Wrestling Photos

Z competing at a dual meet.

Sense Poem

One of the best ways to describe something is to tell how it affects each of the five senses. Here is BJ's sense poem on bacon. Yes, I said bacon. It is a real obsession in our house.

Bacon

You can feel the warmth of the bacon

You can smell the grease

You can hear the grease popping

You can see the rectangular meat

You taste the smoked flavor

Menu Plan for Jan 12-17

Monday
Breakfast: Oatmeal
Lunch: Hot Dogs, Peaches
Dinner: Tortellini Soup, Salad, Bread
Tuesday
Breakfast: Pancakes
Lunch: Chicken Nuggets, Corn
Dinner: Oven Baked Chicken, Lentil Casserole
Wednesday
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Grilled Cheese, Cream of Chicken Soup
Dinner: Burritos
Thursday
Breakfast: English Muffin with Peanut Butter
Lunch: Leftover Burritos
Dinner: Skateworld Snack Bar
Friday
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs
Lunch: Sandwiches
Dinner: Date Night here or here
Saturday
Breakfast: Pancakes
Lunch: @ Wrestling Tournament
Dinner: BLT's , Tator Tots, Baked Beans

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Iced Down

"By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen" ~Job 37:10

Objective: To simulate the movement of glaciers and observe the debris they can leave behind

First we made two glaciers. One made of solid ice, the other half debris, half ice. We set them up on an incline and observed.

This is what was left behind.

(along with the puddle of water all over the

counter and the floor)

After observing what was left behind by our tiny glacier, and reading how the combination of rocks, dirt, ice, and water along the path erodes the land, the kids were able to imagine the damage a massive glacier could do.

Heather's Hawaiian Chicken

Here is a super simple, family pleasing meal that I got from my friend Heather. You can just dump the frozen chicken breasts or tenders straight from the bag into the baking dish. The ingredients cook up into a yummy sauce so it serves great over rice or noodles. The first time I made the recipe there was too much sauce for my family so I scaled it back a bit. I also omitted the cheese. I'm posting both versions, decide which you like best.

Heather's Original Recipe

chicken breasts
1 can sliced pineapple rings (reserve juice)
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c flour
1/2 c soy sauce
1/2 c pineapple juice
grated cheese

Put chx in a baking pan and cover with mixture of brown sugar and flour. Pour soy sauce mixed with pineapple juice (from a can of sliced pineapple rings) over the top. Put the rings of pineapple on top of THAT. Cover with grated cheese. Bake one hour at 350.

My Revised Version

1 pkg frozen chicken tenders
1/2 can pineapple chunks
1/4 c soy sauce
1/4 c pineapple juice
1/4 c brown sugar
1/4 c flour

Put chx in a baking pan and cover with mixture of brown sugar and flour. Pour soy sauce mixed with pineapple juice (from a can of pineapple chunks) over the top. Put the pineapple on top of THAT. Bake one hour at 350.

A Leap of Faith

B and I have decided, based on the leading of God, to let our oldest son return to public school. I started getting nudges from God last summer, but I refused to listen. I stuck my fingers in my ears and sang "la,la,la" at the top of my lungs. Even when I did hear him, I thought I must have misunderstood. Why on earth would he want me to do that? I've been struggling with this for months. Reluctantly, I brought it up to B. Now B was able to come up with some good reasons why he thought returning was a good idea. I still, have come up with none, other than God told me when to pull him out and he has told me to send him back. I have to believe there is a great purpose for M to serve.



So, Today, with much fear and trepidation, I walked my baby into the office and said "We'd like to enroll". At that very moment, I felt God's arms around me in a warm and re-assuring embrace. We were greeted in the most friendly and positive way. Nobody grilled me about why he was coming back . We were made to feel welcome.



You're calling me to lay aside the worries of my day

To quiet down my busy mind and find a hiding place

Worthy, Worthy



I open up my heart and let my spirit worship Yours

I open up my mouth and let a song of praise come forth

Worthy, You are worthy



Of a child-like faith

And of my honest praise

And of my unashamed love

Of a holy life

And of my sacrifice

And of my unashamed love



Artist: Ten Shekel Shirt

Title: Unashamed Love

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