The vegetables have been chopped. The chicken thighs are roasting in the oven. Soon enough I will heat up the stove and begin the process which shall presumedly end in a delightfully yummy chicken and barley soup. For now though, I can sit here and blissfully rest. I say that as if I have been strenuously working all day, which is most certainly not the case. Still yet, I am grateful for this moment. Dani and I had a lovely walk here there and everywhere (a little over 4.5 miles I believe) and oh how wonderful was it to enjoy this early December day in all its shy beauty! The fading evening light washed over us as we walked and it did my soul good to breathe in the wintry air this day. Now I think perhaps a book is about to be opened. Multiple books even. The candle is lit, as is only proper. And soon enough the scents of chicken soup shall waft their way throughout our little home and I shall then – even as I am now – sing praises to my Lord. Too often do I forget that all these things that have been given me come from my God. On that note, I am away. My soul thrills to to read a few words now on Christ and his marvelous work for me. I sit at the foot of the cross and weep for love.
Tag: cooking
Cauldrons and Kernels
Ingredients: Four cans tomato sauce. Two cans stewed tomatoes. Two baby cans tomato paste. 1 can water. Small amount of sugar. Copious amounts of: celery salt, oregano, parsley, garlic powder, ground black pepper. Chopped: two green peppers, 1 white onion.
Directions: Cook until done
Addendum: Delicious amounts of spicy italian sausage(cooked, please)
Further directions: Blend all until…smooth?
Result: Delicious concoction?
I don’t know if I would go that far, but it is more tasty than many things I have eaten, this is for sure.
It was fun seeing Julie today for the first time in…weeks? We had a most wonderful chat. Driving in much Houston traffic constrained by many flooded roads was not as nice.
I also was somewhat productive in mailing a nice fat letter off to far away lands of St. Louis.
Also – my phone decided to rebel as it apparently does not want to celebrate its fourth birthday this month!! After literally hours of research and trial and error and some fun phone hacking, I think I have stomped out the rebellion. For now.
This is a bit of an odd format for an entry – I know!! I am in a bit of a spacey and meditative mood just now, methinks.
Following the closure of this post, I will begin evening reading time. (I have just finished David Copperfield – marvelously overwritten and I care not – the characters were so beautifully drawn, I was pulled speedily through the story!) I have just now(as of last night) begun The Yearling. A long treasured book that I have not read since I was a boy. So far – wonderful.
Now I truly shall bid you all adieu. It has been a long and strange week here in the rain-sodden land of Houston. God is sovereign and God is good. Always.
Love and peace, dear friends.
Onions and Sage
Good afternoon friends!! I have a couple of minutes to write…so I thought why not? I’ve enjoyed a productive and relaxing Saturday(are those mutually exclusive? I think not) and I’m about to head out in a few minutes to Youth Reach to hang out with the kids there! Our night there is Thanksgiving-themed, so of course…I decided I had to make Mom’s classic stuffing. It’s in the oven now and smelling delicious and I am sorely tempted to just stay in tonight and eat that for my dinner! It would be an amazingly awesome dinner, I gotta say. And it’s a grey wet day outside…hence the temptation to stay inside. But no, I can’t abandon all my friends and deprive them of delicious stuffing.
Earlier today, I was at Beans of course. Really wanted to write something(been a while since I’ve written any stories or poetry…) but sadly my muse failed me and I just could not write. Alas. Maybe tomorrow after church! Now, I need to start getting ready to head out, but hope you all have a most delightful Saturday evening!
Something Weird 