Author: TheIrishLady

Round Top Curiosities

Posted on by TheIrishLady in Sharing

It’s Round Top time here and since I only live a few minutes away I’ve been twice so far and have a few more trips planned.  I admit I get easily distracted all the time and most of the day so I thought I would share my Round Top distractions with you.

Distraction No. 1:  “The Beetle”

Yep, this was at Round Top.  According to the owner, it was in a barn.   The barn had rats, the farmer got his shotgun and went to town,  in the barn that is,  and some of the buckshot hit the beetle.  Never did find out if the rats got it or not.  Hmmmm, curious.   Also curious is:  why is curious spelled with a “u” and the word curiosity which is derived from the word curious is not spelled with a “u”?

Distraction No. 2:  “The Great Dane”

When my oldest son was little, I worked in sales and traveled extensively so he stayed with my mother who had a Great Dane named Champ.   The dog was amazing with a toddler who poked, prodded and tried to ride on his back at every waking moment.  Champ would just stand there and move his mouth as if the two were really communicating.  My son would be inches from his face with his finger in Champ’s nose or eyes.  They would saunter around the yard together discovering nature, talking and making merry.   To this day, my six-foot two,  about to turn twenty-one year old son gets tears in his eyes when he talks about his buddy,  Champ.    Hmmm, curious.   Why does this make me want to cry?

Distraction No. 3:  “Cage for Great Dane”

There is a message here and I am not sure what the cross means to the owner.  I didn’t get to speak with him or her, but I think I have to go back and talk to this person and find out.   Hmmmm, big Hmmmm, curious.   Who travels with a dog, let alone a Great Dane, notwithstanding a Great Dane with puppies?  Who wants to build a cage of that magnitude and then place a cross at the front?  I have to know this person.  I am definitely going back.

Round Top is still going for another week.  Don’t miss it

 

Three Days Three Truths

Posted on by TheIrishLady in Inspiring

There are three truths I am pondering this Easter  when Christ died for our sins

beginning with the first day or Good Friday as we call it today:

1.  He stretched out His arms and He died…

When asked how much He loved us, He required nothing and gave all so that we are forgiven.

2.  He died for tax collectors like us…

We all have been Pharisees at times by our claims of holiness, but by repentance we come back to Jesus knowing that there is no one holy without Him.  Even though it is terribly painful to be rebuked, I thank Him for the reminder that I am a despised tax collector; but,  for and with,  the Hope of Christ.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

Luke Chapter 18:

9 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

3. It is finished…

Some would like to keep Jesus on the cross hanging and crucified or in the arms of Mary as an infant, but  HE IS RISEN!,  HE  is victorious and  He is seated at the right hand God.  He is the finisher of our faith!

 The Race of Faith

Hebrews Chapter 12:

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Cole Slaw

Posted on by TheIrishLady in Cooking

Cole Slaw

Recipe Adapted From: ” Mitford Cookbook”

Ingredients:

2     Bags Cabbage for Cole Slaw

2     Teaspoons Salt

1      Bunch Green Onions Sliced

1/2   Cup Sour Cream

1/2   Cup Mayonnaise

3       Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar

1       Tablespoon Lemon Juice

1/4    Cup Sugar or Splenda

Fresh Ground Pepper

Preparation:

Toss the cabbage with the salt.    Mix together the cabbage and green onions in a large bowl.  In another bowl combine sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, and pepper.  Add the dressing to the cabbage and onions.   Mix well and refrigerate until well chilled.