Good Old America

Today I watched an interview with Bill O’Reilly who just wrote a book called Culture Warrior.  I really liked what he had to say.  He said that we so often complain about the world we live in but we never do anything to change it. 

My pastor just spoke about that same issue Sunday.  He talked about how we all either tend to conform to or to attack the culture instead of trying to change it and shed some light upon it. 

Bill O’Reilly said that we sit back and talk about how there are no good candidates to vote for and we just feel helpless and let it all happen.  Well, we can’t do that.

As Christians, we HAVE to fight secularism.  The best way to fight is to pray for our leaders.  Even a non-Christian leader can become a Christian while in office, so let’s not limit what God can do there. But, we also need to get involved at the local level.  Bill O’Reilly said that if we see something happening in our community that we don’t like, we need to fight it. We need to inform our leaders that we are not going to stand for such things. If it’s a TV show or something on the Internet we don’t like, send an email and let the producers or whoever is in charge know that we do not like it.  Bill said we can even cancel newspaper subscriptions and such. That sends a big message and hits them in the pocketbook. 

We cannot let the world take over. America is a great country because it was founded on Christian beliefs. Let’s not sit idly by and let the world have control.  We have a God-given right to live in a God-led country!

Mom’s Beef Hash Recipe

My mom used to make this dish when I was little. I have adapted it a throughout the years. It’s great. The fam loves it.

Brown 2 lbs. ground beef
While browning, season with dried onion flakes, pepper, and LOTS of California style garlic salt. (Yummy) You can also add paprika if you want to.
Drain grease

Peel and cut eight potatoes and six carrots. Cut them into the size of your thumb. Cover with water and cook them until tender. (About 30 minutes). I use my pressure cooker and they are done in just a few minutes. You can also leave them cooking in the crock pot all day.

After the carrots and potatoes are tender, add the ground beef. Bring to a boil and continue to boil until a gravy develops. You may have to add a little water here and there. Sometimes I mash up the potatoes a little to help with the gravy.

Pour over toast and eat. It is a great winter dish.

Hello world!

Hello!  My name is Sherri Wilson Johnson.  I am a Christian first, a wife and mother second, a sister, daughter-in-law, writer, speaker, and homeschooler next.  I am a playful otter on somedays, a reflective melancholy on others, and a busy beaver on the rest of the days. I enjoy being home, but love to be with friends, too.  I love to talk…and even though God gave me more ears than mouths, I tend to talk more than I listen.  I love to spend time with the people I love and hate to rushed.  I would rather sit and chat over a cup of coffee than to clean house or pay the bills. 

I believe that in the end all you need is love and if you don’t have love then nothing else matters anyway.  I recently learned that men would rather have respect than love.  Women would rather have love than respect and find it hard to love someone they don’t respect.  Isn’t that hilarious?  What a cruel joke. 

I consider myself to be a work in progress and hopefully am improving everyday.

Check out my website:  www.sherrijohnsonministries.com