Gentleness

Hey There Kanakomo Ladies!!!

Did any of you make the hot chocolate from the recipe I posted on Tuesday? Did you like it? I sure hope so! 

Can you girls believe we are on our second to last fruit this week? It's crazy isn't it?! I bet you all can say the verse from memory by now!

"And the fruits of the Spirit are 

love, 

        joy, 

             peace, 

                     patience,

 

                                 kindness, 

                                            goodness,

 

                                                      faithfulness, 

                                                                  gentleness, 

                                                                           self-control; 

against such things there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

Have you ever been in a situation where somebody maybe didn't say or do the nicest thing? I know I have! In fact, I'll go ahead and admit that sometimes I find myself being that person. I don't always think about how my words or actions may affect someone until it is too late. I hate it when I do that! God call us to be gentle in our actions towards others.

"The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth" - 2nd Timothy 2:24,25

You see when we are gentle with people, it can point them towards JESUS! But if we are harsh or mean to people it points people away from Him. 

So here is my challenge to you:

Be GENTLE!!! Point people towards Jesus this week!

I think y'all can do it :)

Love ya!

Brrrrrrr!

Hello Kanakomo Ladies!!!!

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! It has been so cold here the past few days! When I moved up here I knew it would be colder but I didn't really think about it much... that is until it hit me right in the face! When I left my room yesterday, I walked right into a lovely 13 degree wall. I did not know what had hit me! Now for those of you who live up north you probably think that I am just being a weenie... and you know what? You would be correct! The cold and I just are not friends!

Now there are some things that come with the cold I like such as big sweaters, jackets, blankets, fires, and hot cocoa! I love things that go with the cold but just not the cold itself! It's a problem I know! I thought today I would share a great recipe I found for homemade hot chocolate! When it's cold outside I love to curl up on the couch (wearing a big ole sweater), snuggle up with a blanket, have the fire going, read a book, and drink hot cocoa!

Ok so here is the recipe:

1/3 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 Cup white sugar
1 Pinch salt
1/3 Cup boiling water

I got this recipe from this site!

3 1/2 Cups milk
3/4 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 Cup half-and-half cream

Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.

I hope you enjoy it!

Love ya ladies!

Logan

Faithfulness

Happy Friday Kanakomo Ladies!

I am going to be switching up the blog a little bit... you will be hearing from me on Tuesdays and Fridays now!

Today I want to continue our study of the Fruits of the Spirit. It's been a long time since we did goodness... do you remember the verse?

"And the fruits of the Spirit are 

love, 

        joy, 

             peace, 

                     patience, 

                                 kindness, 

                                            goodness, 

                                                      faithfulness, 

                                                                  gentleness, 

                                                                           self-control; 

against such things there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

You girls are so smart I'm sure you not only remembered the verse but I bet you figured out that today we are going to talk about faithfulness! Do you know what it means to be faithful or to have faith? Being faithful means to be loyal to a belief, cause, or person. That sounds like something I want to be! 

There is a story in the Bible about three men who were really, really faithful to God. You can find this story in the book of Daniel (that's in the Old Testament) chapter three. You see there was this really powerful king named King Nebuchadnezzar (quite a name I know!) and he thought he was so great that he made a gold statue that he ordered everybody to bow down to and worship like they would a god or else he would throw them into a blazing furnace. Everybody in his kingdom was obeying him except for three men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. They refused to bow down to the statue because they would only worship the one true God and they were remaining FAITHFUL to Him. When the King found out he gave the men one more chance to worship his statue. Their response was of complete faith. They said,

 "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up."

WOW! How faithful they were to say that! They knew that God could rescue them if He chose to do so but even if He didn't they would not break their loyalty to Him! That's pretty cool!

They story ends with the king throwing Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego into the furnace but guess what?! God protected them! They didn't even smell like smoke! God completely came through for them and I would be it was because of their faith in Him! King Nebuchadnezzar saw how BIG God was and commanded his whole kingdom to worship the real God of the universe! 

God uses our faithfulness to do BIG things! How can you be faithful in your life? Don't worry I'm not telling you to throw yourself into a fire... really... don't do that! You can be faithful in other ways! Like doing your chores when your parents tell you to, doing all your homework on time, reading the Bible and praying to God! You can be faithful in everything you do! Just do it the best you can!

Let me know how you girls are being faithful this week!

Miss ya!

Long Time No See!!!

