Our Daily Bread
The devotional was beautiful this morning. The capturing of beautiful things and moments made me think of my best friend, an more than amateur photographer. He captures things with his cameras that I have shake my head at in amazement. I have a few brief moments captured on digital pictures and the old-fashioned photographs as well. Some are very beautiful. Some are hilarious!
The devotional made the link from the beautiful photograph to our lives. Short moments, seen by few that sometimes are missed by the masses. We keep living though. Making our lives beautiful to God and those around us the best we can!
Lord, thank you for making this beautiful world that we enjoy. Help us make our lives something beautiful that can praise you!
Witness Wednesday
It was another weird week for me. I am still a little sick. I finish up the antibiotics early next week. When I cough, it is usually not as violent. I am trying to workout as I can. The weirdest thing is how I feel right now. I don't feel like myself. I am working through it slowly. Slowly. Feelings, nothing more than feelings... hehehe I got a call from mi tigre the other night. We are talking again. Talking. Feelings, nothing more than feelings.
I also made a new friend Friday night. We got to talk for a long time after the social at my house. He will be a good friend. I am excited about that. We are comparing notes about different things in our lives. Very cool. He shared the saying on his refrigerator magnet. He reminded me about it in an email last. Good words....
I will keep moving along in my life. That is the only way I know how to be.
Other Stuff
I started the lawn mowing season last night. It took me a while to hack through the heavy growth. I should have done it last week, but didn't feel up to it with the bad cold/allergies. I should have done the trimming as well, but didn't. Oh well. I picked up sticks. Bagged the grass. Sprayed the weeds. Done. The yard waste will be picked up today. I need to pot my new perennials for my hanging planters. I am trying to move away from annuals for my planters. We will see how that works out. ;-p It is working out for two of my planters so far!
A friend sent me a PDF of the third Hunger Games book. The PDF didn't read well on my portable devices so I tried the text-to-voice feature on my Kindle Touch. It works pretty well. I am not used to listening to a book. I have to focus on the listening! hehehe I will see how this works out.
I have D1 class tonight. My hero also leaves with the OSU team for the Final Four! How exciting!
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The real thing
Our Daily Bread
How can they really tell? How can the folks in this world really tell that we are the children of God when they read about the problems in churches, the way fellow church members treat each other, and the way we treat people who are different than us church folks! How could they possibly know?
There is always a glimmer of hope when we have the love of Jesus in our hearts. That love cannot help but shine out even from the most imperfect vessel. Story after story in the Bible tell us about this. Don't we see ourselves in these stories? I know I do!
Let's be doers of the Word of God. Show-ers of the love of God!
Lord, help us to be your light in this dark world!
Teaching Tuesday
The D1 lesson is about the second half of Acts this week. These chapters talk about the ministry of Paul and how, along with his brothers in Christ, took the show on the road! ;-p The spread the word of God all over the region to both Jew and Gentile. How amazing! He suffered so much, and counted it gain for the cause of Christ! Take a quick read of chapters 16 to the end of Acts. Very cool stuff!
Other Stuff
I had a quiet day at work yesterday. I came home after stopping at Meijer to pick up a few things. I needed to work out since I didn't make it up this morning. I hope I can sleep better tonight! I don't think I have built up stress or anything. Very odd.
I had a few phone conversations, watched a little TV and went to bed. Relaxing night after being pretty busy over the weekend.
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
Monday, March 26, 2012
weak = strong What?
Our Daily Bread
I was very good at math in high school. I could usually work things out and make both sides of the equal sign "equal". Math has nothing to do with the topic today! They don't equal out in my simple mind!
Jesus introduces the concepts of "think of things differently when you think of the kingdom of Heaven" during his ministry. Paul takes it much further in his writings, seeming to contradict himself over and over when he talks about weakness and strength. Take a look at 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Does this make sense if you do a quick read? Not to me! Read it again slowly. This passage is just one of the passages I based the closing of my daily blog entry on. Don't "hang on". "Let go". The same with our conventional wisdom of "be strong". In the kingdom of God, being weak enables us to rely on the strength that only God can give! Wow!
Lord, help us to let go. Help us to realize that we can rely on your strength!
