Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Excerpts from Psalm 86, NLT
Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help. Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you and trust you. You are my God. Be merciful, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly. Give me happiness, O Lord, for my life depends on you. O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask your aid. Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord, hear my urgent cry. I will call to you whenever trouble strikes, and you will answer me…. Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, that I may honor you. With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death…. But you O Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love and truth. Look down and have mercy on me. Give strength to your servant; yes, save me for I am your servant. Send me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will be put to shame, for you, O Lord, help and comfort me.
This Psalm has become a regular of mine. It so clearly expresses what’s going on in my heart – my aching need, my feeling of urgency, and also it reassures me of my standing with God – that He is not put off my my neediness. It’s the Psalm of our relationship as it takes root.
Monday, November 17th, 2008
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I’m an Organizing Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday
It’s been a really rough week. We’ve been sick for what seems like an eternity. Since my last post here was my MPM for last week, that tells you how “online” I have not been. Hopefully this week will be much better. As we head into the holidays, time is just going to speed up! 
So…here is the plan for the upcoming week.
Monday – Easy Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing, Corn
Tuesday – Leftover crockpot chicken
Wednesday – Easy Roasted Pork, potatoes, broccoli
Thursday – Leftover pork
Friday – Grilled Cheese & Tomato Basil Soup
Saturday – Pancakes, bacon & eggs
Sunday – Leftover pancakes
Sunday, November 9th, 2008
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I’m an Organizing Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday
I just started a new blog with my recipes so I can link to them there. Please feel free, if you’re looking for recipes to cook, to come over and visit. It won’t be anything special – no frills – few pictures, just a repository for my tried and true, or super favorite recipes. I will make comments as I go to build on what I’ve tried in case I have variations that work better or comments about what NOT to do.
Monday – Spaghetti & Meatballs, Garlic Crescent Rolls, Broccoli
Tuesday – Tater Tot Casserole
Wednesday – Leftover Tater Tot Casserole
Thursday – Crock Chicken & Stuffing, Corn
Friday – Leftover Chicken & Stuffing
Saturday – Biscuits & Gravy
Sunday – Leftover biscuits & gravy
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Just wanted to share a quote today, from a blog post entitled “When Sin Loses its Appeal“, by John Burke:
Frank Laubach, who I’ve told the history of in my last post, wrote this in his journal after the first five months of seeking moment by moment life with God:
“Oh, this thing of keeping in constant touch with God, of making Him the object of my thought and the companion of my conversations, is the most amazing thing I ever ran across. It is working. I cannot do it even half of a day – not yet, but I believe I shall be doing it some day for the entire day. It is a matter of acquiring a new habit of thought. Now I like the Lord’s presence so much that when for a half hour or so He slips out of mind – as He does many times a day – I feel as though I deserted Him, and as though I had lost something very precious in my life.” – Frank Laubach, May 14, 1930
I can now believe him, but this was not always the case for me. For many years, my spiritual life felt dutiful. I would say it was the right way to live, or a good way to live, but not amazing, life-giving, exciting, thrilling, fulfilling like nothing else. Now I can say that because that’s been my experience as I’ve stayed more and more connected [to God] in a daily, hourly, sometimes even moment to moment way. When we learn to stay connected and responsive, sin begins to lose its appeal. We sin (go against God’s will or ways) because we think it will get us something we want or need, but the more you stay connected and experience the fulfilling inner life God’s Spirit produces, you selfishly don’t want to sin because you don’t want to ruin something much better with something less satisfying. That’s when lasting change takes root.
– John Burke, author of Soul Revolution and No Perfect People Allowed and pastor of Gateway Church in Austin, Texas
I know there is a lot of talk about change going on right now. I tend to dread change most of the time – but that’s my personality type. I need change in order to grow. I believe strongly in the lasting change that is described here, change that is founded in regular exposure to God’s Spirit. That is the change I need.
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
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I’m an Organizing Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday
It looks like I am often finding that my Friday meal plan gets pushed into Monday, which is actually a nice thing. There’s usually at least one day a week that changes the plans and pushes the meal plan off. The nice part is that I prefer doing groceries on Tuesday, as Monday always requires extra effort anyway, and by Tuesday I’m in a better routine.
Monday – Crock Pot Pork Chops, potatoes and veggies
Tuesday – Reuben Crescents, Salad, & fruit
Wednesday – Leftover Reubens, etc.
Thursday – Crock Pot Thai Chicken Thighs over Jasmine Rice, Veggies
Friday – Leftover Thai Chicken
Saturday – Breakfast Burritos – eggs, salsa, chorizo, hash browns, onions & cheese
Sunday – Leftover burritos
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
I’m excited about this book. I have it, and have started doing it. At first glance it seems like a bunch of memes which float around the email world time and again, but after doing a few, it was a lot more thought provoking.
Back when I was in early grade school, my parents gave me a book called “All About Me”. I found it again a couple of years ago, and it was so fun to see what answers I gave to all sorts of questions. I will have a lot of fun doing this book and putting it away to find in another 20 years or so!
Me, Myself & I AM, Created by Matthew Peters in partnership with Elisa Stanford
A new experience of God comes one question at a time in this fun and provocative journal. Made up entirely of insightful, profound, and occasionally ridiculous questions, Me, Myself, and I AM invites you to open to any page, open yourself to God, and be the author of your own story.
Questions range from spiritually intriguing—
You overhear God talking about you. What do hear him saying?
to thought-provoking—
You are on a long car trip with a close friend who is not a Christian and the conversation turns to faith. What is your biggest fear about what your friend will ask or say?
to challenging—
Do you believe that all of Jesus’s followers have a responsibility to tell others about him?
to just plain fun—
If your life before you became a Christian were a movie, its title would be:
Animal House
As Good as It Gets
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
It’s a Wonderful Life
Me, Myself, and I AM will entertain, inspire, and get you thinking about your spiritual life from brand new angles. Whether you use Me, Myself, and I AM as a reflective tool, a way to start conversations with friends and family, or as a spiritual time capsule to look back on years later, their own words will create a powerful journey of self-discovery.
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
J4 and I are heading out this evening to go see my friend, Tara, perform in The Drama Group’s performance of A Man For All Seasons!
I love having a night out with my hubby!
Happy writing about anything month for NaBloPoMo!