Note: I hope you are receiving a Joe McDonald Ministry Newsletter every month either by mail or email. This issue has a tribute to my mom, Norma Nodar, who passed away on April 16, 2024. If you knew her, you loved her. Please comment with your thoughts. If you want to receive a physical newsletter every month or be on our email list,  go to the “Contact Page” in the menu and let me know. Patti McDonald, Professional Mom. (You have to click into the post to comment.)

Running a little late with the May Joe McDonald Ministry newsletter. You can see it here: “The Evangelism Trail” for May 2024

One of the reasons we are running late, is because as many of you know Patti lost her mother on April 16th. You can see her obituary

here: Norma Nodar Obituary

Please take a couple of minutes and see what we have done since last month’s news and  read Patti’s mom’s obit.

Blessings,

Joe and Patti

Reverend Joe McDonald  Isaiah 6:8
sharing “the message of grace”
Joe McDonald Ministry Inc.
a 501(c)(3) donation supported ministry
http://JoeMcDonaldMinistry.org
http://MinisteriodeJoeMcDonald.org
http://TheEvangelismTrail.org

Here it is! The April Joe McDonald Ministry news. Busy month you can read about here: “The Evangelism Trail” for April 2024.

It is also attached to this email.

Thank you for all your prayers and support this busy year. Let us know how you are doing.

Blessings,

Joe and Patti

Reverend Joe McDonald  Isaiah 6:8
sharing “the message of grace”
Joe McDonald Ministry Inc.
a 501(c)(3) donation supported ministry
http://JoeMcDonaldMinistry.org
http://MinisteriodeJoeMcDonald.org
http://TheEvangelismTrail.org

Patti: Even though this newsletter went out to our supporters early in the month, my mom, Norma Nodar, 94, went to be with Jesus on April 16. There will be more news and the obituary (AL.com) in the May Newsletter. And her service is scheduled for June 6th.
Thank you for your prayers and support!

I don’t really remember what I was looking for, but the kitchen drawer was the spot I chose to start. Everyone has “that drawer” in the kitchen, be honest, everything paper and otherwise that you have saved is there. Addresses, recipes, pens, birthday candles, I could go on and on.  As it turns out I found several recipes, some I had made before and some not. I picked three and decided to rustle up all the ingredients and make them.

After a hundred-dollar trip to the grocery store, I was ready to proceed. My son and his family were on the way home from a trip and I wanted to prepare a great meal, so I chose three out of the ordinary (for me) recipes to make. I will share these recipes at the end of this post.

There is a certain significance to these recipes in that my mother-in-law, Kathleen McDonald, who had a huge impact on my cooking and all-around housekeeping skills, wrote one of these recipes with her own hand. She’s been in Heaven for about ten years now, so it was particularly moving for me find this recipe. That was the Broccoli Salad. The Four Layer Pie, our all-time fave, was another recipe, although written by me, but was another family recipe I got from Grandma.

She was what I would call a precise cook. As I put these recipes together, I was reminded of her special and neat way she cooked, especially the Four Layer Pie, because you could see the layers both defined and beautiful. The Broccoli Salad was cut in tiny little pieces, again, precise and beautiful to behold. My daughter pointed this out when we ate mine, but, oh well, it’s me. As I was pressing the crust into the pan for the pie, and thinking of Grandma McDonald, I sized my cooking skills up as too good for “Worst Cooks in America,” yet not good enough for “Chopped.” Funny what you think about when you’re cooking.

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Here is the January Newsletter “The Evangelism Trail” for January 2024!

Follow us all year and email me if you want to receive your own copy either email or snail mail!

Blessings,

Joe

Reverend Joe McDonald  Isaiah 6:8
sharing “the message of grace”
Joe McDonald Ministry Inc.
a 501(c)(3) donation supported ministry
http://JoeMcDonaldMinistry.org
http://MinisteriodeJoeMcDonald.org
http://TheEvangelismTrail.org

I’m one day away from reading my Bible through. Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and I am so excited to have experienced this! Thank you to the folks at Teach Sunday School (.com) for putting together this chronological guide, that is both extremely easy to follow and keeps you on target to finish in a year!

I have been a Christian and Bible student since my teens but 2023 was the first year I actually read the Bible from cover to cover!

You can too! Simply download the guide link and either print it out, like I did, or follow on line. It’s that simple.

I plan to do it again in 2024, starting Monday!

Click Here For Your Download

*Disclaimer: This does cost $9.99, but you can copy and use multiple times.

Be sure to comment when you get started! Patti (Professional Mom) Click the title of this post to comment.