Rain!!!!!!!!

Rain Rain go away is what I'am saying today. That is all it has done today everything is flooded. So it is pretty much an inside day today. I baked bread today and made apple donuts this morning. You will have to go to vickiescooking blogspot this is where the recipe is for the doughnuts and they are wonderful we rolled ours in cinnamon-sugar. I had to take our boar pig to a friends house yesterday so they could use him. It all went way better than I thought. We are in the process of waiting for a semi to come from Canada with a new wood stove to replace ours that broke. When it rains like this there is not much for the guys to do outside so they are in here. Wow is my hair about to be ripped out by time they find something to do. Just imagine two hardworking farmers that work from sun up to sundowm trapped in the house with nothing to do. You get the picture I m sure. Just got done with lunch had tater tots, green beans and brats we had made out of goat an pig. So on to figuring out supper. Somedays I feel like that is all I do is cook. Oh well I'am lucky to have a family to cook for. I will leave you with something I read from my devotions today. Have a great day and God bless you Rebekah.


When a situation looks hopless-whether it's our finances, a job, a marriage, a child-we can always look to God to bring light out of darkness, hope from despair, and a spark of life from the ashes.

Hello From The Hoover Household

Hello all I only have a few minutes. I am headed out to do the morning chores just wanted to let you know everything is o.k. here. I know I have not wrote for a few days not much going on. We were able to harvest some corn. What a blessing that is because we ran out an were buying it. Not nice on the checkbook but them animals want their food too. Would appreciate it if you all could keep farmers in general in your prayers times are tough right now. These people want to give us nothing for our products but sell them to the consumer at an outrageous price. I got news for them without us farmers there would be no food. They just don't understand the hard work , the time and the stress of keeping it all afloat that goes into them having food to sell. Well enough of my ranting. We will be staying home from Church today they have had quiet an outbreak of the h1n1 virus where we live. They have closed churches and schools have been closed still will be next week. Me and my daughter have been working on some muffin recipes. When I have time I will post some. If anybody has some good ideas for breakfast items that could be packed in a lunch box please let me know. My husband works three days a week I pack breakfast and lunch. He gets the same old thing everyday and what a good man never complains but I would like to change it up a little for him. Well got to get outside have a great day. God bless you. Rebekah

Luke 10:25-28
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked,"what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "What is written in the law?" he replied "How do you read it?" He answered: "Love the Lord your God with all you heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, Love your neighbor as yourself." " You have answered correctly," Jesue replied. "Do this and you will live."

Love

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
They do not truly love who do not show their love.-Shakespeare

SHARING THE GOOSPEL WITH OTHERS.

Good Sunday to you all. Just wanted to share something I heard at church today. We had a guest speaker today and his message was sharing the gospel with others. He is with new tribes missions. Basically what he was saying is that God is evident and people know him through his creation but do they acknowledge him or turn away. He was telling us even though they know of him they still need us to share the gospel with them. As for Christians that should be what we are always looking for an opportunity to share Jesus with others. Here is a verse he gave us and it really got me thinking . Romans10:14 How then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? Hope this spurs you on as it has me. I want everybody to know my Jesus. Have a great day and God bless you.

I Timothy 6:6-10

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
1 Timothy 6:6-10

Strawberry Creme Cookies

Strawberry Creme Cookies

1 c. butter softened

1 c. sugar

3 oz. cream cheese

1 egg

1 Tbsp. vanilla

2 1/2 c. flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

strawberry jam room temperature

Cream butter, sugar and cream cheese together. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Add dry ingredients. Chill dough. Shape into 1" balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Make a dent in the center of cookie and fill with 1/2 tsp jam. Bake at 350% for 10 to 12 minutes. Top with your favorite icing while warm.

I doubled these and it worked very nice. I did not chill dough before baking.

Pumpkin Bars

Well hello all will update you on what has been going around the Hoover farm. I got 4 more baby calves yesterday that makes my number of calves 11. Now I am just trying to get a system down for feeding them all that goes quickly. We also added two bigger calves to the herd no milk feeding though. Kassandra is thinking of taking one of them for her fair calf instead of the original one she picked. The other one is a heifer for our brood cow heard. We were hoping to run beans this week but the weather says otherwise. Looks like it will be next week now. We had our first light snow today. Oh I was so excited I love snow but my family thought I was crazy. Cooked two pumpkins yesterday to can. So therefore this is why I am sharing this recipe. I made these yesterday and they are almost gone.
Pumpkin Bars
2 c. flour 2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda 2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt 4 eggs
1 c. oil 2 c. pumpkin
1 c. nuts
Frosting:
1 pkg. cream cheese
3/4 stick butter 2 T. milk
2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all ingredients together pour in cake pan bake at 350% for 25 to 30 minutes. Mix frosting in order given and frost cooled cake. Cut into bars.