Dear Sisters

Aunt Virginia, my mother and I are in desperate need of prayer.

I have posted my prayer request HERE . Please pray hard for us.
Love, Amrita

And the Answer is….

Here’s the finished product(s)!

I have no idea what these are called…the first is a hamburger/tomato/cheese pie.

The second dish with the Great Northern Beans is something we’ve always called Armenian Bean Salad. I’m sure it has another name, but my Mother in Law was the best at making salads, and this was one of her often served dishes. Since she was Armenian..and she made it … it became “Armenian Bean Salad”. Aren’t we clever? It’s a simple vinegar and oil dressing. No mixing it in another container, it’s just poured on, salt, pepper and garlic powder added along with onion and parsley….tossed with a spoon, and ready to eat. Mom had a great hand with the vinegar and oil!

That’s her bowl I served it in, it’s pink depression glass.

This guy was hanging around waiting for dinner….so I put the apron on him. He asked why he had to wear it…I told him ALL of the other husbands have worn it, that’s why! That seemed to be reason enough for him, and he went along with it!

So here we are, ready to slice the un-named pie, scoop up some Armenian Bean Salad and dig in.

I will publish the recipe on our Cooking With The Scarf Sisters page. It’s very simple, and as you saw, very few ingredients are required. If you try these dishes…I hope you enjoy them!

Did You Guess?

Have you figured out what I made of these ingredients yet?

Stay tuned, I'll be right back with the answer....you still have time to post your best guess!

STILL STANDING STRONG!

You gals are SO amazing! God has blessed me through each and every one of you! I feel badly for putting a damper on our fun adventure and yet at the same time, I feel like we are SO connected in our hearts that it's only natural to turn to all of you in our time of struggles and sorrow.

I asked Sister Donna to forward my request and she has been extrememly gracious to do so. I haven't said anything on Face Book but feel comfortable in "putting it out" over here! When they did the Colonoscopy they came across a VERY large mass in the colon. They are pretty certain it's cancer but we're awaiting the results of the biospsy. The positive in this is that it was growing inward rather than outward where it could grow on some of the other organs. She will go in for surgery probably Monday where they'll remove the mass and take out the affected colon area. From there we'll know what the next step is. I spoke with her tonight and while I was expecting her to be down and discouraged, she was actually pretty upbeat! She doesn't feel all that great but her spirits are good! I can tell those prayers from all of you righteous gals are working! I told her that she was being prayed for by ladies literally all over the world and she was so surprised!

I am heading home at 5 in the morning. I was originally going to visit my Great Aunt in Arkansas but all I really want to do is be with my Mutti! I was already heading there for the Beth Moore conference next week but now I can be there to help when she is released.

Dave's Dad: He will be cremated on Monday and we will schedule scattering his and my mother in law's ashes at a future date. We also have the overwhelming job of going through the house! The tentative game plan is for Dave to fly up to St Louis on the 26th (my conference ends that day) and we will begin working on the house then. We were already taking time to come up for our annual 4th of July Bash so this just might all come together after all.

I am holding up okay for right now. I know that I have to be strong for Dave and now with my Mom's situation I need to be strong for her, Pop and my children. I have such a peace within that I know in my heart, that God is very near!

Please continue on with Miss Apron's adventures! I am hoping to get a chance now and then to get on the computer while I am out of town, and it would be such a lift to my spirits to still be a part of her adventures!

Have I told you ladies how dear you are to me? I love you all!

We May Not Understand ~

Dear Connie ~ None of can know what tomorrow holds...but we DO know who holds our hand.

We take great comfort in the knowledge that Jesus will never leave us or forsake us. We hold tightly to His hand. In times like these...we Scarf Sisters are holding His hand...right along with you. May you find comfort and peace in His love.

Before I Go On....

I am hesitant to go on with my post. So much is happening in our Scarf Sister Connie's life right now. We continue to keep her Mother in prayer as she has her tests and awaits the answers. We also hold Dave, Connie and their entire family up in prayer and offer our love and sympathy at the loss of Dave's Dad.

I don't know whether or not to proceed at this time, I would appreciate knowing how you feel. I don't want to minimize the needs in Connie's family right now, but I also know that we serve a loving God who knows all about us and what we are going through.

Dear Connie and family...we are with you in spirit... sending love and hugs and prayers.

Dave's Dad

Thanks for the continued prayers for my Mom Helga.

Please pray for our family, we just got the call that Dave's dad just passed away!