Thanksgiving Day List.

The Thanksgiving season is a good time to remember what we are thankful for, but usually don't remember all the time.
On this day I am thankful for: Salvation. God's mercy and grace. God's guidance. Family and friends. Work. Skills. A house. Living in the country. Living in America, which is still the freest nation in the world. Those who have sacrificed there lives defending that freedom. Our forefathers who founded a Christian nation. People who encourage me, and love me no matter how crazy I get. The yummy food I'm cooking right now.
Leave a comment with what things are you all thankful for.

Thank you for reading this short entry!

The wonder of nature vs. blinded minds

Today is such a cold day that I thought I would get some blogging done. I am one of those writers that needs inspiration to write anything, and I didn't have any. I was thinking of ideas while hanging the wash when I saw a gaggle of geese flying south. I started having this chain of thought, wondering why they weren't flying north, why they flew in such a perfect formation for cutting into the air, etc....how could they be a product of evolution? Then I started thinking of all these other animals, humans, and the earth's form in general. My mind was just blown at how anyone could think it was a product of random chance. I think it would take a lot more faith to believe in evolution, than to simply believe God's Word that He created it all; when there is not any evidence to support evolution, but Nature itself proves that it has a Creator. I was just amazed at how blind the world's mind was to the Truth, wanting to believe something harder to believe than God, then I realized that that was another evidence of the truth of God's Word.

"In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." 

I believe that the main cause of the wickedness of this society, besides sin and the fall, is the philosophy of evolution. Not only does it deny that there is a God that you will be held accountable to, but it debases humans to the level of animals, and worse. Christians, instead of holing up, and keeping quiet, have a greater responsibility to shine the Light of the glorious gospel of Christ, preach the Word, and stand up against this rampant evil.

Sarah

Whole Wheat Bread Tips and Recipe

I have had several people who buy whole wheat bread from me ask how I get it to rise so much so I decided to share my recipe. Now the way I get my bread to rise so well is that I add wheat gluten to it. You can get the wheat gluten from the bulk section of Shetler's.

For one loaf of bread you need, 4 cups of whole wheat flour, 3 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 3 tsp yeast, 4 heaping tbsp wheat gluten, 5 tbsp oil, 12 oz warm water. Mix all the dry ingredients together thoroughly, then mix the oil and water in. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes, then spray the top with cook spray, cover, and set to rise in a warm place until it doubles, about half an hour. After in has risen this first time punch it down and knead it again. Then shape it into a loaf, and place in your greased bread pan. Spray, or butter the top again and set to rise for about another half hour. Finally you bake it in a pre-heated 375F oven for 30-35 minutes. It is done when you tip it out of the pan and tap the bottom, and it has a hollow sound. Let it cool on a rack. Enjoy!