Book club and Tea

It's a busy time for the Lit n Latte book club! We will be meeting for our monthly discussion on August 31st due to the Labor Day holiday landing on the first Monday in September. Next, September 26th will be our Lit n Latte Tea (what an oxymoron..latte Tea - coffee tea) We are meeting with the sister group to discuss this month's read "Dying to Decorate".

Please come to our first ever Lit n Latte Tea Party!
The evening and morning book clubs will meet together on Saturday, September 26. Tea and refreshments will be provided by the p.m. ladies. We ask that each person bring their own placesetting: cup, saucer, and salad plate. We will discuss the book "Dying to Decorate" by Cyndy Salzmann. If you feel brave, bring one of the recipes from the book and/or your high school yearbook so we can see you BK, before kids.


I found a couple of recipes for spreads to go with the scones that Lisa Roberts has graciously volunteered to make. They look easy and will be one of my contributions to the event. Wish me luck!

Lemon Curd
A classic scone spread. It's thick, tangy and very rich. You'll have to pay close attention while cooking, to keep whisking. Your curd will be wonderfully smooth that way.
Ingredients:
5 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
4 lemons, zest and juice
1 stick butter
Preparation:
In a medium saucepan, add a small amount of water (about an inch deep) Bring to a simmer In a small bowl, combine yolks and sugar. Blend until smooth Add zest and 1/3 cup of lemon juice to the egg mixture (add cold water if you don't have enough lemon juice) Whisk until smooth. Place a bowl on top of the simmering saucepan, or use a double-boiler. Reduce heat to low, and whisk the mixture until thickened (8 minutes) Mixture should be light yellow and coat a spoon. Remove from heat and stir in butter, one pat at a time. Let each melt before adding the next Pour lemon curd into a clean container, and refrigerate

Easy Devonshire Cream
Serves: 16
Hands-OnTime: 15 Minutes
Total Time: 15 Minutes
What you need:
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 pinch salt
1 cup heavy cream
What you do:
1
In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese, sugar and salt. Beat in cream until stiff peaks form. Chill until serving.



This isn't a true clotted cream, but it's pretty close. An easy introduction to the fine world of clotted cream on scones.
Ingredients:
8 oz cream cheese
12 oz sour cream
Juice from 1 lemon
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
Preparation:
Blend all ingredients until smooth.

Lastly, I am planning on taking a group to the Women of Faith Conference on Oct 2nd and 3rd third this year. Many thanks and kudos to Noelene for getting out the word to various groups of women from CCV that have never attended. Let me know if you are planning to come as I need to make the group reservation the first week of September.

Montana Rose Chapter Nine

This chapter submitted by Marla Hazelton

Chapter Nine

I Samuel 16:7 “For the Lord sees not as a man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

Even after sixteen years, Audrey Rose still is lonesome for the close relationship she had with her mother and father when they all lived together in Arizona.

Audrey Rose and Jamie have been talking and praying for some time on how they can close the chasm between Audrey Rose and her parents. After much prayer, they have decided to invite Dan and Lois Miller up to Montana for Easter.

The Easter celebration with Jamie, Audrey Rose and all the children is always a major event with the main focus on Jesus. So they are hoping that with this in mind their invitation will be accepted.

The children have never known that there was an issue between their parents and grandparents but thought that since it was such a distance and their grandparents were so involved in their church in Arizona and with their volunteer work that was why they could never find the right time to come visit.

So the invitation went out with a prayer and a hope that the invitation to come to Montana would be accepted.

Dan and Lois were surprised to get the invitation to come up and stay for several weeks to enjoy the Easter celebration with the Jamie and Audrey Rose and the family. They did not turn down the invitation but did not accept right away, they said they needed to pray about it.

So there were prayers in abundance from Arizona and Montana all about the Easter celebration, and all with different twists. My goodness, Heaven is being bombarded. What kind of answers will Dan, Lois, Audrey Rose and Jamie receive?

Jamie and Audrey Rose decided that they would plan as if Audrey Rose parents would be coming up to enjoy the Easter celebration. They did not tell the children about the invitation so as not to cause disappointment if they did not come.

Jamie and Audrey Rose were working on many projects trying to get a head start this year on this special day. It was hard not knowing if their prayers would be answered or not. But Jamie and Audrey Rose worked with a light hearted happiness that was infectious and their children soon joined in and were offering to help with little things and soon the list of things that they wanted to get completed before Easter was getting smaller and smaller.

Their hope for Audrey Rose parents coming to visit was still on their minds and in their prayers but in their anticipation, their happiness was growing each day and their children were seeing this joy in their parents, which made their home run smoother in all areas.

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Phil 4:13