Please be in prayer for Matt Hammitt (Sanctus Real) and his wife Sarah. They are expecting their third child and recently found out during a sonogram that their baby boy, Bowen, has a rare and very serious heart condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
You can follow the Hammit family's journey on their blog: http://bowensheart.wordpress.com/.
And, if you have a story or testimony involving Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome or other serious heart defects, they'd love to hear from you. You can email Matt and Sarah at Helpourheart@gmail.com .
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Aqua Notes
This is a great idea for folks like me who do their best thinking in the shower. Here's the product description from their website:"The shower has long been held as the best place to spark ideas and creative inspiration. But it’s always been a challenge to remember shower ideas, and writing in water is a struggle. That is until now! AquaNotes® is a waterproof notepad that allows you to record your great ideas while you're in the shower. It's so durable you can even write underwater. They're recyclable, environmentally friendly, and the notepad is printed with soy-based ink."
Monday, April 19, 2010
Gettin' Fit With Allen
Allen Branch, from Fitness One in Kernersville shared a list of 10 superfoods on the morning show today, for the complete list visit his blog: http://www.myfitnessone.com/Blog/Entries/2010/4/18_Super_Foods-Super_Fresh.html
And, if you are looking for workout you can do at home, Allen will send you a free video of 12 exercises you can do anywhere...just visit the website: http://www.myfitnessone.com/Homepage.html, look for the link for the free video in the upper right hand corner of the website.
Finally, if you have an athelete at home that needs some help training and improving their athletic performance, you definitelty need to check out their Athletic Performance program...a new group starts this week. Here's a link for more information: http://www.myfitnessone.com/Athletic_Performance.html
And, if you are looking for workout you can do at home, Allen will send you a free video of 12 exercises you can do anywhere...just visit the website: http://www.myfitnessone.com/Homepage.html, look for the link for the free video in the upper right hand corner of the website.
Finally, if you have an athelete at home that needs some help training and improving their athletic performance, you definitelty need to check out their Athletic Performance program...a new group starts this week. Here's a link for more information: http://www.myfitnessone.com/Athletic_Performance.html
Friday, April 16, 2010
National Healthcare Decisions Day
(TODAY) April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day
The staff of Hospice and Palliative Care Center will be on hand at several locations today to answer questions…
Best Health (at Hanes Mall) 10:30am (RSVP) 713-2378
Senior Services (on Shorefair Drive in WS) 1 to 3pm…Drop in clinic
Event details: http://www.hospicecarecenter.org/programsPartnershipsEvents.aspx
The 14th annual Hospice Hope 10k Run and 5k Fitness Walk happens tomorrow (April 17)
at Deacon Tower at BB&T Football Field in Winston-Salem.
Online registration ends today at 5pm. Details: www.support4hospice.org.
The staff of Hospice and Palliative Care Center will be on hand at several locations today to answer questions…
Best Health (at Hanes Mall) 10:30am (RSVP) 713-2378
Senior Services (on Shorefair Drive in WS) 1 to 3pm…Drop in clinic
Event details: http://www.hospicecarecenter.org/programsPartnershipsEvents.aspx
The 14th annual Hospice Hope 10k Run and 5k Fitness Walk happens tomorrow (April 17)
at Deacon Tower at BB&T Football Field in Winston-Salem.
Online registration ends today at 5pm. Details: www.support4hospice.org.
Shred It and Forget It!!
Do you have personal documents or papers you need shredded?
The first annual ‘Shred-it Day’ happens tomorrow from 10 to 2pm in the
Winston-Salem Journal parking lot at 5th and Marshall Streets near the Benton Convention Center
in downtown Winston-Salem. Volunteers will be on hand to assist.
This free shredding event is for personal documents only!
http://www.ncshredit.com/
The first annual ‘Shred-it Day’ happens tomorrow from 10 to 2pm in the
Winston-Salem Journal parking lot at 5th and Marshall Streets near the Benton Convention Center
in downtown Winston-Salem. Volunteers will be on hand to assist.
This free shredding event is for personal documents only!
http://www.ncshredit.com/
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Tax Day Goodies!
