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Colored Angel Eggs

April 5, 2014 by Patti 13 Comments

We had a get together at our house last night for our Freedom Session facilitators.  If you haven’t heard me talk about Freedom Session before, it is a 9 month long class that Mr. OTN and I direct at our church.  It is basically a healing/discipleship journey that  uncovers the roots of pain in our lives and invites Jesus Christ to heal those areas of our hearts (if you are interested in knowing more you can view the Vimeo of Mr. OTN’s and my personal story on my ABOUT page, where you’ll also find a link to the Freedom Session website).

Anyhoo, one thing you’ve probably heard about us “church folk” is that whenever we get together we have plenty of food!  So while I was wondering what I might prepare for last night’s gathering I popped on over to Pinterest and found these darling colored Deviled Eggs.  I’ve decided to rename them Angel Eggs in honor of our dear facilitators who are real life angels (Mr. OTN and I teach the large group portion of FS each week but our facilitators lead the small groups and pour their lives into each of their participants all year long – so they are angels indeed).

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These are so simple to make and the pictures really tell the story of how to make colored Angel Eggs.  However, for those of you who have never boiled an egg I’ll share the “how to”:

Place eggs in a stainless steel pan and cover with cold water.

Bring the water to a boil and then set the timer for 10 minutes.

When the timer sounds remove pan from stove,  drain off the hot water and run cold water over the eggs until they are cooled.

Crack and peel eggs.

Cut eggs in half lengthwise.

Remove yolk and set aside in a separate bowl.

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 Drop halved eggs into colored water (you can either use food coloring to color your water or an Easter egg coloring kit from the store).  When your eggs have reached the desired color remove and drain on a paper towel.

Meanwhile, mash your egg yolks, add mayonnaise (to desired fluffiness), dry mustard and a little salt to taste.  You can do some other add-ins like bacon, chives, baby shrimp, etc.  Place drained egg halves on a plate, top each will egg yolk filling (if you have a cake decorating kit you can make it look fancy-schmancy . . . but I didn’t . . .  and I was in a hurry . . . so what you see is what you get!).  Sprinkle a little paprika, or any type of garnish you’d prefer on top of each egg.

There you have it!  Bee-u-tee-ful colored Angel Eggs!

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 Of course we had a lot more food than just our Angel Eggs by the time all of our facilitators arrived.  It was GRAND!

You can’t begin know how much we love these people that we get to direct in Freedom Session (tears of joy as I write).  As we draw near the end of another year together, and graduation for our FS participants, I feel overwhelmed with gratitude for these caring and generous men and women who have overcome pain in their own lives and have chosen to be people who GIVE BACK to others what God has given them.

So, what do you think of these colored Angel Eggs?  Cute, yes?  I also saw some eggs on Pinterest that were cracked before dyeing with their shells still on.  After the shells were removed the dye was darker in the area where the shell was cracked.  You can see these and other Spring/Easter Decorating ideas on my Pinterest board.  I also have some Spring and Easter Recipes on my Food Glorious Food and Appetizers Pinterest pages.  As I’m sending you over there I’m thinkin’ that I really need to get those boards more organized!  “Someday” I will find the time.

Do you dye Easter eggs at your house?  What different types of dyeing techniques have you tried?  Which is your favorite?  I love hearing new ideas!

Blessings,

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My Story & The Risk of Authenticity

March 13, 2014 by Patti 11 Comments

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My word for the year 2014 is “AUTHENTICITY”.  The word came to me a couple of months ago and I said out loud, “What? How can I be more authentic?”  You see, I stand up in front of people every week and tell my story, and much of it isn’t very pretty. Mr. OTN and I are Directors of a 9 month long class called Freedom Session.  Part of the teaching that we do is authentically sharing our own messy stories so that others can find hope and freedom.

“What can I do to be more authentic?,” I ask myself.

  “You can take a risk.  You can tell those who have never heard your story what is really behind that smiling face and the funny things you do to make others laugh.  Maybe they will relate to you more . . . or maybe they will decide they don’t like you at all. “

That is the risk of authenticity.

As part of my new blog design I’ve added an About Page with a short video of Mr. OTN and myself sharing a very small part of Our Story.  I’ve added Our Story because it is what motivates so much of what we do in life.  Our pain, turned to victory and joy is what drives us to share with others that there is HOPE.  As our participants come along on the Freedom Session journey with us we even offer to let them borrow our hope for awhile until they can find their own.

Are you curious now? Click HERE for more, but don’t forget to come back when you’re done!

So that’s it. Our Story on video may seem to be more about my husband’s journey, with me tagging along, than my own personal story.  But believe me when I say that my journey also has its ups and downs.  I’ve lived so much of my life trying to live up to some ideal that wasn’t possible to achieve.  My life is NOT perfect.  I am NOT perfect.  Thank God I no longer have to strive for perfection to prove my worth . . . for it is by grace that I have been saved through faith in Jesus Christ.

Thank you for watching My Story.  I hope it will help you see why I have such a love for making OldThingsNew, whether that be transforming old items from broken to beautiful or helping people on the journey toward freedom where they can live life to the fullest.

Blessings to you,

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I am Perfectly Imperfect Patti, daughter of the King, wife to the amazing Mr. OTN, mom to two grown daughters, a great son-in-law, and companion to two spoiled dogs. At Old Things New I share DIY’s, budget friendly home transformations, as well as posts about how God transforms our souls. I myself have been made new and I love to share what I’ve learned through WRITING and SPEAKING. To view a short Vimeo of “Our Story” (Mr. OTN and I) please follow the link at the top of the page.

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