Be an abolitionist

I am completely broke and so I haven't done much cooking lately

I DID make a pumpkin bisque which was OH so delicious! Our principals secretary, Sherry helped me with it, it seemed like it was missing something, she threw in a packet of splenda and it was perfect!
I was in such a fall mood I also made some pumpkin ginger bread for my girls gospel community. I was a little nervous because I had never tried the recipe before and i brought it over straight from the oven. A little slap of light canola oil butter and Mmmmm Mmmm good!
Did I mention I've lost 13 lbs now! Whoot! 25 left to go!  I hope to reach a loss of 20 lbs by Christmas. If I do that, I will be the same size I was when I was in college!!

Though today, I wanted to write on a more serious note. On the top of my blog I am putting links to some foundations you can check out to help, if this touches your heart as well, but I wanted to create a list of all of the information I have been able to find on the internet about human trafficking. Please go through the information carefully, lovingly and with a humble heart. My prayer is that God will put it on your heart to help by donating money, volunteering, or simply spreading awareness.


Be an abolitionist!

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/22083762
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.thehomefoundation.net/homesproject/&h=add4b
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29180117#29180117
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Pc-FgEB7k&feature=share

Articles from the Kansas City Star on Human Trafficking

http://www.kansascity.com/trafficking/

Another article from NBC

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28161210/

Here are some of the organizations. 

http://www.thehomefoundation.net/

http://www.sheispriceless.com/

She is Priceless also has a 5 day devotional you can download

http://www.hopechest.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/priceless_devotional.pdf

http://www.mercyministries.org/sextrafficking/

Mercy Ministries is the organization with the marathon.  

http://www.mercyministries.org/HowToHelp/Events.aspx

The Body Shop has a Campaign to stop sex trafficking you can shop their stores to support them and/or sign the petition on the website below.

http://petition.thebodyshop-usa.com/sign-petition.php

World vision Ministries.

http://www.worldvision.org/#/home/main/end-child-trafficking-now-1-1188 

http://donate.worldvision.org/OA_HTML/xxwv2ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?section=10370&item=186

http://donate.worldvision.org/OA_HTML/xxwv2ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?a=b&item=1894654

Women of Vision

http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/getinvolved/women-of-vision-home

Somaly Mam

http://www.somaly.org/?gclid=CJ_kmtCl-6QCFc9a7AodWy68hw

http://www.humantrafficking.org/

http://tfht.org/


http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/civilrights/human_trafficking/human_trafficking

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/vc_majorthefts/cac/innocencelost
http://www.childrenofthenight.org/?gclid=CKCDorPUgKUCFSZl7AodLkCmOA
http://www.endhumantrafficking.org/
http://www.actioncenter.polarisproject.org/?gclid=CNL4vIXVgKUCFQ1a7AodTXrGWg
http://www.barnabainstitute.org/?gclid=COS-w5nVgKUCFbJa7Aodlh3aNw
http://humantraffickingawareness.com/
http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/
http://slaverymap.org/

Weekend Cook

I've decided I need to be a weekend cook. The week is much too busy for me to make myself meals and so I resort to fast food restaurants and School Lunches. BLECH!

I just made some whole wheat chocolate chip cookies, some almond crusted chicken strips and I will set up  the crockpot to make pumpkin bisque during the day tomorrow. I have the baked beans and corn and squash. I also have left over corn chowder. I will be making some pumpkin bread as the week goes on as well.

Beans Beans the Wonderful Fruit

I made the baked beans today with the corn and Zuchini Delight. the Corn and Suash delight was really easy and yummy. The baked beans were a little complicated. I'm not sure how to make the beans soften more, they seam really hard, but maybe that's 'cause i'm used to baked beans in a can? I added a little brown sugar and KC BBQ sauce to the recipe. The sauce was good but the beans were a little harder than I expected.