Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Praise God!

To Him be all the Glory!  He is the Great physician and our helper in time of need.  He is our healer, our support, our hope, and peace, He is our EVERYTHING!

This whole week while being out here in Colorado with my family has revealed alot of who God is, who He always has been, and who He will always continue to be!

Tonight I give thanks and praise to my Heavenly Father for taking care of my sister during her surgery.  Praise God that everything went so smoothly and that there were no more surprises.  I am so filled with thankfulness and with peace. 

Praise God!



Pink and Zumba

YAY!  We have arrived safe and sound in Colorado and it was so great to see my sister!  Once we landed we got our rental car, checked in at the hotel (thanks Gerry for hooking us up), and then went to Old Chicago.  It was a great first night, beautiful weather here, and are now looking forward to what is going to happen today.

You might be wondering about my title...PINK and Zumba?

Many of you know that my sister is a Zumba instructor and if you haven't tried it...YOU NEED TO!

It is so much fun and while you are having fun you are getting a great workout.

You may now be wondering, why PINK?  The reason my family and I are out here in Colorado is because my sister is having surgery on Monday, she was diagnosed with breast cancer after Thanksgiving and this Monday she will have surgery.  Tonight we are wearing PINK for her and for breast cancer awareness, it's going to be a great night!

Leaving on Tuesday...

Hello to all of my friends and family!
This Tuesday is an exciting day...I finally get to leave on an airplane and fly to Colorado to see my beautiful sister and spend a whole week with her, my brother, mom and dad.  Although I will miss my husband and kids LOTS I have been so anxious to see my sister that I just cannot wait to be with her.  And thank you to some of my wonderful friends I get to flly out and see her...thanks girls, you know who you are, and I am so thankful for all of you to help me fly out there and spend time with her.  Most of you know that my sister has been diagnosed with breast cancer and although she is in the early stages, she will be undergoing a double mastectomy on Monday February 21st.  I am asking, along with my family, for prayers during her surgery and after.  I remember the day she told me that she did have breast cancer and I remember asking her how she was dealing with it and my sister responded with this, "No matter what happens, God's glory will be revealed!"  I truly believe that.  He is the GREAT PHYSICIAN and I am also reminded that Our God is Greater and He is in Control.  I have to hold onto that, that is the only thing that has gotten our family through this battle.  His Glory will be revealed!
I just want to thank you for all of your prayers and I will continue to update you!

It's FINALLY here!

The debut of the new Spring/Summer line with Lia Sophia!

Come for as little or as long as you like and check out the AMAZING new jewelry that Lia Sophia has to offer...you will not want to miss it!

I will have beverages and appetizers to share as well.

There will be a drawing for a chance to win a FREE piece of jewelry...and if you bring a friend or book a show with me you will be able to enter the drawing more than once!

I hope that you can join me and if you cannot, but are interested in either booking a show with me or ordering jewelry from the new line you can either email me at zatholm@msn.com, or visit my website at www.liasophia.com/traciholm

Tomorrow, Saturday February 12th from 1-4PM
at my home...
441 Tamarack Trl
Farmington, MN 55024

Decadent Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

 

These are delicious!!!  Thank you Kristina for the recipe...

Here it is:

Cookie Layer

1 white cake mix

1/2 cup flour

2 eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup chocolate chips

Cream Cheese Layer

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  With spoon, mix cake mix, flour, eggs and oil together.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Press half of dough into a greased 8x8 inch pan.

In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and egg together until smooth.  Spread cream cheese mixture over bottom layer.  Crumble remaining cookie dough evenly over top.  Bake 24-28 minutes or until light golden brown.  Cool, then cut into bars.  Store in refrigerator.

Captivating...

You might be wondering why I am doing yet another book review...well, did you know they have sites where you can choose a book, receive it in the mail FOR FREE as long as you post a review on your blog and post it on a consumer website, like amazon.com.  You can go to either www.booksneeze.com or Blogging for Books, two wonderful sites...and there is my plug for them!

Now to the book "Captivating" it is yet another book by John and Stasi Eldredge and it is about "unveiling the mystery of a woman's soul, and that is truly what it does.  I am not big on reading books, but this one captured me, truly a great find and I recommend it to everyone!  It is about remembering what it was like to be a little girl, what we held in our heart, what our dreams were.  I know that I had many dreams as a little girl, dreamed about what I wanted to be when I grew up, wanting to be married, have kids, and many more.  As I got older I longed for romance, for a guy to sweep me off of my feet, but yet to get to that my heart, my desires got trampled and pushed aside and it left me wondering, do I deserve the desires that I once had as a little girl?  The answer is Yes, and this book tells you so!  What I love is the message that Captivating is teaching throughout this book, "Your heart matters more than anything else in all creation.  The desires you had as a little girl and the longings you feel as a woman are telling you of the life God created you to live.  He offers to come now as the Hero of your story, to rescue your heart and release you to live as a fully alive and feminine woman.  A woman who is truly captivating."  

For quite awhile my husband and I have been wanting to do a devotional together, but have not been able to find the right book.  This time I think we may have found the one...It is called "Love and War Devotional for Couples" by John and Stasi Eldredge.  This is an eight week - 5 days a week to go deeper in our marriage.  I love it.  It is short, sweet, and to the point.  It consists of scripture, a devotional, a prayer and then at the end of each week it will give you questions to ask one another, a little activity. It's a great way to end a day together reading a book, hearing scripture, and learning more about each other.  A definite good read!