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There's JOY in the Kitchen ~
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Change means growth, and Growth means change.
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A weekly newsletter from Sarah's Tent, an
online ministry tailored towards Pastor's Wives.
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Isa 51:1-2 / Isa 54:2-3 / Heb 10:24 ,25
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SUMMER CHANGES!!
By JoyfulArt
Winter has finally passed, Spring is filling
our senses, and summer is right around the
corner. The kids are out of school and vacations
begin! You know the feeling. Summer promises of
play, rest, gardens, travel, sunshine, excess
baggage...
Excess baggage? Oh sure, you know, that excess
weight that you picked up while sitting in front
of the computer screen, (oops, did I step on
someone else's toes besides mine? hehehe), let
alone all the junk in your garage that has built
up over the Winter months.
Periodically it's always good to see just what
it is that is slowing us down. Whether it is
poundage, clutter, rotten attitudes, or laziness.
Time for the Son to shine in!! Everyone knows how
wonderful it is to open that window that was just
for the past six months and finally feel that
wonderful breeze on your face of fresh air, and
to have the melodies of song birds fill your
ears.
Open your window. In other words, open your
mind to new possibilities and a different way of
thinking and going about the way you have been in
past seasons. God is a God of possibilities, He
said He would give us wisdom if we asked. Many
times that excess baggage is not necessary and is
something that needs to be dropped. A good deal
of the time, it's actually something that we need
to repent from...because it has become a god in
our life. Wake up!! Time to smell the Rose of
Sharon!! Summer is here! Look at the SONSHINE!!
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2 Cor 3:18 But we all, with unveiled
face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the
Lord, are being transformed into the same image
from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the
Lord. (NKJ)
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WHERE GOD AIN'T!!!!
Submitted by Bebre
He was just a little lad,
and on the week's first day.
He was wandering home from Sunday School,
and dawdling on the way.
He scuffed his shoes into the grass;
he found a caterpillar;
He found a fluffy milkweed pod,
and blew out all the "filler."
A bird's nest in a tree o'er head
so wisely placed on high,
Was just another wonder
that caught his eager eye.
A neighbor watched his zigzag course, and
hailed him from the lawn;
Asked him where he'd been that day,
and what was going on.
"I've been to Bible school, " he said,
and
turned a piece of sod.
He picked up a wiggly worm and said,
"I've learned a lot of God."
"M'm a very fine way," the neighbor
said,
"for a boy to spend his time."
"If you'll tell me where God is,
I'll give you a brand new dime."
Quick as a flash his answer came!
Nor were his accents faint.
"I'll give you a dollar, Mister,
if you'll tell me where God ain't!"
-----author unknown
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Neglect not the gift that is in thee... 1
Timothy 4:14a
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Live Churches, Dead Churches
Submitted by PrasHm
Live churches are constantly changing.
Dead churches don't have to.
Live churches have lots of noisy kids.
Dead churches are fairly quiet.
Live church's expenses always place demands on
their income.
Dead churches always take in more than they ever
dreamed of spending.
Live churches are constantly improving for the
future.
Dead churches worship their past.
Live churches move out in faith.
Dead churches operate totally by human sight.
Live churches focus on people.
Dead churches focus on programs.
Live churches are filled with tithers.
Dead churches are filled with tippers.
Live churches dream great dreams of God.
Dead churches relive nightmares.
Live churches don't have "can't" in
their dictionary.
Dead churches have nothing but.
Live churches evangelize.
Dead churches fossilize.
(Author unknown)
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION
We thought you might be interested in
this service, this letter was received recently:
Dear Sarah's Tent,
I came across a reference to your organization
of Pastor's wives and felt compelled to pass
along this information to you. We, Pennington
Technical Arts, have developed a web site that is
designed to allow for a daily Bible reading for
those that want to but don't have time for a
morning quiet time but have opportunities during
the day to check email or web pages.
This is not a generic web Bible page that
places everyone at a certain passage per day -
the reader decides where in the Bible to start,
how many verses to read each day, and which
translation(s) to use. (the address is
www.customBIBLEstudy.com) If the reader skips a
day or two their place in the Bible is held until
they do return to their web page. If they skip a
certain amount of days they receive a gentle
email reminder.
There is also available a combination where
the reader can use a translation with a parallel
commentary. For those that, in the past, tried to
do a daily Bible reading but had gotten
discouraged because they got "bogged down in
the begats" there is another option
available to go through over 100 selected
favorite passages/stories - reading highlighted
passages instead of reading every verse in a book
of the Bible.
If, after a few days, the reader decides to
change their settings, they can request a new
study: more or less verses, a different book of
the Bible, a different translation, a commentary,
etc. The reader can change their study as often
as they like. I felt that you might find this web
site to be useful - for those who are in Bible
Study groups or serve as Sunday School teachers
or really anyone who wants to have a daily Bible
reading but has trouble finding the time but has
opportunities to check email and web sites. We do
ask for a nominal support fee of $5 per month per
person for usage to cover programming and
maintenance but anyone can evaluate our web Bible
project for free for 4 days.
Because each individual person has their own
ongoing personalized study plan, each person logs
onto our web page with their unique login name
which is comprised of their initials and
month/day of birth -such as MS0309 for Mary Smith
born March 9th. The first time you visit our
page, to evaluate it, it will ask you to login in
that way with your own first/last name initials
and numeric month and day of your birthday. Once
you get past the login screen you will see your
choices to customize your 4 day evaluation study
just as the current users do.
