~ There's JOY in the
Kitchen ~
~When we realize that ~
It's not your outlook but your "uplook"
that counts.
A Word from JoyfulArt
It's hard to believe
that Sarah's Tent was birthed just 49 weeks ago!
In that time, leaders from all denominations have
come together to fellowship, love, pray and
encourage one another. Dear friends have been
made and lives changed. Many on the verge of
quitting have discovered that they had value and
gained insight to the problems that were causing
them discouragment. Marriages have been healed or
are well on their way to healing.
We are now offering over
8 chats, a weekly newsletter filled with
inspiration, testimonies, and fun things as well
as a monthly newsletter which highlights serious
issues within the church and communities. Several
parachurch ministries are beginning to network
with us to offer pastors and their wives more
resources and support.
The future holds many
exciting things, the beginning of which is our
FIRST Pastor's Wives Retreat in Winterpark, CO
April 30- May 1& 2. The Pastor's wives will
soon be receiving information regarding this for
a much needed time of refreshment, restoration
and inspiration. Many do not realize the
pressures and stress that a pastor's wife is
under - who does SHE vent to? Don't you know that
if the enemy can get to HER, he can get to her
husband, the pastor. If he can get to the pastor
- he has the congregation! Her time with the Lord
and other "PW's" is vital for her
health, marriage and family
Faith doesn't
make anything happen - faith rests on something
that has happened!
The Hidden Gift
(Cweimer4)
So often times in our
ministry we are given things by others. You know
the story - the Jones decide that they are tired
of their old ugly furniture. After purchasing a
lovely new couch, they do not want to waste the
old, ugly, 70's flowered couch. After all things
were built better back then so it has at least 10
more good years. "Let's give it to the
Pastor and their family. This way we can bless
them and won't feel like we just threw it
away." Any of you know that story? We have
in our 5 years of full time ministry and 9 years
of marriage, received several of these pieces of
furniture. Whether it be in the form of the plaid
brown tweed couch, the rust rock hard chair, the
tan and slightly stained chair, the blue ripped
couch, the ten foot long couch, the maroon love
seat, the floral hide-a-bed and finally the green
and yellow striped hide-a-bed. Each of these were
given as a means of blessing our family.
The last couch we
received, the green and yellow striped
hide-a-bed, was just too ugly for me to bear. So,
when it arrived at our house, I suggested they
put it in the garage because, "I will have
to find the right spot for it." In my mind
it was in the right spot now. That couch sat in
our garage for over 6 months, causing more
clutter and a constant reminder that we had to do
something with it.
Now many of you know
that I run a daycare. Because of the abuse my
furniture has taken we recently had had to throw
away two recliners. The only furniture we had
left was a little ugly couch. We were expecting
company for New Years Day and there just wasn't
anywhere for these people to sit, except the
floor. I regretably told my husband that we had
to bring in the other couch. Perhaps it wouldn't
be so bad with the couch cover I had. So, in came
the ugly couch.
Something happened since
that couch came in. It happened drastically but,
you know how hard it is for us humans to
recognize things when they are staring us right
in the face. For the first time in our families
life, all four of us have been able to sit
together and, as we call it, snuggle. My boys,
ages 4 and 6 are excited for the times that we
get to be a family on the couch, without being
squished.
Many times God gives us
gifts that are a blessing in disguise. They may
come in the form of a generous gift of money or
an ugly old couch. However, He has a set purpose
for the gift in blessing our lives. I feel bad
that I took that precious gift from God and hid
it away in the garage for six months. That is six
months that we missed out on a blessing that God
wanted to share with us. It made me wonder how
many other times I missed out on a blessing from
God because I did not think it was good enough. I
am just thankful that Christ did die on the
cross, even though many did not feel he was good
enough to be considered a king, let alone my
Savior.
ANNOUNCING!!
Sarah's Tent FIRST
Annual PW Retreat
Only $ 125 for two nights, three days Vintage
Resort in the mountains of WinterPark, CO
Thursday through Saturday April 30 - May 2
Check for terrific air fares NOW!!! (Ladies,
watch your e-mail for further information and
pre-registration form)
If you are interested in
helping to sponsor a pastors wife to one of our
retreats, please contact us at SarahsTent@aol.com. You will not only be sowing
into a faithful warrior in the Kingdom - you will
be sowing into a whole congregation!
New Screen Name
for Sarah's Tent
All mail that is
pertaining to Sarah's Tent now needs to be sent
to: SarahsTent@aol.com
What is a TWELVE
STEP PROGRAM?
