A New Recipe

I am typically one to see a magazine at the check out counter of the store, purchase it and then let it sit in one of my baskets until I get frustrated by the clutter and then I usually throw them away. Or, I may look through them, but rarely if ever try and new recipe. Well, aside from trying to limit these unnecessary purchases, I'm trying to use the magazines that I do have. I came across this recipe a few weeks ago, tried it out on my family this week and for the Feehs family it it a keeper. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Brown 1 pound of ground beef, add salt and pepper to taste. Put in bottom of two quart casserole dish. Mix in a jar of spaghetti sauce (I didn't write the amount down). Top with broccoli (the recipe called for a 10 oz package of chopped frozen broccoli, but I had fresh and that worked well.) Then top with 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese and finally roll out a refrigerated pizza dough crust on top and seal the edges. Bake in 375 degree oven for 20 minutes or until dough is golden brown, let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Mine bubbled over in my oven so I'd recommend putting a baking sheet or something under your casserole dish. Enjoy!

Time in the Sun

Last weekend I had the opportunity to spend the weekend at my parent's house at Lake Anna. They have a beautiful home right on the water. While everyone spent time on the boat, I decided I'd lay out in the sun to get a bit more color. In my former days, I spent hours working on my tan, but I found I grew restless just lying there. I got to thinking of the Son in the spiritual sense and sitting before God...I realize that I often grow restless when I am resting at God's feet, lying exposed to what He wants to teach me. Then I started to wonder why it is so hard. I came up with a few answers for myself...sin, not wanting sin or hidden motives to be exposed to the light, too busy, lots on my mind, fatigue (I've been known to fall asleep while praying). I thought of these things as sunblock, just as we use sunblock to protect ourselves from the sun's harm rays. The difference with God is that we don't need to be protected from Him. He never causes us harm.

Jeremiah 29:11, "for I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."

Are you waiting?

We often find ourselves in times of waiting. Waiting for military orders to come, waiting for a child to be born, waiting for the kids to go back to school, waiting for your toddler to be potty trained, waiting to fall asleep, the list is endless. I remember a little over two years ago when I was waiting for Maryn's adoption referral. We waited for almost 2 years and it was so frustrating!

The question we need to ask ourselves is what are we supposed to do while we wait. We are told in scripture to "wait upon the Lord." I don't know about you, but I'm not the most patient person and I don't like waiting...even in a line at Walmart. I recently heard a song on the radio that you may be familiar with, but it was new to me. It is called "While I'm Waiting" by John Waller. It is from the movie Fireproof. It answers the question of what we should do while we're waiting.

Here's a link to the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFwZ7Ekg080

Together, let's obey, serve and worship God in whatever circumstance we find ourselves in today.