Bible Study and favorite snack

good morning my friends.          yesterday started off to be VERY cold and I was totally depressed.        I was.         at one point, I felt so bad that I actually cried.         hahaha       but I got over it and finally decided I was going to get outside anyway.         we did get our morning walk in and had breakfast and it was after all that, that my morning started downhill.         but I just decided that I needed to be out and I went out and I actually got a ton done yesterday.        I was so thrilled that the Lord blessed me and I got most of what was on my to do list done.        so, I can now concentrate on some of the things that I need to get done inside.        always something that needs to be done.        but I feel better to do whatever your doing if you're not in physical pain.        getting out and doing some of the stuff I done helped with the physical pain.       anyway, I was happy that I got a lot done.          there's still a lot more to do, but it will be done when it's time.        getting out in nature feels good and hearing all the birds and outside noises just wakes up a part of your soul that was asleep while winter was in full force.        I'm happy to be awake!!!

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this is one of our favorite snacks that always hits the spot.          it's quick, easy, 3 ingredients and delicious.            it's hard to believe something so simple would be so good, but these are.         rich, creamy and decadent!!!!           not to mention, pretty healthy too.         and you can make it even healthier by buying more high priced peanut butter, but I buy what we can afford.

 these are so good and they definitely are much better than any alternative that I've tried.

these were smaller dates so that helps in calories, but they are good for you in a lot of ways.      

when we  have  these as an after supper snack, the first few hours of sleep for me is the best of the night.          I'll have at least 2 hours of deep sleep during the first half of the night.         that means a lot to me.          deep sleep is healing sleep for the body.       so when we want something after supper, this is what we have.          if you haven't tried this I would suggest trying it.

for each date, cut it open and take out the pit.          open it up as flat as you can get it.         then put a half tablespoon of peanut butter on the open date and then sprinkle about a half teaspoon of mini dark chocolate chips.          press the choc chips down in the peanut butter just a little bit.        you can enjoy as is or pop them in the fridge for a little bit.          I usually fix 3 apiece for us.         but if there happens to be some unusually large dates, I'll just fix 2 apiece.      these are delicious, decadent and easy!!!!      what more could we want?          hahaha         now, go fix some of these snacks.

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let's do our giggle for the day:

Q - Why are horses so sleepy? 

A - They’re always hitting the hay.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

ok, ok, you  gotta admit, it made you smile, I know it did!!

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today we pick up with Song of Solomon Chapter 1,   this is the ultimate love story between a husband and a wife.         I think it's fair to say that God knew what He was doing when He created the love and desire between a man and woman to become husband and a wife.        for those who are confused about whether they are make or female, this should remove all confusion.        anything other than what we read about hear, between anyone other than a man and a woman is NOT designed and ordained by God, it is straight from the pits of hell.

Chapter 2,  this chapter represent the woman's love for her husband, what a beautiful portrait of what that love looks like.          some people have also used this as a symbol of the great love that Christ has for the church and was willing to die for His bride.          the church is called the Bride of Christ.        I just know that I'm thankful that Christ loved the church enough to die for us.        I'm thankful to God for the wonderful husband that Has given me for all these years.  

Chapter 3,     she searches for him thru the streets at night with a deep longing to find him.         did you ever search for Jesus with a deep longing and desire to find Him?          I did and it was a glorious time when I did find Him and accept Him as my Lord and Savior.

Chapter 4 ,      there are no greater words than for a husband to tell his wife just how beautiful he thinks she is.        even at my age, my husband will still tell me how beautiful I am to him and it's still such a tender expression of love.

Chapter 5,     for what ever reason, situations arise in every marriage that causes some pain and distance and this leads to misunderstanding in the relationship.           who hasn't had that?

Chapter 6,      you finally realize that "I am my beloved and my beloved is mine"!!         this is the  realization that we all should have.          if we are committed to each other, we will have this mindset.

Chapter 7,      all the emotions that God has created for husband and wife is a beautiful expression of love.         

Chapter 8,      we see that love for each other must be a permanent and there should be complete trust for one another.           trust is one of the main elements of marriage.         without trust, you can't completely love each other.

next time we pick up at Isaiah 1.

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I guess this is where we'll call it finished and get on with our day.         I pray that we all have a beautiful day today and that we continue to seek after the heart of God with every breath we take.        do something fun today.           tell someone you love them and that your day isn't complete without them being a part of your day.         I love you all and my day isn't complete without you being a part of my day.          blessings of peace and joy be ours today.           

