WHAT'S NEW WITH US...

Sorry this is late!  January was busy and it just rolled right into February!

 

After the New Year, Mark's sister and her family came to visit.  We had a lot of fun and packed a lot of activity into two days!  We went to a South Carolina "Snow Fest".  They made snow to go tubing down a "hill" and they also had a "field of snow" which was more like an area of snow.  The kids had a great time anyway - I mean you are talking about ex-New Yorkers who are used to FEET of snow!  I certainly don't miss it though - no, no!  It was almost 80 degrees here yesterday!  Now THAT'S my kind of "winter"!  Anyway, the Snow Fest also had rides, Kettle Corn and other things, so we had a lot of fun.  It benefited our local Habitat for Humanity which was another good thing.  Here is a picture of David and Victoria:

 

As I told you last month, I joined our church's Project Choir.  We had the opportunity to worship with another church and it was awesome!  We sang the Hallelujah Chorus again and it was well-received.  Our children were with us and the men helped load and unload all the sound equipment.  By the time we got out of there, it was 11:30 pm and we were STARVING!  Lucky for us, Perkins was open!  We got home at 12:30 am, but the kids were wide awake up to that point!  Amazing!  What a wonderful night we had praising God!

 

We also had the opportunity to do some drama through our church's Drama Ministry.  We visited another new, small, but ON FIRE church, which had many different churches represented.  Many people sang, we did a couple of dramas and Victoria, our 8-year-old, was able to participate in more interpretive movement.  She really enjoyed it.  All the little girls were so cute and made everyone cry - especially me!  (At which my family laughed!)

 

My Ladies Homemaking Group is going really well.  I am learning how to crochet.  It's fun and I can't wait to see my first completed project - a baby blanket gift!  These past couple of months we have quilted, sewn, made soaps, candies, shared homemade gift ideas and a lot more.  I am looking forward to the summer. We will be doing some canning and gardening.  This weekend we are going on a field trip to a quilting shop, lunch and A.C. Moore.  (Don't forget, A.C. Moore gives 10% teacher discounts - including homeschoolers)  Here is a picture of us making some Valentine candies:

SPECIALS THIS MONTH...

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HEALTH NEWS

A HEALTHY RECIPE FROM LINDA'S KITCHEN

Fresh Tomato Sauce with Whole Wheat Spaghetti 

This is really yummy! 

Ingredients:

• 4-5 Organic Plum Tomatoes
• 2 Tablespoons Pesto (I made mine with basil, extra virgin olive oil, walnuts and garlic) 
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil (suit to your taste)
• Chicken broth/ bouillion (make sure you get the kind with NO MSG)/ or vegetable broth 
• 1/2 - 1 organic green pepper (conventional peppers are rated one of the worst)
• Sun dried tomatoes (approx. 20)
• 2 Tbsp. fresh parsley
• Sea salt (to taste)

PRAYER REQUESTS

• We will be having another reversal done this spring.  Please pray that we conceive soon after.
• For God's favor in the expansion of Brodsky Ministries and for a certain piece of real estate which would allow us to open up a storefront and live in the house too.
• Recently, Mark has decided to drop a client who currently supplies us with 90% of our income.  Mark felt that the work this client was asking to do was interfering with his first two priorities - God and family.  Please pray that God will supplement that income.  This goes into effect 4/1/05.

PRAISES

• Favor in recent real estate transactions.  Please pray for continued favor from God on these and the transactions will be completed quickly and without any glitches.
• I found a piano!  Since I had to sell my "Valentine" almost 10 years ago, I've been looking for another piano.  It may sound silly, but Valentine's Day reminds me of my long lost piano I bought for myself so long ago and it made me sad.  Well, I have been praying that God would lead me to a piano and He did!  It is an antique piano that requires some work, but I know it will be well worth it when it is fixed.  And guess where we are getting it from?  A church!  They put an ad in the paper for a FREE piano - that's right - FREE!  Now tell me that wasn't God's answer!  Thank you, Lord.  (Now He expects me to do something with it!  Which I will!)

COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

In the Service of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Linda Brodsky
Brodsky Ministries