My Music: Through The Blood (played on my Yamaha PSR-9000Pro

THROUGH THE BLOOD
by Ed Kee & Dale Mathews

Blood of Jesus shed for me
Precious blood my covering be
The only view God has of me
Is through the blood of Jesus

If all sin were mine alone
Jesus' blood would still atone
I've been made God's very own
Through the blood of Jesus

By the Father's plan divine
There's a promise He's designed
That His life is one with mine
Through the blood of Jesus

I shall see him face to face
Praising God for by His grace
All my sin has been erased
Through the blood of Jesus

My Music: Above All (played on my Yamaha PSR-9000Pro

ABOVE ALL
by Paul Beloche and Lenny LeBlanc

Above all powers, above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began

Above all kingdoms, above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what you're worth

Crucified
Laid behind a stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all

A Great Brunch Meal!

Today's late breakfast was so good...it's one of my favorite easy meals!

In a frying pan of hot bacon drippings over high heat I broke 3 eggs, then lowered the heat to low/medium and broke the yolks with a fork, spreading them over the whites. Onto the eggs I sprinkled some chopped frozen spinach pieces, letting a few fall into the fat to fry alone, then some quartered pepperoni slices, and finished it off with a handful of shredded mozzarella. Covered the pan and walked away for 10 minutes. After I slid it onto my plate I put the fried spinach bits on top, just for the sake of embellishment :).

When I haven't used pepperoni, I also like this with salsa and sour cream (full-fat, of course!) on top!

Ahhhh...losing weight was never so delicious!

Having a Shower

Yesterday was my daughter's baby shower. I know that, traditionally, families aren't supposed to give showers, but I also know that none of her friends were in a position to do so; she's only 17 and her friends just don't have the resources to do it. But I also really wanted to do it for her. It was my extreme love for my daughter and desire to do something wonderful for her that inspired me.

Let me start by saying that I am not an entertainer. I want to stay in my own home with my own people/pets and surrounded by my own things. I don't like going out into the world too often (less so since my stroke last fall, since processing information is more difficult and I'm easily overloaded), and it is also overwhelming to me to put together anything social in my own space. I'm not a Martha. ("Socializing" via computer is good; I can turn it on and turn it off depending on my state of mind and whatever else I'm doing.)

It turned out really well, probably better than if all the invitees had actually shown up. As it was there were 11 of us (we'd invited 24) and it was the perfect size for conversation and lack of confusion.

Anyway, I'd planned a drawing for a prize, using the envelopes for the thank you notes that each guest completed when they arrived, one game, consumption of cake, the Gift Opening, and byebyetimetogohome. We had a great time! While waiting for a couple of late arrivals there was time to chat a bit, and get to know each other, and still time for all the activities.

The game I'd planned was one in which the we all (well, I didn't play) make a list of baby-related words using the first letter of the parents' names - in this case, Casey and Josh. There were some cute answers, and the discussion across the table just added to the fun. The one who got the most answers in common with Casey's list won. There were 3 who tied, so Casey drew one of the 3 for the prize.


I'd made the cake with a confetti cake mix and a fluffy white frosting. The baby's colors are blue and green, and the scheme is shapes. So I used colored sprinkles to make random circles on the cake. Not bad for a non-artist eh? :)


One of my other goals was to keep the cost to <$100. And by utilizing the dollar stores around town and making the cake myself, I was able to do so! In the end, it is the guests that really provide the party :).

So, in the end, all went well and I think a good time was had by all. It won't go down in the annals of baby shower history, but OTOH, I heard a lot of laughing and no complaints so that says something, right?