One thing I've learned is God is always there. Once you ask the Holy Spirit into your heart, that only makes sense, right?
So that's bad news and good news. On one hand, when you think about the fact that the Holy Spirit is with you while you sin it makes it that much worse. But on the other hand, the Holy Spirit is always there even when you're down and out - you are never doing it alone.
Sometimes it feels like, how am I going to make it? How can we afford to do this? How will we survive that? It feels like we are going through some trial in our lives and it's obvious we have to find a way out ourselves because God is busy with something else - if he was around this bad thing wouldn't be happening, right?
But that's not it at all. God is there. Why do we go through bad things? I think there are several reasons, but here's the biggest two I know of:
1. to make our faith grow stronger and recognize how powerful God is
2. to create experiences that benefit others
Number one is pretty self-explanatory...maybe you are in a dire situation and God opens doors to pull you out of it and you see His hand in it.
I'll expound on number two. Say you are diagnosed with cancer, but you trust God and lean on Him. Then you survive cancer. There may have been someone watching you, maybe (probably) multiple people taking cues from how you acted, and were inspired by your faith. What's more, you now have a connection with anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer...something you didn't have before. God put you through that for the benefit of other people.
God is always there. Even in the little things in life. Instances we come across at work or interactions with people - in all of God's planning he puts people before you, and you can either have a positive influence or a negative one. God is always at work so we have to be at work to seek God's best. It's hard to do, but remembering that he is always there helps remind us to do our best.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Five Blues
I'm into stuff with 'Blue'.
Blue cheese
Blue crab
Blueberries
Blue Moom
The Blues
I'll eat anything with these ingredients. I can't eat Blues music, but it's fun to listen to while eating the blues.
Blue cheese butter - melted butter and blue cheese. That's it. It's is REALLY good on some buffalo wings. I typically make my own blue cheese dressing which is really good, but this is just as good and much easier.
Blue crab - lump crab meat is so good. Crab soup, crab over steak, just eating the crab plain. Whatever, it's so good.
Blueberries are the perfect breakfast treat. Absolutely anything with blueberries in them is where I want to be. Bagels, muffins, coffee, casserole, waffles, syrup, etc. etc. I love blueberries. Blueberry jam is excellent too - having it instead of jelly on a PB&J is delicious.
Blue Moon has always been one of my favorite beers. But they have such a great collection of beers. Spring, summer, fall and winter seasonal beers plus special brews as well. I've had about 10 different kinds and they're all good. The original is still the best, but I've enjoyed them all. I'm hoping for a blueberry Blue Moon soon - I've had their blackberry so I know it's possible!
Blue cheese
Blue crab
Blueberries
Blue Moom
The Blues
I'll eat anything with these ingredients. I can't eat Blues music, but it's fun to listen to while eating the blues.
Blue cheese butter - melted butter and blue cheese. That's it. It's is REALLY good on some buffalo wings. I typically make my own blue cheese dressing which is really good, but this is just as good and much easier.
Blue crab - lump crab meat is so good. Crab soup, crab over steak, just eating the crab plain. Whatever, it's so good.
Blueberries are the perfect breakfast treat. Absolutely anything with blueberries in them is where I want to be. Bagels, muffins, coffee, casserole, waffles, syrup, etc. etc. I love blueberries. Blueberry jam is excellent too - having it instead of jelly on a PB&J is delicious.
Blue Moon has always been one of my favorite beers. But they have such a great collection of beers. Spring, summer, fall and winter seasonal beers plus special brews as well. I've had about 10 different kinds and they're all good. The original is still the best, but I've enjoyed them all. I'm hoping for a blueberry Blue Moon soon - I've had their blackberry so I know it's possible!
Blue Cheese & Spinach Bake
This is so good it's unbelievable.
I use a small black skillet....which is about half the size of a regular cast iron skillet.
Blue cheese, spinach and butter - that's all you need.
Heat up some spinach in the skillet over medium heat - about two handfuls. The leaves will wrinkle over the heat (should only take a minute or two), and once they have add 1/2 stick of butter. Then add 1/2 of a container of blue cheese crumbles. Let it mix together and stir it for about two minutes over medium heat...then remove from the heat.
Next, put it into the oven for about 10 minutes - 400 will do.
If you want to, you can put a little sprinkle of cheddar over the top.
It's a great side dish.
I use a small black skillet....which is about half the size of a regular cast iron skillet.
Blue cheese, spinach and butter - that's all you need.
Heat up some spinach in the skillet over medium heat - about two handfuls. The leaves will wrinkle over the heat (should only take a minute or two), and once they have add 1/2 stick of butter. Then add 1/2 of a container of blue cheese crumbles. Let it mix together and stir it for about two minutes over medium heat...then remove from the heat.
Next, put it into the oven for about 10 minutes - 400 will do.
If you want to, you can put a little sprinkle of cheddar over the top.
It's a great side dish.
Making the Feta Dip (with Pita Mozz) from Kiefers
One thing I miss about living in Jackson, MS is Kiefers. But mostly just because of the Feta dip. I've eaten as several other Greek or Mediterranean restaurants but I haven't had anything else like it. So I set out to see if I could make it, and I came pretty close.
The Pita Mozz is pretty easy. It's basically a grilled cheese (or quesadilla) with pita bread and mozzarella. Just take two pieces of pita bread, rub a little olive oil on them, put a munch of mozzarella cheese in between and cook on a skillet until done.
The feta dip is easy to make, just has a lot of ingredients:
feta cheese (use a container of the crumbles)
sour cream - 1 teaspoon
milk (or heavy cream)- two splashes
mayo - 1 1/2 teaspoons
garlic powder - 1/4 teaspoon
pepper - 1/4 teaspoon
onion powder - 1/4 teaspoon
worstershire - 1/8 teaspoon
olive oil - 1/8 teaspoon
red wine vinegar - 1/8 teaspoon
Dip the Pita Mozz into the feta dip. It's good.
The Pita Mozz is pretty easy. It's basically a grilled cheese (or quesadilla) with pita bread and mozzarella. Just take two pieces of pita bread, rub a little olive oil on them, put a munch of mozzarella cheese in between and cook on a skillet until done.
The feta dip is easy to make, just has a lot of ingredients:
feta cheese (use a container of the crumbles)
sour cream - 1 teaspoon
milk (or heavy cream)- two splashes
mayo - 1 1/2 teaspoons
garlic powder - 1/4 teaspoon
pepper - 1/4 teaspoon
onion powder - 1/4 teaspoon
worstershire - 1/8 teaspoon
olive oil - 1/8 teaspoon
red wine vinegar - 1/8 teaspoon
Dip the Pita Mozz into the feta dip. It's good.
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