Merry Christmas Wishes

Just a Christmas wish that everyone has a warm and wonderful holiday! Sorry I have not been blogging in a while but some other items had to be addressed with school and family! May God bless everyone with good health and happiness! Will be back to blogging after the first of the year!

Quote of the Day

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Subconscious

The power of suggestion or the art of visualization
If we tell ourselves we can do something, we typically can
If we visualize a goal, we usually can achieve it
If we try something new, we can do it, at least halfway

Deja vu
Do you ever experience something that you feel you have gone through before?
Like something from the past?

Razzle Dazzle

Dazzle them with your smile!

Someone will smile back at you!

Pumpkin cookies

Some fun cookies to try for the season. Why not try pumpkin cookies for a change? Here's one recipe that looked like it might be fun!

Old-Fashioned Soft Pumpkin Cookies

By:

 LIBBY'S PUMPKIN

Prep:

10 mins

Cooking:

18 mins

Level:

Easy

Cooling:

15 mins

Yields:

36 cookies

These cookies are something different and great for after school with a big glass of milk.

• Ingredients
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
• 1 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 
  

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 350° F.
 Grease 
baking sheets.Glaze (recipe follows)
COMBINE flour, baking soda, baking powder, 
cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in medium 
bowl. Beat sugar and butter in large 
mixer bowl until well blended. Beat in
 pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract 
until smooth.  Gradually beat in
flour mixture. Drop by rounded 
tablespoon onto prepared baking 
sheets. BAKE for 15 to 18 minutes or until 
edges are firm. Cool on baking sheets
for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks 
to cool completely. 
Drizzle Glaze over cookies.
FOR GLAZE:
COMBINE 2 cups sifted powdered 
sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon 
melted butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla 
extract in small bowl until smooth. 

October Fun

"But in other hours, Nature satisfies by its loveliness, and without any mixture of corporeal benefit. I see the spectacle of morning from the hill-top over against my house,

from day-break to sun-rise, with emotions which an angel might share. 

The long slender bars of cloud float like fishes in the sea of crimson light. From the earth, as a shore, I look out into that silent sea. I seem to partake its rapid transformations: 

 the active enchantment reaches my dust, and I dilate and conspire with the morning wind."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Little Girl Wishes

I started this blog with a personal note of self discovery. 

Part of me has yet to grow up fully. 

A part of me still believes that life's wishes 

can be achieved no matter how daunting. 

As the year progresses, I realize my limitations 

in front of me, namely time. 

I feel like moments are so precious. 

Sometimes I feel let down.

But I'll just have to learn to be kinder to myself. 

Can't I have just a few minutes back??

Quote of the day

It's not what we do or have done,

It's what He has done for us.
by Nikki Boucher 

Go nuts for coconut!!!

The benefits of coconut milk.........
Coconut is very good for your health. 
It can be used by people with 
lactose intolerance as a substitute for milk.
It has a 17% fat content. 
The fat is mostly lauric acid 
which is a medium chain fatty 
acid that is easier for 
the body to break down and
metabolize than long chain 
fatty acids found in such fats 
as sunflower, soy and safflower.

Lauric acid is remarkable because

it is antimicrobial, anti fungal and 

anti protozoal. Drinking 

coconut milk helps to protect the 

body from infections and viruses. 

Coconut water and coconut milk 

can be taken as a daily health supplement.

Coconut milk contains anti-oxidants 

important for health. 

Regularly drinking coconut milk 

either in smoothies, desserts or in 

other foods helps to maintain 

a balance of lipids in the body. 

Coconut milk is also protects

against hyperlipidemia – 

the condition of too much 

cholesterol in the body. 

Hyperlipidemia causes coronary 

problems, strokes and other 

vascular disorders.

Coconut milk is a good source 
of vitamins and minerals. 
It is considered a good replacement 
for dairy products because 
it contains high levels of calcium 
that are needed to keep bones 
healthy. It also contains potassium 
and other important minerals.