Biscuits, Baskets & More by Susan (2025)

22/10/2024

PSA……
I’ve had multiple people reaching out to me about my Thanksgiving Dressing….
Unfortunately and unexpectedly, my husband has just had to have open heart, triple bypass surgery and only been home from the hospital for a week…….
I had planned to try to offer my Dressing again this year, before all this started but unfortunately with his recovery and the sheer amount of Dr appointments and therapies that they have him scheduled for, I’m just not going to be able to since I’d need to be starting any day now to get everyone’s done and frozen in time for Thanksgiving…..
Last year I was already preparing it by now and still was pressed on time 😞
I’m so very sorry to have to cancel this year but SO very appreciate each of you for your past support……
Susan

09/01/2024

What an incredible night with my guys !!!
Every time we serve them my heart overflows ❤️
Hot chocolate and Hugs should be our weekly theme-
One of them told me I was like a little mama bird out there taking care of them and I replied- I AM !!!
Because I love y’all and want to make sure you’re taken care of !❤️
They’re still blown away that anyone cares about them let alone loves them; but we do……
The wind was vicious and the cold bitter but it’s so funny because we never feel it and they just don’t care; they just want fellowship and love and will stand out in it and talk just as long as we Will, then go into the store and reheat their food that was actually hot when we served it 🥰
We bundled up, covered our ears and served 11 tonight ❤️
Blessed Little Mama Bird here😁❤️🥰

08/01/2024

Good morning and Happy New Year !
Just a quick post about my little guys-

Between my personal page and my business page, I have multiple folks still asking how they can help support my Bowls of Blessings Ministry (THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH❤️) so I’ve tried to just write down the basic needs and wants of not only them but myself, for them….
This list is standard and pretty much ongoing needs but PLEASE don’t think for a moment that I EXPECT your support ongoing but I certainly APPRECIATE any and all support…..
Any items other than these that you think of or feel like contributing is greatly appreciated -

Guys/Gals…..
PRAYERS
Bottled Water
Propane Gas Tanks (small green ones for Coleman Stoves) for the ones who have them
Small gas cards (for the 3 living in their cars) they run out of gas running the car for heat
Hand held manual can openers
Vienna sausages, beanie wieners
Canned tuna or other meats for protein
Canned soups, stews, chili etc.
Saltine crackers (I like the ones that are 1/2 stacks)
Ramen noodles or cup of noodles- any flavor
Peanut butter crackers
Small jars of peanut butter
Cereal breakfast bars
Snacks of all varieties
Meal replacement shakes (they’re nutritionally balanced)
Apple sauce
Pop tarts
Wet wipes in the XL washcloth size
Travel size toiletries
Medicated powders- small bottles
Toilet tissue- I will break the package down and place in a basket because an entire package will be damp in their tents before they use it all-
Towels/wash cloths
(2 1/2) gallon size ziploc bags for me to divide and package towels/w. Cloths
Batteries for small flashlights (AA/AAA)
Hand /Body warmers (they love the large body ones)
Miniature 1st aide kits (I buy them at Walmart in the travel size supplies)
Nail clippers
13 gallon Garbage bags for their trash
Rain ponchos
Thermal underwear (med/large)
Activity books (crossword etc.)
Soft fruits (oranges, bananas etc)

Me (for them)
PRAYERS
Hot chocolate in canister (we serve this to them every Monday while we’re setting up)
Styrofoam cups (smaller ones)
Prewrapped cutlery
Various salad dressings as we serve salad with their meals almost weekly
Canned vegetables
Cooking staples
Pillow cases for pillows donated that don’t have one on them
Monetary Donations for supplies are ALWAYS welcome and Greatly Appreciated

NOTES-
They typically don’t need actual clothing as they get this from MUST Ministry but do need socks and underwear (med/large)-
We have plenty of pillows in storage for them-
Blankets/comfortors (full size)
Items do not need to be new but I ask that they be clean-
Travel size bottles works best because they have to fit everything in a backpack while they walk but I can break down full size bottles into travel size containers-
Due to certain conditions, we do not allow anyone to accompany us while serving them but appreciate the desire to-
And lastly, due to respect for their privacy, we DO NOT give out their location or details of where they live, only that they do all live in tents (except the 3 living in their cars)
Thank you SO very much for your ongoing encouragement and support-
Susan

