it is well with my soul lyrics.

When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Refrain:
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life,
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

But Lord, 'tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul.

And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.

Horatio Spafford

opened again.

soon to have more posts. :)

super easy chicken korma. (crockpot)

oh my, how easy can it get??

(all in the crockpot on LOW)
1 lb of chicken breasts
1 jar of TJ's korma sauce (use some water to rinse it out and add that)
1 cup diced yukon gold potatoes
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced onion
(add whatever you want here)

cook up some basmati rice.

cook up some peas.

voila!

amazing soup!

this soup rocked our socks off.
please try it!!

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=394002

we used chicken better than boullion, whole wheat tortellini, fire roasted diced tomatoes, pesto in place of the basil, topped it with parm/romano...oh my WORD.
we were ooohing and ahhhing all through dinner.
paired it with some whole grain crusty rolls.
delish!

how is this for some "homemade sunshine" ??

violet june. born 9~12~2010
yes, she was the negative pregnancy test that tim and i high-fived on.
oh my goodness...how happy we are that she was a *positive*!!

so now i have four kids.
yep.
FOUR kids ages 5 and under.
feel free to LOL.
we are. ;)

the butcher's market rawks!

okay, i know that this blog has been lately about autism. i'm working on tagging things and such, but i'm super lazy. there. i said it. i've always been pretty lazy about things. ask my mom.

but tonite i'm just busting at the seams to tell you about my new job. it has nothing to do with autism...or eating organic food...or having babies. (on a side note...i *did* take a PG test today...you know, one of the new ones that actually spells it out for you?? it said "not pregnant" timmy and i high-fived. and then the realization that the belly fat i have gained sheerly equals the amount of holiday food i ate sunk in. oy! change the subject FAST!!)

okay, okay!! on to my new job.

well, my goal is to be on food network. to change the world with my culinary skills while not attending a single cooking class. (i'm seriously ADD)

so, today i got to work my first 8 hour day in a real specialty food shop. amen and amen. i was like...um...the guy in ratatouille that mopped the floors until someone noticed him??? yeah. that guy/gal. i swear those men think that only MEN know how to cook. i caught myself listening in on recipes and trying to put a word in. nope...nah. do they not KNOW that they have a food network star in their midst??? oh my.

and then i pestered the heck out of PJ...the main butcher. i'm not sure that he knew what he was in for when the boss man hired me. i asked question after question. "why do you cut this meat like this?" and "what's the difference between this cut and this one?" at first i thought he hated me. then he realized that i really am a spaz and he warmed up. pretty sure he's a spaz too. time will tell.

i tasted everything in the deli counter. EVERYTHING. my boss has no clue of my blog for good reason. not sure if i was allowed to do that, but honestly...how can i sell it if i don't know what it tastes like??? i dunno.

the rundown: everything is amazing. ah-may-zing. i would eat the egg salad on any given day. the pulled pork sammies are to die for. the cucumber and tomato salad will make you slap your mama. seriously.

come see me. i'm there 3-7pm and all day sat. you will wish that you had my reciept when i'm all famous and junk. ;)

elderberry syrup tutorial

with the crazy h1n1 running rampant, i thought i would post an educational video on how to make your own elderberry syrup.
if you don't want to make your own, i would recommend sambucol .

hope everyone is staying healthy this flu season.

not by power

Zechariah 4 New International Version

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The Gold Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees

1Then the angel who talked with me returned and wakened me, as a man is wakened from his sleep. 2He asked me, “What do you see?”

I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lights on it, with seven channels to the lights.3Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”

4I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

5He answered, “Do you not know what these are?”

“No, my lord,” I replied.

6So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says theLORD Almighty.

7“What^a are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”

8Then the word of the LORD came to me: 9“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you.

10“Who despises the day of small things? Men will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

“(These seven are the eyes of the LORD, which range throughout the earth.)”

11Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?”

12Again I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?”

13He replied, “Do you not know what these are?”

“No, my lord,” I said.

14So he said, “These are the two who are anointed to^b serve the Lord of all the earth.”

autism video

this video is under a lot of heat. i personally think it is very educational and inspiring.

warning: it is intense and a few statements are purely based on percentages.

if this mama is knocked off her horse, she WILL get back up and ride. be very sure of that.

IEP's make me all teary-eyed.

i will admit it.
they do.

my dream is to semi-homeschool these babies.
but for now...liam is in public pre-k. an inclusive class. and i adore the teachers. it's the best thing for us right now. i have a job and two little girlies to look after.

but oh my word, the IEP's.

they leave me reeling sometimes.

it's hard enough entrusting your own child to someone that you haven't known for more than 30 mins, but hearing that your child won't eat at school and hearing that i should send better food to school for his lunch? ouch. not that i'm blaming...i'm very new to this.

this is a kid who will eat a total of like 7 things. i am his mama. i KNOW what he will or will not eat. i send like 20 things in his lunchbox because i know this.

tough nite tonite. that's all.