oh no he didn't!

Yesterday Grey asked me about why people fight and kill each other.  I very clumsily attempted to answer with truth. I explained that we were created to desire God and that we were made to know Him.  When we are without Him we feel hungry or sick because we need Him and want Him.  When that is the case, our life can be full of sin, like hate, jealousy, and anger and these things can cause us to hurt other people.  He got very concerned and said, "you are jealous all the time!".  Well, of course, I tried to justify that my jealousy for someone else's ice cream cone, as an example, is "silly" and not harmful.  Since he could tell that I was struggling for words, he clarified by asking, "you mean it is dramatic? and lame?".  Well!  Who does my child think he is??? using such vocabulary (made me proud)!??!?  I may be dramatic, when needed, but I am never lame!

 

perceive it

I write all of the time!  I don't really know why...maybe so one day my grandchildren can really know me and maybe the stories will embarrass Grey a little.  I truly do count each writing as an alter marking God's sweet involvement in my life.  Lately, I've been wanting to share a bit...  

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.  Isaiah 43:19

I've been examining the effectiveness of my time recently.  There are so many ways to serve so it is essential to understand my passion and make every step count.  I am ridiculously busy but I have trouble telling what I do.  I don't know if that means I'm oh so humble (doubt it) or if I am spinning circles and not getting anything real accomplished (more likely).  So I've signed up for something new!  Seems like the perfect solution!  I also got out of a few other things that seemed good but showed no results.  I am very thrilled to embark on teaching a class at House of Israel.  What I meant to say is I'm scared to death, but why would I rely on my feelings?  They undoubtedly serve as unreliable.  


My prayer: Lord, please ignore the beggings of my heart and mold it to your desires instead.  Please provide exactly what I need.

 

..either way we still eat

Does it mean I have it together if I have a menu?  It feels a little better to have one but I don't think that is really the truth, so I just relax when I don't have one.  To my other mamas, do you have guilt and stress over feeding your family as I do?  (Grey is watching me and he just pointed to the question mark and asked, "what is that mystery right there?".  lol...let's just laugh at the funny stuff and let go of the not-so-important-stuff).  Anyways, I haven't had a menu in quite a few weeks...we ate...I just don't remember what.  We lived life and the eating just happened.  Well I have a menu for the next two weeks! yay!!!! I feel so prepared and good about that.  It is so nice to come home and have a plan and ingredients to eat something at home.  We tend to eat out if there isn't a plan.  I feel like it is my responsibility to feed my family well, but it is probably my greatest challenge even over school and marriage and parenting and work.  I just really struggle with it, but for whatever reason it is really important to me and I want to excel.  I enjoy seeing your menu ideas when you post. 

Well here is the plan...we dont' always stick to it.

Week of March 26th:
Saturday: Beef Fajitas
Sunday: Lunch- Grilled Chicken with strawberry and pineapple salsa with asparagus and salad (Beth and Danny are coming over to celebrate Joshua's birthday!)
BLT's for supper

http://family.go.com/food/recipe-885928-grilled-chicken-with-strawberry-and-pineapple-salsa-t/

Monday: Spaghetti
Tuesday: Chicken Stir Fry with homemade sauce (out of the freezer- so yummy)
Wednesday: Shrimp Parmesan with noodles
Thursday: Roast with carrots, onions, and potatoes
Friday: Eat out

It's Spring Break baby!!!!!
Some items to choose from this week:
Wings with sweet potato fries and salad
Herb Crusted Chicken with Risotto 
Lemon Pepper Pork Chops
Country Fried Steak
and probably just easy stuff like hot dogs and breakfast for supper

You can find us playing on the trampoline, in the sandbox, or drawing with chalk in the driveway!!!  Come join us.

God knows me

Saturday was a rough start then the rest of this week has been a struggle with school and stuff.  I have been sweetly comforted.  Two dear friends have dreamed about me, of all things!  God is amazing. I can't believe someone would actually dream about me.  Then another friend said she wanted to hear all about my week.  Those words send warmth and love through me!  There are always good things to think about! 

This Week's Menu Jan. 16

We were all cozied up inside all week so we didn't eat much of last week's menu.

Sunday: Spaghetti

Monday: Open Faced Chicken Sandwiches

Tuesday: Mediterranean Chicken with angel hair pasta

Wednesday: Hamburgers

Thursday: Salad topped with grilled shrimp

Friday: maybe breakfast or whatever suits

Saturday: Going to Lucille's Mountain Top Inn outside of Helen. Cute little bed and breakfast...
http://www.lucillesmountaintopinn.com/  

Bad day or good day? I have to decide.

I don't have bad days- only bad moments and even those are hard to classify, but yesterday was probably  pretty close.  Somehow I allowed myself to think I was pregnant- I'm not.  Joshua and I tried to go away for a little retreat but that fell through.  We tried to go buy a table- didn't work out.  My great grandmother, Mary, went to the hospital with stroke like symptoms.  I had to do school work for 2 hours on a Friday night.  Blah blah blah is how I felt. 

Truth is- I am redeemed! I am healthy!  I have a lovely marriage.  Mary is doing okay.  I spent all day with family. We celebrated my Nana's 68th birthday!  God is very good.  I guess it was a great day afterall. 

This Week's Menu Jan. 9

Sunday: Spaghetti and Smoked salmon with the Slusser's

Monday: Leftover jambalaya

Tuesday: Pimento Cheese Burgers

Wednesday: Fajitas with rice

Thursday: Keilbasa with corn on the cob and sweet potato fries

Friday: Mediterranean Chicken with angel hair pasta

Saturday: maybe we can use the Thai Spice gift card