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The ones who deem themselves so perfect as to not need a savior are the ones in real trouble. It is only the broken who are redeemable. The Master chooses everyone of us to be redeemed, however many of us do not choose to allow the redemption so freely offerred. Love only works if the street is travelled in both directions and never by force. Broken people are ready and willing to accept help. Until you know you are broken, most of us choose to run our own lives without any interference from God or anyone else. Will you give the Master permission to work on your redemption today? As you can see - He is capable of creating beauty so jawdroppingly amazing that we can barely take it all in. Wonder what He could do with you if you let Him?
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There is a "Sweet Sweet Spirit" that lives in every believer. When we let that SPIRIT shine by pushing it to the forefront and forcing our "flesh" to take a backseat, life gets really, really GOOD!
life backwards. I, me, my ego, my flesh ran my life and it kept me so busy that I didn't have time to listen to my spirit. I said what I wanted to say, I did what I thought I should and I tried very hard to BE a GOOD person. I see now that all that trying and It is a glorious sight and a life truly lived failing was completely unnecessary. for God's glory rather than our own. "This Little Light of Mine" really begins to SHINE when I, me, That's what this scripture means - "so that it is my ego, my flesh moves out of the way and I allow no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in my spirit to move into the spotlight. We all have me." Gal. 2:20 Good News Translation. the capability of being kind, loving and even sweet when we focus on allowing our spirit to rule over It's pretty easy to sit back and have someone our thoughts and actions. And our "flesh" gradually else drive our lives for us. That's what age, church dies because it no longer has the upper hand. Then and prayer have taught me. If we will let our spirit we can use that stubborn streak that we all have for live our lives for us, we don't have to do anything but a really worthwhile cause. get out of the way, figuratively speaking. Life gets GOOD when you don't have to stress over anything We can stubbornly choose to live a life that anymore. It gets really GOOD when you don't have is spirit - led and spirit - controlled. Our spirit is to second guess your choices or feel bad about how full of joy and peace. It knows how to love so much you treated someone all the time. If I'm focused and better than we do. It's patient, kind, faithful, humble letting the spirit lead - I hardly ever have anything and it has self control. All of the "Fruit of the Spirit" to regret anymore. that we try so hard to make happen in our lives is already in us. We don't have to try to love people - Editor's Note: Push your spirit to the forefront our spirits are full of love for people. We just have of your life and see if it doesn't turn your whole to let it come to the forefront in our daily lives and world around in a good way. stop trying to BE GOOD on our own. Believe it or not, Christianity is not about My heart/soul/spirit (whatever you choose to call good people getting better. it) is soooo much kinder than I am. If anything, it is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good. It's so peaceful and gentle and it LOVES ~Tullian Tchividjian people so much! I feel like I've lived my whole 7 Santa Fe Good News
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Banjo Pickers – The sandwich that’ll make you sing! I normally don’t care for sandwiches for supper because when we were little, sandwiches were what we had when we didn’t have anything “good” to eat. Sandwiches were a backup plan or a budget fall back.
This is not one of those sandwiches. “A little background on the Banjo Picker:
"Hi, my name is Christy Jordan and I like to feed people."
There is this restaurant in Decatur, Alabama called “The Brick” that I hardly ever get to go to. It is a sandwich place in a brownstone building downtown and everything they serve is wonderful. My favorite sandwich on the menu is the “5 Finger Banjo Picker”. Since I don’t get to go there as often as I’d like (I’m doing good to make it out once a year!) I have to make my own version at home. While my Banjo Picker is a little different, it’s every bit as good to me and I know you’ll enjoy it as much as I do. So I hope you get to make this at home soon and next time you find yourself around Decatur, Alabama you can stop in at The Brick and compare!
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Instructions 1. Cut your sausage into two inch segments and cut each segment in half lengthwise. Place these in a large skillet over medium high heat and cook, turning as needed, until lightly browned on both sides. 2. Slice bread open lengthwise and lay open on baking sheet. Spread one side with mayo and one side with mustard. Arrange 5 cheese slices over bread. Top one side of bread with sauerkraut and pepper slices. Place browned kielbasa slices on bottom half of bread loaf. 3. Place in oven at 350 for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bread is toasted. Remove from oven. Close sandwich and cut into four smaller sandwiches. Serve warm with kettle potato chips or a nice bowl of white beans. Makes 4 generous sandwiches.