07/01/2024

I don’t know of anyone who has more empathy or compassion than I do-
But when one of your little homeless guys looks you straight in the eyes with his crystal blue eyes and says,
“Because of you I ate last week”, I just want to burst into tears right in front of them all 🥹
I totally admit that when I take on something that the Lord leads me in to, I get so passionate about it that I give away pieces of myself and this Ministry to serve our local homeless is the most passionate I’ve been but man my heart hurts when they say stuff like that😔
I thank God constantly for allowing me to serve them……
Now they all hug my neck and tell me that they love me when they get ready to leave but they have no clue just how much I love each and every one of them ❤️
He was talking about the big meal we cooked last week for their Christmas Feast being enough to feed him for not one but 2 nights 😭
Another new one joined us for supplies today and will start coming for a hot meal tomorrow……
We’re up to 15 now in one area
Back seat is full of pillows, blankets, clothes and coats-
Supply Sunday
Meal Monday

30/12/2023

Just wanted to jump on here and do an update post-
For everyone wondering about the Christmas Feast for my little homeless group-
I was in touch with them the day of our feast and it was decided that since there was over a 60% chance of rain at the exact time that I would be loading my car and they didn’t necessarily want to walk to our meeting place in the rain and all their stuff be soaking wet by the time they walked back to their tents; that we’d wait until this next week (so it will be this upcoming Tuesday since New Years is on Monday), all donated foods are in the freezer and I’ll be preparing them all day Tuesday ❤️
Second-
I wanted to personally say the biggest THANK YOU to everyone for such an absolutely incredible experience with my Bowls of Blessings Comfort Meals Ministry….
The outpouring of encouragement, support, donations of items and monetary donations for supplies, the prayers for my little group as well as for me, the offers of help, as well as ideas, the offers to pick up donations for me when I’m completely out of free time to go myself, the food that’s been prepared and frozen for me to cook for them, the boxes of food from folks who have moved and instead of taking the pantry full with them they donated to me to cook for my guys, the supporters who’ve committed to ongoing help and even committed to buying groceries for their meals on a regular basis but somehow seem to magically appear with a little something in it for me as well, the certain ones who all I have to do is post a need and they’re on it immediately every time, time and time again……
The outpouring of love from my community of friends, clients and Facebook followers has literally left me in awe-
Donated items have poured in EVERY SINGLE TIME- EVERY SINGLE TIME that I’ve had a need for them, so much so that I’ve struggled to thank each and every one of you each time, so I wanted to just cover my bases with this post…..
I’ve already committed to take this thing just as big as the Lord wants me too in 2024 and I know He’s working through SO many of y’all as my provision providers and there’s just no way to adequately express how truly Blessed I consider myself to have each of you in my life and in this with me to any degree-
You all have Blessed my little guys beyond measure and Blessed me beyond comprehension-
Thank you, each and every one for your amazing selfless expression of love to them and to me and for being such a Blessing…….
Happy Blessed New Year-
Susan

