Is "Israel Occupation" a Myth or Fact?

In regard to Israel's rights to the land that is considered by some to be "occupied."

Stunning Photos

These are really worth viewing....

Thanks Mom for sharing!Stunning Photos

Our Finest Moments

"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers."
~ M. Scott Peck

The Rain

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.

He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone
would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew
who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.'

I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, 'That is
the kind of love I want in my life.'

True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

Clueless in Washington

Clueless in Washington

Aunt Sally's Famous Apple Cake

Name: Janet Lawrence

Recipe Title: Aunt Sally’s Famous Apple Cake
Category: Holiday Treats and Dessert
Ingredients:

Apple Mixture
5 apples peeled & sliced
2 Tbs sugar
2 Tbs cinnamon
Mix above together and let stand

Egg Mixture
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
¼ cup orange juice
2 tsp vanilla
Beat above together

Flour Mixture
2 ½ cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
Mix together

Directions:

Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture. Pour half of this mixture to cover the bottom of a 10x12 pan (throw away type is good).
Spread the apple mixture over the mixture in the pan. Then cover the apples with the balance of the combined Egg/Four mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or until it gets brown.

What makes the recipe special:

My Aunt Sally was a famous caterer in Long Beach for many years. When I asked her if she would give me the recipe for her delicious apple cake, she said, “Janet dear, a caterer never gives away her secrets.” About a week later, I received a letter in the mail from Aunt Sally with the recipe. She asked me not to give away her secret. My dear Aunt Sally has passed away, but her delicious Apple Cake lives on and I feel it an honor to her to share the secret recipe!

Pumpkin Chili

Compliments of Mary Siani --

Ingredients:

3lbs. Ground turkey (or grassfed ground beef)

1 onion, diced

1 bell pepper, diced (I like red, yellow or orange)

1 14oz can of canned pumpkin (make sure it's just pumpkin)

1 tsp pepper

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 jar chipotle salsa

1 box of Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup

1 tsp cumin


Directions:

This recipe is originally from Trader Joe's. It's just tweaked a little to take out the sugar and beans, etc. I never knew one could put sugar in chili. That just seems weird. All ingredients are available at Trader Joe's. If you don't have a TJ's in your area these ingredients are all available at your local natural grocery store.

Cook the ground turkey, diced onion and pepper in a large pot until the meat is crumbly and no longer pink.

Drain.

Add the remaining ingredients, bring to a boil and then simmer for one hour.

(Note: Everyone in my family enjoyed this chili!!! Next time I will add beans to give it a bit more character and use the spicier chipotle salsa to turn up the heat.)