kale, bacon, + gorgonzola scones | ON THE DELIGHT BLOG

*i'm way late posting this, but my laptop crashed over the weekend. blah*

About a week and a half ago, I was watching a ridiculously cheesy cooking movie on the hallmark channel and got the inspiration for this recipe. So during commercial breaks, these guys happened.

Kale, bacon, and gorgonzola cheese are probably three of my very favorite flavors ever and having them all together in a scone is just perfection.

I was excited when the lovely Adriana, who writes for the "be nourished" section of the Delight blog, asked me to post a recipe one week, so you can find the recipe for these babies over there. go check it out!

xoxo.
-marcia

a letter to fall / guest post

you are many things;
smells, sights, emotions,
colors, feelings.
a myriad of colors;
a rainbow of deep reds,
dusky browns and bright yellows.
you are dotted, layered,
crinkled, dried, patterned.
dusky, at twilight;
soft, scattering shadows in
the misty morning haze.
vibrant;
the color of your leaves when the
weather turns and the sky turns dusky
with clouds of ashy grey.
you never seem to notice
the changing weather;
you only accept it for what it is,
like the sand welcomes the
rolling tide that comes and goes.
predictable, free.
every hour at the appointed time,
washing up reeds and shells,
indenting the shore with
the quiet ripple of the last rolling
wave that kisses the shore before
pulling away, leaving only
residue behind.
you don't notice change,
you are change.
the very essence of it,
reminding us that nothing
lasts forever.
nothing is predictable, or
untouched by the fingers of
alteration that the whole
earth is swept with.
clinging with rigid fingers,
turning white at the knuckles
as we hold on tightly to what
is inevitably leaving.
you sweep in, and fade away,
never resisting what is to come,
but refusing to be forgotten as soon as
winter's snow covers the traces of
your crumbling leaves and dried
grasses, raising the sweet
aroma of memories forgotten since
last year.
like a lost friend, you remember
your place among us,
nudging summer away when
the air begins to cool, and
enveloping the earth in your
embrace that shifts and
changes all that we grow
accustom to in the short months
between the fluctuating patterns
of life that are, although familiar,
never the same.

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hey there! i'm Mikailah. i'm a 17 year old, Christ following young lady with a free spirit, a passion for life, beauty, and a fondness for the unexpected. my home is in Arizona, but my heart is in the East. i drink tea like water, laugh at the strangest things, write at midnight, take pictures, gather memories like flowers, and am always ready for an adventure. you can find me writing and sharing bits and pieces of my crazy life here. nice to meetcha, friend! let's chat sometime, eh? 

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ten reasons || guest post by abbie

it's no secret that i love fall. summer is good, but autumn is better. here's a list of ten reasons why i (really, really) like fall.

one - you get to drink hot tea.

two - the start of a new school year and a new schedule.

three - the gorgeous colors of the leaves.

four - the cool weather, which allows you to wear sweaters and scarves.

five - warm blankets in the mornings.

six - you get to go school shopping. let's face it - that's always an awesome time.

seven - apple pie. (a big reason in itself.)

eight - getting ready for the holiday season (like thanksgiving and christmas).

nine - baking pumpkin bread and banana muffins and other fall treats.

ten - i'll admit it - every single day that passes make The Hobbit a little closer.

this fall is going to be really exciting for my family, because we're welcoming baby  #7 next month. also, i'm going to be traveling to visit family in october, and i seriously can't wait.

what can i say? this fall is going to be wonderful.

abbie /// xoxox

i'm abbie. i'm an artist - photography, music, film, painting,

and just plain creating. i love switchfoot, pixar, and lord of the rings.

most of all, i love jesus.

i write at awakened.

ink night || a guest post by katie

some nights, the moon will shine through my window, gliding across my face. with my eyes open, I'll watch him slowly slide downwards, resting on the corner of the glass. my eyes begin to flutter with fatigue, then droop. again they open, only to find him disappeared. disappointed, without his soft glow dancing around my room, a sigh escapes my lips. there is nothing quite like falling asleep underneath the moon's light. waiting to meet him again, I fall into silent rest with the murmur of crickets. 

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katie- lover of life and Jesus. stories and photos are my favorite. 

coffee, books, music, letters, and laughter make the world go round. I blog at bird and willow.

xo

life is short and the world is wide {a guest post by oriana}

For as long as I can remember, a globe has sat on top of the bookshelf at my home. I recall how my mom would take it down during our geography lessons, pointing out different locations and I would run my finger over the bumpy mountain regions, finding different countries and states. The world globe was always fascinating to me, but it never crossed my mind to wonder what those various countries were like. But now I do wonder and I want to travel. Greece, Italy, Rome, Paris, Ireland-the google images just don't satisfy my craving for travel. One day I will go to where my heart longs, taking on the form of a tourist and loving every second of it.

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Hello, I'm Oriana. I take a couple pictures, write a few words, love accents, front porch swings, pianos, a good book, and solitude. One day I will travel across Europe but above all, I want to serve my Jesus with a passion and love. I also blog over at Pieces of a Real Heart. I would love for you to come join me.        

