Monday, March 28, 2011

Why Am I Going To Hell She Asked

I have said before and I'll say it again

One thing that I learned while serving with them at the
 University of Florida, was that they all had a special purpose 
for being at a certain place 
when they were there 
and 
while they were there.  

There was a campus ministers group of other young people
that would be on campus while our missionaries were there 
and they always yelled at our missionaries and 
told them they were going to Hell. 

On one of the days while our Elders and Sisters 
were visiting with some interested 
students about the Gospel. 

The ministers came a yellin' 
"You are going to HELL!" 

As they were walking away 
our Sister H. said;
 “Hey come back here! 
Why are we going to hell?” 

The young man turned and looked at her and said, 
“I don’t know, we were told that you were 
so I thought you were.”

She told him that was not a good enough reason, 
in her own special way of telling him,
and to not do it again. 

When they told me that story I laughed and thought 
only Sister H. could have done 
such a good job with that.
Only sister H. 

I love you Sister H. 

Love,
Grammy T.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Good News Minute ~ A Special Story

McKenna
as
Miss Fancy Nancy

Dear Readers, 
My Good News Minute today is about 
a story that changed my life.  

In the 70's we lived in Idaho in a 
small farming community.

Every time that I felt defeated, 

I'd get out this story and hold my head up high 
and bake my bread and make yummy food 
with the bulk items I had on hand.  

It was a very difficult time for my husband 
and me financially. 

My fifth baby was only six weeks old when I decided to babysit two extra
little boys to help out a little with the budget. 

They were the age of my oldest boy so I thought it was a fabulous idea 
until my stomach screamed that it was not. 

The doctor gave me medicine and said that I needed to take away some of my stress. 

Well I couldn't take away the bills and I couldn't take away our other concerns 
so the only thing I could think to take away were 
those two little boys that I baby sat. 

One of the little boys would stand at the window and stare with a broken heart 
because of his parents were getting a divorce. 
It was too much for me. 

My husband asked permission from his boss to work at 
a potato plant on a shift that started at
four in the afternoon. 

So he taught Seminary until three thirty and then loaded box cars with frozen spuds 
of all kinds until 12:30 in the morning. 

He would bring me home frozen hash browns that went so good with the 
home made bread toast, bacon and eggs that I fixed for him to eat at 
1:00 o'clock in the morning.

I would put my little one's to bed all comfy cozy and I'd keep my house spotless 
so that when he walked in the door at 1:00 o'clock he could feel at peace 
and comfortable and was better able to get up at 
6:00 o'clock the next morning and 
start all over again. 

He did this for four months until we could get on our feet again. 

As I look back on those times I realize that if I would have gone to work 
and been gone all day we would have had a dirty messy house with a 
mad husband and sad little children. 

it turned out just right. 

So read the story young mommy's 
and see if it might help you get through 
a little better too. 

Love,
Grammy T.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Coconut and Lingonberry Friands In

Coconut & lingonberry friands
From a wonderful cook and baker Nami-Nami

Coconut and Lingonberry Friands
(Pohla-kookosefriandid)
Makes 8 regular-sized friands

100 g unsalted butter, melted
125 g icing sugar/confectioner's sugar
30 g plain flour/all-purpose flour (50 ml or 3 Tbsp + 1 tsp)
50 g finely ground almonds
50 g grated/desiccated coconut
3 medium-sized egg whites
a very generous handful of lingonberries

Preheat the oven to 200C. Generously butter eight non-stick friand or muffin tins.
Sift the icing sugar and flour into a bowl, add the almonds and mix.
Whisk the egg whites in another bowl until they form a light, floppy foam.
Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, pour in the egg whites, then lightly stir in the butter to form a soft batter.
Divide the batter among the tins. Sprinkle some berries (I used about a tablespoon for each) and flaked coconut over each cake.
Bake in the middle of a pre-heated 200 C oven for about 20 minutes, until just firm to the touch and golden brown on top.
Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool on a wire rack. To serve, sprinkle with more coconut

Enjoy.
Love,
Grammy T.