LIFT 2011-12 Video

End of Year Picnic



We had great weather for our end of year picnic!
The kids could play, we could visit, and we were even
perfumed in nearby chicken bar-b-q!!

We were blessed by the overwhelming responses about what LIFT has meant to you ladies this year. 

"I felt like I was not alone."

“I’m a stay at home mom. I don’t get out a whole lot for fun. I look forward to coming to LIFT.”

“I was new to the area and appreciated making new friends here.”

“I could only come to two events, but the November party had a lot of meaning for me.”

“I felt like I’m not alone. I love the time in scripture.”



"I felt a bond with the ladies."



“LIFT was here for my when we lost our baby. When you’re drowning in the ocean, you can’t survive alone. With help, I felt like I was walking on water.”

“I felt a bond with the ladies.”

 

Lori started and ended our year with this poem:

It was spring, but it was summer I wanted,

The warm days, and the great outdoors.

It was summer, but it was fall I wanted,

The colorful leaves, and the cool, dry air.

It was autumn, but it was winter I wanted,

The beautiful snow, and the joy of the holiday season.

I was a child, but it was adulthood I wanted,

The freedom, and the respect.

I was twenty, but it was thirty I wanted,

To be mature, and sophisticated.

I was middle-aged, but it was thirty I wanted,

The youth, and the free spirit.

I was retired, but it was middle-age that I wanted,

The presence of mind, without limitations.

My life was over,

But I never got what I wanted.



Guessing Games



Congrats to the Guessing Game Winners:

Children’s Jelly Beans – Courtney

Strawberries – Lori

Chocolates – Mindy

Cantaloupe – Amy

Ribbon Jar - Karen



Perennial Swap-  from one garden to another.



We were glad to see the sunshine!
The children had a fun time too.



Thanks Jennifer for sharing a beautiful Rainbow Cake creation!! Here’s the recipe she found on pinterest.  

Jennifer's amazing Rainbow Cake!



If you saw Ashten’s awesome lunch of “Salad in a Jar”, check out her find from pinterest:



How cool is "Salad in a Jar"?!!

Thanks to each of you for making this year special!

Our Next LIFT will be September 19, 2012 - mark you calendars! See you then.

End of Year Picnic - May 16

May 16– End of year Picnic
9:30am

 

Bring a blanket or chair and relax with other ladies

If you have flowers
to share from home,
bless them to some-
one else. If you don't
have flowers to share...
COME Get Some :-)

Let your feet take you to the park beside the Juniata County Library for our entire meeting. Some childcare workers will be there. If you have perennials to swap, bring them along. Remember to bring your own picnic lunch and a blanket or lawn chair.

Comfort Food Event



Making "Comfort Food" at LIFT April 18

 “Thy loving kindness is better than life.” Psalm 63:3

April 18: Comfort Food

We began our spring LIFT event with prayer and devotion. Following that Char Graybill demonstrated making home-made bread and each lady filled a colorful jar of “Love Soup Mix.”

Lori shared from Psalm 63. “Thy loving kindness is better than life, thus will I praise thee.”

- Changes can be overwhelming and cloud our view of God’s loving kindess.

- “Pitty Pies:” Sometimes we can fill one pie shell – sometimes we can fill a bakery truck full of pies!!

- It’s not easy being a Christian lady but we need to remember that “our soul follow hard after thee.”

- We were encouraged by Lori’s words and the words of another mother that shared from an experience recently in her life where she felt God’s loving kindness.



Thy Loving Kindess Is Better Than Life

 

Many mothers added their helpful hints
 to the bread making demonstration.

Char Graybill shared an old family recipe for Home Made Bread.

- The smell of baking bread is very comforting

- Home made bread is healthy and delicious

- Making bread speaks of a kinder, warmer time of life

Helpful hints:

- If possible, use a bread machine to kneed the bread, then transfer to baking pan.


Home made bread speaks of a
kinder, warmer time of life.

- It is best to use bread flour. You can keep your flour in the freezer. Test to see if your flour is good by tipping the bag sideways, if you see webs, it’s time to discard it.

- To kneed the dough: pull over, punch down, turn, repeat – “Fold and Turn.” Kneed for about 5 minutes. The dough should be stretchy. Do a “thumb test” if you press your thumb in the dough, the mark should go away.

