Happy New Year!

Tomorrow I will be traveling with Bill, Noel and Mom to Big Spring, Texas to visit David. It's a 6 hour drive from here, so we will stay at the La Quinta Hotel tomorrow evening, and then see David on Saturday morning, Jan. 2nd. He is very pleased because January 6th is his birthday.

Galen and Sondra arrived yesterday. They moved Patti into her MidWest City home in spite of going through a blizzard in El Paso, Texas. Galen had taken the southern route from California in hopes of missing bad weather. God never promised to take away our storms, but He sure is good about going through them with us!

Tonight, Galen and Sondra and Noel with join us for an early dinner. Jason's family will come over for awhile just to say, "hi". This morning I made chili in the crock pot, and made a lemon pie. The following are my new easy recipes:

Easy Chili

Saute onions and green pepper. Add a pound of hamburger and brown. Open 3 cans of Ranch Style beans and 1 can of Hunts diced tomatoes. Add salt, pepper and chili powder as desired. Toss into a crock pot and heat.

Holiday Punch (My guests ignored the iced tea, and kept coming back to this punch. That is really something in Oklahoma!!)

Mix together: 1 liter of raspberry/lemonade Crystal Light; 1/2 liter 100% cranberry juice; 1/2 liter diet Sprite ---For more fun, add raspberry sherbet to the punch bowl.

Please have a wonderful New Year without fear and worry. The only peace that God ever promised is the peace that only He can give to each of us individually. My goal this year is to remember that happiness comes from within and it is mine to pass on to those I love.