Apple Pie

I am blogging. Yippee!!!!!! Hurray!!!!!!!!!
A lot has been going on since my last entry. So much to do and say. I'll start with today. I woke up this morning at 6:20 ( no Christmas break has not yet come to me, only to all of my other siblings ugh.) and did five pages of Science and a Math Test. I then did some work for my Great Books class and wrote about five hundred words for my paper, which still needs some massive attention before the week is out. Starting at one pm I started to work on four apple pies for my teachers at my Tuesday classes. It took a lot longer than I had expected. I thought I would be done at three by the latest and then beable to work on my paper, but know I was in the kitchen from 1 to 7:30 p.m only stopping for half and hour to eat dinner. The apple-pealer-corer-slicer wouldn't work so I had to peel and cut all the apples by hand ( this doesn't work so well when you are trying to work mass production). I also ran out of lemon juice and the pre-crusted pie pans were to small so my mom had to go out and get the deep dish, thankfully she was already out and about. Thanks Mom. Well I have just taken the last pie out of the oven now at 8 :30 pm.

Good News!!! Dan has now received the Army ROTC scholorship as well. The U of M only provided two four year ROTC scholarships a year. One of them is for a moderate level priced school and the highest honors one is for a more expensive school. Dan got the highest level the U of M offered, over the hundreds of others He was the top pick!!!!!!!! Way to go Dan!!! Please join in with us as we pray for Dan and the decision he now faces. He is now considering the Army option, because it will give him just about the exact same benefits, He will even still be going to the University of St. Thomas. He just has to decide what force he wants to go into. Army has way more options than the Marines ( that would be the field he would have gone into) and is land based, so that is a pro for Dan. He has to make a major decision in the next month or so. Thanks for your consideration.

During my devotions yesterday I came upon these following verses:

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.

I Thessalonian 5:14-22

Isn't that a great verse. I hit you right where you fall short the most. I know it did me. I was reading it last night, and could not get it out of my head. How often it is when I am not patient or kind or think of others when they need us most to uphold them. Wow.

On Sunday Uncle Dave talked about how we will be able to comprehend what is true or not just by believing in God's word and following it. It's amazing. Sometimes when others are so zealous for the Lord and we are not in the greatest of moods we are often quick to snip and pull another down. For me especially. These things need a lot of prayer and consideration.

Well, I have to go now. Thanks for hanging in there with me. Have a wonderful week.

praying always with all prayers and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to the end with all perseverance and supplication for all saints

Ephesians 6:18

Have a good night everyone and God Bless.