"Treats for Troops"

God Bless America

"America the beautiful"

May it always stay that way~

But to keep "Old Glory" flying

There's a price that we must pay...

For everything worth having

Demands work and sacrifice,

And freedom is a gift from God

that commands the highest price...

For all our wealth and progress

Are as worthless as can be

Without the faith that made us great

And kept our country free...

Nor can our nation hope to live

Unto itself alone,

For the problems of our neighbors

Must today become our own...

And while it's hard to understand

The complexities of war,

Each one of us must realize

That we are fighting for

The principles of freedom

And the decency of man,

And as a Christian nation

We're committed to God's Plan...

And as the Land of Liberty

And a great God-fearing nation

We must protect our honor

And fulfill our obligation...

So in these times of crisis

Let us offer no resistance

In giving help to those who need

Our strength and our assistance ~

And " The Stars and Stripes Forever"

Will remain a symbol of

A rich and mighty nation

Built on Faith and Truth and Love.

The ladies of our church came together for "treats for troops". This is a project where we have been collecting items for soldier's as a church and we boxed everything up and we are shipping them all over the world! We were able to do 26 boxes! We had such a good response that we may start doing this every quarter! Sometimes I think it is so easy for us to forget that we ARE still at war! We live such comfortable lives, but there are men and women putting their lives on the line everyday for US! We simply can not forget about them!

Jill Yeager won the social mixer! Imagine that! She's one social gal!

This is my Peyton! He is a "ladies man" and he is only 4! It's kinda scary! He sang a special song for the ladies all by himself!

Red, white and blue.

Red, white and blue.

Colors on the flag.

Colors on the flag.

Flying so high.

Flying so high.

In the sky.

In the sky.

Starring.... Charli Andrews! This girl can sing, sing, sing!

Hot mama's packing hot sauce!!! JK

This is Crystal and she has a huge servant's heart! She has helped me tons with this project! Thanks Crystal!

Look at all of those CUTE ladies!

We have extra boxes ready and waiting! If you have a special soldier you would like to send a package to...please emial me!

If you put your mind to it... you CAN make a difference!

Working hard boxing up goodies for the soldiers!

Jana taught the ladies how to make their very own beaded key chain! Thanks Jana!

We brought salads to our social and I found this delicious recipe and wanted to share it with you! It would be great for a July 4th picnic! It was a big hit with the ladies, but I can't take all of the credit! Thanks Paula Deen!

Paula Deen's Corn Salad

2 (15oz.) cans whole corn, drained ~ I used 3 b/c I needed to make more

2 cups grated cheddar cheese

1 cup mayo

1 cup chopped grn. peppers

1/2 cup chopped red onion

1 (10 1/2 oz.) bag Fritos chili cheese chips, coarsely chopped

Mix first 5 ingredients and chill. Stir in Fritos right before you serve.

This recipe is very similar to my favorite corn dip, but the Fritos give it a different texture and it becomes a salad! It's soooo good!