Happy Fourth of July

Happy July 4th!  I pray you have a great time celebrating Independence Day! We have a great privilege of living in a FREE country.  We are a blessed people.  I also remind you that we have the opportunity to be free spiritually as well- In John it tells us "if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed!"

The freedom this speaks of is the freedom from the bondage of sin.  John 3:16 tells us of this FREE gift - For God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. 

I pray you can celebrate the Fourth of July as an American who has freedom but also as a Christian - who is free indeed!

Fourth Celebration

Today Mike and I are heading to my parents for swimming and food! It will be a family celebration today with my dad, mom, and two sisters. I love to swim!

Mike and I have been talking about purchasing an ice cream maker so we are picking one up before heading to the pool.

We will be making one of my favorite homemade ice cream recipes from my Brainerd Baptist Church cookbook - church cookbooks are the best you know! Thanks to Mrs. Debbie we will be enjoying her Milky Way Ice Cream

Milky Way Ice Cream
1 pt. half and half
1 pt. whipping cream
2 cups of sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 can Eagle Brand Milk
7 Milky Way bars
6 eggs
Beat eggs and sugar; add cream, half and half and Eagle Brand. Heat 1 cup milk with 6 to 7 Milky Ways. Add to egg mixture. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour into container. Fill container with milk.


Do you have a favorite homemade ice cream recipe? Will you please share it with me?

Happy Fourth of July! I am so thankful to live in a country where we can freely and openly worship the One True God!