Applesauce Muffins

400 degrees

18 minutes

1 1/2 -2 dozen muffins

12 dozen large muffins

2 cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal

2 cups flour (your choice)

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

4 tsp. Baking Powder

2 tsp. Cinnamon

1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Sea Salt

*Mix all the dry ingredients real well

*Mix in separate bowl

2 cups applesauce (I use the applesauce that I canned)

2/3 cup Olive Oil (or canola)

2 eggs

*Mix really well

Add the wet ingredients to the dry and thoroughly mix!  You may add 1/2 cup raisins, if you like.  Pour mixture in to greased muffing pan about 1/2 full.  Enjoy :)

Seeking God on Purpose

"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him..." ~Lamentations 3:27

Over the weekend, I had the privilege to go to a True Women conference, held at our church.  Nancy Leigh DeMoss was one of the main speakers and, my goodness, how she spoke!  She talked about what it looked like to seek God, to really desire to be with Him.  Which then got me to thinking...do I seek Him.  Do I purposely look for Him in all the areas of my life.  I wish I could tell you, yes, I do this all the time and my life has been made perfect.  Not so much!
I do desire to be with Him and I talk to Him constantly, but seeking...really searching.  I wonder what that would look like.  When my kids are fighting, for the umpteenth time, and my head is going to start spinning...what if I were to seek Him in that moment.  The days where I get all negative Nancy, and wonder why I really don't have any close friends...if I were to seek Him, I would realize that He is always waiting to be my best friend.  I know that I should always go to Him first, but how many times does that actually happen?
I want to really start seeking Him and His will for my life.  I want it to become instinct, that when a moment arises, I don't turn to frustration, impatience or panic, I turn my eyes to Him and seek His will for that moment.  I know that it will not make my life perfect, but I also know, that He can take those moments and turn them into God moments.

"My heart says of you, "Seek his face!"  Your face, Lord, I will seek."

 ~Psalm 27:8

Purposely Living

The Lord has been speaking to me these last couple of weeks, to live my life on Purpose.  Now, I know that there are quotes and books out there that read all about this.  It is something different, when you have your Heavenly Father telling you this.  Write it down...okay, I wrote it down.  Now start writing and doing so.
So, where to begin.  What does a life on purpose even look like?  I started talking to my Mom, which I do often, and the words just starting flowing.  Any one who has ever gone through any sort of trial, has had to learn how to do things on purpose.  Get out of bed...check.  Eat...check.  I have even done this.  I call it my "recycle" days.  The things I do, because I have to...not necessarily because I want to.
Then it struck me.  I may be limited with certain things, but there are some that I have no restriction whatsoever.  Praying.  Loving and respecting my Husband.  Loving my children and telling them everyday.  Giving hugs, just because.  I have always done these things, but more out of habit.  And THAT, is a dangerous place to be.  Going through the motions.  I don't want that to be my life.  I will cherish these moments and hold them dear to me.  I will not take for granite, that everyday is going to happen.  I will love my family, on purpose.  I will pray, with purpose.  I will help those who need help, for their purpose.
And when I do this, I hope that everyday, a part of the selfish me, will break away.
I want to serve my Lord with a servant's heart.  Not for recognition sake, but for His purpose and His alone.
I will no longer listen to the lies of the enemy, telling me what I cannot do because of my health.  Those walls have been broken, and I am stepping out in faith, that my Lord has a beautiful purpose for my life.
"Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;  my hope comes from Him."  ~Psalm 62:5
"Trust in Him at all times, O people;  pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge."  ~Psalm 62:8