“Welcome to The Little Town with a Big Heart”
Inspiration for the week: As you travel along — By John Willis
As you travel along in your daily toil, keep love in your heart — in your eyes a smile. Give a word of cheer to those who are blue; a warm handclasp will help some, too; a wave of the hand, a cheery “Good Day” to those you may meet or pass by the way. As you travel along. Start in the day with a word of prayer, as the birds trill notes to the morning air. Let your prayer be to God, like their songs to Heaven, thankful for life and the blessings given; thinking those thoughts that are right and good, doing those deals that you feel you should ... As you travel along. then, when your day shall come to a close, just pause for a while ere you seek repose, think back through your day, and the deeds that were done of the trails met, and the victories won. And as you close eyes in peaceful sleep, pray God in His love your soul to keep ... as you travel along.
There were awesome services at Grace United on Sunday, with Bro Jamie Leach doing the preaching. The children’s Christmas musical will be at 6 p.m. tonight, Dec. 13, the Adult Cantata will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 17 at with Michelle Chaney music director.
Prayer requests go out for Barbara Blass, Betty Whitman, Stephanie Wright, Ally Grossest, Dannie Walker, (John Stogner from Bogalusa, La.), Norman Snowden, Rindy Pierman, Gerald Goodin, Carol Ann Alexander, William Redd, Jack Graham, Marie Eason, Bonnie Walker, Bill Matlock, John Patterson, Doyle Gibbs, Doyle McMullan, Cili Norman,
Micheal Roland, Aaron Stokes, Stephanie Roland, Janie McMullan and Stacy Stevens.
Shut-ins are Earlene Everett, Christine Herd, Johnnie McMullian, Mary Stamper and Abertine Walker.
Birthday wishes for the week for Dec. 13 to Ellis (Budgie) Acord, Phil Harris and Kim Bihn; for Dec. 14 to Joey Walker, Charles Olen Robinson, Christine Cornett (in memory) and Tommy Fanning former Hickory resident; for Dec. 15 to Sam Burks and Louise Overstreet (in memory); for Dec. 16 to Bro. Jamie Leach, Marcus Mowdy, Cassie Cleveland, Bill Johnson and Patricia McGehee; for Dec. 17 to Ryan Conrad Reynolds, John Meaders (in memory) and Nell Walker (in memory); for Dec. 18 to Robin Acord, Bradley Michael Gressett, Pam Steverson, John Brand, Lucille Pugh, David Lee Todd and Sarah Strebeck Buckley (in memory); and for Dec. 19 to Cecily Mcllwain and Mollie McGee (in memory). Happy birthday to each one.
Anniversary wishes for the week go out to Dec. 13 to Mike and Linda Clark. Happy anniversary to both of you!
Recipe for the week:
White Chocolate Caramel Pecan Fudge
Ingredients: 3 cups white chocolate chips, 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, 4 table-spoons butter, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup chopped pecans, 1/2 cup room temperature caramel sauce,
Instructions: Combine the chocolate chips, the milk, and the butter in a medium size glass bowl and heat in the microwave for 90 seconds. Stir to combine and heat another 15 seconds. Stir and heat an additional 15 seconds, only if needed. There will still be a few pieces of unmelted chocolate in the bowl.
Stir until mostly smooth with just a few flecks of unmelted chocolate. Add the extract and pecans and stir to combine. Scoop onto a parchment lined tray. Spread with a spatula to approximately 1-inch thickness.
Drizzle with caramel sauce. Lightly swirl the caramel into the fudge with a knife or the end of the spatula. Chill until ready to serve. Slice into 1-inch squares and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. Enjoy!