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Ingredients •1 large loaf French Bread homemade or from grocery bakery •1 package Polish kielbasa sausage
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Ingredients •1 cup old fashioned or quick oats •2 cups brown sugar, packed (I use light or dark, whatever I have on hand) •4 cups all purpose baking mix •2 Eggs •2 Sticks butter or margarine, melted •1 teaspoon Vanilla •1 teaspoon cinnamon •½ teaspoon ginger •½ teaspoon allspice •1+1/2 cups grated carrots •chopped pecans ½ cup for batter, ½ cup for top
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Icing •8 ounces cream cheese, at room temp •1 stick butter or margarine, at room temp •3½ to 4 cups confectioner's sugar •1 Tablespoon lemon juice •1-2 teaspoons vanilla
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Instructions 1. Combine baking mix, sugar, oats, and melted butter in large mixing bowl and stir by hand until dough is formed. 2. Stir in carrots, raisins, and pecans until well mixed. Pat into greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, or until lightly golden all over the top. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
To make icing... 1. Place softened butter and cream cheese in large mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer until well blended. Slowly add sugar, a cup or so at a time, and beat until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla and lemon juice as well until well blended. Ice cooled bars.
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I set out to write the one cookbook that I myself would use the most when it came to planning suppers for my family- I hope you'll find it as useful as I intended it to be. Please keep in mind, though, that the recipes in this book and the meals you and I make are really just a tool to bring our families and friends together. Because at the end of the day, the supper table is where we teach our families where they came from and they let us know where they hope to go. Values, heritage, history, dreams, and encouragement are passed around with the serving platters and roots grow a little deeper with each bite. We may have high hopes and aspirations when we set off into the world each morning, but if you really want to make the world a better place, end the day by coming home to supper.
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The Door We Forget To Open We often lose sight of the incredible blessings we have because the small hitches and drawbacks of life tend to overshadow them in the daily requirement to deal with them. (When we have a problem we must address over and over, we can’t help but keep it at the forefront of our thoughts.) That is why it is important to actively call out our blessings each day. To pull them from the back of our minds, from that area we don’t think about because it hums steadily along without much need for attention. We have to make being grateful a verb (or verb phrase, as Katy and I learned a few weeks back ;) ). I am grateful that I have a family. I am so very grateful for each precious life that lives beneath this roof. I am grateful for this roof. After visiting people who live in houses with walls of black plastic and roofs of the same, I know that my home is a sanctuary and a palace to most folks in this world. I am grateful for my wonderful dogs and my sweet cats. I am grateful that my children don’t have to go to bed at night hungry. I am grateful for a blue sky that will come after this beautiful moon slips back into the horizon. I am grateful for my Mama and for the opportunity I have to know her as a person and to call her friend. I am grateful for a world that has compassionate and fierce hearts that will stand up to in justice. I am grateful for God’s word and wisdom and I am grateful that He answers when I call…and I’m grateful that I don’t *always* wait ten forevers until I realize I need to call on Him. The blessings are there. It is like a door that we keep shut but if we open it, they tumble out like the stuff in my bedroom closet when I was a teenager and Mama threatened to make me stay home if my room didn’t get clean ;) Don’t forget to open the door today!
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MAN CAVE Greetings fellow gun aficionados, I normally do NOT trade in my guns or sell them for that matter, but for some time I’ve had two Glock Model 19 pistols in my little armory. One wears aftermarket ghost ring night sights and the other one is stone stock. I use the one with the ghost ring sights as a duty weapon, and it stays close to the bed in case someone or something goes bump in the night. The other one is not used for anything, so I decided to trade it off for a Glock 26, which is simply a smaller Glock 9mm. What led me to this choice? Several years ago, I had a baby Glock 27 in .40 caliber that I carried as an off duty gun for several years and I really liked it. I qualified with it numerous times and it was lightweight and easy to shoot. One caveat to that statement is that it’s easy to shoot, if you’re in your prime and are used to shooting handguns all of the time. Now that I’ve gotten significantly older, I carry nothing but 9mm handguns for serious business and occasionally I carry a S & W .380 Body Guard where proper etiquette in a social setting and hot Texas weather dictates you carry a small well concealed firearm. I gave this Glock Model #27 .40 caliber to my baby daughter when she graduated from the police academy to compliment her issue service weapon, a .40 caliber Glock #22 a few years ago. However, some low life miscreant broke into her home and stole it. Since it remains unrecovered, I'm doubting I'll ever see it again. So I loaded up my excess Glock 19 and headed off to Shooters Corner gun shop in Texas City with the intention of trading it off for a Glock 26 that I had seen in their gun case several days before. I was a day late and a dollar short though. Just as I walked
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We also ordered the ribeye steak as you can see. And yes, it was as perfect as it looks and the onion rings are homemade. The steak was tender, flavorful and not drowned in any sort of marinade. Just delicious 100% beef and a pretty good baked potato too. The third plate is a chicken fried steak sandwich that actually made the grade. It was tender and well seasoned. Overall - this is a great place to bring your family if you're looking for real home cooked food. The Galloping Foodie is always looking for new places to try within a 100 mile radius of Houston, Texas. If you know of a Mom and Pop that serves up GOOD FOOD and needs some free advertising - let us know by email at lynn@santafegoodnews.com and maybe we can feature them in an upcoming issue of the Good News.