Movie Monday
I saw the movie The Hunger Games on Saturday night. I didn't know much about the series of three books until recently. I read the first book on Friday! It was a very quick read. I finished the second of three books on Sunday. Here is what I thought of the movie.
The Hunger Games
I saw the movie the day after I finished the book. I was impressed with the movie, though I liked the book much better. They had to change a few things in the movie to fit it into a two hour, twenty-two minute movie. The time flew by because the story was so engaging. I thought the actors fit the characters I had assembled in my mind, though it took a few minutes for me to adjust to the actors they selected for Haymitch and Peeta. I liked them after I saw them in the roles for a while. I am not sure that kids under 14 should see this movie. It is a little violent for that age, even though they took out out a lot of the visual stuff from the book.
I give this movie three bear paws. See it wherever even if you haven't read the book!
Other Stuff
I helped some friends with an open house yesterday afternoon, then went home for a quiet evening. I made a baked sweet potato and ground turkey/quinoa meatloaf for supper (recipe this Friday) and finished the second Hunger Games book (Catching Fire). I am debating whether or not to buy the third book or to wait until April 1 when I can borrow it for free from the Amazon Lending library!
I had a couple of phone calls with my best friend. We planned our vacation flights. I found a hotel for us. Very cool. Dallas, here we come! I am also looking forward to spending Easter with him and his friends.
I was a little disappointed this weekend. I found a projector for my basement on the Costco site. I decided to buy it and found that they were out of it! Darn it! It is not meant to be right now. I can wait for a little while I guess.
Going to work out tonight and take it easy. Maybe work in the yard some. The weather has cooled down a lot!
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
I was very good at math in high school. I could usually work things out and make both sides of the equal sign "equal". Math has nothing to do with the topic today! They don't equal out in my simple mind!
Jesus introduces the concepts of "think of things differently when you think of the kingdom of Heaven" during his ministry. Paul takes it much further in his writings, seeming to contradict himself over and over when he talks about weakness and strength. Take a look at 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Does this make sense if you do a quick read? Not to me! Read it again slowly. This passage is just one of the passages I based the closing of my daily blog entry on. Don't "hang on". "Let go". The same with our conventional wisdom of "be strong". In the kingdom of God, being weak enables us to rely on the strength that only God can give! Wow!
Lord, help us to let go. Help us to realize that we can rely on your strength!
Movie Monday
I saw the movie The Hunger Games on Saturday night. I didn't know much about the series of three books until recently. I read the first book on Friday! It was a very quick read. I finished the second of three books on Sunday. Here is what I thought of the movie.
The Hunger Games
I saw the movie the day after I finished the book. I was impressed with the movie, though I liked the book much better. They had to change a few things in the movie to fit it into a two hour, twenty-two minute movie. The time flew by because the story was so engaging. I thought the actors fit the characters I had assembled in my mind, though it took a few minutes for me to adjust to the actors they selected for Haymitch and Peeta. I liked them after I saw them in the roles for a while. I am not sure that kids under 14 should see this movie. It is a little violent for that age, even though they took out out a lot of the visual stuff from the book.
I give this movie three bear paws. See it wherever even if you haven't read the book!
Other Stuff
I helped some friends with an open house yesterday afternoon, then went home for a quiet evening. I made a baked sweet potato and ground turkey/quinoa meatloaf for supper (recipe this Friday) and finished the second Hunger Games book (Catching Fire). I am debating whether or not to buy the third book or to wait until April 1 when I can borrow it for free from the Amazon Lending library!
I had a couple of phone calls with my best friend. We planned our vacation flights. I found a hotel for us. Very cool. Dallas, here we come! I am also looking forward to spending Easter with him and his friends.
I was a little disappointed this weekend. I found a projector for my basement on the Costco site. I decided to buy it and found that they were out of it! Darn it! It is not meant to be right now. I can wait for a little while I guess.
Going to work out tonight and take it easy. Maybe work in the yard some. The weather has cooled down a lot!
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sleep!
Our Daily Bread
I cook a little bit. I enjoy it, but I am not that good at it nor do I like cleaning up! ;-p The thing I find interesting in almost every recipe is a "binding agent". There is usually something that binds the recipe together so it can cook or bake and come out the way it is supposed to taste. Many times it is egg. Sometimes it is a dry ingredient like sugar that makes things happen in the oven to make the cookies taste good. That is why it is so hard to make cookies with artificial sweeteners!