Our web address is www.customBIBLEstudy.com
For additional information on this project
there are these two web sites:
Features
http://www.customBIBLEstudy.com/bibleftrs.htm
Purpose
http://www.customBIBLEstudy.com/biblepurp.htm
We appreciate you taking the time to read this
email. Thank you!
pta@customBIBLEstudy.com
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These things I have spoken unto you, that
in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall
have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have
overcome the world. John 16:33
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POT LUCK!
Flaky Yeast Biscuits
1 package yeast
2 tablespoons water
2 cups buttermilk
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups flour
1 table spoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
3/4 cup shortening
Dissolve yeast in water. Mix yeast mixture
with buttermilk, sugar and salt and set aside.
Mix flour, baking powder and soda together, cut
in shortening. Add liquid ingredients. Mix
lightly. Don't knead. Refrigerate overnight.
Pinch off amount as needed. Knead, roll, cut and
bake. Don't allow to rise. Bake at 450 degrees
for ten minutes.
Be sure to check out ministry tested recipes
at: Doffycook's
Nethome
For even MORE recipes, click on these!! More
Recipes and Once-a-Month
Cooking (OAMC)
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What counts is not the number of hours you put in
but how much you put in the hours.
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NEEDING PRAYER?
Send your prayer request to SarahsTent@aol.com
with PRAYER written in the subject line. We will
see to it that your prayer request is sent to the
appropriate prayer chain, as well as prayed for
by Sarah's Tent.
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CHUCKLES
Sent in by PattieRWR
Submitted by JOHNIECLYD:
A little boy wrote to his pastor,
Dear Pastor, When I grow up I want to make lots
of money and give it all to you. Cause my daddy
says you are one of the poorest preachers
anywhere. Signed Tommy, age 9
Submitted by JMT214
On a bright spring morning, four high-school
seniors decided to skip all their morning
classes. They arrived at school after lunch and
told the teacher a very long-winded story about
the flat tire the car had gotten and all the
problems they'd encountered in getting it fixed.
To their immense relief, the teacher did not seem
too concerned with the story. She just smiled and
said, "I'd like you to make up a test you
missed this morning. Take seats apart from each
other and get out your pens." When the boys
were ready, the teacher said, "Each of you
answer the following question: Which tire was
flat?
Sent by: Joke O Day
A Scout Master was teaching his boy scouts
about survival in the desert. "What are the
three most important things you should bring with
you in case you get lost in the desert?" he
asked. Several hands went up, and many important
things were suggested such as food, matches, etc.
Then one little boy in the back eagerly raised
his hand. "Yes Timmy, what are the three
most important things you would bring with
you?" asked the Scout Master. Timmy replied:
"A compass, a canteen of water, and a deck
of cards."
"Why's that Timmy?"
"Well," answered Timmy, "the
compass is to find the right direction, the water
is to prevent dehydration..."
"And what about the deck of cards?"
asked the Scout Master impatiently.
"Well, Sir, as soon as you start playing
Solitaire, someone is bound to come up behind you
and say, "Put that red nine on top of that
black ten!"
Sent by: ILOVEJC
Sis for Sale? One day my three-year-old
daughter, Olivia, helped me with my grocery
shopping. As we were standing in line waiting to
check out, she looked around at all the carts and
noticed what other people were purchasing. She
then noticed the woman behind us had her
weeks-old baby in the back of her cart. Olivia
tapped me on the arm, pointed to this woman's
cart and asked in hopeful anticipation,
"Mommy, can we buy one of those?"
Sent by LuvnLafter
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Pattie's Picks for the Week
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Sorry I missed last week's issue...it was the
end of the school year for me. However, I'm
hoping to be able to lead you to the best of the
Web this summer! As always, feel free to send
your suggestions to PattieRWR@AOL.com
Christian
Parenting Today (aol://4344:122.cptcurr.1284096.577142270)
May/June 1998 -- This is a new magazine to the
Christianity Online family. In this new addition
to the CTi family, you'll find guidance on
helping your children meet Jesus. This issue
includes articles about: One father on a family
vacation learns why they're called the Badlands;
the best in family- tested ideas; how I led my
child to Christ (stories from readers).
Counted
Cross Stitch Page, Free Charts, Designer
C.M.Barr, (http://www.barrs.simplenet.com/)
Here is a cross-stitching website suggested by
Lambiee (Tina) with several really cute
downloadable charts; PLUS the woman who maintains
the web page is in dire need of prayer, as you'll
see on her main page. Tina says, "I thought
this would serve double duty for any cross-stitch
lovers: free cross stitching charts and an
opportunity to pray for this woman!" Check
it out!
Welcome
to Creative Memories!
(http://www.creative-memories.com/)
Memories
Expo Home Page (http://www.creative-industries.com/memories/)
The
Scrapbooking Idea Network Start Page
(http://www.scrapbooking.com/)
Memories...
(http://www.memories.com/)
Creating
an Archival Scrapbook
(http://www.archival.com/NA7.html)
Scrapbook
Ideas (http://www.scrapbookideas.com/) How
many of you are inspired to do more with your
photographs than keep them in shoeboxes? (Or
worse yet, in the envelopes from the photo
developer, like me?) Well, these sites are for
you! Creative Memories is the company I am
familiar with, and I have attended classes on
keeping scrapbooks. These are just a few of the
sites out there so happy hunting for ideas, and
happy scrapbooking!
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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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