Jesus Christ visited the Americas

Jesus Christ loves all His children and He did visit His "other sheep" ("And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd" — John 10:16)

in the Americas, people who were descendants of the Jews, who came there hundreds of years before. I know this is true. I have really wanted to know and I have asked our Heavenly Father.

Today, the Sabbath, I just wanted to share this touching video. The song is called "One by one" as Jesus heals each of us one at a time. Enjoy the peace this video can bring, and HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE TODAY. Pray for your families.

Jesus Christ lives!

New puppet pattern!

Ok- this one is crochet for all you crochet lovers!
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevs-puppet.html

It's a puppet! was designed with LDS Humanitarian in mind as they are asking for Twin and Double quilts, a standard, AND puppets!!

If you would like to join me on APRIL 4th and 5th (less than 2 weeks away!) :) for GENERAL CONFERENCE weekend, in making as many puppets as we can for LDS Humanitarian, I'd love to have you join me! You can use any pattern you wish, but I wanted to see if I could make a fairly easy pattern to share.


Here is where you can mail puppets:

Completed handmade items may be shipped by anyone of any faith, or delivered in person to:
Latter-day Saint Humanitarian Center
1665 Bennett Rd
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Humanitarian Center at 1-800-453-3860 ext. 26060 (Telephone: 801-240-6060)
Hours 7 am - 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday
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Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
3 c. oatmeal
3/4 c. brown sugar or 1/2 c. raw sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c. applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 c. milk
1/2 to 1 c. blueberries or raisins

Preheat oven to 375 F. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix the wet
ingredients in another bowl. Stir the wet and dry ingreds. together
and add the raisins or blueberries. Spread in a 9" x 9" pan, lightly
sprayed with nonstick spray. Cook uncovered for about 20 - 30 minutes.
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HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE!
Pray for your families...

Bev

Finally- new sweater pattern!!

I have it done and hope it all works well for everyone - the numbers and counts drove me crazy.

You can find the new sweater pattern here
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevs-1-piece-baby-sweater.html


It is a side-to-side sweater for babies 3-6 months and it has a hood! I made it in lightweight baby yarn so it would be a fun beach sweater with a light weight hood to cover and protect from the sun. You could make it in heavier worsted weight yarn for a colder weather sweater.

These would be wonderful for humanitarian causes worldwide. Be sure to check with your local women's shelters and see if they can use them. I hope someone will try it out and let me know if the numbers are right and work out for you.

HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE
Bev

Ultrasound!!

Wow- I should have put on my reading glasses as I mis-labeled the last ultrasound I posted! That one was my adorable grandson Jackson, as someone pointed out to me. So here is Owen's ultrasound. You can see his little spinal cord, and legs, and his head is on the right. Those little Qualheims all kinda look the same at that age!! :) I love my grandbabies so, so much! What a precious gift from God.

I have been working on printing out signs for the Humanitarian Booth, and since I had part of today off work, Danielle (my son Christopher's wife) and I have been rearranging the living room ready for her baby shower tomorrow. We actually got the exercise bike out here and Patti's orange recliner, which I put next to mine.

Our oven finally burnt out today... there was a fire inside as the element burnt and it looked like a sparkler as it sparked and coiled around. Mike is in Vegas right now to buy a new element for it so I can bake the cake and brownies for the shower. Katie is in charge of the games so I am hoping she has not forgotten-- think I will follow through on that one tonight. :)

She has an important basketball game tonight that will determine if they go to the finals. I hope they win. Those Mustangs have really worked hard this year.

Here is a yummy recipe I want to share with you today. My mum used to make this all the time and she made enough to freeze one for another day. So good!

Steak and Mushroom Casserole (Aunt Mary Ellenor and Bev Qualheim)
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3/4 lb spaghetti
1 1/2 lbs hamburger
1 large diced green pepper
1 large chopped onion
1 can drained mushrooms
1 small can diced black olives
1(28-oz.) can tomatoes
3/4 jar spaghetti sauce (no sugar- 32 oz size)
3/4 lb. cheddar cheese, grated
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water until just tender. Drain. Brown hamburger, add green pepper and onion. Cook until soft. Combine cooked spaghetti, meat mixture, and remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Turn into 2 large greased casseroles, freeze one casserole for later and bake the other at 350 degrees for about 1 hour.
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Something I have started again is making 'leprosy bandages' - they are accepted by the group mentioned on this page
http://www.leprosybandages.blogspot.com/

Here is where you can mail them:
Linda Stocker 171 Mulkey Lane, Ariel, WA 98603

PATTERNS to use

Size: approximately 3" - 4" inches wide by 4 feet long. I called the Humanitarian Center in SLC to confirm this size (1-9-06)
Material specifications: No. 10 knit Cro-sheen, 100% mercerized cotton in white, cream or ecru. It's bedspread cotton, thin.
(1 small ball 225 yds- should make 1 knitted bandage)
Knitting needles - size 2 or 3 USA
Crochet hook - size D or E
Do not use dyes/colors.
*When completed, roll bandages and secure with a large (2") safety pin.
*Put in plastic bag, remove air, and seal.

Hand Knitted Tropical Sore Bandages
Use size 2 knitting needles if you knit average or loosely, size 3 needles if you knit tightly.
Cast on 24 to 27 stitches so the bandage measures 3"- 4" across.
Knit every row until bandage is desired length of about 4 feet long, then bind off, leaving a 2-3" tail to weave in.
(TIP: I find the edge looks neater if I slip the first stitch of each row instead of knitting it.) Secure tail by slipping thread through last stitch, tying a small knot, and weaving end back through stitches.

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Crocheted Tropical Sore Bandage
Use size D or E crochet hook (loose tension desirable). Chain enough stitches (23-26) to measure 3" - 4" in width.
(I use 23 chs and an E hook, and it takes about 6 rows to equal one inch.)
Row 1: Single crochet into each chain. Chain 1 and turn.
Rows 2: Single crochet into each sc across row. Ch 1 and turn. Continue to single crochet to end, chain 1 and turn
Row 3 - ? (4 feet long) Repeat row 2 until bandage measures about 4' long. Finish off by pulling thread through last loop and secure with a knot. Weave end back through stitches. I use a sewing needle to do this.

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I am going to have a spot at the Clark County Fair humanitarian booth for this information- hoping many more people will take a pattern and start some bandages too.

Have a beautiful day...
HUG the ones you love and remember that Jesus Christ loves you so very much and any problems you have, He knows how to solve them.

Bev
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com

Time and such

Hello,
Time is such a valuable commodity to me these days. It seems my mornings are filled with getting Katie off to school, and then getting ready to work and working. I come home for lunch, go get the mail and head back in for the afternoon 'shift'. And then Katie's basketball games which I love to go see!!

I am so grateful to have the jobs I have working for the Logandale and Mesquite seminaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many people are finding themselves unemployed these days. Times are difficult, although this nation has been through worse during the Great Depression of the 1930's. Most of us these days have not lived through terribly difficult financial times so we are feeling a bit 'punched in the stomach', you know.

Chin up all! Get real. We are way too soft these days. Time to get tough and be positive and lift others.

So, I have been working on a baby pattern. It was going to be for newborns, but it turned out larger, which is fine really. I just want to get the counts right before I will type it all up and post it on my site. I have never been the best at adding and multiplying. It turned out so cute though, with a little hood and my next grand-baby Owen (that's him up there in the ultrasound!!) will get it when he arrives on the planet.

Well, I wanted to touch base with you and I will post as soon as I get that cute pattern posted on my site. :)

Hug the ones you love!
Bev

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com