It's Tax Day!! All day certain merchants are offering free
and discounted goodies to you who have crunched the
numbers, filed and deserve a break. Here's where you'll
find them:
STARBUCKS: Get fresh brewed coffee free all day when
you bring in your own mug/cup.
CINNABON: get two free "Tax Day Bites" these bite-sized
cupcakes are available from 6p.m.-8 p.m.
MAGGIE MOOS: Get one free slice of ice cream pizza from
3 p.m.-7 p.m.
BOSTON MARKET: Buy one meal and get one free.
IHOP: Free kids dinner with the purchase of one adults meal.
MCCORMICK & SCHMICKS: in a salute to the 1040A tax
form get dinner for $10.40.
TACO DEL MAR: Free taco per customer.
MCDONALD'S select locations offering a free BOGO
Southern Style Chicken Biscuit.
CHICK-FIL-A: Eat today then return by April 30th to receive
same order for free.
T.G.I.FRIDAYS: Get a $5 gift card with a purchase over $25
or a $10 gift card with a purchase over $25.
FAMOUS DAVE'S: Free appetizer, dessert or 2 ribs.
P.F. CHANGS: Get 15% off food order.
HYDROMASSAGE: Free massage available
http://www.hydromassage.com/
and discounted goodies to you who have crunched the
numbers, filed and deserve a break. Here's where you'll
find them:
STARBUCKS: Get fresh brewed coffee free all day when
you bring in your own mug/cup.
CINNABON: get two free "Tax Day Bites" these bite-sized
cupcakes are available from 6p.m.-8 p.m.
MAGGIE MOOS: Get one free slice of ice cream pizza from
3 p.m.-7 p.m.
BOSTON MARKET: Buy one meal and get one free.
IHOP: Free kids dinner with the purchase of one adults meal.
MCCORMICK & SCHMICKS: in a salute to the 1040A tax
form get dinner for $10.40.
TACO DEL MAR: Free taco per customer.
MCDONALD'S select locations offering a free BOGO
Southern Style Chicken Biscuit.
CHICK-FIL-A: Eat today then return by April 30th to receive
same order for free.
T.G.I.FRIDAYS: Get a $5 gift card with a purchase over $25
or a $10 gift card with a purchase over $25.
FAMOUS DAVE'S: Free appetizer, dessert or 2 ribs.
P.F. CHANGS: Get 15% off food order.
HYDROMASSAGE: Free massage available
http://www.hydromassage.com/
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Struggling With Behavioral Issues in Adopted Children
We spoke with Lisa Holbrook from Caroline's Promise today about the issue with the Russian boy whose adoptive parents sent him back to his orphanage in Moscow after he threatened their family with violence. For more information about coping with behavioral issues or adoption, contact Caroline's Promise online or by phone at:336-993-9046
National Health Care Decisions Day--4/16
Do your loved ones and doctors know which medical decisions to make if you are unable to speak for yourself? Everyone needs BOTH a Living Will and a Healthcare Power of Attorney. The good news is that Hospice will work with you to prepare both of these documents for FREE! For all the details, plus a list of upcoming seminars about Living Wills and Health Care Power of Attorneys, visit their website.
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Donate Life Walk this Saturday
Annual event: "Donate Life Walk / Run"
This Saturday morning (April 10)…starting at 8am
-The Walk starts at Forsyth Memorial Hospital and ends at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem
Phone: (336) 774-4450
www.carolinadonorservices.org
This Saturday morning (April 10)…starting at 8am
-The Walk starts at Forsyth Memorial Hospital and ends at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem
Phone: (336) 774-4450
www.carolinadonorservices.org
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Meet Olympic Skater Heather Richardson
Olympic speed skater Heather Richardson will sign autographs and share her stories from Vancouver at the Rol-A-Rink on North Main Street in High Point.
The event runs from 5 to 6:30pm this afternoon…and is open to the public.
The Rol-A-Rink in HP is where Richardson learned how to in-line skate as a kid.
