1. March 17, 2012

   Well – it’s St. Patrick’s Day. I can’t claim to be Irish and am certainly no Saint! But I wish you a Happy St. Paddy’s day anyway. Remembering a St. Paddy’s day when my children were little. For some unknown reason I decided to surprise my kids on St. Patrick’s Day morning – before school – with a little treat. I spread gold glitter (didn’t that take months to clean up!) and leprechaun footprints across the house to a pot of gold at the end – a cache of candy! With a letter from the most famous leprechaun – Paddy O’Furniture – wishing them a wonderful day. My son, Blake – was too old to fall for this – although he certainly appreciated the candy – but poor Shelby – she went to school and told her friends all about Paddy. She was convinced! Got a bit of teasing at school that day – sorry Shel! Hope I have made up for this somehow.
   So- Happy St. Patrick’s day – from your favorite leprechaun. And in the spirit of the day – I have made little green peppermint shortbread thumbprint cookies with ganache filling and topped win an Andes mint – and also Devil’s Food cupcakes filled with mint chocolate ganache topped with green mint buttercream icing drizzled with mint chocolate ganache and a York Peppermint Patty! Will post pics on my facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/SusansCatering and try to post on my web site also!

February 15, 2012

Thank you, God, for my daily bread

This was just too big for me to write in my private journal – meant to share I think.

This morning was wide open – nothing to accomplish until later in the day.  So I decided to take advantage of the morning with a long devo/hypno/meditational time.  I used all forms of media – from Children’s books to daily devotional book to self help books and journaling to audio and finally to quiet – yes I said quiet! – meditation.  Here is what I got today from God, The Holy Trinity – Father, Son, Holy Spirit – Mind, body spirit – physical, mental, emotional – Universal Mind – DIVINE – whatever you or I choose to refer to the one, true GOD!

The time and energy I have spent in trying to please those around me is really just a form of idol worship.  I don’t worship idols – do I?  I am unable to release and let go fully – to breathe out – because I am unable to be open and willing for healing and peace – to breathe in the breath of God.  In my time of quiet – when I asked God to open me up to His message – which is a message that I already knew, but shut down – this is what He told me.  His message is that I should work towards pleasing HIM – not anyone else.  Although, of course, I do want the people who are around me and helping me on my journey to be happy for me and pleased for me and I am glad if I can make a difference to them by the path I am taking.  My heart muscle, my abdominal muscles, my brain tissue – all let go!  I sat in learning, meditation and quiet for quite some time – longer then I could have ever thought before – just minimal squirming and in the last phases – no squirming!  Thanks be to God.  And I found that for today – God is well pleased with me!  Today he knows I GOT IT!  He also told me that it will take time and practice for this lesson to fully sink in – I have spent so long in my other pleasing mode that I will naturally default to that often – but for today – I GOT IT!  And will always have this day to reference.

SO – I finished my meditation time with a GOOD breakfast – fuel for the body – and then a decision to take a jog!  By myself!  And those of you who know me know that this is risky for me.  And I did jog UP HILLS as well as down and on the straight path.  I was thanking God all along the way with a light heart (although it was beating quite fast) and with rapid breathing (!) when ALL OF A SUDDEN A PIECE OF BREAD DROPPED OUT OF THE SKY RIGHT BESIDE ME!  I looked up and there was not a bird or a plane or a garbage man in sight – just a BIG Baguette that dropped from nowhere!  Manna from Heaven?  Yes, Manna from Heaven!  I just started laughing out loud!  Crying and thanking God for this affirmation – that I am on the right path and today – GOD is WELL pleased with HIS DAUGHTER!

Thank you God for my daily bread!