Kelland's Coffee Cinnamon Bread

   I was roaming on Pinterest last night and found this easy amazing recipe for Cinnamon Bread! I had all the ingredients and was in a baking mood. I gathered together all the ingredients and as I was doing so I found some instant coffee in my stash of groceries! I though I would change things up just a bit with the recipe I had!
   Saturday morning came along and I woke up, grabbed my bag of gathered ingredients and headed to the kitchen to get started on my breakfast! When it was done I took it to my dorm room and its aroma filled the tiny space and it reminded me of Christmas! It made me so happy!!

KELLAND'S COFFEE CINNAMON BREAD

• 1/3C sugar
• 2tsp Cinnamon
• 2C Flour
• 1T baking powder (I used baking soda)
• 1/2tsp salt
• 1C Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1C Milk
• 1/3C Oil
• 2T instant coffee (opt)
• 1T Vanilla (opt)

In one bowl mix together flour, baking powder,1C sugar, salt and coffee. In a separate bowl combine whisked egg, milk and vanilla. Mix the 1/3C sugar with the cinnamon and set aside. Add the wet mix to the flour mix and stir well. Once that forms a batter pour half of it into a greased bread pan. Take the cinnamon mix and sprinkle most of it over the first layer. Pour the rest of the batter over the cinnamon sugar. Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon sugar mix on top (I put too much over the top layer and should have put more on the first layer. It still taste good either way.) Put the bread pan in a preheat oven at 350 F for 45-50 minutes.


   After baking the bread, I ate some of it and then sliced up the rest and wrapped individual slices in foil to give to people. I took two to the post office when I went there this morning and the two post office ladies were surprised and excited about getting fresh bread! It was really cute to see their reaction. I love being able to make someones day by doing something so little!

New Things To Come

   This morning I awoke, drowsy and worn out from midterms week filled with studying, test and all-nighters. I started out my day by reading from 'Jesus Calling'. It talked about how we should seek the Lord above all else and how we should let the Light of His Presence shine on our pursuit in life and that if the good fits into His plans for us, He will help us reach it!
   The morning continued and I had this happiness within me. I was sitting in my room before I had to go to work with the window open and I noticed the birds chirping. I sat there and took a couple of minutes to just listen. It was refreshing to hear the birds after a cold winter. As I sat there I felt God saying to me, "Warmer weather is coming. New things are coming." It made me smile and I was filled with joy and gratefulness. The rest of my day was great and I was so thankful for it!
   God is so awesome. I love how those little things can remind us that God is thinking of us. My love for Him continues to grow and it brings an overwhelming happiness in me that I just cannot explain. I look back to last year and cannot believe how far I have come in my walk with Him. I am so excited to see where He will take me and what He has planned for me! I look forward to these 'new things' He has promised me.

   Last week I was talking to a friend who attends another college and she shared with me that she fasts two times a week. I thought that was so great! The next morning I woke up and before I got out of bed I felt God saying to me, "Kelland, I want you to fast today." So I said, "Okay Lord!" That day was one of the days my friend fasted, so into the late morning I text her and asked if she would fast the whole day with me. She, without hesitation, agreed to do so. We shared some specific personal prayer request that we could pray for through the day. As the day went on I felt this amazing connections with the Lord. Talking to Him throughout the whole day was so refreshing and encouraging. Taking time to listen was reassuring and not having the distractions of food was nice. Unloading my burdens as well as other's that I had been carrying with me was so great. Knowing He is in control of everything and everybody definitely helps me relax and be grateful.
   I think it is so important for us to take time away from the distractions in our lives and revert it back to God. He wants us to have communication with Him. He wants us to take time for Him, not because we feel we need to, but because we want to. We need to look at our relationship with Him and treat it like how we would treat an earthly relationship with a friend, only this one is one hundred times better and God should get the all the praise! He loves when we talk to Him and share our concerns, dreams, desires, fears and everything for that matter with Him! Taking time to fast is a great way to build that relationship and communication with Him! He will show you and tell you so much during that time!