Smile

I could listen to this song on repeat forever...I absolutely love it. It's so simple yet, profound. It's quite magical.  It reminds me of my greatgrandfather and his love of singing. As a little girl I used to love going to his house and would often see him singing to my greatgrandma when was feeling romantic...which was probably all the time. It  was too cute.  When he wasn't seranading my grandma we would sit by his radio, enjoy his music....so peaceful...good times. :) Hope you enjoy Nat as much as I do.  He's a real gem.

Smile though you heart is breaking,

Smile even though its aching,

when there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by.. .

if you smile through your frear and sorrow

smile and maybe tommarrow you'll see the sun come shining through for you..

light up your face with gladness

hide every trace of sadness

although a tear may be ever so near

that the time you must keep on trying

smile, what's the use of crying?

you'll find that life is still worthwhle if you just smile...

Thats the time you must keep on trying

smile, what the use of crying?

youll find that life is still worth while if you just smile...

That which is called Love

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" - Nature boy by Nat King Cole

This came directly from the pages of my Bible. It was printed on the first page as an introduction to the book of 1 John. I thought it was too nice not to share

"Love.

We can’t touch it, count it, bottle it, or even see it. But who among us can argue that love isn’t real?

Love.

It makes sane people do crazy things; it prompts selfish people to do noble things, what else on earth has that kind of power?

Love.

It can hurt like nothing else in the world. And yet, paradoxically, not loving is much more painful.

Love.

The most talked-about, sung-about, and thought-about theme in the world- as well as the most misunderstood.

Love.

1 John, the most eloquent description of love ever penned.

Love.
It’s not everything you think it is. It’s more…much, much, more."

"Dear friends, let us love one another for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."- 1 John 4:7–8

Hooray for French Toast!

HAPPY JULY!!!

I’m sharing with you all one of my favorite things to eat.  Panettone! It’s a sweet round loaf of bread.  It comes in two flavors: Chocolate Chip and Golden Raisins.  I enjoy both of them but the chocolate it my favorite.  I usually just slice myself a piece and enjoy it with some butter while I sip coffee.  I had an “aha” as Oprah likes to call them the other day.  As I was enjoying my snack I thought it would be great to use for French toast!...Here I was thinking…"oh yeah...great idea…I bet no one’s thought of that..."until I saw this…

Hahaha!...ok, so apparently I’m not the only person this idea has dawned on, because it was printed on the box…anyways.  I didn’t follow the recipe because it was only two people eating and I wasn’t going to be eating six slices of French toast. That would be a crazy food coma! I might follow the recipe one day…for now I’ll just wing it old school. J

Anyways...Supposedly the tale behind this yummy treat goes like this…

A young Italian man named Ughetto Atellani, who was madly in love with a lady named Algisi who owned a bakery. Business was not going so well for the her as there was a competing bakery nearby. Christmas was near, but customers continued to flock the other shop. So Ughetto decided to use the last bit of money he had to buy butter, sugar, eggs and raisins, kneaded them all together with flour and out came the Panettone…translation: “large bread”. It was a hit! Oh, what motivation! The long line in front of the shop was proof that the fate of Algisi changed and, needless to say, the couple married and lived happily ever after!

Whether that is how it really came to be, no one knows…(but it sure is a feel good story!). Panettone has always been for Italians, a symbol of Christmas and the unity it brings when celebrating the birth of Baby Jesus! So, here’s to Christmas in July! Enjoy!  :)

 

Waiting on God

Happy Thursday! Enjoy!

I came across this video while I was looking for some song of the band Tenth Avenue North (Their lead singer is on the right). The gentleman speaking to the left is Brenton Brown. He uses an analogy that I thought was a pretty ingenious way of looking at how we wait on God. Let’s just say…God and the DMV may have more in common than we realize...haha. ;)

“This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.” - Habakkuk 2:3

Random Musings

Happy Friday!!!

I've always been fascinated by words.  I've been collecting quotes for as long as I could remember.  It's just one of those quirks that God made me with. I love words. I was even in the scrabble club in high school!...ha! Yeah...it's true. But, seriously I wanted to share several random quotes I came across this week from different places. Some funny, some not. Some from twitter, other's from preachings, online, even some from my professor!...lol.  They're in no particular order.  Enjoy!

"Look within and be depressed.  Look without and be distressed.  Look to Jesus and be at rest" - Corrie Ten Boom

"Sometimes God seems distant until He shows up in some little detail that only He and you would know, proving He was always near" - Bobbie Houston

"Only in a math problem can you buy 60 cantaloupes and no one asks what the hell is wrong with you" - Shultz

"We make a living by what we get.  We make a life by what we give" -  Winston Church Hill

"Religion is boring.  Life with God is an adventure" - Michael W. Smith

"Be careful of your thoughts, because your thoughts can lead to words.  Be careful of your words, because your words can lead to actions.  Be careful of your actions, because your actions can lead to habits.  Be careful with your habits, because they can lead to what is your character.  And be careful to what is your character, because it will lead to your destiny." -  Pastor Jack Graham 

A humorous saying from my professor while speaking on the obesity epidemic in America..."God said 'our body is a temple', yet we have them filled up with Krispy Kreme" - Dr. Kilpatrick