Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I can't believe how fast time flies by. I was looking at our baby boy enjoy his first Christmas and couldn't believe that only this time last year we were awaiting his arrival. He will be 1 year on Jan. 2nd! It is amazing.

We have some AWESOME new year specials going on right now at Blessed Buckets and Gracious Greetings.

Check out http://graciousgreetings.myspstore.com for 15% off your entire order through Feb.1,2009. Just enter the coupon code NEWYEAR09 on the shipping page for your discount.

Also,

Don't forget to go to www.blessedbuckets.com for $5 off as well. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about any of our products. You can see contact info on the Contact Me page.

Now for a fun New Years Recipe:

PINA COLADA PUNCH
One 10-ounce pina colada frozen concentrated fruit mixer, thawed
One 5-ounce pineapple juice frozen concentrated, thawed
One 1-liter ginger ale
Mix together well in punch bowl or pitcher.
Add 5 cups crushed ice.
Add pineapple sherbet, if desired.

Don't forget your blackeyed peas, turnip greens and corn bread for New Years Day!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

God Bless and Thanks for your continued support.

Announcing......GRACIOUS GREETINGS!

BLESSED BUCKETS

IS PROUD AND EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF.....

Gracious Greetings

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We offer:

Personalized Stationary

Calling Cards

Holiday Cards

Photo Cards

Invites

Bag Tags

Thank You Notes

and much much more...

There is still time to order your Holiday Cards! Order now and you can recieve 10% off your Holiday Photo Cards!

Visit us at http://graciousgreetings.myspstore.com/

or get there through our Blessed Buckets website

http://www.blessedbuckets.com/

and click on Gracious Greetings at the bottom of the page.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

blessedbuckets@yahoo.com

Thanks and have a great weekend.

God Bless You

Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God. Romans 12:1

"What shall I give for Christmas
To Him who gave himself for me?
To Him I give my life, my love,

For time and for eternity." - Anon

Modern Day Miracles

I am amazed at all the miracles that still take place in todays time. I have heard time and time again that Jesus' miracles were from a time long ago. But that is not true. Miracles surround us, a child's smile and laughter, the beautiful sunshine, the rainfall on dry land, recieving an unexpected blessing that only you and the Lord knew you needed. My mother used to say as she would look upon a hill of changing leaves on the trees in the fall that, "God's been painting". I think of that many times throughout my days. God is always painting, not only painting the beautiful scenery that he has given us to take care of but also painting in our lives. He is always working in our lives and hearts to become the child of God that he wants us to be. In times of trouble and in times of joy, if I am open to what the Lord wants from me then I can clearly see him working in my life. These are just a very few of the unlimited miracles and blessings we recieve everyday of our lives, but we are usually too busy or jaded to notice. In times of uncertainty we can be certain that one thing on this earthly place is constant, the Lord's love for us. He sends us miracles and blessings each and everyday for us to enjoy and give thanks for. We should glorify him in all that we do and recieve. How has the Lord blessed you today? Take a look around right now and next time you are driving to the store or looking out your window or talking to your children or spouse and be thankful to the Lord for those modern day miracles.

No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him. 1 Corinthians 2:9

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Grandmother Smiths Haystacks

This recipe is on that has been passed down throughout generations in my family. It brings back warm memories of this time of year. My grandmother would make these every year for Christmas. They are fun and easy to make. Great to make with kids!


Grandmother Smiths Haystacks

1 2/3 cups of Butterscotch Morsels
3/4 cup of Creamy Peanut Butter
2 Cans or 1 Bag of Chow Mein Noodles
3 1/2 cups miniture marshmallows


1) Line Baking Sheets with wax paper
2) Microwave morsels in large bowl on medium high heat 70% then stir
3) Microwave an additional 10-20 seconds intervals stirring until smooth
4) Stir in Peanut Butter until well blended
5) Add noodles and Marshmallows and toss until well coated
6) Drop onto tray in spoonfuls and refrigerate to set until ready to serve

* You can use a double boiler to melt the butterscotch instead of a microwave if desired.,

Have a great day!

Trust in the Lord your heart and lean not on your own undestanding.

Proverbs 3:5

Rainy Day Recipe

Good morning,

it is a rainy day here in Birmingham, Alabama today and it brings to mind a great wintery recipe. You may already have it but I thought I might share it with you just in case you don't:
Enjoy and please don't forget to visit our website!

www.blessedbuckets.com


Santa Fe Soup

1 Can Kidney Beans
1 Can Pinto Beans
1 Can Black Beans
1 Can Shoepeg Corn
1 Can Rotel
1 Envelope Ranch Dressing Mix
2 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning
1 lb ground beef (optional)


If you are using ground beef in the recipe brown it first and then throw it into the crockpot with the remaining ingredients.

Mix together all ingredients into a crockpot and simmer on the low setting for at least 1 hour. And that is all there is to it. If you like you can top it with a little bit of shredded cheese and sour cream for a little extra yummy.

Also great served with cornbread. Check www.foodnetwork.com for a fabulous and easy cornbread recipe by Sandra Lee.

Have a great day!

"Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:5

"The spirit of Christmas giving should be seen in all our living."

(Taken from Our Daily Bread/Christmas Edition)

I made it through.

Today was a different kind of day. It was a strange day. One that made my world feel a little of kilter just as it did 2 years ago this day. Today is December 3rd 2008. My mother passed away December 3rd 2006. She died of Ovarian Cancer. She had a short struggle but a hard one. I think on this day how good the Lord is. How good he is to bring me a beautiful son who will be 1 year next month. How good he is to have blessed me with such a loving husband. What great wonderful friends and family He has brought into my life. Even though we go through the tough times in life, there is always good to come right around the corner, we just have to be open to see it. My mother was the best mother a child could ask for. I miss her just as much today that I did 2 years ago when she left us to be with Jesus in heaven. I know that he prepared for her a glorious mansion and her mansion was finished and ready for her.
Cancer awareness is a cause that is very near and dear to my heart. Please visit the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org for great information about cancer and ways we can fight against it.
Thank you to all my friends and family for your special thoughts and prayers with me today. I have truly felt your love and the Lord's comforting arms surrounding me this day.

God Bless You

We are finally here!

Hey there everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are enjoying this Christmas Season that is upon us.

Well, we are finally here, Blessed Buckets is on the web! How excited I am to be able to offer my products on the internet now. Here at "Everything But The Kitchen Sink" I will be talking about well, everything but the kitchen sink. Ok, we can talk about that too. I am so glad you have lucked up upon us and hope you find something that interests you wether it be on our website or just here at the blog. I will be updating as often as I possibly can which I hope will be biweekly and sometimes even daily. I will have fun facts, recipes, special offers for Blessed Buckets, and much much more. You may even find a little bit of journaling throughout my days as a mother of an 11 month old, wife of a small business owner, friend, sister in law, daughter, and all the other hats women wear. Thank you so much for your interest in my site and we'll be seein ya soon!


Daily Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31 - Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.