The church is what binds the children of God together. Just like we don't make chocolate chip cookies with just flour, we need the other folks in the church to complement the recipe. To make the recipe come out the way it is supposed to. Yes, I know we can sometimes get bad ingredients. You know what I mean. We just keep working at it until we get it right!
Lord, help us always realize our place in our world and our church!
Psalm Sunday
Psalm 41 is the psalm for this week. It is one of the "tyipical" have mercy, protect me from my enemies and praise God psalms! ;-p It is still beautiful. Read it out loud with feeling!
Psalm 41
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;
the LORD delivers them in times of trouble.
2 The LORD protects and preserves them—
they are counted among the blessed in the land—
he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
3 The LORD sustains them on their sickbed
and restores them from their bed of illness.
4 I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD;
heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5 My enemies say of me in malice,
“When will he die and his name perish?”
6 When one of them comes to see me,
he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then he goes out and spreads it around.
7 All my enemies whisper together against me;
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
8 “A vile disease has afflicted him;
he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
9 Even my close friend,
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned against me.
10 But may you have mercy on me, LORD;
raise me up, that I may repay them.
11 I know that you are pleased with me,
for my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 Because of my integrity you uphold me
and set me in your presence forever.
13 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.
Other Stuff
I was feeling better yesterday. I decided to work out and then read (to rest). Sleep has eluded me the past few nights, which is very odd for me. I couldn't nap Saturday afternoon, so I read instead. I am 70% through the Catching Fire book (the second book in the Hunger Games series). Very cool! I saw The Hunger Games movie last night. I will review it tomorrow.
I ate dinner with the Bears group, but I wasn't very sociable I am afraid. I wasn't feeling well and I don't know why. I think the multigrain Scoops I ate as a snack Saturday afternoon disagreed with me. Ewww! I read before the movie.
Go Bucks! Congratulations on beating Syracuse! I was nervous about the game and didn't watch it. They played a great game I am very proud of them!
I am helping my walking buddy with a house showing this afternoon. I would rather read! ;-p
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
I cook a little bit. I enjoy it, but I am not that good at it nor do I like cleaning up! ;-p The thing I find interesting in almost every recipe is a "binding agent". There is usually something that binds the recipe together so it can cook or bake and come out the way it is supposed to taste. Many times it is egg. Sometimes it is a dry ingredient like sugar that makes things happen in the oven to make the cookies taste good. That is why it is so hard to make cookies with artificial sweeteners!
The church is what binds the children of God together. Just like we don't make chocolate chip cookies with just flour, we need the other folks in the church to complement the recipe. To make the recipe come out the way it is supposed to. Yes, I know we can sometimes get bad ingredients. You know what I mean. We just keep working at it until we get it right!
Lord, help us always realize our place in our world and our church!
Psalm Sunday
Psalm 41 is the psalm for this week. It is one of the "tyipical" have mercy, protect me from my enemies and praise God psalms! ;-p It is still beautiful. Read it out loud with feeling!
Psalm 41
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;
the LORD delivers them in times of trouble.
2 The LORD protects and preserves them—
they are counted among the blessed in the land—
he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
3 The LORD sustains them on their sickbed
and restores them from their bed of illness.
4 I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD;
heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5 My enemies say of me in malice,
“When will he die and his name perish?”
6 When one of them comes to see me,
he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then he goes out and spreads it around.
7 All my enemies whisper together against me;
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
8 “A vile disease has afflicted him;
he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
9 Even my close friend,
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned against me.
10 But may you have mercy on me, LORD;
raise me up, that I may repay them.
11 I know that you are pleased with me,
for my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 Because of my integrity you uphold me
and set me in your presence forever.
13 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.
Other Stuff
I was feeling better yesterday. I decided to work out and then read (to rest). Sleep has eluded me the past few nights, which is very odd for me. I couldn't nap Saturday afternoon, so I read instead. I am 70% through the Catching Fire book (the second book in the Hunger Games series). Very cool! I saw The Hunger Games movie last night. I will review it tomorrow.
