Spiced Pumpkin Donuts...

Oh man, do I have a treat for you...

These "semi homemade" 

spiced pumpkin donuts are 

A-MAZING!!!

Did I mention super easy???

                                                                                                            



                                                                                                                                                                                     2 cups vegetable oil for frying
4 cups powdered sugar

4 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 tablespoon canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

3 to 4 tablespoons half-and-half

1 can Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers refrigerated biscuits (8 biscuits)

In 2-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat to 350°F to 375°F.

In large bowl, beat powdered sugar, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin and just enough half-and-half with whisk until smooth and thick glaze forms. Set aside.

Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Using small round lid or cookie cutter, cut hole in center of each biscuit.

Gently place 2 or 3 biscuits in hot oil. (Biscuit holes can also be fried!) Fry on one side until golden brown. With tongs, gently turn each biscuit over; fry until other side is golden brown. Remove doughnuts from oil; immediately dip into pumpkin glaze. Place doughnuts on cooling rack; cool 3 to 5 minutes or until glaze is set before serving.

That's it.  Easy Peasy.

And I'm here to tell you,

Your family will LOVE you for making these!

Enjoy the donuts and all the love!

A simple, little "yes"...

So, last night I hosted a fundraiser at my home

for The Mercy House in Kenya.

After reading the book,

 Rhinestone Jesus by Kristen Welch (founder of Mercy House)

over the summer, I KNEW I had to do something.

My heart and mind were opened to a world I knew nothing about.

But,

if I were to be totally honest, and I want to be totally honest here,

 I knew.

We all know.

Its just, 

do we CHOOSE to see? Or do we choose to look away?

I chose to look away for most of my life.

But I'm here to tell ya,

This book rocked me to my core.

  When my eyes were opened (thank God they were opened)

 and I chose to see,

I could no longer "do nothing."

If your anything like me, the problems of the world can seem way to big and overwhelming.

I ask myself, 

"What can someone like me, in small town Iowa, 

living on a farm do to help these girls?"

It seems like I must do something GRAND to make a difference.

 That is a lie.  

Just a bold face lie that keeps me from doing what God has placed on my heart.

But you know what God showed me through the book,

 Rhinestone Jesus?

My "Yes" matters.

Even if my "yes" is as simple as hosting a fundraiser for pregnant teenage girls living a world away.

It's what I can do NOW, right where I am.

I don't have to board a plane and go.

I can "go" right here at This'll Do.

Your "yes" won't look like mine.

I believe that

God puts a specific call on each persons heart.

The important thing is,

 when you feel the call,

will you say "YES?"

because your yes matters in someone else life.

No matter how big or small it may be.

Thank you to all of my awesome friends who made it to the 

party!  

It means so much to me that you helped support these girls through my simple, little

 "yes."

If you want more information on

The Mercy House, just click the link.

God bless...

Tricia