celebrating

I am busy making a dip for a New Years party but I wanted to post an end-of-the-year prayer. Here's the dip and the prayer.

Bacon Cheese Spread

1 package  (12 ounces) bacon strips, chopped
1/2 cup chopped pecans or almonds, toasted
4 cups (16 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups mayonna1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped sweet red pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Cook bacon until crisp; drain. Mix with the next six ingredients. Serve with crackers. Yield: 4 cups

Dear Jesus,
As I enter a new year, walk before me and guide me in Your ways. I do not know what lies ahead, but You do. You plan my ways and direct my paths. Keep my eyes focused on You so that I have a sure guide in all the days ahead. Pick me up when I fall, forgive me when I fail, and love me when I am most unlovable. During the coming year, help me bless others as You have blessed me. In Your name I pray. Amen.

a gap

Thank you Jesus for another Christmas and another year. I am truly thankful for Your many blessings. I have taken some time off from this blog but I have kept busy and the seasonal depression that I usually have at this time of the year has not been so bad. Santa and my little family have been extremely generous (including two new bracelets) and for everything I received I am grateful. I culled through my stash of decorations and put up only the ones that were meaningful to either me or family members and I took everything down yesterday. I like to get on with things. I have been reading like crazy including Farewell, Titanic. I believe it is the fifth book that I have read this year on that subject. This one, over 1,000 pages, was on my ipad. In the new year I will make my third attempt at reading the Bible straight through. My Grandmother read it front to back five times, why can't I stick with it to the end one time?