bread and water

Recently I've been reading My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.  He died in 1917 at the age of 43, but his writings live on and glorify God.  My Utmost consists of short daily devotionals that his wife compiled from his lectures and talks at Bible Colleges and other places.  They are all very thought provoking.  I have read through this whole devotional numerous times as a teenager, college student and now as an adult.  It always challenges and convicts me.  I think my parents bought it for me years ago and had my name engraved on it (my maiden name).  Today's devotion had a quote that I wanted to share with you.  "All I do should be based on a perfect oneness with Him, not on a self-willed determination to be godly."  He quoted Matthew 11:29, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."  A lot of times I get caught up in what other people think about me or my ministry

I looooove peanut butter and I loooove honey , so put them together and I am soooo happy!  I eat this a lot as a snack or a meal.  I eat it when I start craving something sweet , but it's healthy.  After I make it I put it in the fridge but you probably don't have to.  You can also roll them up into little balls and freeze them.  (That takes too much time for me.  I just eat it straight outta the bowl I mix it in!) So here is the recipe, kind of...I don't use a recipe, I just throw things in it. 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup honey    (any equal amounts of 1st 2 ingred.) 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts raisins sunflower seeds, hulled of course coconut (coconut stops diarrhea by the way..) chocolate chips (I use dairy free ones) several shakes of cinnamon (helps with blood sugar) 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed (my vita-mix grinds it) 1 Tbsp milk thistle, ground (this purifies your blood) Bought at bulk herb store 1 tsp wheat germ The last 3 ingredients are optional Mi

So, either last night or this morning (I can't remember now) I was praying in the shower.  I prayed that the Lord would help me to love more .  My mind began to think on 1 Corinthians 13, "Love is patient"...I halfway prayed that God would help me to be patient but I started to take that prayer back because normally He sends something to really test that prayer! My day began with the normal organized chaos of home schooling, cooking, cleaning and laundry with three small boys.   I had forgotten what I had prayed until Benjamin and I were finishing the last couple math worksheets.  I was tired from going to bed late and getting up early and having sinus issues, etc.  I was so ready to be done with school so I could rest before church (and learn a new song on the piano for church that night and get hair and makeup done).   Benjamin could care less about any of that and likes to cut up while he does school.                                                    

I had three heads of cabbage in my fridge a few months ago and I knew I didn't wanna just boil it all or make coleslaw with it...so I think I mentioned it to a friend who told me to make homemade probiotic out of it.  I had just been saying to my husband that I needed to buy a probiotic supplement (in pill form) to take to help with digestion and immunity.  Instead of spending money on that I decided to use the organic, locally grown cabbage I already had in the fridge.  All I did was ask my friends how to make it and then I looked it up again online right as I was making it.  I put carrots in mine along with the water and cabbage, all chopped.  It ended up looking like this...    The longer it fermented the better it tasted.  Just start out eating a little bit with your meal.  My boys hated the way it smelled and looked so I was, and am the only one eating it. Probiotics and fermented vegetables are SO good for your body.  I listened to an hour long seminar just on why f

                       There are five of us: Daddy, Mommy, Benjamin, Elijah, John                           We had a family night and took the kids bowling, ate pizza and                       ice cream (I ate Subway), and just enjoyed our kids!                                         Baby John kept trying to steal everyone's turn at bowling:)                         The other day my oldest was playing a pizza game on my Ipod.  He loved it and was having fun making and cooking a pizza, but I thought it would be even MORE fun to REALLY make our own pizza.  He requested our favorite pizza, tomato bacon basil pizza.  (I think the recipe is on my blog)           I think its good to let your kids cook with you...it teaches them how                      to cook and it teaches you patience and flexibility!!   Elijah was loving it!  Daddy said it was the best tomato bacon basil pizza that we had ever made....I think it was because I let my six year old put the

This recipe came from the comfort foods blog or website....sent via email to me from my sister-in-law who is a great cook! So, I made this recipe the other day and we LOVED it!  It was pretty easy too:)  I am all about easy when it comes to cooking!  (Except grinding my own wheat into flour and baking from scratch....) This recipe serves 4 Cook rice to go with this dish 6-8 boneless skinless chicken thighs or 4 breasts salt and pepper 1/2 cup diced onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup honey 1/4 cup ketchup 1/2 cup soy sauce  2 Tbsp oil 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes 4 tsp cornstarch 1/3 cup water rice 1/2 Tbsp sesame seeds 3 scallions, chopped broccoli, optional...put in toward the end til its steamed through Place chicken in crockpot with salt and pepper In med. bowl combine onion, garlic, honey, ketchup, soy sauce, oil and red pepper flakes Pour over chicken Cook on low 3-4 hours or high 2 hours Put broccoli in Remove chicken to a cutting board, leaving sauce

MMMmmmm, peppermint oil smells so good and makes me happy:)  This is probably my favorite oil out of all the ones I use.  It smells good, rids sinus headaches, gives you a boost of energy , brings down fevers, helps with digestion, gas and bloating, it can even turn a baby the right way during labor! At church the other night Benjamin, my 6 year old, was laying down not feeling well and woke up with a fever and I immediately rubbed peppermint oil on him and it brought it down.  I didn't have to panic or worry because I also rubbed thieves oil on him to prevent the flu, just in case:) Check the oils out at www.youngliving.com and be prepared to heal your body and your family in healthy ways that work WITH their body! My member number is 1288141