(If you are in despair this is for you.)

Though I am in despair right now, LORD,
I will praise You with my whole heart.
There are so many “gods” on this earth,
But I will sing praises only to You
For Your loving kindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word above even Your name!

Every time I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand to protect me,
And Your right hand will save me. That I know for sure.

I know, O LORD, You will perfect that which concerns me!
Only You can complete that which You started in me
When I was but a young child. I cling to that today.

(P-138, 2008) April Lorier | Related Posts

APRIL LORIER - So. California. An award-winning poet, inspirational author and speaker. She first gained recognition as a children’s rights crusader while successfully fighting for the passage of the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA), which was signed into law by Ronald Reagan….. Read her Whispers from God’s Spirit and be encouraged in the Lord.

I have just learned I can cook bread in a coffee can, inside a slow cooker! How cool is that? A 4-quart slow cooker is the ideal size for this recipe, and it yields 12 servings. I live in “lemon growers’ country” so I thought I would try this diabetes-friendly lemon bread. Yum!

1/4 cup canola oil
6 TBLs sugar
sugar substitute to equal 3 TBLs sugar
2 eggs beaten
1 2/3 cups flour
1 2/3 teas baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup fat-free milk
4 oz chopped walnuts
grated peel from 1 lemon

Glaze:
1/4 cup powdered sugar
juice of one lemon

- Cream together oil, sugar, and sugar substitute. Add eggs. Mix well.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to shortening mixture
- Stir in nuts and lemon peel.
- Spoon batter into well-greased 2-pound coffee can and cover with well-greased aluminum foil. Place in cooker set on High for 2-2 1/4 hours, or until done. - Remove bread from coffee can.
- Mix together powdered sugar and lemon juice. Pour over loaf.
- Serve plain or with cream cheese.

2008 April Lorier | Related Posts

APRIL LORIER, aka “Lazy Cook” - So.California. An award-winning poet, inspirational author and speaker tries to learn to COOK! Share April’s journey as she stumbles through the definitions and explanations that REAL COOKS know by heart! Try out her recipes and see if she’s learning well. Hey, not every one knows how to cook (or write), you know!