by Nikki Lynn Barrett
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
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Meet Aubrey Wynne and Read About her Contemporary Holiday Romance
Monday, December 14, 2015
Read About Award-winning author Pamela S. Thibodeaux's Devotional LOVE IS A ROSE
My friend and one of my favorite guests Pamela S. Thibodeaux is the Co-Founder and a lifetime
member of Bayou Writers Group in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Multi-published in
romantic fiction as well as creative non-fiction, her writing has been tagged
as, Inspirational with an Edge! ™ and reviewed as steamier
and grittier than the typical Christian novel without decreasing the
message.
Music is the magical entry into the spirit world; the golden gate into the Kingdom of God. But we mustn't be of the mindset that God only uses Christian music to reach out and touch our mind, heart and spirit. God uses any and every means available to speak to His children.
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Music is the magical entry into the spirit world; the golden gate into the Kingdom of God. But we mustn't be of the mindset that God only uses Christian music to reach out and touch our mind, heart and spirit. God uses any and every means available to speak to His children.
Our job is to be open and
receptive.
In this devotional, Pamela
S. Thibodeaux shares how God opened her spirit to a deeper understanding of the
abundance of His grace and mercy through the words of the song, The Rose
sung by Country & Western artist Conway Twitty.
Pamela offers Seeds to
Ponder and a prayer as she parallels the love of God and the Christian life
to each verse of the song.
Excerpt: Some say love, it is a
hunger, an endless aching need...
How very true! The Bible
speaks of a longing of our soul to be in communion with the Lord. Psalm 42 says,
"As the hind longs for running water, so my soul longs for thee, oh
God..."
Endless, aching need; we
all feel it–the need to be loved, to be worthy; the ache to know God more
intimately and to glorify Him.
Many describe this aspect
of their walk with God as an ache or a hunger which is forever present.
Sometimes it is more prevalent than others but always there….Thee need to be
close to Him, to know His will, to feel His presence, to be made worthy and
whole by His Holy Spirit.
Just when we feel we've
gotten closer to Him still, the ache smarts again––deeper, more desperate
than the last time. A longing that cannot be described––one that can only be
satisfied by the Holy Spirit leading you closer and deeper into the Sacred
Heart of Jesus.
Every one of us can relate
to the insatiable hunger we've experienced in our lives. Many times we seek
after and pursue more…bigger and better things (money, houses,
cars, jobs) thinking those will satisfy, not realizing the hunger in our soul is
one only God can satisfy. As I look back over my life, I recall a time when I
got wrapped up in the things of the world, and yet, I've always been a seeker
of peace above all things. Oh, that we would teach our children that more is not
better and the more things you have, the more time you'll spend taking care of
them and the less time you'll have to pursue what really matters in
life--people and relationships!
The accumulation of things
will never satisfy the soul like an intimate relationship with the Creator and
His creation. Get rid of the stuff in your life and see how much peace
there is in simplicity.
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Contact Pamela
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
#HolidayRecipe Exchange Starting Early--or Not!!!
Authors, readers, cooks...we're getting to that time of year when we blow our diets...and I have something to contribute to your downfall! My cookbook AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MEALS came out last year, featuring seven fantasy cruises, with recipes from cruise menus. One of my favorites is Tiramisu which is something my heroine Vita Caputo (based on my great grandmother) of FROM HERE TO FOURTEENTH STREET (on sale soon) and BOOTLEG BROADWAY would have made.
Tiramisu
Ingredients
3 large eggs,
separated
¾ cup sugar
8 ounces
mascarpone cheese
½ cup heavy cream
2 cups espresso
at room temperature
2 tablespoons
sweet Marsala wine
6 ounces
savoiardi (crisp Italian ladyfingers)
2 tablespoons
cocoa powder
Instructions
Beat egg yolks
and ½ cup sugar in a large bowl until
thickened and pale.
Beat in
mascarpone until barely combined.
Beat whites with
a pinch of salt in a separate bowl until they barely hold soft peaks.
Gradually add remaining
¼ cup sugar continuing to beat whites until they barely hold stiff peaks. Beat heavy
cream in a separate bowl until it barely holds soft peaks.
Gently fold cream
into mascarpone mixture until thoroughly mixed.
Fold in egg whites.
Stir espresso and
Marsala wine together in a shallow bowl.
Dip 1 savoiardi
into espresso mix and for a few seconds each side.
Place dipped savoiardi
in a 2-quart glass baking dish.
Dip 8 more savoiardi
and arrange in a snug layer in bottom of
dish.
Spread half the
mascarpone mixture evenly over dipped savoiardi.
Repeat process to
make a second layer of dipped savoiardi and mascarpone.
Cover and chill 6
hours.
Sprinkle with cocoa
powder and serve.
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