Gooped.

Hello :)  I can't believe it's been a full month since my last post, I've been living life in full force and getting pretty tired doing so.  My life has changed a bunch since last October, and significant change has occurred since June. Stress is inevitable and wrinkle cream is on it's way...but I am also having a lot of fun learning to live in my reality.  One of the ways I've been having fun is cooking for my new family.... granted I'm having a bit of trouble making delicious yet nutritious meals - and that's where my friend Ainsley entered and gave me a cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld.  Yep, she's Jerry's wife.   This cook book called Deceptively Delicious inspired me to cook yummy food - such yummy food that the kids don't even recognize that they are eating veggies or whole wheat.   I haven't followed all her recipes to the letter...but the ones I did were successful and the ones I used as jumping boards were too.

I hadn't heard about Jessica's next cookbook until I went to the GOOP site and saw "Double Delicious" featured on her Make Newsletter.   Reading this post and checking out Jessica's new website www.doitdelicious.com  has inspired me to keep on cooking, and improving nutritious yumminess :) I'm also inspired by the Seinfeld's kitchen, wow!  You can see glimpses of it on some videos that Jessica does to help her friend Ally learn to cook.  Check it below.

http://www.doitdelicious.com/recipes/make_it/seriously_basic_roast_chicken

Goop by Gwyneth Paltro is one of my favourite sites to hit on while internet surfing.  I already thought Gwyneth was pretty amazing - and now she's a country signer!? Cool!

Kissing in Paris while taking a picture at the same time. :) 

Don't Lose Hope

Bombs went off,

in black frosty air

Now we have a sky so blue

But then; death,

….. was all they knew

They saw their comrades,

  fall at their feet….

As much as they wanted,

  to retreat….

They continued to fight

Into the ear-shattering night

Because, they, had hope

That one day some would know

…. That not all was lost

Something could shine through this eerie frost

…..and this land could be alone once more

By : Korri - written in Grade 9

Happy (LATE) Thanksgiving

‎"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
~John Kennedy

Even though I'm pretty sure nobody reads my blog....

....I just have to share one last share.

I found this website called 1000 awesome things and it's sooo fun.  You can find it here.  The websites creator Neil Pasricha fills his site with life's little 'stuff'....the often mundane, yet awesome.  As far as I can see he's on # 405 from a from the top countdown.  (FYI I hear the site had 15 million hits last time anyone counted).


Neil's Four Hundredth and Eighth AWESOME thing is Dinosaurs....WHY?  Because he says "They ruled Earth for millions of years.  With brains the size of peanuts.  And tiny, hilarious arms."

Haha.  AWESOME.

With awesome reminders like that, it's no wonder that he now has authored a book titled The Book of Awesome.  

Okay, so I should really go to bed now.

houzz

Check it out.  It's a super cool web-site with many different ideas for home design, decorating and remodeling ideas.  www.houzz.com  I originally found it on the ipad that I'm allowed to use (if I ask) once in a while and fell in love with the app, but you can find it on the good old www dot as well.  Tons and tons of photos with many ideas and style options to choose from.  You can even make a free ideabook where you can add the photos that inspire you.  At the bottom of each photo there's an option to share it via facebook/twitter/email - the folks at houzz have really thought of it all and I'm spending a lot of time designing each day....for one day.  I've got a big list of projects that are finally down on paper....and it's very soothing clicking through so many ideas.

Although, this pic is not quite my style....I sure wish our entry way looked as uncluttered.  

Tonight's Memory Order

I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.

I will boast only in the Lord
Let all who are discouraged take heart

Come let us tell of the Lords greatness
Let us exalt His name together.

I prayed to the Lord and he answered me
Freeing me from all my fears.


Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy 
no shadow of shame will darken their faces.


I cried out to the Lord in my suffering and He heard me 
He set me free from all my fears.  


As I sit on the couch with the almost 12 year old in the photo below I am struck once again by our powerful God.   We are studying for tomorrow's Bible memory verse time at school....verses 5 & 6 are on the docket for tomorrow and they are really sticking out to me.....no shadow of shame for those who look to HIM for help.  I'm noticing it doesn't say I have to know the answer or work harder or pray the perfect prayer or act like I'm the perfect Christian.  I just have to look to Him for help and I'll have joy - radiant joy.  I'm learning to give up and trust that He hears my cries of suffering and the God of the miracles will set me free from all my fears.  Phewf.

Stand.

‎"Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place"

-Rumi

Yes, another Rumi quote - I don't care. I love the thought of standing and bringing Jesus to all the 'places' that I find myself in....opposed to acting like my selfish-human natured self.

That's me. That's that.