Mother's Rhubarb Cream Pie

Strawberry Rhubarb pie and sauce...Yum!

With Rhubarb being in season and thanks to a kind new friend who blessed us with as much as we wanted, Faith just couldn't pass up the opportunity to make a pie! Even though these pictures are of a plain Strawberry Rhubarb pie, below is another recipe that we have also tried with delicious success!

~From the cookbook of Grandma Sauve~

Mix together

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 Tbs flour

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 Tbs butter

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2 eggs, well beaten (add to above and blend smooth)

3 cups Rhubarb, chopped

Place Rhubarb in bottom crust, pour filling over. Top with pastry, decorate with pretty cutouts.

Bake @ 450 degrees for 10 min. then 350 degrees for 30 min.

Enjoy!

The True Path - by Faith

I have been reading a wonderful book called The True Path - Seven Muslims Make Their Greatest Discovery. It has been a very uplifting and encouraging book, and also helps in understanding better the Muslims perceptions of Christianity and God's Word. I'm not quite done with it yet, but it will be available in the near future if anyone would like to borrow - I highly recommend it!

Here is a quote from the book:

"Finally, I said to myself: "Sultan, consider that you are the child of an hour and the world is fleeting. When you die, your country and your inheritance will be of no benefit to you; nor will your family and friends be of help to you. All these belongs to this world alone. Nothing but your faith can go beyond the grave. Therefore, it is not wise to forsake eternal life and spiritual happiness for the sake if this transitory life." Then I bowed my knees before God and offered this prayer: "O omnipotent, eternal God, Searcher of hearts, I yield myself to Thee. Accept this offering and protect me from all the snares of the devil and from spiritual dangers. Grant me courage and strength that I may be able to confess Thine only Son Jesus Christ publicly before all men. Hear and accept my prayer for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen."

~ Sultan Muhammad P. Khan

This week... its a long post!

The sunset on Sunday was lovely...Baby was enjoying it so I snapped a picture of her.



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Monday evening we went to visit our friends the Mills who were staying nearby at a camp ground.

Madelyn and their new dog Bella


Josiah and one of his little friends


Christianna and Joe


Joshua and Josiah


We enjoyed a lovely meal together...Hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta salad and watermelon!


The boys going fishing


Every one else took a kayak but Josh and I took a rowboat.


The island




Josh caught a nice little bass


Due to time and having to get back for Josh's softball game we could not stay long, but it was an enjoyable evening and we thank the Mills for inviting us over!

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Tuesday we had the blessing of having the Hayse family over for fellowship! They have just moved into the area and we are excited to have another like minded family close by and hope to get to know them better as time goes on! One thing we have in common is that they are also very musically minded (though they play more instruments than we do) and love to sing!


After a time of lifting our voices in praise to our Lord the three oldest girls brought out their instruments and played some beautiful pieces for us!


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Yesterday was gorgeous, warm (to some too warm), windy and filled with gardening, working on the deck and having the Mills over in the afternoon.



Josiah started out flying a kite and after getting it stuck up on the roof ended up cleaning the gutters. =)


Cool cloud formation!


That was about as far as the helicopters went...up and then back in Josiah's face! =)




We are now taking donations for the "Josiah's hat fund"! Don't ask how many he has gone through but we have decided to start a collection to hopefully keep ahead of the destruction of them!





Baby and Bella got along pretty well (except when Bella wanted to eat Baby's food!)



kisses on the bad ear




isn't she just adorable?!


A big storm hit us late afternoon but quickly blew by after dumping us with lots of rain, leaving us with big puddles and a lovely sunset!







It has been a blessed week! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
'Til next time,
~Grace

Soft Ball Season

Several years ago Dad and John had the opportunity to play in our old church's softball team. Joshua was too young then but this year he has been blessed with the opportunity to play on a team combined from the two churches in town. Josh's first game was a couple weeks ago and they played again this past Monday and will play this coming Monday. Josh really enjoys the sport and is a very gifted player so we all enjoy watching and rooting for Josh and Dad at the games!

The following pictures are from the first game Josh and Dad played in.

Josh didn't have a team shirt yet and the evening was a lot warmer than we thought so he was sweltering in that sweatshirt!

One happy guy! Being a christian league the main goal is to just play to have fun for the glory of God. So winning is just an added bonus! The first game that our guys played in ended 25-8!

To God be all praise and glory!

A Visit to the Farm

A couple weeks ago our dear friend Vicki came up to visit and brought along her nieces and nephew to get the country experience! Though time was a little restricted we ended up having wonderful time and got to take them over to the goat farm and see all the animals!

It was a blessing to see you again Vicki and get to know Brandon, Madison and Alyssa!

May God's grace be upon you all!

Before we left for the farm the kids had a blast on our tire swing! The ultimate country thriller!



Even though they enjoyed seeing all the goats and horses, the cats were the highlight and it was hard to get away as they wanted to take them with us!










All the baby goats. They were so cute!!


Christianna was so excited to see "her" Dragon again!


Brandon holding one of the babies.


Farmer boy Josiah in his element!





Christianna and Andy


Feeding grass to the horses