I ate dinner with the Bears group, but I wasn't very sociable I am afraid. I wasn't feeling well and I don't know why. I think the multigrain Scoops I ate as a snack Saturday afternoon disagreed with me. Ewww! I read before the movie.
Go Bucks! Congratulations on beating Syracuse! I was nervous about the game and didn't watch it. They played a great game I am very proud of them!
I am helping my walking buddy with a house showing this afternoon. I would rather read! ;-p
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Sleepless in Sharon Woods
Our Daily Bread
Well, the title for today's entry has nothing to do with the devotional! I have been sick all week. As I started to feel better on Thursday night, my body decided it didn't want to sleep at night any longer. Whew... I finally got to sleep between 2 - 3 am night before last. I am writing this entry at 3:10 am. Whew... I slept for about an hour then was wide awake. Whew... I read the remaining 24% of The Hunger Games before getting out of bed to write this entry.
But I digress. The devotional is very moving today. It reminded me about all the lost children and lost parents there are around the world. So many have children and act like they don't want them. So many people want children and can't have them. It seems so unfair at times. I am glad I am not a breeder. It simplifies life a little bit in my mind!
But I digress! The point of the devotional is that God is there for us regardless if everyone else has pushed aside or ignored us. He is there even if our family deserts us. The passage is Psalm 27 is a favorite, using the symbol of "light" for our God. That symbol repeats over and over in the writings about Jesus!
God, thank you for being my light and my rock!
Simply Saturday
I had a hard week. I am feeling better, but having trouble sleeping now. That is unusual for me. Maybe I will sleep better when I start working out again. I think I feel strong enough to do that on Saturday. I did my Bowflex routine on Monday and walked on Tuesday. I haven't felt strong enough to exercise since. Just getting through my work day was taxing enough. I gained a couple of pounds. I am not going to worry about that. I will work them off when I feel better.
As I wrote above, I read the book The Hunger Games yesterday. It was amazing. I was riveted from the beginning. I have a ticket to see the movie tonight at the CUB dinner and movie night. Should be cool. I also borrowed the second book in the series from the Kindle library tonight. I will start on that soon. The third book is also in the lending library. Woohoooo!
I have to admit that I miss talking to mi tigre. We shared a lot the past few months. It is normal to miss someone that you talked to so much even though you didn't get to spend that my time with in person. I have to remember that all of it wasn't real. I threw myself in the relationship, like I usually do. That is the only way I know how to be. I worked through the process better this time. I am happy about that. I still miss the man who made me feel very special and also made me feel like I didn't know him at all. It is hard to reconcile the two. Like I said last week, I am excited about the future. I know God's promise to me. I will do my best to trust and follow his leading. That is the only way I know how to be as well. ;-)
I had a good time with my church friends last night. About ten guys showed up for the social at my house. We talked for a while and then watched a movie. Good times. I had a talk with a new friend afterwards. He is very sweet and engaging. I am sure we will be big friends.
The top seeds won in the NCAA mens tournament last night. Ohio University played a great game against North Carolina, taking the top seed into overtime before falling. Great game! Xavier also lost, so Ohio State is the only Ohio team to survive the Sweet 16 (we knocked out Cincy). Go Bucks! Beat Syracuse! This region also has Louisville and Kentucky still making some noise as well!
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
Well, the title for today's entry has nothing to do with the devotional! I have been sick all week. As I started to feel better on Thursday night, my body decided it didn't want to sleep at night any longer. Whew... I finally got to sleep between 2 - 3 am night before last. I am writing this entry at 3:10 am. Whew... I slept for about an hour then was wide awake. Whew... I read the remaining 24% of The Hunger Games before getting out of bed to write this entry.
But I digress. The devotional is very moving today. It reminded me about all the lost children and lost parents there are around the world. So many have children and act like they don't want them. So many people want children and can't have them. It seems so unfair at times. I am glad I am not a breeder. It simplifies life a little bit in my mind!
But I digress! The point of the devotional is that God is there for us regardless if everyone else has pushed aside or ignored us. He is there even if our family deserts us. The passage is Psalm 27 is a favorite, using the symbol of "light" for our God. That symbol repeats over and over in the writings about Jesus!