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For the love of books... {a guest post}

thanks so much for guest posting Grace!

I love books.

There is something about getting lost in another reality that is thrilling.

Books take us to the places we dream of.

They teach us lessons we never forget.

They open our eyes to the big world around us.

"A good book has no ending."

~ R.D. Cunningham

"Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled,

'This will change your life.'"

~ Helen Exley

"No man can be called friendless who has God

and the companionship of a good book."

~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"Never judge a book by its movie."

~ J.W. Eagan

"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,

and all the sweet serenity of books."

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Quotes from here.

"We read to know we are not alone."

~ C.S. Lewis

"A man who does not read good books

has no advantage over the man who can't read."

~ Mark Twain

"A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever."

~ Martin Tupper

"I was born with a reading list I will never finish."

~ Maud Casey

"Oh please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away.

And in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on your wall."

~ Roald Dahl

Quotes from here.

Some of my favorite books...

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Set-Apart Femininity by Leslie Ludy

Crazy Love by Francis Chan

Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore

I Dared to Call Him Father by Bilquis Sheikh All pictures from my Pinterest board "books".

Celebrating Love {Guest Post by Jemimah C.}

Thanks so much for guest posting Jemimah, it is an honor to have you as my first guest poster!

It's always surprising to see how fast time flies by. We just began a brand new year; we simply started a new month...and now it has gone away, only to be retrieved from the deep corners of memory. Time continues to move forward. The clock ticks on and on. It's hands continuously circle around in spiral motions. The sand from the hourglass keeps falling down. And life goes on as it always has and forever will.

Here we are in the midst of another month. The colorful, wonderful, lovely month of February. For some people, February means Valentine's Day to them. It means a time to love and a time to demonstrate their love to the people they care about. Personally, I have never really celebrated Valentine's Day. Yes, there were instances in my childhood in which I remember making a few vibrant, cute, but rather sticky Valentine's Day cards and being "dragged" into joining some Valentine's Day events.

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As I grew older, I realized that celebrating the initiated annual Valentine's Day was not highly imperative. It was simply an event ordained by human minds. But love is something we need to and should celebrate every single day of our lives. What is this love, anyway?

When the new year twenty-twelve started, like many other people, I chose a "word for the year." That word was love. I have a yearning desire to discover the deepest essence of love—the genuine truth and reality beneath that seemingly simple yet intricately complex word. Because love is a lot more than what the world has twisted it to be. Infatuation has somehow morphed into what many people call "love." The word love has been flippantly thrown around in various sentences. We've allowed that great word to describe even our smallest fancies. And while that is not totally wrong, it's not technically right either.

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Love is not just a mere word. It's more powerful than that. Love is also an action, and it's probably the greatest action that has ever occurred throughout history.

But when and where did love begin? I'm not so sure if it ever had a beginning; and if there's one thing I am certain of, love will never end. There is no need for a happily ever after ending, because love is everlasting. Because God is everlasting.

"The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: 'I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.'" Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV)

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God is love. Love is His aspect—one of His awesome, magnificent attributes. He was the One who first loved us, even before we even learned to reciprocate His love. The real origin of love is found in the Bible, in the Word of God. And that verse above is so amazing. God and His love are so awesome! Isn't is wonderful to know that there is Someone who loves us no matter what? Knowing that beautiful truth should give us hope. Blessed hope.

"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.' The LORD is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him." Lamentations 3:21-25 (NIV)

God's love gives us hope that keeps us going on through life. Everyday when we wake up, every new morning, God's love for us is renewed. In His love, we find strength to move onward. God is more than enough for us; His love is superfluous.

I know some of you are a little worried about the future. That's quite natural. We all have certain fears quaking in our hearts. A lot of girls out there are probably wondering if they will ever find "Prince Charming," the man of their life. Well, here's what I have to say...the point of this post, since I wanted to write something that would be timely for this season.

God has a different plan for each of us. He is the grand Author who writes our life stories and our love stories. Not every girl will be called to a life of marriage and matrimonial love, but the Lord knows what is best for us because He loves us. All we have to do is trust in Him and have faith in His perfect ways. All we have to do is hope in Him and wait on and for Him. And most of all, in every day of our lives, in every season, in every moment, we must learn to love the One who loved us first, and learn to love as He does. Believe me, Love is one journey, one big celebration you wouldn't want to miss.

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About the writer: My name is Jemimah C., and this is who I am. A daughter of the King and a servant of God. A homeschooler with the cosmic universe for a classroom. An avid bookworm who enjoys spending time in the premises of libraries and in the company of good books. A photography enthusiast and a dreamscape painter. An aspiring thespian with a dramatic love for acting and theatre. An imaginative dreamer, time traveler, explorer. And last but not the least, a fervent writer with a heart made of paper and iridescent ink-filled veins. My writer's corner is known to the world as Beautiful Blank Pages, my blog.