Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.

A word-

myself

I find that if I would just do everything that I know that I ought to do, life would be so much simpler.

Not necessarily easier but simpler if that makes sense.

I fight against submitting to my husband even if it is only in my head.

I fight against H and his strong will

I fight against God and the Holy Spirit and what He tries to do in my life daily.

And all of this is exhausting.

I thought this was kind of funny!

Day 11. Post a recipe.

I would have to say most recently the recipe that I made (and have made many times before ) that was a hit was just simply Chicken Marsala. This isn't my EXACT recipe but it's close. I didn't feel like typing it out :)


Ingredients

4 ea Chicken half-breast, boneless & skinless
1/4 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
Pepper to taste
1/2 tsp Oregano, dried
4 Tbsp Oil
4 Tbsp Butter (or margarine)
1 cup Fresh Mushrooms, sliced (or canned)
1/2 cup Marsala wine (chicken broth or cheap white wine also works)


Procedures


Pound chicken breasts between sheets of "Saran Wrap" until about 1/4" even-thickness
Combine flour, salt, pepper and oregano, blend
Dredge chicken pieces in the flour, shake off excess
Heat oil and butter in frying pan over medium heat.
Cook the breasts on medium heat for about two minutes on the first side, until lightly brown
Turn breasts over to second side to cook, add the mushrooms around the chicken breasts

The only difference is that I take the chicken out after it is done and put it aside. Sautee mushrooms and then mix in a can of cream of mushroom soup, add chicken back in to the mixture and simmer for about 10min.

Cook breasts about two more minutes, until lightly browned on the second side, stir the mushrooms
When lightly browned, add Marsala around the chicken pieces, cover and simmer for about ten minutes

I always serve with a side of whole wheat pasta-usually spaghetti.



Enjoy!

Day 10. What is Jesus teaching you as a wife, mom, or friend? (Or just woman in general?)

WOW! You know I looked at this question a few weeks ago when I should have been answering it and didn't and I would have answered it so differently then! There have been so many things going through my heart and mind lately. God has really been wooing me and calling me back to Him these past few weeks. I knew I had wandered but until recently never truly realized how far away I had gone.

As a Child of God...

I recently had a friend ask about Baptism of the Holy Spirit so the Husband and I studied that or rather he TAUGHT me about it (I am so blessed to have such and amazing, patient, and Godly man!).

One Sunday night we talked about submission in evening Bible study and that sparked a series of conversations at home about submission and I realized that even after all of the Bible college classes I still never really understood it. It is amazing how freeing it can be to truly understand something !

This week I have been working through bitterness, resentment and contentment. It is amazing how deep you can get into a funk! And how quickly! I have been learning a lot of things that aren't new necessarily, just things that didn't stick the last time I looked at them.

As a Mom...

I have been learning in real life lessons about how much of a 24/7 job it is. And about how even the worst moments are still the best. I have also been thinking about how even in those hard moments I know of three friends that would LOVE to trade places because their children never left the hospital and that is enough to shut up my whining, ungrateful, complaining heart!

As a Friend...

I have been learning that sometimes just being there is more than enough. Now that little H is in the picture I am learning just how important time is. I think that I always knew it. I have always tried to thank people for taking time or making time for me and my family. I have even thanked little kids for playing with me as weird as that seems. I have recently become so much more aware of how short life is. That choosing to spend 15min doing something is important because it really is 15min you won't get back so it is important to make each moment count especially with others.

Project 31: Days 8 & 9 .....

I'm just a LITTLE behind! In fact I think that the 31 days have passed,by now, since this project started. But what can I say? Life happens =)

Day 8. Have a beauty secret ? Share, please!

Not sure that I have a beauty secret...

I have always been told to drink lots of water...

Get lots of sleep but then....

There is this little person who fights against that.....

For now, I will just say that showering is about

the best beauty secret that I have!

Day 9. What virtues do you value in yourself?

Hmm.... that is sort of like telling you about how humble I am isn't it?

I like to think that I am a pretty good friend.

I am fiercely loyal.

I am a defender of those who often don't have a voice

that others will listen to...

I am a huge fan of justice & often fight for someone to get their "cookie."

I think that I am pretty thoughtful when it comes to

getting/giving things to others.

He's done it again!

Babies are pretty amazing.

They come out all new and fresh.

Everything is new for the first time.

I couldn't imagine what it would be like to see everything for the first time as if you were visiting from another time or planet.

I love to watch H play.

He has some pretty repetitive things that he does and sometimes not.

One of the repetitive things that he does is roll all around the living room.

A lot of times he plops over with a toy still in his hand and begins to roll.

He only gets so far because he never lets go of the toy.

Most of the time his right arm gets pinned behind him to the point where we think he will dislocate his shoulder.

(We figure if he doesn't figure out how to roll like "normal" people by kindgergarten then we will give him a tutorial.)

I got to thinking about it & ...

How often do we do the same thing?

We are trying to get somewhere and won't let go?

Something from the past or just simply (as the popular cliche goes) let go and let God. Because H doesn't let go of his toy it holds him back, keeps him from moving on to the next thing.

WOW!

Who said babies can't be educational? If ever there was a person, then they never met a baby!!

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Broken Dreams

As children bring their broken toys,

With tears for us to mend,

I brought my broken dreams to God,

Because He was my friend.

But then instead of leaving Him,

In peace to work alone,

I hung around and tried to help,

With ways that were my own.

At last I snatched them back and cried,

"How could you be so slow?"

"(Name)," He said,

"What could I do? You never did let go."

 

I used to have a little card with this on it that I carried with me everywhere as a reminder. What an awesome reminder of how God wants to fix us and our toys!