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Happy New Year
Recipe for a Happy New Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anonymous
Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed from all the past—have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time. Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this way) but prepare one day at a time.
Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad dressing— don’t do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor.
I hope that everyone had a blessed Christmas and enjoyed spending time with their families - I did! I was thoroughly spoiled on Christmas day and loved seeing my kids open their presents with joy and delight.
Now we gear up for New Year. This is a nostalgic time of year for me because I can remember growing up and spending it with my parents. It was always a big time of year for us, and my mom would always make wonderful finger foods for us to eat. My dad is Dutch, so my mom adopted some recipes from my Ouma (my dad's mom) that were typically served in Holland that time of year. One of the things is called Ollebollen. It is a bread-type dough (a little more sticky than normal bread dough) that has been filled with raisins and sultanas (although I prefer just the raisins) which is allowed to rise. Large spoonsful (spoonfuls?) are then taken and dropped carefully into hot oil. The "balls" cook, getting a wonderful brown coating to them. Once they are done, they are served with icing sugar (powdered sugar). Yummy! Another dish she made was called bittebollen which is made from veal which is cooked until it falls apart and is shredded with a fork. It is then mixed with flour and its gravy until fairly stiff, covered with breadcrumbs and deep fried. It is served with mustard. Another delight!
I would like to make these for new year, but we're not sure what we're doing yet. We usually spend New Year at church with all our friends, playing games and just spending time together, but I'm not sure what we'll do this year. We're still contemplating whether we want to go out or just spend it quietly at home.
To Start A New Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anonymous
"A new year is unfolding—like a blossom with petals curled tightly concealing the beauty within.
Lord, let this year be filled with the things that are truly good—with the comfort of warmth in our relationships, with the strength to help those who need our help and the humility and openness to accept help from others.
As we make our resolutions for the year ahead, let us go forward with great hope that all things can be possible—with Your help and guidance."
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