Sunday, May 25, 2008
Sushi Sunday
A while ago the Sutterfields taught us how to make sushi. We have been trying to perfect it over time and decided to make it for Cody's parents this weekend. Here are some pictures from the event.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
I know, I know...
I don't know if anyone has gone this long in the history of blogging before updating their blog but we are changing that today. A couple exciting things in our lives are that Cody is finished with his first semester of seminary! Yay! And..I have 7 more days of my 1st year of teaching. I know I am really going to miss my kids but I am so excited about the summer break!
Also, I am doing a Beth Moore study right now called Breaking Free. This week is on rebuilding the Ancient Ruins and I thought I would share a few things that spoke to me. This topic is something so hard to think about and read about especially if there are a lot of generational strongholds in your life but she uses Isaiah 61:4 as the verse for the week. It is so good.
"They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations."
We all have things that have carried on for generations in our families, good and bad. I know Heather talks a lot about this in Her Hands but it is so vital to our lives to recognize these things so sin doesn't get passed down through us. She also talks about how even Christ had a blend of negative and positive in His lineage. "He broke the chains of all kinds of bondage when He gave His life for us on the cross; however, many of us still carry them in our hands or have them dangling from our necks out of pure habit, lack of awareness, or lack of biblical knowledge."
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." Galatians 5:1
Also, we don't have to disinherit or dishonor our physical lineage to fully accept and abide in our spiritual lineage. God uses both for HIS glory.
She also shares an excerpt that I am sure if you have done this study before, you remember. It is a great illustration especially for a future mom of the impact we make on our children and future generations. It is from It's Always Something by Gilda Radner.
When I was little, my nurse Dibby's cousin had a dog, just a mutt, and the dog was pregnant. I don't know how long dogs are pregnant, but she was due to have her puppies in about a week. She was out in the yard one day and got in the way of the lawn mower and her two hind legs got cut off. They rushed her to the vet and he said, "I can sew her up, or you can put her to sleep if you want, but the puppies are okay. She'll deliver the puppies."
Dibby's cousin said, "Keep her alive."
So the vet sewed her backside, and over the next week the dog learned to walk. She didn't spend any time worrying, she just learned to walk by taking two steps in the front and flipping up her backside, and then taking two steps and flipping up her backside again. She gave birth to six little puppies, all in perfect health. She nursed them and then weaned them. And when they learned to walk, they all walked like her.
Also, I am doing a Beth Moore study right now called Breaking Free. This week is on rebuilding the Ancient Ruins and I thought I would share a few things that spoke to me. This topic is something so hard to think about and read about especially if there are a lot of generational strongholds in your life but she uses Isaiah 61:4 as the verse for the week. It is so good.
"They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations."
We all have things that have carried on for generations in our families, good and bad. I know Heather talks a lot about this in Her Hands but it is so vital to our lives to recognize these things so sin doesn't get passed down through us. She also talks about how even Christ had a blend of negative and positive in His lineage. "He broke the chains of all kinds of bondage when He gave His life for us on the cross; however, many of us still carry them in our hands or have them dangling from our necks out of pure habit, lack of awareness, or lack of biblical knowledge."
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." Galatians 5:1
Also, we don't have to disinherit or dishonor our physical lineage to fully accept and abide in our spiritual lineage. God uses both for HIS glory.
She also shares an excerpt that I am sure if you have done this study before, you remember. It is a great illustration especially for a future mom of the impact we make on our children and future generations. It is from It's Always Something by Gilda Radner.
When I was little, my nurse Dibby's cousin had a dog, just a mutt, and the dog was pregnant. I don't know how long dogs are pregnant, but she was due to have her puppies in about a week. She was out in the yard one day and got in the way of the lawn mower and her two hind legs got cut off. They rushed her to the vet and he said, "I can sew her up, or you can put her to sleep if you want, but the puppies are okay. She'll deliver the puppies."
Dibby's cousin said, "Keep her alive."
So the vet sewed her backside, and over the next week the dog learned to walk. She didn't spend any time worrying, she just learned to walk by taking two steps in the front and flipping up her backside, and then taking two steps and flipping up her backside again. She gave birth to six little puppies, all in perfect health. She nursed them and then weaned them. And when they learned to walk, they all walked like her.
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