Can I benefit from it?
Can our congregations benefit from it?
The world OBVIOUSLY has had success - what about
the church? Next week we will be introducing a
new chat beginning shortly to answer just those
questions and to offer Twelve Step ministry to
Christians. Keep your eyes peeled - Sarah's Tent
continues to grow!!!
Stop and smell
the roses God loves His work to be appreciated!
LETTERS PENNED
FROM FAR AWAY
This portion of the Joy
In The Kitchen newsletter is reserved for letters
from our sisters on the mission field. I
encourage you, if you are one of these faithful
few, to please write and let us know about your
country and all that you desire to share about
your life there.
Continue to pray for our
faithful Sisters and Brothers who are out of
sight. . . but certainly not out of mind!!
I heard the
voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I
send, and who will go for us?" Then said I,
"Here am I; send me!" Isaiah 6:8
Remember: the mightiest
oak was once a little nut that held its ground.
Though your
beginning was insignificant, yet your end will
increase greatly. Job 8:7
POT LUCK!
Pumpkin
"Cake-in-a-Jar
Submitted by (Billie)
2/3 cup shortening
2 2/3 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 cup pumpkin - fresh pureed (or canned)
2/3 cup water
3 1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cloves - ground
1/2 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
1 cup walnuts - chopped
8 pint jars - wide mouth w/lids and rings for
sealing
8 wax paper circles cut to fit inside jars
Cream shortening and
sugar together, adding sugar slowly. Beat in
eggs, pumpkin and water. Set aside. Sift together
flour, baking powder, salt, ground cloves,
allspice, cinnamon and baking soda. Add to
pumpkin mixture and stir well. Stir in nuts. Pour
batter into greased canning jars, filling
half-full. Place jars on cookie sheet. Bake
upright in preheated 325 degree oven for about 45
minutes. (Cake will rise and pull away from sides
of jar.) When done, remove one jar at a time from
oven. While still warm, place wax paper circle on
the top end of the cake. Wipe sealing edge of
jar. Place lid on jar and close tightly with
ring. Turn jar upside down. (Cake will loosen at
this time.) Repeat with other jars. Leave jars
upside down until sealed. (Jar is sealed if lid
remains flat when pressed in center.) To serve:
Open jar, slide a knife around inside of the jar
to loosen the cake, and remove the cake from the
jar. Warm cake in the oven if desired. Slice and
serve with whipped cream.
***From ALASKA Magazine,
Oct. 1990, P.74*** >
From liner notes: This
dessert treat is baked and presented in a
wide-mouth canning jar. Because the jar is
sealed, the cake keeps indefinitely. It can be
made well ahead. Bon Apetite! Billie For even
MORE recipes, click on these!! More Recipes and Once-a-Month Cooking (OAMC)
Laughter is a
tranquilizer with no side effects.
PRAYER ~
Please send prayer
request to C.O.P.E. Ministries (Christians Online
Praying by Email) in care of Mama Brrr@AOL.com
DON'T FORGET TO LET THEM
KNOW YOUR PRAISE REPORTS!! ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ BAMPRAYER@aol.com
For special prayer JUST
for marriages. This is a ministry from Born Again
Marriages. If you would like to visit their web
page. . . click here: BAMWEB
CHUCKLES
Prayer and the Athiest
Submitted by (Julia)
There was a Christian
lady who lived next door to an atheist. Everyday,
when the lady prayed, the atheist guy could hear
her. He thought to himself, "She sure is
crazy, praying all the time like that. Doesn't
she know there isn't a God?" Many times
while she was praying, he would go to her house
and harass her, saying "Lady, why do you
pray all the time? Don't you know there is no
God?" But she kept on praying.
One day, she ran out of
groceries. As usual, she was praying to the Lord
explaining her situation and thanking Him for
what He was gonna do. AS USUAL, the atheist heard
her praying and thought to himself.
"Hmph...I'll fix her." He went to the
grocery store, bought a whole bunch of groceries,
took them to her house, dropped them off on the
front porch, rang the doorbell and then hid in
the bushes to see what she would do. When she
opened the door and saw the groceries, she began
to praise the Lord with all her heart, jumping,
singing and shoutin' everywhere! The atheist then
jumped out of the bushes and told her, "You
ol' crazy lady, God didn't buy you those
groceries, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I bought those
groceries!"
