Chocoate Donuts

• 4 cups all-purpose flour (I used 3 cups white and one cup whole wheat)
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoon sea salt (I used regular salt)
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoon melted butter
Pre- heat oven to 450 and bake 8-10 minutes.
I got the recipe (that I doubled and changed a little) from Alli and Son she has some amazing ideas on other toppings. This will definitely be a new favorite one. I have several of these setting on he kitchen table waiting for breakfast.
Pamela

Mommy Monday

What do you do to relax, what brings you joy? What is one thing you do just for yourself? You may laugh at me but for me it is baking. I would so love to be involved in bake sales. I got a message this morning asking if I could bake for a project and my heart got all a flutter. What could I make and how many and can I start right this minute. I love to bake. I love to clean up as I bake. I love the smell of baking. I love trying new recipes. I love changing recipes around. I do dislike when I forget to take pictures of what I make. I have recipes everywhere of things I want to make. I have this habit of buying ingredients and then realizing I forgot what I bought them for. I love giving my baked goods away. I swear I could set up a bake sale sign and mark everything free just for the love of baking.
Okay, I guess I better go bake because I can.
Pamela

Praying

James 5:16
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
When I read this verse it hit me in my head. I can see so much intimacy in showing my husband my flaws. Such a hard thing to do.
So how does this have anything to do with military? Today I am asking you how you pray for your spouse. How do you pray for him when he is gone?
I am guarding my words carefully but I want to explain why this is on my mind. My husband is away at a conference right now. They are staying off post in a hotel. Some of the men he is with are frequenting the strip clubs and drinking way more than a drink to relax. Now while my husband is not doing this nor is he being pushed to, I know it must be hard to be around.
I pray for my husband, I pray that he will remain strong in his faith and in doing what he knows to be true and right. I pray that he does not feel like an outsider and has other like minded people around him.
So my question is how do you encourage your husband when he is gone? How does he stay strong?
Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly[a] with your God.

Pamela

Spelling and pedicures and my baby boy

1. I have to be honest and say I have been having head aches for months. They use to just be at the base of my neck. My thyroid DR said it sounded like a tension head ache but that was just a guess. Recently it has moved from the base of my neck to both sides of my head behind/below my ears. The pain is getting worse. I know what you are thinking. Go to the doctor and when my husband reads this I am sure he will say the same. I do not take pain meds for it so maybe it is not so bad. Do you have headaches like this?
2. I am annoyed that on most blogs I can still not leave comments. It seems like it has been months but really it is weeks. It is only on blogger accounts that use blogger comment forms. It is so weird it will let me sign in and follow you but when I leave a comment it makes me write the comment, sign in, word verification, and then repeat, repeat and again. It never posts my comment. If you have left me a comment and notice I have not responded back on your blog that may be the reason.
3. This week I had a last minute visit from friends and guess what there was laundry all over my livingroom, some folded some not. It also looked like I had not vacuumed in a year but in reality it had only been about 7 hours.
4. My son went kayaking in the ocean this weekend. He went without me. When did he get big enough to go hours away from home alone without his mommy?
5. I need a pedicure and my nails filled in. it is my luxury item. I stretch the time out between ways to long.
6. My husband is away with the Army. I cannot pray enough while he is away even if he is stateside and in meetings all day. I miss him more than I want to admit.
7. I need your help, how do you spell livingroom (living room or livingroom. What about homeschooling (home schooling or homeschooling).
8. My knat trick is working great but only if I put it out every day which is a pain.
Pamela

Cowboy Cookies

For years my friend Melly has told me about her cowboy cookies. I have intended to try them for years. I finally got around to it. I will say they bake perfectly. There was no questioning rather they were done. Next time I think I will make them with raisins and nuts as she suggest.

Ingredients
1 c. butter, softened
2 egg
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. all purpose flour
2 c. uncooked old fashioned oats
1.5 c. chocolate chips
1 c. brown sugar
2 cups of your choice (raisins, nuts, chocolate chips. I used chocolate chips and peanut butter chips)

1/2 c. granulated sugar
4 T unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. You could grease pans lightly or use parchment paper.
Beat butter, egg and vanilla in a bowl until blended . Add remaining ingredients and stir until well mixed.
Drop two inches apart in rounded spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes.
They freeze well.
Thank you Melly!
Pamela