During the 2010 Winter Games, Richardson placed 6th in the 500m, 9th in the 1000m and 16th in the 1,500m.
The event runs from 5 to 6:30pm this afternoon…and is open to the public.
The Rol-A-Rink in HP is where Richardson learned how to in-line skate as a kid.
During the 2010 Winter Games, Richardson placed 6th in the 500m, 9th in the 1000m and 16th in the 1,500m.
Winners of the Peeps Decorating Contest
Wow! Check out this confectionary creativity.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/03/29/GA2010032903934.html?hpid=artslot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/03/29/GA2010032903934.html?hpid=artslot
Helping Storm Victims
Storms ripped throught the Triad Sunday night, leaving many residents with extensive property damage. You may be wondering, how can I help?
If you would like to volunteer, you need to register with the High Point Police Department today (3/31) at the Community Bible Church on Johnson Street from 8 until 4pm.
Residents who need some help should call (336) 906-4341.
Also…you can find a link to the Better Business Bureau of Northwest North Carolina…on the News Blog at wbfj.fm
BBB of Northwest North Carolina http://www.nwnc.bbb.org/ Phone: 725-8348
If you would like to volunteer, you need to register with the High Point Police Department today (3/31) at the Community Bible Church on Johnson Street from 8 until 4pm.
Residents who need some help should call (336) 906-4341.
Also…you can find a link to the Better Business Bureau of Northwest North Carolina…on the News Blog at wbfj.fm
BBB of Northwest North Carolina http://www.nwnc.bbb.org/ Phone: 725-8348
Monday, March 29, 2010
Message from John Piper
John Piper's Upcoming Leave
By John Piper March 28, 2010
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As you may have already heard in the sermon from March 27-28, the elders graciously approved on March 22 a leave of absence that will take me away from Bethlehem from May 1 through December 31, 2010. We thought it might be helpful to put an explanation in a letter to go along with the sermon.
I asked the elders to consider this leave because of a growing sense that my soul, my marriage, my family, and my ministry-pattern need a reality check from the Holy Spirit. On the one hand, I love my Lord, my wife, my five children and their families first and foremost; and I love my work of preaching and writing and leading Bethlehem. I hope the Lord gives me at least five more years as the pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem.
But on the other hand, I see several species of pride in my soul that, while they may not rise to the level of disqualifying me for ministry, grieve me, and have taken a toll on my relationship with Noël and others who are dear to me. How do I apologize to you, not for a specific deed, but for ongoing character flaws, and their effects on everybody? I’ll say it now, and no doubt will say it again, I’m sorry. Since I don’t have just one deed to point to, I simply ask for a spirit of forgiveness; and I give you as much assurance as I can that I am not making peace, but war, with my own sins.
Noël and I are rock solid in our commitment to each other, and there is no whiff of unfaithfulness on either side. But, as I told the elders, “rock solid” is not always an emotionally satisfying metaphor, especially to a woman. A rock is not the best image of a woman’s tender companion. In other words, the precious garden of my home needs tending. I want to say to Noël that she is precious to me in a way that, at this point in our 41-year pilgrimage, can be said best by stepping back for a season from virtually all public commitments.
No marriage is an island. For us this is true in two senses. One is that Noël and I are known inside-out by a few friends at Bethlehem—most closely by our long-time colleagues and friends David and Karin Livingston, and then by a cluster of trusted women with Noël and men with me. We are accountable, known, counseled, and prayed for. I am deeply thankful for a gracious culture of transparency and trust among the leadership at Bethlehem.
The other way that our marriage is not an island is that its strengths and defects have consequences for others. No one in the orbit of our family and friends remains unaffected by our flaws. My prayer is that this leave will prove to be healing from the inside of my soul, through Noël’s heart, and out to our children and their families, and beyond to anyone who may have been hurt by my failures.