19/12/2023

Bowls of Blessings Comfort Meals

❤️A little love goes such a long way❤️

It’s easy to love folks that you know-
It’s easy to love folks that you see regularly-
It’s easy to love the “good” folks -
It’s easy to love the folks with money and prestige-
It’s easy to love folks that are good to you-
It’s easy to love those who can repay your admiration and efforts-
It’s easy to love the loveable-
But what about the folks that you’ve never met-
What about the folks that you don’t know whether they’re “good” or not-
What about the folks that have nothing to offer in return-
What about the folks others shun-
What about the folks that’s own won’t love-
What about those folks…….
How do we love them ……
Maybe, just maybe, they are the ones who have the most to offer in return-
They are the ones who don’t “expect” to be loved so they appreciate love on an entirely different level…..
A profoundly deep level, because no one else loves them….
Tonight was amazing with the little homeless group……
I was SO proud when I finished setting up !
Not proud of me, but proud that I have a Lord and Savior that has led me to love those folks and immensely proud of MY COMMUNITY of friends who continue to come through for them through me❤️
Tonight when we finished setting up; my car was still full, I had down the sides of the car lined with baskets and all behind my car was lined…..
When we arrived, the little new guy from the other side of town was the first one there-
While he had our undivided attention, I took the opportunity to give him the shoes and clothes that had been donated just for him…..
As he opened the bag with everything in it his eyes got big with disbelief….
I explained to him that I’d ask and once again, y’all delivered….
He kept saying “I can’t believe someone gave me shoes and clothes”, over and over…..
Then standing there in the cold and wind, he took his plastic slides off and put his new shoes on and sighed out loud- He kept saying how good it would be to not have to be looked at like he was crazy anymore because he didn’t have shoes and that they felt like pillows inside …..
Then he made his way over to the car and kept walking all around the car looking in at everything and saying ,
“Man, I can’t believe this”!
When I gave him his food, he went straight to the hood and stood in the cold and wind and ate 2 plate fulls ❤️
We expected to have a couple new ones tonight but we actually had 4 new ones….
Every one stood right there at our car in the cold and wind drinking hot chocolate and talking like it was 80 degrees outside and then stood there and devoured their supper and even helped us load everything back up to leave…..
How do you love those folks ?????
It’s quite simple, just like y’all are all doing !❤️
Have you ever met them ?
No I’m positive you haven’t…..
Do they still feel our and your love ?
I’m VERY positive that they do !❤️
Thank you everyone for your continued support and help every time !❤️
All 3 coolers are full of a hot meal of
BBQ
Slaw
Salad
Texas toast
Cake
Hot chocolate

12/12/2023

Bowls of Blessings Comfort Meals

Please forgive me if I post too much about my little homeless group-
I’m just the vessel that the Lord uses to carry the blessings to them and I’m passionate about that and I wholeheartedly feel that the Lord is using each of you who contribute to me (for them) as my source of provision and I sincerely thank each of you for blessing them and me when I encounter so many wanting to help ❤️
I’ve had multiple people reaching out asking if I’ll be doing another holiday feast for them at Christmas like I cooked (with your help) for Thanksgiving…….
The answer is a resounding YES !!!❤️
Due to Christmas scheduling I will be cooking this one time on Tuesday, December 26th.
I do have some monetary contributions but it just doesn’t last long or go far with the crazy prices of everything now so if you’d like to contribute in any way possible, the menu is the same as it was for Thanksgiving and any food donations or monetary donations are greatly appreciated-
Food can be already prepared or I can certainly prepare it myself for you-
Please have any food here by the 23rd….
Menu…..
Ham- Susan
Dressing- Susan
Gravy- Susan
Sweet potato soufflé-Susan
Green Beans- Andrea
Creamed corn-Andrea
Mac/cheese-lisa
Broccoli casserole - Elizabeth
Cranberry sauce-no berries - Heidi
Rolls- Heidi
Dessert- Jamie & Lisa
Canned Soda- Becky
Or anything else not listed that you’d like to provide……

If you can’t or choose not to contribute, please pray for them-
Some of them have lived in tents for a long time and are accustomed to it during the winter but others are brand new to wintering in a tent and struggling to adapt 😞
As always, I thank you for helping bless them ❤️
Please respond on this post so others can follow to see what’s still needed-
I expect to serve 10-12 folks

09/12/2023

When one of your little homeless guys finally starts a new job and text you to tell you to come eat where he works because it’s employee family/friends night and you get to eat free❤️
We were his family/friend that he invited to come🥰🥰🥰
Priceless !!!!❤️

29/11/2023

Been out of commission a few days with the flu but wanted to touch base to say a BIG THANK YOU for all the deliveries and drop offs I’ve been getting for my little homeless group this past week in addition to monetary donations and the earlier deliveries -
The packages delivered don’t show who they’re from, only the store they came from, so thanking everyone personally isn’t possible -
I only know this week they’ve come from NY, KY, IN, SC to name just a few as well as local drop offs ❤️
Thank you ALL for following my BOWLS OF BLESSINGS COMFORT MEALS MINISTRY to feed one of our little local homeless groups and your continued support and help in blessing these precious folks❤️

23/11/2023

Have a Wonderful, Blessed Thanksgiving y’all and thank you all for your friendships and continued support -
Susan
Biscuits, Baskets & More by Susan

