Meat loaf recipe

1 to 1 1/2 lbs of hamburger

2 -3 pieces of dried out bread (set it out on your counter for a couple of hours)
after pieces are dry break them into pieces in a bowl
Add about 2 T. of milk let the milk soak up the break
Add 4 - 6 saltine crackers (if you want to)
Add 2 eggs and mix up with the milk and bread.

Add at least 1/4 cup of ketchup (don't bother measuring just guess) a little more like 1/3 cup will work great too!

If you like onions, chop up about 1/2 cup of onion and add then….
salt and pepper it and then mix it together if it grosses you out to use your hands you can
do it just fine with a large spoon.

Now mold into a loaf pan.
Cook 375 but depending on how much hamburger you use will determine how long.
Start checking it at about 50 minutes to see if it is done….it could take up to 90 min when you are making a larger loaf.

It always tastes better after it sits and yes I scoop out all that fat that is in there as soon as I get it out of the oven.

Love ya!

Spagetti Squash

Best Life Newsletter: "Spaghetti Squash
This veggie is a great twist on pasta. To cook spaghetti squash, simply pierce with a fork and bake whole at 375 degrees for an hour. Let cool before cutting in half lengthwise. Use a fork to scrape away seeds to reveal the spaghetti-like strands. Top with your usual sauce and a sprinkle of Parmesan."

No Bake Oatmeal Cookies

¼ c margarine

½ c milk

2 c sugar



Mix the above and boil for 1 min.



¼ c peanut butter

6 Tablespoons cocoa

3 c. quick oats



Mix well.

Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper.

Lasagna as easy as 1,2,3

Easy Lasagna

1 1b. hamburger
1 can/bottle your favorite spaghetti sauce
12 lasagna noodles
1 - 8 oz. package shredded mozzarella
1 – 16 oz. cottage cheese
Parmesan Cheese

Bring water to boil in a large pan for noodles. Cook noodles as directed
on package. Brown hamburger (can add onions for taste if you like).
Once noodles are cooked drain water and pour cold water on noodles
to cool them. After hamburger is cooked add spaghetti sauce to meat.
In a 13x9 pan spray Pam to coat the bottom of pan. Layer as follows. Noodles, meat sauce, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese and sprinkle parmesan cheese. Layer again, and on final layer you will only top with
meat sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Cook for 30 min. at 350 to
375 depending on oven. Let cool 10 min. before cutting. Enjoy!

Oh my heck!

sometimes I get easily offend. The Bible warns us not to so I am always striving the 'not to' part but it still happens.

I've come a long way. I used to get offended at the drop of a hat but as I've grown up I've discovered that just because another person says something about me that is mean or thinks something about me that is not true, it is my own choice to let that offend me. If I know the truth and I'm in the right, then that's all that matters.

I encourage you to always remember make it a goal to not be easily offended. People are often foolish with their mouths and say things they shouldn't say.

Stay close to God, tell Him when others offend you....He will wipe your tears away!!!

Love you girls!!!!! Kiiiisssss Kiiiissss.

Ham Fried Rice Recipe

To make this great dish you will need the following ingredients.
cooked rice
I use white rice but you could use brown

ham cut in cubes
2 - 4 eggs (depending on how many you are cooking for
soy sauce
green onions


You begin preparing this meal by cooking rice. When it is almost done cooking, cut up ham. Fry two eggs and cook them in a skillet with cut up onion (put in as much as you want). When the eggs are almost cooked push them to the side and add chopped ham. You are basically heating the ham up so that’s why you add it right before the eggs are completely cooked. Then add cooked rice (assuming it is cooked up by now). Then add soy sauce to your taste liking.

Tip: You can always add more sauce but once you add it you can’t take it out LOL.

Trust Him for He knows what we need!

When Maren started to crawl she appeared to be easily motivated by an objects in which she decided that she wanted.

I remember watching her crawl towards what I thought would be one of her toys but instead I watched her select a dog toy instead. I couldn't believe my eyes, as there were several baby toys laying in front of her but she selected the one and only dog toy in sight! She wanted the one toy she wasn't supposed to have! This particular event was significant to me as it immediately made me think of adults and objects in our lives.
How often we humans tend to want the one thing we cannot have. Why is that? Why do we often times, focus on and think about the one thing we don't have.

I know I've been caught up in this way of thinking. Wanting something either I wasn't supposed to have or wasn't ready to have in my life. God's timing is perfect and we need to trust Him for that. And in case you are wondering, Maren didn't get to keep that dog toy she wanted, it was taken away from her, for her own sake!