As you pray and ask God for what is your heart, according to the riches of His Word, you can know that He will answer — but remember, our ways are not His ways. You do not have to fear asking God for anything, for He has said,
“What father among you, if his son asks for bread, would give him
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Click here to listen Meg Hutchinson–Seeing Stars While you are reading and cooking, please enjoy one of my favorite songs.
We all need to be comforted every now and then. A child curls up on her mother’s lap and finds comfort from the “scaries” of the world; a lover clings to their “other’s” hand on life’s [...]
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Posted in Faithfully Yours, tagged Barak, broccoli, carrots, Deborah, delicious broccoli salad, dried cranberries, Jael, Leading ladies, pecans, raisins, Sisera, walnuts, Yummy Broccoli Salad recipe on January 29, 2009 | 7 Comments »
With a new “leading lady” in the White House, I couldn’t help but bring up a couple of my favorite leading ladies–Deborah and Jael. One a judge and the other a housewife–both heros in their own right. How many opportunities a day do you get to be a “leading lady”– or maybe you are the husband of such a lady! And, if you have had enough of the “white stuff” or the winter browns, try some green on to get you feeling as perky as a summer squirrel chompin’ on a fresh nut. I suggest you try my recipe for a very Yummy Broccoli Salad. It’s full of antioxidants, phytonutrients, beta carotene, fiber, tannins to fight macular degeneration and osteoporosis–and if you use a fat-free or Olive oil based mayo–no guilt here! Aside from all of that, it’s just Simply Delicious!
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Posted in Faithfully Yours, tagged God is good, good on January 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Have you ever thought about what it means to say that something is “good”? We say “this pie tastes good” or “that soup was good”. We say, “My dog is a good dog” or “My son is a good son”. We might say, “My husband and I have a good marriage.” If we are blessed, [...]
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Posted in Faithfully Yours on December 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This is truly the season of Light. What does that mean to the cosmos? Capriciously speaking, it means there is reason to celebrate, it means that their is reason to be full of joy, even in the most difficult of times. What is this reason? Is it simply about one day’s worth of lamp oil lasting for eight days? Is it simply about a baby being born in a manger? Or, is there more to it all?
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