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Wrinkled Heart SWAPS

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Do you have a wrinkled heart? Not sure what a wrinkled heart is, let me explain. Do you remember what the class bully said to you in 3rd grade? Do you remember the mean words your best friend in high school said when you were having a fight? Do you remember the unkind words of your spouse in a heated moment? Sure, we all do. Those are wrinkles in our heart. No matter how many times you have forgiven the other person, satan still uses those words to create self-doubt, and insecurities within us. Those wrinkles are very hard to heal and only by God’s grace will that ever happen.In an attempt to encourage the girls at camp to choose their words wisely, I created the first SWAPS for the week.

Wrinkled Heart SWAP

This was a super quick SWAPS to make. I began by cutting out hearts from construction paper with my Cricut using the George and Basic Shapes cartridge that came with the machine. I then crumbled each heart up and then “re-flattened” it. All that was left was to add a tag. If you would like to make this SWAPS you can download and print the SWAPS tag below. If you are making this or any SWAPS don’t forget to add your name and troop number somewhere on the SWAPS. The back of the tag works great for this.
wrinkled heart

NOTE: The idea came from an elementary school counselor (here).

Pancakes, it’s whats for dinner

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Recently we went and picked a gallon of blueberries. Blueberries are one of my favorite fruit. And they are easy to store for later use.

blue berries

To freeze fresh blueberries, place on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper and place in freezer for 4 hours. Then move to zipper storage bags for later use. When you are ready to use them, then you wash them. It is important not to wash them before hand.

After picking blueberries we came home and made blueberry pancakes. I know that there are lots of different ways to make blueberry pancakes. I have found that if you add the blueberries directly into the batter the last pancakes cooked not have many berries. And if you stir the batter to much then they tend to break up and the batter turns a funny off-gray color. To avoid these problems I make my plain batter, then after I have poured the pancakes onto the griddle I add the blueberries.

BLUEBERRY PANCAKES
2   1/2cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs beaten
2 cups milk
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 cups blueberries

Combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl blend wet ingredients. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Stir until blended (batter will be slightly lumpy).
Pour 1/3 cup of batter onto heated griddle or non-stick skillet. Add a hand-full of berries to each pancake. Turn pancakes over once the edges begin to dry out and the bottoms are golden.

Here is a printable recipe card. Print onto cardstock and cut out either the 4×6 or 3×5 card. Blueberry Pancakes

Sloppy Joes

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Here’s a family favorite for you. Sloppy Joes! This is an easy meal to make that does not involve heating up the kitchen during the hot summer months.

Sloppy Joes

SLOPPY JOES

1 lb ground beef

1 can condensed tomato soup

2 Tablespoons ketchup

1 teaspoon yellow mustard

4-6 hamburger buns

 
In a skillet brown ground beef until no longer pink, crumbling it as you go.
Once done add soup, ketchup and mustard and heat through.
Serve on hamburger buns.*Recipe makes between 4-6 sandwiches depending upon the size of the bun and how full you fill them.

Don’t forget to print your recipe card: Sloppy Joes