Wordless Wednesday

Tasty Tuesday

Some of the best parts of a a meal are the conversations we share. We share tips, offer suggestions, and share memories. In between courses, we celebrate a friend whose son is newly engaged. Another friend announced her daughter is expecting her second child. 

I love that we continue to discover something new about cooking, recipes, and life.

Monday Musings ... Men

"A strong man can handle a strong woman.
A weak man will say she has an attitude."
Sonya Parker

My father's influence continues to shape my life.  Daddy set high expectations. Yet, those expectations were inspiring. He believed in me. Over the years, I saw how my father grew in grace. I was moved by his tenderness.  As he neared the end of his life, God, the Word, and his life experiences transformed his life.

Godly men bless our congregation. I see caring men in our church ... tenderness and strength.  Men who pray, hold babies, park cars, tend to the church grounds, teach Bible classes, answer church phones, clean, cook meals, balance budgets, and serve.

Here are two of the men from our church.  I smile, these strong men... living life with equally strong women.  Their wives are strong and talented women.  These men are comfortable in their own skins... they encourage those in their spheres of life.... to be all that God has called them to be...

Sunday Scripture

The LORD is my strength and my

shield;

my heart trust in him, and I am

helped.

 My heart leaps for joy,

and I will give thanks to him in

song.

Psalm 28:7 ( NIV)

Eggs

My breakfast this morning ... the Surfer Girl Omelet @ The Wild Egg
Check out their menu and locations here: Wild Eggs

Eggs Rated

By Shel Silverstein

These eggs

Are eggscellent.

I’m not eggsaggerating.

You can tell by my eggspression.

They’re eggceptional –

Eggstra fluffy

Eggstremley tasty,

Cooked eggsactly right

By an eggspert

With a lots of eggsperience.

Now I’ll eggsamine the bill …

Ohh – much more eggspensive

Than I eggspected

I gotta get out of here.

Where’s the eggxit?

Pet of the week, Ethel

Happiness is a warm puppy.

Charles M. Schulz 

I am sure Ethel is happy living with her family in Nashville, TN. I can only imagine what life is like in this sweet household. Life has to be full!

Adorable!
Pictures courtesy of Brittany 

How do I know this family in Nashville? Jara (my daughter) and Brittany were college roommates. They continue to have a close friendship.  Brittany and Tyler have a two beautiful daughters.
Tyler serves as the youth minister a church in Nashville. Visit their church here : Tusculum Church

One more picture...
"You know you are tired when you fall asleep on a prickly bone. "

Strong in the Lord

One blogger has claimed this year as her, Year of No Fear. She has encouraged others to join her in the journey. She posed the question, "What does a year without fear look like? I am not sure what that will look like for me. I think it is a good question. 

I want a word that challenges  me.  Here are some words that are bubbling in my spirit ... words like courage, strength, faithful, resilience ... I will pray and ask God for a scripture.

Part of my journey this year is the SSMT Siesta Scripture Memory Team.  Every two weeks, women from across the nation will memorize a new scriptures.

 Today was our first day. Discover more about SSMT by visiting the Living Proof Ministries   Women print off the cover. Then, we paste or glue the words to a index cards available at CVS, Walgreens, Office Depot, Staples, Dollar Tree, etc. ( You get the point). Instructions are available at the blog.