This little on-line cookbook project that I started five years ago is moving along at the pace of … well, sorghum. We are still working on the best bits (desserts for one). But we’ve made some progress. The cookbook has changed to a Wiki style (where users can add and edit on their own without going through me - yea!)… but we are still working out the kinks a little bit there. The other nice thing about using the Wiki is the search function is really quite good. Anyway, we’ve just posted the sorghum stuff if you’ve been dying to get your hands on those sorghum recipes whilst surfing the net at Starbucks….

More to come.

Hi all -
Andi just asked about including images in the blog post - can be done, somewhat simply!

a few steps…

1. find the image you want to include in your post - it can appear on any website
2. right click over that image and select “copy shortcut” from the menu that pops up
3. come to the blog and start writing a post just like you usually would
4. when you want the pic to show up, click on the “img” button in the write post toolbar (the row of buttons just above the box you write your post in)
5. a little window will open asking you to enter the image URL, which is what you just copied when you right clicked.
6. hit ctrl-v on your keyboard, and the shortcut (URL) you just copied will be pasted in there. hit okay, then enter a description.
7. You’ll see a bunch of code is inserted. wherever that code is inserted is where that picture will appear. For example, right now in my write post window, the code is just below this line, which is where Mary should appear.

Hi all - I’ve managed to find a photo manager that works very smoothly with the new site. Still tweaking, but it’s available, with all the photos that Andi has mailed me so far. I plan to get Andi up to speed on how to manage these (haha - you ready for that?!) but in the interim, if you’d like to see more photos up, just let me know! shellyd at gmail dot com!

Hi all -
I’m screwing around with the frieden farm today! I’m taking a few steps toward making things work so that you can all submit recipes and manage the cookbook on your own. If you’d like to visit the site as it was yesterday, you can - it’s all still there. But please also stay tuned to the new changes and let me know what you think!

shelly

I know it is taking forever for us to figure out the on-line photo album… and since we are all just dying to see pictures of ourselves, I set up a temporary album for people to post and view pictures through Shutterfly while we get it all figured out … The pictures are at: www.friedenfarm.shutterfly.com

xoxo,
andi

I’ve created a new blog section called “prayer & praise.” This section is for your prayer requests and praise reports. My mom used to have one day a week for each of her seven kids where she would pray for that kid all day long. We (along with countless others, no doubt) feel the loss of that intercession. We know from the Frieden Stories, that Grandma too had a firm handle on the power of prayer. Here, we can post our prayer requests, and praise reports, and offer support for one another even when we can’t be near each other. As you know, God answers prayer and our praise glorifies Him!

On Prayer, we are instructed:

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. (Matt 7:7)

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? (Matt 7:11)

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32)

Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. (Matthew 18:19-20)

On Praise, we know:

“For what were all things created? Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” (Rev. 4:11).

“…Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…” (Eph. 5:20.)

“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” (Ps. 42:11)

“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me; and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God.” (Ps. 50:23)

“Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” (Phil, 4:6) (Col. 4:2),

“In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thess. 5:18.

“Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul.” (Ps. 66:16)

Ok, I finally broke down and hired someone to type up the rest of the cookbook. Joe’s secretary, Suni, is great, and is working hard to get the rest of the content in electronic format. The main thing we are missing is the tons and tons of great sweet stuff… nearly 200 pages of cookies, cakes, pastries, pies and more! Shelly, our site administrator, is working hard to get the content up that is finished or in progress, like other recipes and the photos. She is also tossing around some ideas for how to make the site so that you can edit and add entries on your own without a middle man. We will keep you posted. The cookbook was really my main goal for the site… so we can get to the recipes any time from anywhere… and those of us who are too young to have a copy of the cookbooks ourselves will have the recipes somewhere, and don’t have to keep calling our parents and aunts, etc. everytime we walk in the kitchen! I want to get the cookbook in a format everyone can use, so please please please send me any comments or suggestions! Thanks all.