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The pistol came with two 10 round magazines. I noticed that the inside of the magazines have a steel lining. This is new to me because all of my other Glocks are Gen I models and they don't have that. There is also a magazine loader which makes loading the tenth round a little easier. After loading ten rounds, I pointed the muzzle in a safe direction, racked the slide back and loaded up a round.
designed to ensure the pistol cannot fire unintentionally due to inertia or any impact. The trigger must be moved completely to the rear to deactivate these safeties. Once released, all 3 safety features reengage and the pistol is automatically secured again. Having explained this, what it all comes down to is having the mental capacity to always - KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO FIRE SAFELY.
I like to carry my off duty pistol on my left hip, gun butt forward in what they call the “Calvary Style”. I went to my computer and looked up the website for the holster system called Clip draw at www.clipdraw.com. This unique metal clip allows you to tuck your pistol into your waist band and have it remain where your place it. I had one of these on my previous Glock #27 and it worked great.
I recall that when Glock first hit the firearms market, I wrongly believed that they were made out of cheap plastic and probably wouldn’t hold up under rough use. The GLOCK, non-fiberglass reinforced polymer frame helped revolutionize the handgun industry by delivering a new standard in high-impact resistance, durability, and extended life—all while reducing weight by a full 90%. Stronger than most metals, polymer is temperature neutral, requires less maintenance, and most I can leave my shirt tail out of my blue jean shorts, users report substantially less felt recoil than with metal and operate normally with a secure feeling that my gun is frames. not going to run down my pants leg and clatter across the floor. I’ve been using the clip draw for a very long time “The only thing guns have to fear is rust and politicians”. and I can wholeheartedly recommend it as a good way to carry a concealed weapon. However, it must be said that This quote hangs over the gun rack at Shooters it’s not a fast draw holster and if you’re not highly trained Corner and it’s absolutely true. I have owned several to keep your finger off the trigger, carry your Glock pistol different models of Glock pistols over the years and I’ve with an EMPTY CHAMBER. never had any troubles with rust or malfunction with any of them. The polymer frame cannot rust, and the The Glock pistol has what they call a “Safe Action steel slide and all parts are coated with the Glock Nitrite System”. It is made up of 3 independent automatic safeties Treatment. All GLOCK metal parts are treated with a
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Nitration finishing process that optimizes the molecular structure of those surfaces. This progressive technology delivers a high degree of surface hardness, maximum durability, and exceptional corrosion resistance that provides many years of trouble-free service under the harshest environmental conditions. I did hear a story from a deputy sheriff of a neighboring county that said that his Glock pistol jammed on him during a gunfight with some home burglars. I talked to him for a while and I finally got him to admit that he was limp wristing his Glock #21 .45 ACP, and that caused a failure to feed jam. NOTE: Most semi-auto pistols will eventually jam if there is not a strong hold on the grip to allow the slide to go all the way back and strip a new cartridge from the magazine.
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In my 33 years experience as a Texas Peace Officer, I have never heard of another malfunction under fire of the Glock family of pistols. I am a believer in their quality workmanship and they don't pay me anything to say so. Well I hope you enjoyed the review of my new Glock. I like it and carry it most of the time. Till next time shoot safely, practice often, and always act in a legal manner. And as always, I encourage you to join the NRA to help preserve your gun rights.
