Daily Jots

Actually he had a lot now that I come to think about it, but his very favorite had to be Boston Cream Pie… which was really a cake. Sometimes strange things happen. You think about something and then suddenly it falls into your lap… like this bit of history.

“Boston Cream Pie - The name Boston Cream Pie is believed to be a misnomer as it’s really a cake. The “pie” instead of “cake” may be due to the fact that colonists used to bake their cakes in pie tins as they did not own cake pans. The first reference to Boston Cream Pie was when a New York newspaper in 1855 ran a recipe for a ‘pudding pie cake’. This recipe, however, had a powdered sugar topping not the chocolate glaze it now has. Then in 1856 a man named Harvey D. Parker opened a restaurant in Boston called the Parker House Restaurant. On the menu was a ‘pudding pie cake’ but it had a chocolate glaze not the powdered sugar topping of the original recipe. This is the cake we know today and the name ‘Boston Cream Pie’ is probably a combination of the first ‘pudding pie cake’ recipe and the fact that Boston is the place where the chocolate glazed version originated.”

So now you know a little of the history of this famous dessert, now it’s time to share the recipe. Here’s to you Dad. I hope heaven serves huge pieces! ;)

With Christmas just around the corner, my thoughts always return to my little sister. She was one of those women who had that special smile and I’m pretty certain that she is now someone’s guardian angel. So, with Cindy in mind, I went looking for some quotes about angels. I hope that you enjoy them.

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother’s love.”
Thomas C. Haliburton

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Bible: Hebrews (13:2)

Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Anonymous

Angels do find us in our hour of need.
Amy Huffman

Christmas in Heaven

I guess it was this scent that started me thinking about the topic tonight so, I thought that I would go looking to see what I could find on the subject.

Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Anonymous

While we are sleeping, angels have conversations with our souls.
Anonymous

We should not forget to entertain strangers, lest we entertain angels unaware.
Hebrews 13:2

People are born to become angels.
Anonymous

Angels do find us in our hour of need. –Amy Huffman

Angel by Thierry Mugler for Women 1.7 oz Eau de Parfum Flacon Refill

We are one another’s angels… unknown

So, that would mean that we need to do an extra good turn or two each day right? And those thoughtless words that we utter without a thought for feelings that we might hurt? I think that we are going to have to be more careful in the future. It take’s so little to be kind to someone.

Special Picks
Thoughts on Angels
Thoughts on Humanity and Life
Thoughts on Love
Thoughts on Prayers
Thoughts on Spiritual
Thoughts on Time
Thoughts on Women

Thought of the Day:
“Bow down, archangels, in your dim abode: Before you were, or any hearts to beat, Weary and kind one lingered by His seat; He made the world to be a grassy road Before her wandering feet.”
W.B. Yeats

Thinking Outside of the Box:
I was talking with my daughter last night about guardian angels. I mentioned that everyone has their very own, personally assigned, angel who’s sole job it is to watch over us. Think about that! One angel, just for you, assigned by the Creator, to keep an eye on you.

That’s pretty cool! I know we have all seen (so to speak) angels in action concerning children. The near-miss accidents, the stupid things they try and live through - those all point to the existence of those guardian angels. But we seem to think, or act like we think, that these angels go away when we reach a certain age. We dispose of the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and our guardian angel.

What’s even worse is that after we cease to believe in them, the angel continues watching over us. He (It? She? Who knows!) continues their thankless job of our care.

I would think that may be the biggest proof of God being a loving God that there is. To provide an angel for each of us who walks with us through trials, who watches sunsets with us when we think we are alone and lonely, and who stands beside us when no one else will… that could only come from a loving God.

Some Last Thoughts:
“Angels are beings of light, and their messages glow with God. Sometimes they don’t even have to say anything, but their presence alone communicates clearly the love and protection of God.”
Gary Kinnaman

“Sun is a-setting in the West
Angels watching over me, my Lord.
Sleep my child, take your rest
Angels watching over me.”
Traditional

“Angels traditionally have knowledge of every occurrence on earth. This absolute knowledge together with the absolute discernment that angels possess and the doing of God’s will as their sole purpose would indeed make angels wise.”
James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

“Our valleys may be filled with foes and tears; but we can lift our eyes to the hills to see God and the angels, heaven’s spectators, who support us according to God’s infinite wisdom as they prepare our welcome home.”
Billy Graham

“Sometimes Angels protect us from the consequences of poor judgment. Or the very dumb and potentially harmful things we do.”
Dan Martell