Turkey
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thanksgiving 2010
What am I thankful for this year? It has to start with my LORD Jesus Christ. This year hasn’t been the easiest for me. This time last year Josh had just left for his 2nd deployment and I was traveling the west coast with Kaiden to visit family. Money was tight due to me not working at the time. I was thankful to have a wonderful roommate and friend staying at my house and taking care of my dog Molly while I was away. It was so wonderful to see my family for Thanksgiving last year, with all the family traditions. I came home and started to work a couple days a week again. I’m so grateful to have a job with such flexibility, I’m actually going to be moving up to 30-40 hours a week here this coming Monday. With the economy being so down I feel blessed to have not just a job but a job that is so fun and rewarding. God has provided so much for my family. We have a nice house that we’ve had the opportunity to update. This year I created a laundry room and remodeled our master bathroom. It’s been an amazing experience to own our home. God has also blessed Josh and I with the opportunity to raise our son Kaiden for his glory. This year Kaiden has learned to speak in sentences. It is so fun to have a conversation with my little man, but it best to hear him pray. I’m so grateful for Kaiden being a health little boy, growing as he should be. I know this isn’t something to be taken for granted. July 26th our family got to be reunited. We were so worried Kaiden wouldn’t response well to Josh, since for most of the deployment he didn’t want to talk to Josh on the phone or webcam. I started praying that God would plant forgiveness in Kaiden’s heart and that they would be reconciled to each other. God completely answered that prayer. I can’t even think about it without weeping with joy! I’m also so thankful for my wonderful husband of almost 6 ½ years. He is amazing! I don’t even have with time to write everything I love about him. I am so thankful for my parents, my in-laws, siblings, best friends, extended family, my church, and food! J My heart runs over with gratitude this season for all the Lord has provided.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Turkey
So, here's how I dress my bird. I like to make mine on the sweet and savory side. So, I use a whole carrot, half a white onion, half a granny smith apple, and a tablespoon of garlic to stuff the bird. I don't use any bread because I feel it just dries it out and it's a lot more calories. Then I lift the skin of the turkey I rub down the meat with about 1/4 cup of olive oil and about a tablespoon of minced garlic. I give the bird a good massage while I'm at it. Then I place the skin back down and drizzle a little more EVOO on the outside. I put the turkey backside up in the roaster and surround it with cut up carrot, sweet potatoes, onion, white potatoes and parsnips. Drizzle the vegetables with EVOO. Sprinkle everything with garlic salt and black pepper. If you want thinly slice the other half of the apple and put on top of the back of the turkey like little discs. Then follow the time and temperature that came with the turkey. To tell if the turkey is done use your meat thermometer poke it into the shoulder (don't hit to bone) when it reaches 180 degrees your turkey is fully cooked. About half way through your cooking time baste the turkey with the juices at the bottom of the pan then again right when you take it out of the oven. After taking it out of the oven let it rest for 15 minutes. Carve and eat.
Happy Turkey Day!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Be Still
We’ve been going through the Old Testament in the children’s ministry program at my church. Josh and I have been planning the main worship lesson for the 6 to 11 years olds about 3 times a month and the 10 – 11 year old small group every Sunday morning. It’s been really a lot of work, but we’ve really seen the kids grow over the past few months. Teaching has been very rewarding as it has been challenging. This week we’re on our third lesson on the life and ministry of the prophet Elijah. Last week we talked about when he challenged the prophets of Baal and the fire came down from heaven resulting in Israel repenting and the drought coming to an end. However, as a result all the prophets of Baal were put to death which didn’t please Jezebel too much, so she’s out to kill Elijah. At this point Elijah feels all alone in the world and everyone is out to get him. He is running for his life, God has sent an angel to provide food for him and after being on the run for 40 days, he is in a cave hiding.
I Kings 19
11 The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.”
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
This is what I find amazing in these verses that scripture points out to us all these natural disasters (a wind storm, earthquake, and fire) and states after each “but the LORD was not in” it. I often think that if God’s going to tell me something then he’s going to TELL me something. It’s going to big and loud! But, no! That’s not what happened here with Elijah when God spoke to him it was with a “gentle whisper”. I had to ask myself today how often do I listen to the voice of God? God brought to my heart this morning.
Psalm 46:10
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
This evening I was looking at my calendar for the week. It’s a busy week with doctor’s appointments, play dates, work, date night, a scrapbooking party, and more. One thing God spoke to me about it when did I schedule in my time with him? When will I allow the gentle whisper of the voice of God to ring in my ears? I want to challenge myself this week in the mist of my busyness to stop, be still, and listen so I will know God. I challenge you as well to take even just 5 minutes every day this week to turn off your phone, computer, TV, ipod, whatever it is and be still in the LORD and listen for that gentle whisper of God! I truly believe that the LORD will be exalted if we do!Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Responsible Child
So, this morning I was thinking about Kaiden and the type of man I want him to be when he grows up. The word responsible rang through my head so I decided to look the word up in the dictionary and this is what it means.
responsible [ri-spon-suh-buh
l] –adjective
l] –adjective 1) answerable or accountable, as for something within one'spower, control, or management (often fol. by to or for ): Heis responsible to the president for his decisions.
2) involving accountability or responsibility: a responsible position.
3) chargeable with being the author, cause, or occasion of something (usually fol. by for ): Termites were responsiblefor the damage.
4) having a capacity for moral decisions and there fore accountable; capable of rational thought or action: Thedefendant is not responsible for his actions.
5) able to discharge obligations or pay debts.
6) reliable or dependable, as in meeting debts, conductingbusiness dealings, etc.
7) (of a government, member of a government, governmentagency, or the like) answerable to or serving at the discretion of an elected legislature or the electorate.
Wow, being responsible is a tall order but really it does cover the overall requirements of God and society. Except for loving his neighbor as himself, yet then again that would be the responsible thing to do.
So, the question is how do I teach him to be responsible? One thing I do have for his benefit is a husband that is that man I want him to be. I can also teach him these principles by give him the opportunity to set up and be responsible. At 2 and a half there isn’t a ton that he can do, but there is still a lot he can.
I created a responsibility chart for him, which he can be awarded with stamps or stickers. At some point we’ll teach him to have financial responsibility with an allowance, which he will be required to tithe, save and invest. As for now he just gets awarded with the stamps and stickers. It’s very rewarding for him and he is starting to understand that making big messes isn’t so fun when he is responsible for cleaning them up.
responsibility [ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee] –noun, plural -ties.
1) the state or fact of being responsible.
2) an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours!
3) a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible:the responsibilities of authority.
4) a person or thing for which one is responsible: A child is a responsibility to its parent.
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