God, thank you for being my light and my rock!
Simply Saturday
I had a hard week. I am feeling better, but having trouble sleeping now. That is unusual for me. Maybe I will sleep better when I start working out again. I think I feel strong enough to do that on Saturday. I did my Bowflex routine on Monday and walked on Tuesday. I haven't felt strong enough to exercise since. Just getting through my work day was taxing enough. I gained a couple of pounds. I am not going to worry about that. I will work them off when I feel better.
As I wrote above, I read the book The Hunger Games yesterday. It was amazing. I was riveted from the beginning. I have a ticket to see the movie tonight at the CUB dinner and movie night. Should be cool. I also borrowed the second book in the series from the Kindle library tonight. I will start on that soon. The third book is also in the lending library. Woohoooo!
I have to admit that I miss talking to mi tigre. We shared a lot the past few months. It is normal to miss someone that you talked to so much even though you didn't get to spend that my time with in person. I have to remember that all of it wasn't real. I threw myself in the relationship, like I usually do. That is the only way I know how to be. I worked through the process better this time. I am happy about that. I still miss the man who made me feel very special and also made me feel like I didn't know him at all. It is hard to reconcile the two. Like I said last week, I am excited about the future. I know God's promise to me. I will do my best to trust and follow his leading. That is the only way I know how to be as well. ;-)
I had a good time with my church friends last night. About ten guys showed up for the social at my house. We talked for a while and then watched a movie. Good times. I had a talk with a new friend afterwards. He is very sweet and engaging. I am sure we will be big friends.
The top seeds won in the NCAA mens tournament last night. Ohio University played a great game against North Carolina, taking the top seed into overtime before falling. Great game! Xavier also lost, so Ohio State is the only Ohio team to survive the Sweet 16 (we knocked out Cincy). Go Bucks! Beat Syracuse! This region also has Louisville and Kentucky still making some noise as well!
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
Friday, March 23, 2012
High salt diet...
Our Daily Bread
I love going to Costco! The problem is that I live by myself. I sometimes waste stuff because I can't use the large package of whatever before it expires or goes bad. To go along with today's lesson, I have a large bottle of Lawry's Seasoned Salt that needs to go in the garbage. It lost its flavor (and sort of lost its color too!). Yikes! What a waste!
The devotional talks about how Christians are the salt of the earth. We are to be seasoning the world with God's love and mercy through our words and deeds. What happens with salt (or seasoned salt) when it loses it "saltiness"? It gets thrown out! Don't be thrown out! hehehe
Lord, help us recognize our responsibility to be salt and a witness on this earth.
Foodie Friday
I have been looking for other ways to incorporate quinoa into my diet. I had an idea to use it in meatloaf with ground turkey. I did a Google search and found this recipe. I plan to try it this weekend.
Turkey and Quinoa Meatloaf
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup quinoa
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 large clove garlic, chopped
1 (20 ounce) package ground turkey
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon water
DIRECTIONS:
1. Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, and the water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute; remove from heat to cool.
4. Stir the turkey, cooked quinoa, onions, tomato paste, hot sauce, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire, egg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until well combined. The mixture will be very moist. Shape into a loaf on a foil lined baking sheet. Combine the brown sugar, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire, and 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl. Rub the paste over the top of the meatloaf.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Let the meatloaf cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Other Stuff
I filled the antibiotic prescription yesterday afternoon since I wasn't feeling much better the past few days. I could feel it working on me by early evening. That is the good news. The bad news is that it made me hyper and I couldn't go to sleep until 2:00 am. I didn't sleep very after that either. I am staying home from work today. I didn't want to take the antibiotic unless I had to because of the gastric side effects. Ewwww.... I do feel a little better this morning, but very tired from not getting enough sleep. I don't feel as week in the legs as I did this week. I miss working out. I haven't felt like doing any physical activity since Tuesday. I will take it easy today and workout tomorrow morning.
Go, Bucks! My team lost its way the beginning of the second half, but decided to play the last ten minutes of the game to win! We play Syracuse in the Regional final on Saturday. It will be an interesting game!
I am having a FOGG (Fabulous older gay guys) social at my house tonight from 6 - 9. Should be fun. Not sure how many folks will show up.