Hey there girlies!! 
I am sorry for my little hiatus over Christmas break but guess what?! I'm back! How was everybody's Christmas? Did any of you get a white Christmas? This was a very odd Christmas for me indeed! My family usually goes out to my grandparents farm (just like we do for Thanksgiving) and we spend a few days out there. This year we packed up to head out but once we got there there were reports of a REALLY big snow storm coming and we had to go back home so we wouldn't be stranded! When it came time for the snow storm... it only snowed half an inch! How silly was that?! Did any of you have funny stories about your break? I'd love to hear them!

One of my favorite parts of the break was getting to drive from Branson, MO to Atlanta, GA for the Passion Conference! It was a really fun road trip I got to take with a few of my friends who attend the Kanakuk Institute with me! After getting in the car and driving 13 hours we finally arrived in the city of Atlanta. The long drive was well worth it because it was so cool! Passion is a really neat event where there worship leaders like Chris Tomlin and David Crowder and amazing speakers like John Piper and Beth Moore. There were over 60,000 people there all worshiping God! It was absolutely AMAZING!!! Just to give you an idea of how many people that is... We were in the Georgia Dome which is where the Atlanta NFL team plays. It is a building with THREE levels of seating and guess what... THAT WASN'T ENOUGH! They had to open up seating on the floor! It was so stinking cool! The Lord used this event to fill me up with His awesome love and joy! When you girls are in college one day I highly suggest attending this event! It is well worth it!

Guess who I ran into while I was there?! That's right a bunch of YOUR counselors, kitchies, and office girls!!! It was so fun to get to catch up with everybody! Everybody who was there all agree that we want each one of you back at K1 this summer! We have missed all of your bright, smiling faces inside the Kanakomo gates! Can you believe Kamp is less than five months away! It is going to be here before we know it!

I love you girls!!!!

Dance Party!

Hey there Kanakomo Ladies!

How was your weekend? What did you do? I got to hang out with some friends in my class at Silver Dollar City! It was a blast! Don't worry I'll post pictures later on...

Do you girls miss Kamp? I know I do... and I live here! It is truly not the same without you girls here. I miss hearing your laughter and seeing your sweet smiles! I can't wait for you all to be back!

Here is a fun video of one of the many random dance parties that happened this summer. You girls are so fun!

In less than six months Kamp will be back in full swing! The party barn will be swinging, the slides will be running, the ziplines will be zipping, and the fun will be happening! I hope to see you all there!!

I miss you girls so much!

Logan

I'm Famous!!

Hey there Kanakomo Ladies

How are you this week? I had a very interesting day today... I felt famous! But not really haha. I go to the Kanakuk Institute and it would not be possible without the help of all the donors! Today I signed over 100 cards thanking them for their donations! 

It is good, especially during the season of Christmas, to think about what you are thankful for! What has God given you that you should be thankful for? Here is my short list:

1. My family

2. My friends

3. Kanakuk

4. Being an American

5. Having a Savior who loves me personally!

6. YOU GIRLS!!!!

That is just a short list, there are hundreds of things I am thankful for! I encourage you girls to make a list for yourself!

Love you!

Logan

Coffee Cake Recipe!

Hello Kanakomo Ladies!

Yesterday morning I was craving some coffee cake something fierce! I miss my Sunday morning treat so much! I thought you girls might miss it too so here is the recipe you can do with your parents!

Kanakuk Coffee Cake

Topping (prepare day ahead and refrigerate)

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup flour

1 tbsp. cinnamon

2 oz. butter

Instructions:

Combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon and mix well. Cut butter into small pieces and work into dry ingredients with hands. Refrigerate overnight.

Cake

3 cups flour

11/2 cup sugar

2 1/2 tbsp. baking powder

11/2 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1/3 cup margarine

1/3 cups water

2 cup evaporated milk

Instructions:

In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and mix well. Set aside. (Note: Dry ingredients may be mixed the day before, covered and left at room temperature.) Spray 9x13-inch pan with pan spray. Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Add vanilla and evaporated milk. Combine margarine with water, then pour slowly into batter and mix on low speed. Turn mixer off. Add small amount of dry ingredients and turn mixer on low to combine. Mix well. Scrape bowl and repeat until all dry ingredients have been incorporated. Beat until batter is smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle topping (prepared before) on top of cake batter, covering well. Place in oven and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into 3x6-inch pieces to serve. Enjoy and reminisce on your favorite Kamp memories.

Enjoy ladies!!