O maior conquistador não é aquele que conquista grandes coisas, mas sim o que conquista as pequenas e as torna grandes!


segunda-feira, 29 de agosto de 2022


Do you know something? It's true that things change...
Change the way you are... your way of seeing the world and the people around you.
There comes a time when you realize there are no monsters behind the closet or under the bed, but they do exist!... that not all roses are roses and that there are many more colors that convey a beautiful feeling... that the black is also taken in summer and that color combinations depend on tastes and souls...
You realize that sometimes... silence is worth and says more than a thousand words, that a simple look or smile can penetrate you and make you fly... and that a few words said in the right way, can fill and comfort you more than an elaborate speech; above all... you realize that, the most sublime and effective way to be happy and cope with this world and those who inhabit it, is to go crazy @...
You realize that real friends are counted on one hand fingers and that betrayal doesn't come from your enemy.. that love can hurt as much as it can make you happy.. that the truth, although it hurts, is better in the long run.. who is not richer who has more... that not everything is what it seems and that many times the easiest path, is usually the most dangerous...
Ultimately, there is no better lesson learned than lived!

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sábado, 27 de agosto de 2022

My Cross Stitch Projects






 

Magic Cake Recipe

 

  • 4 eggs (yolks and whites separated)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • Powdered sugar, for dusting
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line an 8" x 8" cake pan with parchment paper.
  2. Crack the eggs into a bowl, carefully separating the yolks and whites. Set the bowl with the egg whites aside.
  3. To the bowl of egg yolks, add the sugar and beat until the mixture turns pale yellow, about one minute.
  4. Add the vanilla extract and melted butter and beat until the ingredients are well incorporated, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  5. Add flour and beat mixture until just combined.
  6. Pour milk in 1/4 cup at a time, beating the mixture each time after more milk is added. Set aside.
  7. Take the egg whites and beat them with a mixer until stiff peaks form.
  8. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter, one third at a time, until just incorporated. Be careful not to knock the air out of the egg whites. The batter should be thin but lumpy.
  9. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
  10. Bake until the top is golden brown and the cake does not jiggle when you gently shake the tin, around 40 to 50 minutes.
  11. Once the cake cools, remove it from the pan and dust the top with powdered sugar.
  12. Cut into slices and serve with whipped cream and fresh fruit,


Here's a dozen of my favorite things never to apologize for:


1) Never apologize for acting on your instincts.
2) Never apologize for being passionate.
3) Never apologize for being smart.
4) Never apologize for demanding respect.
5) Never apologize for saying no.
6) Never apologize for not embracing someone else's agenda.
7) Never apologize for disagreeing.
8) Never apologize for your faith.
9) Never apologize for your own sense of creativity.
10) Never apologize for ordering dessert.
11) Never apologize for being funny.
12) Never apologize for living your truth.


Every one of us casts a shadow.

There hangs about us, a sort of a strange, indefinable something, which we call personal influence--that has its effect on every other life on which it falls. It goes with us wherever we go. It is not something we can have when we want to have it--and then lay aside when we will, as we lay aside a garment. It is something that always pours out from our lives . . . as light from a lamp, as heat from flame, as perfume from a flower.

The ministry of personal influence is something very wonderful. Without being conscious of it, we are always impressing others by this strange power that exudes from us. Others watch us--and their thinking and actions are modified by our influence."

"Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity." Ephesians 5:15-16

~J. R. Miller, "The Shadows We Cast"

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