Going to the dinner and movie night with the Bears group tomorrow night. I bought my ticket to see The Hunger Games. Should be interesting.
I am helping a friend show a house on Sunday. I helped her a couple of times before.
Back to bed now. I will try to get laundry done today if I can.
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
I love going to Costco! The problem is that I live by myself. I sometimes waste stuff because I can't use the large package of whatever before it expires or goes bad. To go along with today's lesson, I have a large bottle of Lawry's Seasoned Salt that needs to go in the garbage. It lost its flavor (and sort of lost its color too!). Yikes! What a waste!
The devotional talks about how Christians are the salt of the earth. We are to be seasoning the world with God's love and mercy through our words and deeds. What happens with salt (or seasoned salt) when it loses it "saltiness"? It gets thrown out! Don't be thrown out! hehehe
Lord, help us recognize our responsibility to be salt and a witness on this earth.
Foodie Friday
I have been looking for other ways to incorporate quinoa into my diet. I had an idea to use it in meatloaf with ground turkey. I did a Google search and found this recipe. I plan to try it this weekend.
Turkey and Quinoa Meatloaf
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup quinoa
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 large clove garlic, chopped
1 (20 ounce) package ground turkey
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon water
DIRECTIONS:
1. Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, and the water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute; remove from heat to cool.
4. Stir the turkey, cooked quinoa, onions, tomato paste, hot sauce, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire, egg, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until well combined. The mixture will be very moist. Shape into a loaf on a foil lined baking sheet. Combine the brown sugar, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire, and 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl. Rub the paste over the top of the meatloaf.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Let the meatloaf cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Other Stuff
I filled the antibiotic prescription yesterday afternoon since I wasn't feeling much better the past few days. I could feel it working on me by early evening. That is the good news. The bad news is that it made me hyper and I couldn't go to sleep until 2:00 am. I didn't sleep very after that either. I am staying home from work today. I didn't want to take the antibiotic unless I had to because of the gastric side effects. Ewwww.... I do feel a little better this morning, but very tired from not getting enough sleep. I don't feel as week in the legs as I did this week. I miss working out. I haven't felt like doing any physical activity since Tuesday. I will take it easy today and workout tomorrow morning.
Go, Bucks! My team lost its way the beginning of the second half, but decided to play the last ten minutes of the game to win! We play Syracuse in the Regional final on Saturday. It will be an interesting game!
I am having a FOGG (Fabulous older gay guys) social at my house tonight from 6 - 9. Should be fun. Not sure how many folks will show up.
Going to the dinner and movie night with the Bears group tomorrow night. I bought my ticket to see The Hunger Games. Should be interesting.
I am helping a friend show a house on Sunday. I helped her a couple of times before.
Back to bed now. I will try to get laundry done today if I can.
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Me, me, me!
Our Daily Bread
Remember when you were a kid and the teacher asked a question that you knew the answer to? Or, someone wanted to pick someone for a special treat or honor? We would raise our hand, squirm in our seats, and yell "me, me, me'! Some of us never grow out of that! hehehe
A couple of things stood out for me in the devotional. First, look at James 4:7. Do we always realize that we have power over the devil if we just ask for it? Submit ourselves to God. The devil will flee! How cool is that?!? The second point is James 4:10. Humble yourself before God. He will lift you up. There is no need for the me,me,me when we need attention. God will lift us up!
Yes, I struggle with these things. To be frank, I can do stuff. I forget to humble myself. I forget to let God lift me up in the eyes of others if needed at all.
Lord, thank you for being our strength and shield. Help us humble ourselves in our service to you.
Technology Thursday
I like my new iPad! I received it about 2:20 pm last Friday. I had to open the box and load it as soon as I got it! ;-p Here is what I think so far:
Graphics
The graphics are amazing! Very smooth and amazing detail. Books are very, very clear in my ereader apps. Movies are very nice.
Speed
It seems to be faster than my first iPad. It is hard to tell sometimes because the apps for the new iPad are bigger than the old iPad because of the improved graphics. Hmmm. Tradeoff there.
