive-I love to see the sights-this trip was more for Jeff's benefit than mine, I think.
9. I bought an ornament for my Christmas tree. If you don't know-let me explain. Each trip I buy an ornament to remember our trip. My plan is to one day have a Christmas tree dedicated to our travels. We have done this since we were married so it is a fun tradition for Jeff and myself. Although the ornament hunt was a little harder this year. The good news is we found it-it's a small replica of a hot air balloon. I can't wait to put up my "travel tree." I will take pictures-I promise!
10. I also buy a magnet from each town. I put them on my fridge. I am going to buy a magnetic board and frame the edges and paint "Young Road Trips" on the top so I can display in our new house without the clutter on my refrigerator. We bought three from this trip alone-if you only saw the number of magnets I have,plus I recieve from others who think of me while they are traveling. Lots of fun memories-just not enough space. The neices and nephew enjoy moving them around though-so it works.
11. The last day, we finally walked around Albuquerque. It stopped raining that morning, thank God! The retired RV friends told us that we had, HAD to go to Old Town. We did and loved it! I found a Route 66 ornament there-I bought it since we have been driving the bits and pieces still left on each road trip. We could of bought more souveniors but Jeff kept saying "Yes, that will work if you have the right place for it!" Which translates, " A one bedroom apartment is not the right place to put all this crap!"
12. I can not count the number of times we said "Thank God we do not have kids!" We want them and look forward to that day but with the tent, the rain and all the driving to keep us occupied-the trip would of been a little bit more rough, we think. Those parents out there reading this will say, "Not we think, we know it would of been a little harder to entertain the kids while driving umpteen hours!"
13. We got home at 2:00 am Tuesday morning. I am still tired. Our clothes still need to be washed and put away. The camping stuff is in the storage unit though! But the rest of the stuff still needs to be done. So I will post pictures and another post when I finish this job-as a reward for myself. Until then...I am grounded from the BLOG.

See you when my apartment is back in order!

Meet Elijah The Lion

I came home from being out of town and this was what was in my inbox from my sister in law, Missy! Is he not the cutest lion ever?

I have been told that he now says, "ROAR!"

But I will have to wait to hear this because he is in Florida visiting his Florida family!

Hurry home, sweet boy! Hurry home!!! 

Be Back In A Flash

Jeff and I are headed to our first Hot Air Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, NM. We are also staying in a tent so this should be interesting. We will be back Tuesday and you can guarantee we will fill give you a full write up when we return via the Road Trip Blog.

Continue to pray for Canon Norman and his mom Carla. Also please pray that we have safe travel and great weather.

God Bless you all!

Forgive Me I Need to Type...

I was taking a break from my endless things to do before Jeff and I head out of town.

I signed up for a My Space account a few weeks ago so I could see who from my past I could get reconnected with.

I have been blessed to reconnect with many friends from college and high school. I came across one friend from high school who I have not seen in years.

I started to read his profile, his religious preference shocked me. He is an atheist. I am sad!

Why am I sad? Because I knew in high school that he was struggling with what to believe in God or not. He had yet to jump to full blown atheist but he had lots of questions. He was just struggling. Often times he would talk to us, my circle of friends but most of the time we would laugh it off. We were high school kids after all.

Now, I don't want to laugh about it. I want to pray for him.

Will you pray that God would open doors for us to get reconnected. Or that God would bring someone into his life to show him the Truth.

Thank you for allowing me the time to type. I feel better!

Urgent Prayer Request

If you stopped by for What Works For Me Wednesday it is below. But please take the time to read the items listed below. We need all prayer warriors to unite on this one. If you are able please take a moment to help me spread the word.

From Canon Norman's Blog...
PLEASE PRAY AGAINST HEART REJECTION

Hi there. This is Heather, Teresa's friend (vicariously Carla's friend). I am updating the blog for both of them since they are understandably busy at the moment. They URGENTLY need your prayers, as does Canon:I just sent this message out to the email lists I am on and I hope you will spread the word to all your prayer warrior friends:Today the doctors did a biopsy and discovered that it is possible that his body might be rejecting his new heart. He is still on a ventilator, but coherent and very scared. His mother is beside herself. Please pray for her.

THANK YOU...
... FOR STAYING UPDATED WITH VISITS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THIS BLOG!


THANK YOU...
... FOR PRAYING!Psalm 41:3 - The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.

WFMW: Finding The Perfect Pair of Jean

Whatever happened to jeans that actually flattered YOUR figure?!

Jeans with waist line too low, where you stomach does not look flattering to anyone looking!


Jeans with in-seams too "classic" so your booty has that horrible shape?!


And the ultra low rise pant that no one who has any self respect should be wearing!

I finally found the perfect pair of jean but just because it works for me does not mean it will necessarily work for you. After reading tips on Oprah's website, I decided it was time for me to go out to find the perfect pair of jean for ME! Old Navy now carries a style called, "Just Below the Waist-boot cut" this is the perfect pair of jean that works for my body style.

It flatters, it shapes in the right places and covers the belly buldge to where I actually look like I have lost weight. So head on over to Oprah's place and read up on the guidelines for what pair of jean works for your body style!

For more tips, head on over to Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer-

Be inspired!

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Holiday Cooking Blogger Style: Peppermint Bark

Overwhelmed with Joy is hosting a great Holiday Recipe swap via blogland. Here is my favorite holiday candy!

Christmas at Granny Bonner's House = Peppermint Bark. I can not remember a time that we did not have mounds and mounds of peppermint bark to take home with us after Christmas. My cousin Valerie and I had a right of passage three years ago. Granny gave us the recipe and our very own private cooking lessons. It was wonderful.

It is the easiest and prettiest piece of chocolate around. I hope you enjoy this treat as much as me and cousin Val.

1 1/2 lbs of white chocolate melted
1/2 package of peppermints, crushed
2 drops red food coloring

Melt chocolate and crush peppermints

Mix together-take a jelly roll pan, cover with foil, spread out mixture evenly, allow to freeze, takes 20 to 30 minutes, take out of freezer and break it up into chunks. This is a fun gift to pass out to friends and family!



Now Ya'll be nice now and go on over to see the other recipes people are posting. I may plan the whole meal via blogland. Fabulous!