Lillian Ruth

Lillian Ruth Stelling Born September 6th  7# 2oz 19 inches long

Lillian 1 month old

Carl holding Lillian

A very fun evening!

Sorry it has been so long!

I am not quite sure what has happened to time but it seems to run away!  Rick has been working a lot of hours and I have been making friends and I worked at VBS at church for a week!   I made up some strawberry freezer jam.

The baby and I both are doing well.  It is just 7 weeks until the due date now!  I cannot believe how fast time has gone.

I get to go home and see my friends and family on the 29th and 30th.  I have not been back home since the end of April!

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Supper

Pineapple Pork Stir-Fry

There’s no need for takeout when you’ve got this recipe in your collection. Omit the cayenne pepper if serving young kids. Taste of Home Test Kitchen

6 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 30 min.

Ingredients

• 1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks, undrained
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
• 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 cup cold water, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pork tenderloin (1 pound), cut into thin strips
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 4 cups fresh broccoli florets
• 1 cup fresh baby carrots, cut in half lengthwise
• 1 small onion, cut into wedges
• Hot cooked rice

Directions

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice; set aside. In a small bowl,
• combine 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 tablespoon water, garlic powder
• and 1 tablespoon reserved pineapple juice. Pour into a large
• resealable bag; add pork. Seal bag and turn to coat.
• In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, cayenne
• and remaining water, cornstarch and reserved pineapple juice until
• smooth; set aside.
• In a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat, stir-fry pork in 1

© Taste of Home 2010

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Pineapple Pork Stir-Fry (continued)

Directions (continued)

• tablespoon oil until no longer pink; remove and keep warm.
• Stir-fry the broccoli, carrots and onion in remaining oil until
• tender. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil;
• cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add pork and
• pineapple; heat through. Serve with rice. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cup (calculated without rice) equals 230 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 1,295 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 19 g protein.

© Taste of Home 2010

Thankfulness

I am thankful for my dear friends Dale and Rhonda Towle. Dale had been my pastor for the last year before I got married and he is who we asked to marry us. Their whole family mean so much to me. They have been such a blessing to us and God has used them in our lives so much! Rhonda is a very dear friend and we know that we can talk to them about anything and they will give us Godly advise. They have been a huge encouragement to us before we got married and through some of the things we have faced since we have gotten married. Please join me in praying for them. I long to see God bless them and their ministry!

Fear

Today I have been thinking about fear.  I never really understood people who lived in fear. There are a few things in life that I fear and I guess the biggest thing is the unknown.  I was thinking about it this morning and there really is no reason to fear the unknown!  God knows what is best for us and our lives.  Whatever you face he is there to help you if you will just trust him.  This is something that I need to remember.  As I was laying down trying to sleep I was thinking about how afraid I was of the unknown.  And I was laying there crying our to God to help me.   Sometimes it is so hard when I am so far away from those that I used to turn to but then i realized who I needed was God.  He is the only one who can really cast out the fear and he is the only one that is always there for you!  God gives us family and friends but there are times they are at work or are miles away and you can't turn to them.  The thing that I always loved about my friends is they would always take me by the hand and lead me back to God and his word the only true place for comfort and security.

I often why God allows things to happen and really it is to teach us to trust him.

The other thing that i fear is what people think.  But friends it really doesn't matter what others think of you.  What we need to focus on is what God thinks of us and if we are living our lives so to please him.  There are things in my life that I could change to please others but I stopped and looked at what the Bible says and what God would do.  There are things that Rick and I had to make decisions on that we had to go to God and see what he would have us to do.  There are days when we will sit and talk about things that God has allowed to happen in our lives and we see how hard and uncomfortable some of the things have been but we can look to God and see that this is his will and that he will be there with us and he will help us.

I just heard this song sung!  I will rest in him!  He will be my GUIDE!  He will show us the path and he will make it clear to us!


Rest In Me
Kevin Inafuku


When confusion fills my life and my world inside is torn apart;
When the road just seems too rough and discouragement just grips my heart,
I lift my eyes and see, the One who died for me
Is standing there beside me, and says so tenderly,

Oh, be still, My child, and know I’m your God.
Rest to know the King of Glory is on your side
Let Me bear all your pain and carry your load,

Oh, be still, My child, and rest in Me.



When I lose the ones I love, and there’s no one there to stand by me
Or when all I have is gone, my dreams, my plans are all destroyed
I lift my eyes and see the One who died for me
Is standing there beside me, and says so tenderly

Oh, be still, My child, and know I’m your God.
Rest to know the King of Glory is on your side
Let Me bear all your pain and carry your load,
Oh, be still, My child, and rest in Me.

Oh, be still, My child, and know I’m your God.
Rest to know the King of Glory is on your side
Let Me bear all your pain and carry your load,
Oh, be still, yes be still, just be still, My child, and rest in Me.