The Sweetest Things Sunday!

One day you past a rusty gate

It opened to a path so straight

 And when you saw it there before you

You thought you knew where it would take you

And those steps that led to dreams unknown

And hidden doors you begged unthrown

Were just a way for Him to say…

Trust in Me to lead the way!

You may not fully understand

And say, "This isn't Wonderland!"

And now that path's no longer the same

It's full of hills and new terrain

It's lines aren't clear, but blurred instead

Please know these roads He too has tread

Yes, there are doors most everywhere

Their closings seem to us unfair

That's only because we cannot see

What His plan is for you and me

Just like the sheep He tends on the hill

His living water is there for us still

He's seen your coupled hands held high

He hears your prayers, your thoughts, your cries

Yes, God hears our pleas, He knows our wants, our desires and our dreams…We simply have to trust Him at His word and know that He loves us through each and every circumstance! Good or bad! Big or little! I pray for each of my children to rest and trust in His plan for their life and I REALLY pray that I can trust Him with their lives!
Happy Sunday!

Tonight we are celebrating my daughter in law's birthday and this is what is for dessert! My grandmother made this for us all of the time…sometimes when we went back to Memphis to visit I would even have it for breakfast! Of course that was many years ago…I certainly could't afford to do that now! It's exactly the same as the Pioneer Woman's recipe as well! Hope you enjoy it!

My Grandmother's Chocolate Cake

• FOR THE CAKE:
• 2 cups Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
• 2 sticks Butter
• 1 cup Boiling Water
• 1/2 cup Buttermilk
• 2 whole Beaten Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• _____
• FOR FROSTING:
• 1/2 cup Finely Chopped Pecans
• 1-3/4 stick Butter
• 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
• 6 Tablespoons Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 pound (minus 1/2 Cup) Powdered Sugar

Preparation Instructions

Note: I use an 18x13 sheet cake pan.

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.

In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.
Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.

In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.

While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.

Cut into squares, eat, and totally wig out over the fact that you’ve just made the best chocolate sheet cake. Ever.