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And from Britteny's pastor:
I was touched to read the request for prayer for the niece of Anna's friend, who is a member of my congregation, Vangen Lutheran in Mission Hill, SD. She is in need of
prayer and hope, as the surgery to remove the tumor has been very hard on her, and the future looks frightening, though, not hopeless. She is a college sophomore, and now unable to see, though that is supposed to return sometime in the weeks or months to come. At least the ability to distinguish light from dark is back. Britteny is a wonderful young woman, full of zest and fun, but very tender and loving. Thanks for your prayers, as she and her family have had and will have a rough road. Erika Lehmann
And from Joy Plassman, from a letter written to Nona Jensen, who forwards off my emails to several of her friends:
Nona:
If you have contact with Anna, ask her for the scone recipe. Tell her I will make the scones for my family, and when they are served we will join in a prayer for Karl and Else and her and the extended family. Tell her that with the holidays coming I will have many opportunities to make them and each and every time they are served from now on in our family this recipe will first be served with a prayer going out for her family and then others. I will title the recipe The Karl Madsen Prayer Scones and they will have a respectful place in our experience of family.
I think of the way our Lord broke the bread and I believe the breaking of these scones will be a reminder that our Lord is with us before the first word of prayer is spoken, that in our petitions and prayers to the Divine it is we who are being realigned with a Love that has promised to unconditionally and share all our joys, sorrows, disappointments and struggles. Let Anna know that somewhere out here in a family she does not know there is one who thinks of her, believes that God wills her forward in all her efforts on behalf of Karl and Else and in whose love there will be strength to sustain her no matter the future.
Joy
The request made me weep, as I told her, and I send them on to you, mostly to demonstrate with just one example of how the Madsen clan is sustained by your prayers and your love.
Here is the recipe for the Lakeshore Inn Bed and Breakfast, Rockland, Maine, Simple Scones
Ingredients:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 Tablespoons cold butter, cut up (1 stick)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup raisins or currants
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Put flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl; stir to mix well. Add butter and cut in with a pastry cutter until mixture looks like fine granules. Add sugar, raisins, or currants and mix. Add milk, vanilla, and cinnamon and stir with a fork until a soft dough forms. Form dough into a ball, put on a lightly floured board, and give 10 to 12 kneads.
To make round scones, roll out dough to a flat shape about 1/2 inch thick and 12 inches in diameter. Using a 3-inch cutter or a floured glass, cut out 12 scones. Re-roll and cut scraps. Bake for about 12 minutes or until medium brown on top. Put on a linen or cotton dish towel on a wire rack; cover loosely with the cloth and cool before serving. Serve with strawberry jam, lemon curd, or your fancy.
Variation: Try adding white chocolate and dried cranberries for a different taste. Yum!
Makes: Twelve 3-inch rounds
People, God is good.
Anna
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