Where are the Sheldon’s

Okay…I have always wanted a bike. Yeah…I did it.

Today

8:00 am took Motorcycle knowledge test (passed)

12:30 pm Bought a bike (Thanks Rich)

1:00 pm Got Insurance

5:00 pm After work – Priceless!

I am so sad today. I feel like I just lost a family member. Wow is this really it? Brett thanks for everything….you will be missed.

“A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great.” Proverbs 18:16

Dear Family, Friends, and fans of Operation Christmas Child,

Just one week ago, I had the privilege of going to Lima, Peru with 89 people from around the world to distribute shoe boxes to smiling faces with Operation

Christmas Child. I have been involved with the project for over 10 years, and it was amazing to be able to see the receiving end of it all. This email is to

share with you about the trip, stories of what God did through the trip, as well as show you some pictures and videos.

Operation Christmas Child is now the largest children’s evangelism project in the world This year, over 7.6 million shoe boxes are going to over 110

countries. Peru has been receiving shoe boxes since 2002 (the project has been around since 1993) and approx. 370,000 Peruvian children have been

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So Dave Ryding makes this Cheesecake all the time and I needed a sure win for the bake off at Logic. First Place baby! Yahooooooo! I got no sleep making it too!

With a yummy gingersnap cookie crust, this creamy pumpkin cheesecake is just what you need to wow your dinner guests during the autumn season. Prep: 29 min., Cook: 1 hr., 35 min., Other: 9 hrs.

Ingredients

12 crisp gingersnaps
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin
8 tablespoons whipping cream, divided
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
3 tablespoons caramel topping

Preparation

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Dave Ryding and I made this last night and boy was it good.

Chopped cooked chicken, canned beans, and tomatoes with green chilies are combined with rice and seasonings in chicken broth and enchilada sauce.

Ingredients:

• • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • One rotisserie chicken from cub or walmart, pulled apart or chopped
  • 2 Tbsp chili powder
  • Dash ground red pepper (Optional)
  • 1/2 cup rice
  • 1 can tomatoes & green chilies (10 oz) or 2 big tomatoes and one hot pepper
  • 1 can black beans
  • 1 can white beans
  • 2 can green enchilada sauce or one big can
  • 2 can chicken broth (14 oz)
  • a little water ½ cup
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
  • 1 tbsp lime juice

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Method

Chopped cooked chicken, canned beans, and tomatoes with green chilies are combined with rice and seasonings in chicken broth and enchilada sauce.

Put oil in Dutch oven, add garlic and onion and stir until onion is soft. Add chicken and dry spices. Then add all other ingredients except cilantro and lime juice. Let come to a boil, add cilantro and lime juice, turn heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes.
Notes: This is great served on tortilla chips or with cornbread, topped with a scoop of sour cream. It freezes well. You can also substitute black beans for pinto and/or white beans.

Number of servings: 8-10