Pumpkin Ginger Pie with Marshmallow Topping

1 pie crust, unbaked
1/2 cup crushed gingersnap cookies
1/4 cup chopped pecans
2 TB. packed light brown sugar
2 TB. flour
2 TB. soft butter or margarine
1 can pumpkin (15 oz.)
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs
2 cups mini marshmallows

Heat oven to 425. Place pie crust in a pie pan. In a bowl, mix the next 5 ingredients. Sprinkle in the pie crust. In large bowl, mix the pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, salt and eggs. Pour into pie crust on top of struesal. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350. Bake 35-45 minutes or until cooked. Cool completely. Just before serving, spread marshmallows on top of pie. Broil in oven 5 inches from heat for about 30 seconds until they are browned.

Giving Thanks in All Things

We Gather Together

We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;
He chastens and hastens his will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing,
Sing praises to his name: He forgets not his own.

Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, wast at our side, All glory be thine!

We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,
And pray that thou still our defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
Amen

--Traditional Thanksgiving Hymn
(A translation by Theodore Baker: 1851-1934)

Thanksgiving Recipe

I am making this for Thanksgiving: Sweet Potatoes in Orange Cups

4 oranges
1 large can sweet potatoes, drained and mashed
1 egg
1/2 cup cream
2 TB. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
pinch of nutmeg
8 marshmallows

Cut stems off the oranges, cutting crosswise. Using knife, scoop out pulp. Set aside. Add egg, cream, buter, salt and nutmeg to mashed potatoes. Whip until light. Fill orange cups. Garnish with marshmallows. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Serves 8.

From Ashes to Glory

From Ashes to Glory

A friend sent me this neat email describing a new Naval Ship that will be set sail in November of this year. The USS New York was built from metal that came from the World Trade Center from 9-11. Out of the horror, the failure, the death, the chaos of that terrible day, we now have a glorious ship that represents America's determination, courage, and refusal to stay in defeat.

When I think of my life's failures, I sometimes see a scrap of steel girders, ash, and rubble. I don't know how God can pick all that mess up and use it. But he does, and what He creates from our failings is something new, unexpected, and glorious! Who would have thought that the mess from ground zero would be sailing the high seas on voyages for America's glory? God takes our mess, turns it into a glorious sailing vessel, then he places his flag of glory on us and says, "Set sail! Go in my name and "NEVER FORGET" what I've done for you!"

Psalm 113 :7,9b says, " He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.....Praise the Lord."

Things to live by

Someone emailed me these and I thought they were great!

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 41 lessons life taught
me.. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer

rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:"

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12.. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
13. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
14. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
15. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
16. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
17. When it comes to going after what you=2 0love in life, don't take no for an answer.
18. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
19. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
20. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
21. The most important sex organ is the brain.
22. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
23. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".
24. Always choose life.
25. Forgive everyone everything.
26. What other people think of you is none of your business.
27. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
28. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
29.. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
30. Believe in miracles.
31. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
32. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young...
33. Your children get only one childhood.
34. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
35. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
36. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,
we'd grab ours back.
37. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
38. The best is yet to come.
39. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
40. Yield.
41. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.