Well, she broke out and
started running down the street, shouting and
praising the Lord. When he finally caught her, he
asked what her problem was...She said, "I
KNEW THE LORD WOULD PROVIDE ME WITH SOME
GROCERIES, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GONNA MAKE
THE DEVIL PAY FOR THEM!"
Posted From [Tidbits]
PRAYERS
Submitted by LGMtwin
(Thought you might enjoy these, they were given
to me from my daughter who received them from
HUMOR FILES)
-Lord, help me to relax
about insignifcant details, beginning tomorrow at
11:41.23 a.m. EST.
-God, help me to
consider people's feelings, even if most of them
are hypersensitive and wrong.
-God, help me to try not
to run everything: but if You need some help,
just ask.
-Lord, help me to be
more laid back and help me do it exactly right.
-Lord, help me to stand
up for my rights (if you don't mind my asking)
-God, give me more
patience . . . right now!
-Lord help me not to be
a perfectionist (did I spell that correctly?).
-God, help me to finish
everything I sta
-God, help me to keep my
mind on one th - look, a bird - ing at a time.
-God, help me to do only
what I can and trust you for the rest. But it
would help if you put that in writing.
-Lord, keep me open to
the ideas of others, wrong though they may be.
-Lord, help me to be
less independent, but let me do it my way.
-Lord, help me to follow
established procedures today; On second thought,
I'll settle for a few minutes.
-Lord, help me to slow
down andnottorushthroughwhatido.
-Lord, thanks for
helping me not be a bigot like all those other
people.... -Lord, this one you really have to
give me credit for: I did this all by Myself!
-God, I am happy to
report that I did this great work all for you. I
know you could not do it yourself.
-O God, please please
let me win this lottery: I promise to pay you 10%
cross my heart and hope to die.
--Oh God, I am sure you
love me today as I have been so righteous and
studied the bible for two whole hours and prayed
for three hours nonstop and fasted for 24 hours.
-Dear God, help me get
revenge on these people because they really have
hurt me. By the way, thank you for forgiving me
my sins.
-Lord, I dedicated my
life to you, so long as you do not touch my bank
account and do not mess about with my golf
schedule, and my choice of office secretary.
* * *
GOTTA LOVE IT!
From Ddayanu
What does it mean when
the flag's half mast at the post office? They're
hiring.
What do you call 3
rabbits in a row hopping backwards? A receeding
hareline.
For your
Exploring Pleasure,
(If you have discovered a web site that
you think others would be interested in, please
let me know, and I will put it in our newsletter.
Just click & drag the sight from your
Favorite Places and drop it into your letter.)
Pattie's Web Picks for
the Week
Hi everyone, I found this web site and thought it
might help all of you as it's helped me, to
decide what is and is not legitimate as far as
virus hoaxes and myths. Most of the junk passed
around is really fake. I've been just as guilty
as the next e-mail enthusiast at passing along
these false warnings. The site is hyperlinked
below, with the address below that if you don't
receive the hyperlink. Pattie
Computer Virus Myths home page http://kumite.com/myths/
PDHeart Cardiac Kids: Sawyer's
Story
(http://www.strata.ca/~plittle/pdheart/intros/sawyer.html)
- KerriLE's son, who is a very cute little boy,
has some trouble with his heart and is waiting
for a transplant. Read his story at this web
site, and then add this precious family to your
prayer list.
It's Time to Be Bold, by Michael
W. Smith
(aol://4344:122.fp33366.1272541.559681399)-
Here's a site worth looking in to, for those of
you interested in a book that can reach anyone -
'tweenagers, teenagers, and the rest of us who
are (ahem) a little older! I have read this
book--I couldn't put it down!!!!! I give it two
thumbs up and a big smile and a hearty
recommendation. The message is more than clear
and we need to listen! sent from CO: Christian
School Resource Net
http://www.csrnet.org/ Although it is designed to be a
major resource stop for Christian educators, with
all of the content at this site, you'll probably
find something that interests you regardless of
your occupation. There are articles about making
the most of Internet use and other topics, a
listing of educational positions waiting to be
filled, general Christian resources, and more.
Joy In The Kitchen is an extension of Sarah's
Tent An online ministry devoted
to gathering together God's silent warriors, the
wives of pastors and
ministers of all denominations and cultural
backgrounds, as well as their
families, for fellowship, support, laughter and
prayer. Isa 51:1-2 / Isa
54:2-3 / Heb 10:24-25
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