The difference between this leave and the sabbatical I took four years ago is that I wrote a book on that sabbatical (What Jesus Demands from the World). In 30 years, I have never let go of the passion for public productivity. In this leave, I intend to let go of all of it. No book-writing. No sermon preparation or preaching. No blogging. No Twitter. No articles. No reports. No papers. And no speaking engagements. There is one stateside exception—the weekend devoted to the Desiring God National Conference combined with the inaugural convocation of Bethlehem College and Seminary in October. Noël thought I should keep three international commitments. Our reasoning is that if she could go along, and if we plan it right, these could be very special times of refreshment together.
The elders have appointed a group to stay in touch and keep me accountable for this leave. They are David Mathis, Jon Bloom, Tom Steller, Sam Crabtree, Jon Grano, Tim Held, Tony Campagna, and Kurt Elting-Ballard. Five of these have walked with Noël and me over the last two months, helping us discern the wisdom, scope, and nature of this leave. They brought the final recommendation to the elders on March 22.
I asked the elders not to pay me for this leave. I don’t feel it is owed to me. I know I am causing more work for others, and I apologize to the staff for that. Not only that, others could use similar time away. Most working men and women do not have the freedom to step back like this. The elders did not agree with my request. Noël and I are profoundly grateful for this kind of affection. We will seek the Lord for how much of your financial support to give back to the church, to perhaps bear some of the load.
Personally, I view these months as a kind of relaunch of what I hope will be the most humble, happy, fruitful five years of our 35 years at Bethlehem and 46 years of marriage. Would you pray with me to that end? And would you stand by your church with all your might? May God make these eight months the best Bethlehem has ever known. It would be just like God to do the greatest things when I am not there. “Neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth” (1 Corinthians 3:7).
I love you and promise to pray for you every day.
Pastor John
By John Piper. © Desiring God. Website: desiringGod.org
By John Piper March 28, 2010
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As you may have already heard in the sermon from March 27-28, the elders graciously approved on March 22 a leave of absence that will take me away from Bethlehem from May 1 through December 31, 2010. We thought it might be helpful to put an explanation in a letter to go along with the sermon.
I asked the elders to consider this leave because of a growing sense that my soul, my marriage, my family, and my ministry-pattern need a reality check from the Holy Spirit. On the one hand, I love my Lord, my wife, my five children and their families first and foremost; and I love my work of preaching and writing and leading Bethlehem. I hope the Lord gives me at least five more years as the pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem.
But on the other hand, I see several species of pride in my soul that, while they may not rise to the level of disqualifying me for ministry, grieve me, and have taken a toll on my relationship with Noël and others who are dear to me. How do I apologize to you, not for a specific deed, but for ongoing character flaws, and their effects on everybody? I’ll say it now, and no doubt will say it again, I’m sorry. Since I don’t have just one deed to point to, I simply ask for a spirit of forgiveness; and I give you as much assurance as I can that I am not making peace, but war, with my own sins.
Noël and I are rock solid in our commitment to each other, and there is no whiff of unfaithfulness on either side. But, as I told the elders, “rock solid” is not always an emotionally satisfying metaphor, especially to a woman. A rock is not the best image of a woman’s tender companion. In other words, the precious garden of my home needs tending. I want to say to Noël that she is precious to me in a way that, at this point in our 41-year pilgrimage, can be said best by stepping back for a season from virtually all public commitments.
No marriage is an island. For us this is true in two senses. One is that Noël and I are known inside-out by a few friends at Bethlehem—most closely by our long-time colleagues and friends David and Karin Livingston, and then by a cluster of trusted women with Noël and men with me. We are accountable, known, counseled, and prayed for. I am deeply thankful for a gracious culture of transparency and trust among the leadership at Bethlehem.
The other way that our marriage is not an island is that its strengths and defects have consequences for others. No one in the orbit of our family and friends remains unaffected by our flaws. My prayer is that this leave will prove to be healing from the inside of my soul, through Noël’s heart, and out to our children and their families, and beyond to anyone who may have been hurt by my failures.
The difference between this leave and the sabbatical I took four years ago is that I wrote a book on that sabbatical (What Jesus Demands from the World). In 30 years, I have never let go of the passion for public productivity. In this leave, I intend to let go of all of it. No book-writing. No sermon preparation or preaching. No blogging. No Twitter. No articles. No reports. No papers. And no speaking engagements. There is one stateside exception—the weekend devoted to the Desiring God National Conference combined with the inaugural convocation of Bethlehem College and Seminary in October. Noël thought I should keep three international commitments. Our reasoning is that if she could go along, and if we plan it right, these could be very special times of refreshment together.