21/11/2023

❤️Another amazing night that can only be of God ❤️

We had 11 show up to serve Thanksgiving supper to tonight …..
They were all cold waiting but so excited to get their plates and once again, part of them actually stood right there and ate in this insane wind and cold-
I know their food had to be ice cold standing there in the cold eating it but that didn’t phase them at all🥹
One little guy inhaled his massive plateful and kept lingering around waiting but we didn’t know exactly why until everyone had gotten their plate and he ask if he could have another if there was enough left🥹🥹🥹🥹
Of course I fixed him another one without hesitation and he was so excited to have it to take back to his tent❤️
As I was setting everything up and distributing hot chocolate to warm them up while I finished, I explained to them how I’d opened this meal up for the community to help and that multiple folks had contributed to make this meal happen because we loved them, then one little guy said “it’s good to know that SOMEONE cares”😩😩😩😩
Then during chitchat I ask just how long it’d been since they’d had a real Thanksgiving meal ?
Each one standing there started doing the math and counting , telling how long but one little guy figured it up and he hadn’t had one in 20 years !!!😭
I took a notepad this time for them to write down if they needed anything specific or had any special requests; not knowing what to expect, I just read what they wrote…..
When everyone seems to want EVERYTHING and the most expensive stuff , these little guys literally ask for…
A jar of peanut butter, hard crossword puzzle books, a spiral notebook , m&m’s with pnuts , long underwear, Vienna sausages and waterproof spray for shoe’s ….
Our night was cold and windy but our hearts were warmed with love to do this for them and serve them once again-
We also gained another new one this week 😔
I wish y’all could understand just how blessed these little guys are by all y’all and just how much I appreciate you all !
Thank you so much for all your support ❤️
Before and after the meal-

20/11/2023

Tonight’s the Night !!!
Ya’ll !
Look what we ALL did ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

This is the night my little homeless group has been looking SO forward to ❤️
I wonder just how long it’s been since each of them actually had a Holiday meal🥹😩😭

Thanks to ALL of y’all who have contributed in any way, they will eat good tonight and until their tummies are full because I’ve restructured my setup and prepackaged their goodie bags to free up enough space to take the entire meal instead of prepared plates/bowls like I’ve been doing……
They’ll still choose their own supplies to go in their bags with all the food items such as beanie wieners, Vienna sausages, canned soups, canned chili, crackers, snacks, bottled water, bottled protein drinks etc.❤️
I can’t wait to see them again !❤️
Ironically, I’m giving them a Thanksgiving meal tonight and the giveaway from Riverstone Bistro that I was nominated for and won, is a free Thanksgiving meal to me❤️

17/11/2023

❤️❤️NOW THAT WAS AMAZING ❤️❤️

I try to regularly update y’all because I’ve had so many wonderful supporters following my Bowls of Blessings Comfort Meals Ministry and I appreciate and am thankful for everyone so much !

I wish I had a picture but I’m not comfortable with that but…..

We arrived at our designated place that we meet my little homeless group 15 minutes early to set up and 4 of them (3 new ones) were already standing there lined up waiting for us, and 3 more made their way over-
We served them hot chocolate to sip on while we set up and cut up and joked with them to make them feel comfortable while they waited….
Hugs from them were never in short supply and tonight we made new friends (we may never see them again, but they’ll always remember)-
We served them supper and supplies, but instead of getting their food and leaving every one of them actually opened the bowls and stood there and ate on the spot and some asked for and ate seconds while still standing there -
I had purchased full size Bibles last week and made up my mind that anyone new would automatically get one placed in their bag with their supplies whether they wanted it or read it or not; but much to my total surprise, when they saw me getting them out; they were actually asking if they could have one before I could get them out ❤️😭🥰
Then one of the new gentlemen began to cry telling me how much he appreciated us doing this for him❤️
One of the other new ones then started saying that he actually had a FULL stomach tonight because we brought food tonight😩😭❤️
They all ate until full and then continued to get more hot chocolate and stand and talk until we finally had to leave to come home and eat our own supper ❤️
We served homemade chili, homemade vegetable beef soup with elbow noodles, homemade cornbread and crackers and cinnamon spice cake-
They were all excited to hear of the feast we have planned for next week for their Thanksgiving meal….
Wiped out of food and a lot of supplies and Blessed doesn’t come close to describing my heart tonight - It is definitely overflowing ❤️
BOWLS OF BLESSINGS COMFORT MEALS was definitely the perfect name tonight !
THANK YOU GOD FOR USING ME TO SERVE THEM AND FOR THIS PRECIOUS MINISTRY YOU’VE GIVEN ME !❤️

