Friday, August 27, 2010

This morning's sunrise

I sat down at our kitchen table with a cup of coffee and looked out east.  We have a great view of the kneeling nun, a rock outcropping on a near by mountain. The scenic was majestic and reminded me of the saying, "May there be just enough clouds in your life to make a beautiful sunset."  The prettiest clouds were the ones where the sun was shining through. The difficulties in which we allow God to shine through will be the ones which will impact and draw others to Him. Remember the closer you stand to the light  the greater the illumination.
Hugs and blessings,
Mimi

Monday, August 23, 2010

It's green chile time

Things that smell yummy.....coffee...baking bread....and green chile roastin'! Here's a simple recipe that's delicious:
Baked Chiles Rellenos
6 eggs separated
1tbsp.  of flour
1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp pepper
 roasted, peeled, seeded Hatch green chile
1/2 lb. of cheese, cheddar or jack, sliced
Beat egg whites until stiff. Mix flour, salt, and pepper with egg yolks; then fold in beaten egg whites and pour half of this mixture into a greased 2x9x13 baking dish. Next slit each chile lengthwise down one side and lay flat over egg batter and then cover with cheese slices.  Pour rest of egg mixture over cheese.Bake 25 min. in a 325 oven. Cut in 3-inch squares and serve with salsa if desired. Serves 4.

We put 20 pounds in the freezer this weekend.

Enjoy!
Mimi

Sunday, August 1, 2010

A Deep Plowin'

Good morning!  July has been a busy one but we can now say adios to it.
I am plowing my way through Philip Yancey's Reaching for the invisible God.  One of the thoughts he share in the book is that he has become more comfortable with the mysteries of life—the questions that we don't have the answers to than those that are spelled out clearly. He also contends that our relationship with God will always have an element of doubt.  I think this is true of evey relationship....the last child to be picked up frpm soccer practice asking , "When is my Dad going to get here?"  They usually don't say I wonder if he is coming at all but there is doubt expressed nonetheless.

Think about.
I had a great time out at the Christian Center yesterday.  Our western landscape is greening up nicely so the drive out was beautiful. Jesse Liles was preaching and that topped it off for me.