The elders have appointed a group to stay in touch and keep me accountable for this leave. They are David Mathis, Jon Bloom, Tom Steller, Sam Crabtree, Jon Grano, Tim Held, Tony Campagna, and Kurt Elting-Ballard. Five of these have walked with Noël and me over the last two months, helping us discern the wisdom, scope, and nature of this leave. They brought the final recommendation to the elders on March 22.
I asked the elders not to pay me for this leave. I don’t feel it is owed to me. I know I am causing more work for others, and I apologize to the staff for that. Not only that, others could use similar time away. Most working men and women do not have the freedom to step back like this. The elders did not agree with my request. Noël and I are profoundly grateful for this kind of affection. We will seek the Lord for how much of your financial support to give back to the church, to perhaps bear some of the load.
Personally, I view these months as a kind of relaunch of what I hope will be the most humble, happy, fruitful five years of our 35 years at Bethlehem and 46 years of marriage. Would you pray with me to that end? And would you stand by your church with all your might? May God make these eight months the best Bethlehem has ever known. It would be just like God to do the greatest things when I am not there. “Neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth” (1 Corinthians 3:7).
I love you and promise to pray for you every day.
Pastor John
By John Piper. © Desiring God. Website: desiringGod.org
Cookin' With Bacon
Pan Seared Catfish with Browned Almond Butter
Recipe By :Jeff Bacon CEC CCA AAC
Serving Size : 4
Categories : seafood
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
24 ounces catfish fillets
1 teaspoon salt and pepper -- to taste
1/2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup Almonds -- sliced
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Heat oil to medium high
Mix seasonings together and coat fillets
Sear approximately 3 minutes per side until
just cooked through. Remove fillets to warm
plate and pour any excess or burned oil from
pan. Add butter and heat until bubbling
Add almonds and cook over medium heat until
butter and almonds just start to brown.
Add lemon juice and pour over plated catfish.
Yield:
"24 ounces"
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Serving Ideas : Plate two corn and leek pancakes and top
with quick braised cabbage and spinach. Plate catfish a top
the cabbage and then serve with the almond butter.
Corn and Leek Pancakes
Recipe By :Jeff Bacon CEC CCA AAC
Serving Size : 4
Categories : bread, rice and starches, vegetables
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup flour, all-purpose
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup leeks -- minced
1 tablespoon sweet peppers -- brunoise
1/2 cup sweet corn -- minced in processor
3/4 cup milk
4 tablespoons butter -- melted
1 each egg
Mix dry ingredients
Cook leeks peppers and corn in the melted butter until leeks
are soft
Add milk to leek butter mixture
Add egg next
Mix wet and dry ingredients together
Spoon batter on griddle or large non stick pan about 1/4 cup
per pancake
Yield:
"8 each"
Quick Braised Cabbage and Spinach
Recipe By :Jeff Bacon CEC CCA AAC
Serving Size : 4 Categories : vegetables
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 cup savoy cabbage -- shredded
1/4 cup red cabbage -- shredded thin
1/2 cup leeks -- chopped
1 cup spinach leaf, whole -- baby
1 dash salt and pepper -- to taste
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/2 tablespoon canola oil -- or bacon fat
1/4 cup chicken broth
Heat fat until very hot
Add cabbages and leeks and stir fry until they start to brown a little,
about 2-3 minutes
Season then add broth and vinegar, bring to a simmer
Add spinach and cover with lid
Turn off heat and allow to sit for a couple of minutes for spinach to wilt.
Yield:
"2 cups"
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Recipe By :Jeff Bacon CEC CCA AAC
Serving Size : 4
Categories : seafood
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
24 ounces catfish fillets
1 teaspoon salt and pepper -- to taste
1/2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup Almonds -- sliced
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Heat oil to medium high
Mix seasonings together and coat fillets
Sear approximately 3 minutes per side until
just cooked through. Remove fillets to warm
plate and pour any excess or burned oil from
pan. Add butter and heat until bubbling
Add almonds and cook over medium heat until
butter and almonds just start to brown.