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study, and a couple more.................

good morning from a cold, frozen blogger today.        hahaha      the coldest I seen it this morning was 9 degrees at 5:30am.           it is now 8:35am and it's 15 degrees.        it's supposed to get up to about 32 degrees, but we'll see.       I hope it does warm up some, we need to get a walk in sometime today, since it will be a day or 3 or more before we can get out and walk again.         it's gonna warm up so it can snow in the morning.         forecast is for  between 4 and 7 inches of heavy wet snow.        we'll see.       I pray against it.       but I also pray that everyone has gotten or is getting as prepared today as they possibly can.       there's not a lot we can do about electricity, but we don't have to be hungry.        so I hope people that only buy food for one week at a time will have enough food to keep them going till they can get out.       we could be in for a long haul.       like I said, I'm praying against it.

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picking up at Exodus 3, where Moses encounters God in the form of a "burning bush".       early on, while studying this at a different time, I learned that where God is, that's holy ground.       if we have Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are holy and should be living holy lives with God's help.    we can't do it on our own.       there is no way we can, but with Christ, all things are possible, even living lives that honor God.       

where God is, is holy ground.        I have to ask myself every once in a while, if where I stand is holy, because I have Holy Spirit within me.       I pray that God will help me on a daily basis to live a holy life according to His word.       

I AM WHO I AM has sent me.         have you ever walked up to someone and said the I AM WHO I AM has sent me?        I sure haven't.       but if we let God be the guiding force in our lives, by Holy Spirit, thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ, then we could very well say that, if led by God to say it.      do you speak eloquently?       neither do I.        and the devil will tongue tie us at ever word.        but if go in the name of the Lord, He will bless our speech and he may even give us a trusted person to go with us.     sometimes we stand before people who have hard hearts.       I have even witnessed some of those hard hearts in people who claim to be Christians.       but when God puts words in our mouth, we have nothing to fear.       I have to remind myself of that often.       

I am always reminded that sin is a hard taskmaster.       one   of the reasons is because it's what we know.       there is a certain amount of comfort in what we know, instead of stepping out in unknown freedom.       we weigh known sin versus unknown freedom.      freedom is hard to get, it comes at a price.        just as rotting fish stinks, so does the sin in our lives.        the stench of rotting fish is similar to the stench that God smells when He looks upon the sin our lives.      too much of anything is bad, even frogs and insects.      

do we appreciate the "known" of sin more than the "unknow" of freedom?       gnats and flies????      another great analogy of the sin that swarms our lives.        we are bombarded on all sides with sin from this world.      again, it's the known sins versus the unknown freedoms that is before us.   how many times do we harden our own hearts towards the freedom that God offers to us?    

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see all the ................ in the title?            well, this is what they're all about.        I have a couple more "2 minutes in the kitchen with me" today.         I hope ya don't get tired of seeing them.         the first one is a snack that we have come to love and it satisfies a sweet tooth like nobody's business.        it's dates cut open and the seed removed and filled with a couple of teaspoons of peanut butter with a sprinkle of mini chocolate chips.         it is absolutely delicious.        and it's a lot healthier than a lot of other snacks we can be eating.     

oh wow, doesn't that look delicious?       well, it really is.        I'll make a couple a piece for us and it's all we need.       those dates are about the size of my thumb, split down the center and the pit taken out and then I open it as much as I can.       then stuff them peanut butter and choc chips and then we stuff them in our faces.       hahahaha

the next thing I want to share is the chili that I was telling y'all about yesterday being made with pace salsa.        it's really good too.        the salsa was mild, but it turned out a little spicier than I was wanting, so I put cheese in it and it did tone it down a little.       it will be good on a some corn chips.        it's not a real healthy meal, but it's comfort food and with the cold weather and snow that on it's way, we will enjoy it!!

wow wee, it's delicious!!!!        so if you want something to bump up the flavor of your chili, pace salsa is the way to do it.        I have to keep a watch out for more pace on sale now.      hopefully I'll find it and can get 3 or 4 jars and have it in waiting for more chili or soups.        I hope you have ways of spicing up your own foods just to give them a little change once in a while.        it keeps meal time fun and interesting.

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well, I guess that's about it for the time being.          I pray you seen something her that you liked, if you did, share it with a friend.        tell someone you know that God is the author and finisher of freedom, salvation in the form and  name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.       blessings of warmth, mercy and grace be upon all of us today.      hugs and love, patty