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Mango Coffee Cake with Streusel topping

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Mango Coffee Cake 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter 1 cup milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 mango diced Streusel Topping 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup butter, cold and cut into small pieces Pre-heat the oven to 350 and grease your coffee cake pan with shortening or non-stick cooking spray. Step 1 - dice one mango Step 2 -  Mix flour and butter together and using a dough blender, cut the butter into the flour until it is crumbly.  Next add the remaining dry ingredients.  Next mix wet in ingredients in a separate smaller bowl.  Combine wet and dry with a hand mixer or kitchen aid, or mix by hand if you choose.  The last step is to add the mango and this should mixed by hand so they do not get smashed.  Finally, spoon the batter until the prepared coffee cake pan. Step 3 -  Blend the streusel mix with the dough blender.  You can use the same dough blender that was used ear...

FEAR! It's what's for dinner!

FEAR - if we live in fear we have no faith in God 2014 Dear Christian, Please settle down on the Ebola panic.  I've seen your messages on Facebook calling for our boarders to be closed to African nations where Ebola is raging.  I've heard your requests for prayer this weekend at church and the fear in your voice as you worry.  I just want to gently remind you the Bible has so many wonderful verses that call us to live a fearless life!  Updated 2015 - there is FEAR of Syrian refugees.  31 Governors refuse to support Syrian refuges and people stay quiet?  Evangelicals write on Facebook that it's not our place to support this war because it's God's battle. Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and salvation; whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Updated 2020 - Coronavirus - biggest stock market drop since 2008, in at least one news article biggest drop in the history of the stock market.  Impossible...

Why I did not renew our Prime Membership

This year I've been on a campaign to cut unnecessary spending as much as possible.  I've been a Prime member for many years and like most recurring expenses, it continued because it was convenient to order online and receive items two days later.  There was also the idea that Amazon was cheaper and originally they were!   This year I noticed packages were not coming in two days and more importantly, Walmart and Target have been price matching or beating Amazon so why wait two or more days for packages?   What about the other services Amazon offers?  Their Prime selection of new content is mostly rated R with sexual content I don't want to watch or language I don't want to listen to so after a series of disappointing shows, I had no reason to keep Prime for their new content offerings.   I canceled Prime in July and since then I have realized I could still order with free shipping as long as I spend $35.  Walmart does the same thing for P...