~ Pumpkin Dessert Squares ~

Pumpkin Dessert Squares

Preparation Time: 15mins

Cooking Time: 40 mins

Serves: 8-12

Ingredients:

CRUST:

1 box yellow cake mix (reserve 1 cup)

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 egg, slightly beaten

FILLING:

2 cups canned pumpkin

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2-1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

2/3 cup milk

TOPPING:

1/4 cup white sugar

1 cup reserved cake mix

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 cup butter, melted

Preparation: Thoroughly mix crust ingredients and press into 9x13 baking pan.

Mix filling ingredients and put on top of crust.

Mix topping and spread over filling.

Bake at 350° 40-50 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Cut into squares. Serve warm or cool. Garnish with whipped cream if desired.

After it cooled, I cut it into small squares, and put it in cupcake papers.

Today I'll be taking this to work for a little pre-taste of Thanksgiving !

"What Faith Can Do"

Everybody falls sometimes,

Gotta find the strength to rise,

From the ashes and make a new beginning,

Anyone can feel the ache,

You think it’s more than you can take,

But you are stronger, stronger than you know,

Don’t you give up now

The sun will soon be shining,

You gotta face the clouds

To find the silver lining.

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains,

Hope that doesn’t ever end

Even when the sky is falling

And I’ve seen miracles just happen,

Silent prayers get answered

Broken hearts become brand new

That’s what faith can do.

It doesn’t matter what you’ve heard,

Impossible is not a word

It’s just a reason for someone not to try,

Everybody’s scared to death

When they decide to take that step

Out on the water,

It’ll be alright

Life is so much more

Than what your eyes are seeing,

You will find your way

If you keep believing.

I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains

Hope that doesn’t ever end

Even when the sky is falling

And I’ve seen miracles just happen

Silent prayers get answered

Broken hearts become brand new

That’s what faith can do

That's what faith can do!

Even if you fall sometimes

You will have the strength to rise .

Kutless - What Faith Can Do

From the album ~ It Is Well ~

~ Wooden letter blocks ~

Another easy craft I made for Fall were these lettered wooden blocks.

The wood blocks cost $ 2.29 for a package of 6.

I painted the blocks burgandy red. then

I cut patterned paper squares and glued them to the blocks.

I cut smaller squares out of scrap linen material and raveled the edges a bit.

Glued those on...

then printed large - font letters on tan colored paper, using the computer...
cut them out, glued, finished !

On the reverse side, I chose the word " WINTER "

SPRING and SUMMER are also 6 letters, so you could do any combination!

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Listen ...

The wind is rising

and the air is wild with leaves.

Winter is an etching,

spring a watercolor,

summer an oil painting,

and autumn ...a mosaic of them all.

STANLEY HOROWITZ

~ Autumn's Last Leaves ~

~ Autumn’s Last Leaves ~

Spiraling downward how quickly they go,

Dancing and twirling as winter winds blow,

Withered and dry, all crinkled and crushed,

More battered and bruised with each frosty gust.

Torn from their perch to doom and decay,

The treetops wave as they’re carried away.

Another season is rounding the bend,

Another autumn is nearing it’s end.

Farewell, farewell once beauteous leaves,

Your vibrant colors have dressed our trees,

You offered us shade from hot summer sun,

Alas, farewell…your work is done.

Sandra Combs ~ Plymouth, Massachusetts

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"I love fall!

 Fall is exciting.

It's apples and cider.

It's an airborne spider.

It's pumpkins in bins.

It's burrs on dog's chins.

It's wind blowing leaves.

It's chilly red knees.

It's nuts on the ground.

It's a crisp dry sound.

It's green leaves turning

And the smell of them burning.

It's clouds in the sky.

It's fall. That's why...

I love fall."

- Author Unknown

~ Sunday Lyrics ~

Perfect People by Natalie Grant

Never let 'em see you when you're breaking

Never let 'em see you when you fall

That's how we live and that's how we try

Tell the world you've got it all together

Never let them see what's underneath

Cover it up with a crooked smile

But it only lasts for a little while

[CHORUS:]

There's no such thing as perfect people

There's no such thing as a perfect life

So come as you are, broken and scarred

Lift up your heart and be amazed

And be changed by a perfect God !

Who lived and died to give new life

To heal our imperfections

So look up and see love. Let grace be enough

Suddenly it's like a weight is lifted

When you hear the words that you are loved

He knows where you are and where you've been

And you never have to go there again

[CHORUS:]

There's no such thing as perfect people

There's no such thing as a perfect life

So come as you are, broken and scarred

Lift up your heart and be amazed

And be changed by a perfect God !