Weight and thickness
The new iPad is a little lighter and thinner than my original iPad (but thicker and heavier than the iPad 2). I think I still prefer my Kindle Touch for reading most of the time, though the iPad can handle almost any book reader app on the market. Very cool!
Apps
There are some new apps for the iPad with the version. I bought Garageband for the iPad! I haven't played with it yet. I will let you know how it works out. There are a lot of other apps that have been optimized for the new iPad. The iMessage app is also available on the iPad now. I will probably turn this off since I have an iPhone as well. I get all iMessages on both devices right now! Yikes!
Complaints
I don't have any major complaints. Others find the lower left hand corner to get too hot when playing graphics intensive games. I play Hearts. Not a big deal to me. Some folks have some weird screen issues. Probably just a bad unit. I haven't tried out the LTE stuff yet. I will probably do that when I visit St Louis next month.
Other Stuff
Whew! Still feeling sick and weak! I took a short nap after work last night in hopes of going to D1 class. I didn't feel like going. I got up for a little while, had some supper, then went back to bed. I didn't make it up for my workout this morning. I will see how I feel tonight.
I have to stop by my walking buddy's house to fix something on her computer. That shouldn't take long. I will see if I feel good enough to attend choir rehearsal after that. Whew...
I had the antibiotic prescription filled this morning. It is very strong. I hate to take it because it messes up my system a lot. I will work through it to get over this infection crap. Whew... My blood sugar levels are all over the board as well. I don't feel well at all. Heavy sigh...
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
Remember when you were a kid and the teacher asked a question that you knew the answer to? Or, someone wanted to pick someone for a special treat or honor? We would raise our hand, squirm in our seats, and yell "me, me, me'! Some of us never grow out of that! hehehe
A couple of things stood out for me in the devotional. First, look at James 4:7. Do we always realize that we have power over the devil if we just ask for it? Submit ourselves to God. The devil will flee! How cool is that?!? The second point is James 4:10. Humble yourself before God. He will lift you up. There is no need for the me,me,me when we need attention. God will lift us up!
Yes, I struggle with these things. To be frank, I can do stuff. I forget to humble myself. I forget to let God lift me up in the eyes of others if needed at all.
Lord, thank you for being our strength and shield. Help us humble ourselves in our service to you.
Technology Thursday
I like my new iPad! I received it about 2:20 pm last Friday. I had to open the box and load it as soon as I got it! ;-p Here is what I think so far:
Graphics
The graphics are amazing! Very smooth and amazing detail. Books are very, very clear in my ereader apps. Movies are very nice.
Speed
It seems to be faster than my first iPad. It is hard to tell sometimes because the apps for the new iPad are bigger than the old iPad because of the improved graphics. Hmmm. Tradeoff there.
Weight and thickness
The new iPad is a little lighter and thinner than my original iPad (but thicker and heavier than the iPad 2). I think I still prefer my Kindle Touch for reading most of the time, though the iPad can handle almost any book reader app on the market. Very cool!
Apps
There are some new apps for the iPad with the version. I bought Garageband for the iPad! I haven't played with it yet. I will let you know how it works out. There are a lot of other apps that have been optimized for the new iPad. The iMessage app is also available on the iPad now. I will probably turn this off since I have an iPhone as well. I get all iMessages on both devices right now! Yikes!
Complaints
I don't have any major complaints. Others find the lower left hand corner to get too hot when playing graphics intensive games. I play Hearts. Not a big deal to me. Some folks have some weird screen issues. Probably just a bad unit. I haven't tried out the LTE stuff yet. I will probably do that when I visit St Louis next month.
Other Stuff
Whew! Still feeling sick and weak! I took a short nap after work last night in hopes of going to D1 class. I didn't feel like going. I got up for a little while, had some supper, then went back to bed. I didn't make it up for my workout this morning. I will see how I feel tonight.
I have to stop by my walking buddy's house to fix something on her computer. That shouldn't take long. I will see if I feel good enough to attend choir rehearsal after that. Whew...
I had the antibiotic prescription filled this morning. It is very strong. I hate to take it because it messes up my system a lot. I will work through it to get over this infection crap. Whew... My blood sugar levels are all over the board as well. I don't feel well at all. Heavy sigh...
Let go, my friends! God will be there to catch you and hold you in his loving arms!
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