- For faster rising: You can let the dough rise in the oven for 1 Hour at 150 degrees

- If the top of your bread gets dark, you can put foil on the bread for the last 10 minutes.

 - Make wheat bread by substituting 1 CUP bread flour with 1 CUP wheat flour. 

Char shared her family's recipe for Home Made Bread



Ingredients for
"Love Soup Mix"

Looking for more good “Soup In A Jar” recipes?
Check out allrecipe.com

How Exciting:

- By passing around the WAR International Baby bottle monthly, we raised $57.43 for WAR Intl'. http://warinternational.org/

- Ladies from LIFT are planning to go to Women of Faith from Sept. 7-8. Let Judy know if you would like to come along. http://www.womenoffaith.com/

- Mark your calendars: “Purely Pretty” will be held Sat. May 19 at Locust Run United Methodist Church. Call Lyndsay for more info. 535-0070.

NEXT MONTH:

We will be meeting at the park on May 16 for an End of the Year Picnic and Perennial swap. See you then!!

Comfort Food - April 18

This “hands-on” project will have us assembling “Soup in a Jar”. Then Char Graybill will give us some pointers on making homemade bread. All ingredients will be provided without charge.


Comfort Food Being Made at LIFT April 18

As wives or mothers, our hands can become very busy. You will get a helping-hand in the kitchen by preparing a "Love Soup Mix" and learning some pointers on making homemade bread this Wednesday, April 18, 9:00am -11:00am.

If you've ever burnt supper, melted a bowl, or spilled milk all over the floor, then you'll have something in common with the other women that met at LIFT. We are wives and mothers that join to support and encourage each other in a Christ-centered environment.

Free childcare is provided. LIFT is held at Lost Creek Mennonite Church, Mifflintown. http://www.lostcreekmennonitechurch.org/
Follow us on facebook "Juniata Ladies In Fellowship Together."

Bright yellow daffodils and forsythia greeted the ladies at LIFT on this first week of spring.

Painted Birdfeeder Craft at LIFT, March 21



A Cute Little Helper



Another Little Helper creates
her own bird houses

Spring of Life

When winter days give in to spring
and trees begin to bud
I can see all God handiwork
from the grass to the stars above

The joy and warmth the daylight brings

as the birds sing songs of praise

for they are also happy

for the earth that God hath made

and when the coolness of the evening comes

and the dusk gives way to night

we close our eyes and say dear Lord

thank you for the beauty of life.





Tara Hartley gave us exciting news about the upcoming Women of Faith Conference held in Philedelphia. She has organized a bus trip, tickets with box seating, and hotel room for ladies from Central PA.  The event is being held September 7-8. Ask Judy for more information.

Check out the link to learn about WOF: http://www.womenoffaith.com/

Here’s a 1 minute video about Women Of Faith 2012

We joined together in prayer for each other, our family, friends, and needs we are aware of.

Wooden Bird Feeders were decorated with an array of colors and creativity!! One mother even brought little bird houses along for her 4 year old to paint! We were grateful for Pastor Sherman who cut the wood for these bird feeders! Some ladies even took some home for their children to paint.

There was also a bird trivia poster.

Some ladies went home with cute bags

of bird feed to fill her pretty feeders.

Fun childcare classes for the children while mom enjoys her day out!

It was a great morning of chatting, laughing, (and even agreeing that hair dyeing is ok!). It’s always good to feel like we’re not alone!

Good Job Ladies!!



Spring Craft Time!



Spring Craft: Paint Wooden Birdfeeder

Spring is in the air!

Have you heard the birds singing?

Keep them close by with a beautiful bird feeder!

Please sign up NOW

if you plan on doing

our Spring Craft,

March 21, 9:00am-11:00am



We will be painting these wooden birdfeeders. Sign up at: judymummau @ embarqmail.com or call 734-2122.  

Cost: $12

Bring: paint shirt, small paint brushes, hair dryer (to dry paint), and sand paper.

(Supplies are provided, only bring these if you have them)

This is a great time to bring a friend.Please SIGN UP NOW (unless you already did). This is not required, but it greatly helps us. Please come, even if choose not to do the craft – no problem.

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Come for Craft, Friends, and Treat.
The Goodness of God Can Not Be Beat.

This Day Is Sure To Be Sweet!!