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What do I know for sure? There is no one who can save us. Not our parents, our grown kids. doctors, spouses, our friends or the government. No one can save us, but God. In our midnight hour, no one has the power to save us like God does. They might help us and ease or relieve some of our burdens, but they can't save us. You do what you want to, but as for me and my house - we will serve the Lord. I know that it doesn't matter if I'm on a mountain top in Idaho or in the river bed of the San Saba deep in the heart of Texas, God is there with me. I know that life can be hard sometimes, but I never have to face it alone ever. I know that people can be very cruel and that those same people can also be very kind. Sometimes, I can be just like those people. I know that renewing our minds daily is the only way to survive this life very well. One dose of God's word won't heal all of our wounds or carry us through more than one day at a time. One prayer most times won't avail much, but constant prayer will give us all the help we need to be able to share the load with the one who designs our days. I also know that I am much nicer, stronger and more faithful than I appear to be on the surface. I know that I don't know how to love people like God does. I know I'm a total failure at that. I know that if I hadn't had God holding my hand these last 30 years, I know I wouldn't still be here today. And I wish I knew the height, depth and breadth of God's love for me... I bet that would be an awesome thing to know! What do you know for sure? If you would like to share your wisdom you may do so by emailing us at lynn@santafegoodnews.com
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Mark your calendars... This is 2 events you won't want to miss!
The Texas City Model Train Festival doubles the fun!
Bring the kids out to see some awesome vehicles up close. Bulldozers, cranes, police cars, fire trucks, rescue boats, military vehicles and much more! There will be food, moonwalks, face painting and other fun activities for the whole family. Oh, and did we mention it is FREE to get in?
Train enthusiasts unite... The Texas City Museum is hosting a two-day festival featuring unbelievable displays of model trains of all sizes. Bring the kids out and have a great time! Interested in being a vendor? Want more information? Contact us at cityoftexascitytx@gmail.com
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Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle...
The Comptroller is making it easier than ever to find lost items and Galveston County Tax Assessor Collector Cheryl E. Johnson decided to do the same.
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“Our two-tier process will begin with uncashed refund checks and will be followed by property tax refunds we have been unable to determine who to send the funds to,” she stated. According to Texas law, it is the tax collector’s job to determine who is paid a refund. “Often,” Johnson stated, “we receive duplicate payments and when neither payor makes a claim after multiple attempts, it falls on our shoulders to determine who the rightful owner actually is or to simply send or escheat the funds to the State which makes it much harder for the rightful owner to claim the funds. We are taking one additional step with a newly released webpage listing.”
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About two years ago, Johnson and her team began a mission to identify the proper owner on hundreds of duplicate payments dating back to the 2004 tax year. “After months of research and decision making, we were left with 255 refunds totaling just over $144,000. We were preparing to escheat them, but then decided to make this last ditch effort to lower that number,” she said. Phase One rolled out last weekend with over 600 uncashed refund checks totaling nearly $162,000 that have either been returned or remain uncashed. Only the property address (or legal description) will be posted along with the year the refund was generated. Current and former owners of the listed properties simply need to search the listing by visiting the GCTO website at www.galcotax.com and clicking on the UNCLAIMED REFUNDS button. If you own or owned a property on this list the year the refund occurred, email Refunds@co.galveston.tx.us. Proper identification and proof of ownership (i.e. copy of deed, deed of trust, will, utility bill, voter registration certificate, Texas drivers license or ID or other document that includes the address of the property for the year shown) is required for the refund to be reissued. Those without access to the internet may obtain a listing of the properties at any GCTO office along with an Application for Unclaimed Refund form that may be dropped off at any GCTO location or mailed to: GCTO UNCLAIMED REFUNDS, 722 Moody, Galveston, Texas 77550. Only written requests in the form of application or email with proper documents attached will be accepted. The 2015 tax season is underway and responses will not be immediate. Someone will contact you within a couple of weeks to confirm the status of your claim. Cheryl E. Johnson, RTA
Galveston County Tax Assessor/Collector 722 Moody Galveston, Texas 77550 (409) 766-2284
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The Galveston County Animal Shelter has REDUCED the "Adoption Fee" for cats and dogs that are already Neutered/Spayed ("fixed") to half price--$42.50, which includes all their shots including rabies and microchip. And often there are pets available who are "Sponsored" - meaning their "Adoption Fee" has already been paid by a generous donor to help you get them out!
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