Add lemon juice and pour over plated catfish.
Yield:
"24 ounces"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Serving Ideas : Plate two corn and leek pancakes and top
with quick braised cabbage and spinach. Plate catfish a top
the cabbage and then serve with the almond butter.
Corn and Leek Pancakes
Recipe By :Jeff Bacon CEC CCA AAC
Serving Size : 4
Categories : bread, rice and starches, vegetables
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup flour, all-purpose
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup leeks -- minced
1 tablespoon sweet peppers -- brunoise
1/2 cup sweet corn -- minced in processor
3/4 cup milk
4 tablespoons butter -- melted
1 each egg
Mix dry ingredients
Cook leeks peppers and corn in the melted butter until leeks
are soft
Add milk to leek butter mixture
Add egg next
Mix wet and dry ingredients together
Spoon batter on griddle or large non stick pan about 1/4 cup
per pancake
Yield:
"8 each"
Quick Braised Cabbage and Spinach
Recipe By :Jeff Bacon CEC CCA AAC
Serving Size : 4 Categories : vegetables
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 cup savoy cabbage -- shredded
1/4 cup red cabbage -- shredded thin
1/2 cup leeks -- chopped
1 cup spinach leaf, whole -- baby
1 dash salt and pepper -- to taste
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/2 tablespoon canola oil -- or bacon fat
1/4 cup chicken broth
Heat fat until very hot
Add cabbages and leeks and stir fry until they start to brown a little,
about 2-3 minutes
Season then add broth and vinegar, bring to a simmer
Add spinach and cover with lid
Turn off heat and allow to sit for a couple of minutes for spinach to wilt.
Yield:
"2 cups"
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Orphan Awareness Night at the Winston Salem Dash
Join Caroline’s Promise Saturday, April 17th, 7:00pm for the opening weekend of The Winston-Salem Dash Baseball Team! We'll have a special section, promoting orphan care and adoption. Your $15 ticket includes the game, a special Caroline's Promise T-Shirt, and a Dash Baseball Hat.
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: BB&T Ballpark
The DEADLINE to buy tickets is THIS FRIDAY, 3/25!!!
https://app.etapestry.com/cart/CarolinesPromise/default/item.php?ref=2815.0.17697835
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: BB&T Ballpark
The DEADLINE to buy tickets is THIS FRIDAY, 3/25!!!
https://app.etapestry.com/cart/CarolinesPromise/default/item.php?ref=2815.0.17697835
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Triad Casting for ABC's Super Nanny
Families can apply NOW for ABC’s top rated parenting show!
OPEN CASTING CALL
Saturday March 20th – 11am to 3pm
The Natural Science Center
4301 Lawndale Drive
Greensboro, NC 27455
Greensboro, NC – The casting team of ABC’s popular parenting
series SUPERNANNY is currently casting for Season 6! The casting
team will be sending producers around the country to find the next
amazing families for the show.
The Greensboro open casting call will be held on Saturday,
the 20th of March 2010, at The Natural Science Center.
All interested families are encouraged to come out and meet with
the Casting Producers for a few minutes in person.
Also, if you email the Casting Team before the 20th, including the
reason why you need help and a recent family photo, you will be
given a front-of the-line pass, so you won’t have to wait! Any
questions or concerns about the open-call should be directed to
the Casting Producer via email, cast4shows@yahoo.com.
This season producers are searching for families with unique
interests; parents who have ordinary and extraordinary
circumstances; teen moms, parents with mean girls or bullying
boys, culturally diverse parents, blended families where both
sides are seeking help, parents with teens, and anyone else
who desperately needs the help of Supernanny. Producers
want families from every type of background who are ready
for the opportunity of a lifetime—a visit from America’s number
one nanny, Jo Frost!