07/11/2023

I am now totally booked until after Thanksgiving-
Thank you all for your continued support ❤️

03/11/2023

❤️Monday’s are my guys days❤️
Served supper and supplies to my little homeless group tonight and had a new little guy join us ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Loaded down with food, toiletries, snacks, hot chocolate, even some Halloween cupcakes, fruit, blankets, pillows, coats, socks, underwear, beanie hats, gloves, clothes, towels, wash cloths and a cooler full of hot chicken/biscuit casserole -
I love love love that they’ve gotten so comfortable with us now that they’ll stand around and drink hot chocolate and talk with us at the car for a while instead of just filling their bags and leaving ❤️
If you’ve donated items I thank you SO much for helping bless these wonderful folks !❤️
If you’d still like to help, some items needed in addition to easy to open and eat foods, are……
Gloves
Socks
Underwear (L/XL)
Hand warmers
Coats
Blankets
Hoodies (lg/XL)
Clothing and items do not need to be new but I ask that they are clean and any other items you’d like to donate-
And always, monetary donations will be used to purchase supplies and items to provide hot meals for them

19/10/2023

For folks still asking how they can help❤️

I Received a call mid morning requesting more food and supplies for 2 more homeless gentlemen that I’ve never met before -
As usual the Lords hand was in it and all my supplies were still In my car from our trip yesterday to serve others and Craig was home for his lunch break but he’d already eaten because his work catered lunch in for them today, so I grabbed the rest of the Bowls of Blessings Comfort Meals from yesterday and off we ran to take more food and supplies ❤️
While chatting with the gentlemen as they “shopped” my carload, I ask what they needed most right now and hands down they all said-
Gloves
Toboggans (beanie hats)
Socks
So what I have on my heart is for the remainder of this month, to do a Hands, Feet and Toe(boggan) drive-
Anyone who’d like to participate can leave their items on my front porch if I’m not home-
Items don’t have to be new but clean please and THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE
(All other items are welcome as well)
If you’re not local but still desire to help; monetary donations can be mailed to me; just private message for address and I’ll purchase the items -
Susan

18/10/2023

WOW !
JUST WOW !
This is one reason I don’t get off Facebook ❤️
Y’all are ALWAYS so amazing and willing to come through when I need help serving others !❤️
2 donation drop offs for the little homeless guy I ask for help with yesterday and more coming-
I sorted it out, loaded it up so he could see it all laid out and not become overwhelmed, packed 6 Bowls of Blessings Comfort Meals of fresh chicken and dressing still warm and boy y’all should’ve seen his face when he came around the car and saw everything 🥰🥰🥰
Wild eyed wanderlust ❤️
He was like a kid Christmas morning picking everything up and looking at it and then loading everything he could manage into reusable bags-
He hardly acknowledged we were even still standing there as he whisked away back into the woods to his tent with all his goodies ❤️
The Good Lord willing, I’d love to do this every week and just park and open my trunk for the homeless group to “shop” through and get what they need in addition to a hot cooked meal at the same time❤️
We served him with necessary items and a hot meal and had another one get a hot meal but no items as he had everything he needed ; then another we stopped to talk to had just eaten and wouldn’t take anything this time-
I did get permission from the store manager where we meet this group of homeless each time…..
Thank y’all SO much for helping bless this little guy and having enough left to offer to other homeless gentlemen !
I can’t help but think of the Miracle of the Fishes and Loaves, Fishes and Loaves❤️
I was trying to serve one but God saw fit to serve many❤️❤️❤️
Items donated-
Food
Long John’s
Toiletries
Paper/plastic wear
Gloves
Toboggans
Insulated Socks
Candy
Water repellent for shoes
Bottled water and so much more !❤️
God is SO good !!!!❤️

22/09/2023

*****EVERYTHING IS NOW SOLD *****

6 peach cobblers in a cup and 3 pumpkin pie in a cup left and everything else sold out-
I will extend pickup until 6pm in an effort to not have any waste over the weekend-
Let me know what you want and a pickup time until 6pm today

Biscuits, Baskets & More by Susan