WrItEr'S bLoCk

I haven't written a blog entry in the last few days because I guess I just haven't had much to say. Our days are busy, & they go by so fast.
I've still been doing my daily Bible reading - and right now I'm in Leviticus. I waded through the endless description of the tabernacle & its elements. I mean, YES, it was a wonderful, amazing structure - and to think of the primitive tools that were used to build it and the perfection of God's design for it. Then came laws about sacrifices - goodness, a lot of blood & fat & smoke & burning ... I'm thankful Jesus came to be the final sacrificial Lamb, & now we don't have to worry about it (well, I guess I wouldn't have had to worry about it anyway since I'm not Jewish!).
Today I was reading about what was allowed to be eaten & not eaten. I was telling my kids about it - I'm sure the Israelites were glad they weren't allowed to eat vultures, owls, lizards, and things that "swarm"....They *were* however allowed to eat LOCUST!! Lovely. But they had to pass on pork, ham, and bacon; thank God for the Age of Grace! ;)

As for my meal planning - it has been ok. Friday I browned pieces of round steak to put into the crock pot with seasoned tomato sauce and a flour/water roue to thicken it up. It was ok. just ok. I served it over rice after Andrew's basketball game.
Today we didn't really do anything great for meals - just convenience food & snacks.
Tomorrow I plan to - hopefully - bring something to share at the church potluck! We don't do that very often. It will probably just be a double batch of Hamburger Helper - but that's pretty kid-friendly. Dan bought some YUMMY wheat dinner rolls today that I'll bring so I don't eat the whole dozen myself!

I've definitely noticed a change in my attiude when I focus on being THANKFUL. There is so much around us each day to be thankful for, even when things aren't going our way. Just life, air, and water are blessings! And food - we have so much FOOD - I mean, look at us! I definitely am overfed & would love to lose a "few" (a few dozen!!) pounds. I have several friends who are losing weight right now, and it is inspiring to see that happen for them!! Dan is working on it again too; it would be easier for him if I joined in. Maybe that will be the next step in my blog accountability?!

Well, for someone with not much to say, I guess I just said a lot. ;)