Hope Continually -- Psalm 71:14

Every Friday @ 12:30pm (CST), you can hear a weekly challenge from me on Faith Music Radio.  My podcast is called Posted by Rebekah. You can listen online  HERE  or download the free app for your smartphone.  I would love for you to join us, listen and take the challenge! Tune in any time of the day to Faith Music Radio for uplifting Christian music and talk.  Here is today's podcast in blog post form. :) I have a side job that entails taking photos of new construction homes for an inspection company that is inspecting these jobs for a lender. Last week, I had eighteen lots to do.  That is quite a lot for one job.  It took me awhile - I was held up for a particular lot because they were pouring concrete for the foundation. You see the lot starts out with a lot of preparation.  Everything is built so to be able to create a solid and firm foundation. That is what you and I need in our lives.  It has been said over and...

This is an great recipe that is comfort food...ease of a slow cooker...simple ingredients! Slow-Cooker Beef and Creamy Potato Casserole 1 lb. ground beef 1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of mushroom soup 1/2 cup milk 1/4 pepper 1 can (2.8 oz) french-fried onions 4 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes 1 bag (12 oz) frozen cut green beans In a skillet, cook beef until brown.  Drain.  Stir in soup, milk, pepper and half of the onions.   Spray slow cooker with cooking spray.  Layer potatoes and green beans in cooker.  Top with beef mixture, spread evenly. Cover, cook on low for 6-7 hours.  Top with remaining onions before serving.

Monday was a pretty normal day in my life. :)  Housework, water lawn and garden, call and schedule a few appointments, order a few things online. For dinner, we made  Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup .  We made a second batch and took it to Josh and Jenny for their dinner.  Sometimes, it is the most wonderful thing to have dinner made for you. :) My husband got a great deal from the store manager on two coolers and a tent.  Sometimes the employees can buy items that are returned and they can't resell.  A plus for us! Then it was off for my 11pm-7am shift at my client's home. Tuesday, I got off from work and went straight to a photo job that was right down the street from my client.  Got home and uploaded them to Dropbox and then we were off again.  The girls had haircut appointments at the beauty school.  You can't beat $4 when you have four girls.  LOL!   I have to confess I was very sad about ...

Every Friday @ 12:30pm (CST), you can hear a weekly challenge from me on Faith Music Radio.  My podcast is called Posted by Rebekah. You can listen online  HERE  or download the free app for your smartphone.  I would love for you to join us, listen and take the challenge! Tune in any time of the day to Faith Music Radio for uplifting Christian music and talk.  Here is today's podcast in blog post form. :) The other day, I was looking for a hair brush in the organizational unit that we have hanging on the bedroom door for all our hair supplies.  I didn't see any in the normal spot where the brushes are always kept.  I asked the girls, "Hey, where are all the brushes at?" My oldest daughter replied, "They're right there!  I just moved them to the bottom row because Sierra could never reach them at the top." Critical thinking from an 11 year old.  But that's a different post.   And there they were!  Same un...

I love big, old trees.  Ones that you know have been around awhile.  I remember this huge tree down by the creek where we used to live as kids.  It was all by itself.  I used to think, "I wonder what pioneer family rode by this tree in their covered wagon?  I wonder what this tree has lived through and 'seen'?"  Old trees are history and I like to imagine the history. Summer thunderstorms.  They never get old. Meat sales.  Meat is SO expensive and I am grateful to get it for a good price! I also love to have it cooked up and frozen to make dinner prep a whole lot quicker. :) School supplies.  I love this time of year preparing for a new year of school.   Fresh garden produce.  Unfortunately, my tomatoes are not doing well but these were given to me by my client's daughter.  And they were delicious!

Here is a fun, kid-friendly recipe! Pizza Grilled Cheese bread butter mozzarella cheese slices pepperoni slices Italian seasoning Parmesan cheese pizza sauce Butter slices of bread.  The filling for the sandwich is cheese, pepperoni, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese.  Make like you would a regular grilled cheese sandwich.   Serve with pizza sauce for dipping and you have a great snack after school or summer lunch!

Monday is always a good day to get a good start on your week.  Many people don't like Mondays but I am partial to them! :)  I spent some time in the morning working on my raised garden beds.  Above is my compost bed and I was able to transfer a lot of soil into my vegetable beds from the compost bin. I was happy to see little pickling cucumbers on my plant this week! Then in between regular housework like making the bed, sweeping the floor and loads of laundry, I decided to organize the school books for this year.  I think I thought it was going to be a quick job but it entailed bringing in former boxes of material from the garage, sorting through doubles, repacking materials from last year into boxes.  It did take a good chunk of the morning but it was worth the time.  School time will be here before we know it! Then, I was out of steam and did not want to go clean the church but I like to do it on Mondays.  My husband work...