OPEN CASTING CALL
Saturday March 20th – 11am to 3pm
The Natural Science Center
4301 Lawndale Drive
Greensboro, NC 27455
Greensboro, NC – The casting team of ABC’s popular parenting
series SUPERNANNY is currently casting for Season 6! The casting
team will be sending producers around the country to find the next
amazing families for the show.
The Greensboro open casting call will be held on Saturday,
the 20th of March 2010, at The Natural Science Center.
All interested families are encouraged to come out and meet with
the Casting Producers for a few minutes in person.
Also, if you email the Casting Team before the 20th, including the
reason why you need help and a recent family photo, you will be
given a front-of the-line pass, so you won’t have to wait! Any
questions or concerns about the open-call should be directed to
the Casting Producer via email, cast4shows@yahoo.com.
This season producers are searching for families with unique
interests; parents who have ordinary and extraordinary
circumstances; teen moms, parents with mean girls or bullying
boys, culturally diverse parents, blended families where both
sides are seeking help, parents with teens, and anyone else
who desperately needs the help of Supernanny. Producers
want families from every type of background who are ready
for the opportunity of a lifetime—a visit from America’s number
one nanny, Jo Frost!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
All Things St. Patty's Day...
If you really want to get into the spirit of St. Patty's Day, there's no easier or tastier way than whipping up a batch of Corned Beef and Cabbage. Here is a tried and true recipe that I found several years ago on Allrecipes.com . It's good, easy and my kids love it! It's also fairly healthy, especially if you buy a low- sodium version of corned beef. This is also good in the crock-pot. You can even use a pint of dark beer in with the cooking liquid to add more flavor.
Ingredients
-3 pounds corned beef brisket with spice packet
-10 small red potatoes
-5 carrots, peeled and julienned
-1 large head cabbage, cut into small wedges
Directions
Place corned beef in large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Add the spice packet that came with the corned beef. Cover pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer approximately 50 minutes per pound or until tender.
Add whole potatoes and carrots, and cook until the vegetables are almost tender. Add cabbage and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove meat and let rest 15 minutes.
(If you are using your crock-pot, place carrots, potatoes, beef and spice packet in the pot, then cover with liquid and cook on low for 8-10 hours or 5-6 hours on high. Throw in cabbage during the last 1-2 hours of cooking)
Place vegetables in a bowl and cover. Add as much broth (cooking liquid reserved in the Dutch oven or large pot) as you want. Slice meat across the grain.
Another easy, good recipe is this one for Amazingly Easy Irish Soda Bread
Learn more about the real Saint Patrick here.
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Ingredients
-3 pounds corned beef brisket with spice packet
-10 small red potatoes
-5 carrots, peeled and julienned
-1 large head cabbage, cut into small wedges
Directions
Place corned beef in large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Add the spice packet that came with the corned beef. Cover pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer approximately 50 minutes per pound or until tender.
Add whole potatoes and carrots, and cook until the vegetables are almost tender. Add cabbage and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove meat and let rest 15 minutes.
(If you are using your crock-pot, place carrots, potatoes, beef and spice packet in the pot, then cover with liquid and cook on low for 8-10 hours or 5-6 hours on high. Throw in cabbage during the last 1-2 hours of cooking)
Place vegetables in a bowl and cover. Add as much broth (cooking liquid reserved in the Dutch oven or large pot) as you want. Slice meat across the grain.
Another easy, good recipe is this one for Amazingly Easy Irish Soda Bread
Learn more about the real Saint Patrick here.
Do you have a favorite St. Patricks Day recipe or tradition? Share it here by leaving a comment.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Census Time!!!
For everything you ever wanted to know about the US Census...and more, visit their website: http://2010.census.gov/
Monday, March 15, 2010
Gettin Fit with Allen
Thanks again to Allen Branch from Fitness One of Kernersville for joining Your Family Friendly Morning Show today to give us the real scoop on all those fitness infomercials that seem to be flooding the airwaves these days. Bottom line? You guessed it....if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.
For more information, email Allen: trainer@myfitnessone.com
For more information, email Allen: trainer@myfitnessone.com
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