July 25th, 2008 Meg
Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear,
It is not night if Thou be near;
O may no earthborn cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant’s eyes.
When the soft dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought, how sweet to rest
Forever on my Savior’s breast.
Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without Thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without Thee I dare not die.
If some poor wandering child of Thine
Has spurned today the voice divine,
Now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
Let him no more lie down in sin.
Watch by the sick, enrich the poor
With blessings from Thy boundless store;
Be every mourner’s sleep tonight,
Like infants’ slumbers, pure and right.
Come near and bless us when we wake,
Ere through the world our way we take,
Till in the ocean of Thy love
We lose ourselves in Heaven above.
(listen to the D. Forrest arr. here.)
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June 26th, 2008 Meg
Easy Vegetable Marinade
- Prepare various fresh vegetables (bite-sized cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, celery, etc.)
- Place in flat dish with lid
- Mix marinade ingredients: 1/2 cup white vinegar, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp dill
- Pour marinade over vegetables. Refrigerate overnight; stir occasionally.
This has gone over really well at several parties. The vegetables take on a pretty sheen, especially the broccoli, and have a crisp, fresh taste.
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May 27th, 2008 Meg
A friend of mine makes what she calls Mustgo Soup. I tried this for the first time tonight! We had some water I had cooked pasta in, some leftover egg noodles, part of a hamburger, and a little bit of leftover chicken and rice canned soup. I added a can of Mexican chili beans, a chopped onion, 2 tsp. of cinnamon, parsley, black pepper, and a can of cooked chicken. It looks kind of like a white chili but with brown beans. I’ll let you know what it tastes like…
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May 27th, 2008 Meg
Recently, I helped hostess a baby shower for a friend of mine. She’s having a son, and is very excited. One of the things I brought was the punch—as I was preparing, I discovered that most of my punch ideas were pink. Hmmm. For a boy’s shower, that didn’t seem to fit quite right. Here’s the recipe to the punch we had.
Green Party Punch
2 liters ginger ale
1 can of frozen lemonade concentrate
1 large can of pineapple juice (chilled)
1/2 gallon lime sherbet
Stir ingredients together, making sure some ginger ale gets poured over the lime sherbet. The sherbet melts and makes a nice frothy top.
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February 6th, 2008 Meg
We just got back from chapel–Jeff Anderson (brother of Chris) did a great job. He preached without notes! It was from 1 Sam. 7–with lots of background from chapters 2-6.
The glory of the Lord departs when
- God’s people overlook sin in their lives and their leaders (Hophni and Phineas)
- Relics replace true Christianity (ark brought as symbol of God’s presence instead of seeking God’s presence; illustrated by Christian bumper stickers, jewelry, t-shirts)
- Emotionalism replaces true worship (”great shout” when ark arrives on battlefield; he illustrated how he would try to create the Wilds’ fireside service at home to get back to where he had been emotionally during camp)
(ch. 7)
True spiritual leaders lead people to
- return to God
- rely on God (Samuel’s prayer for the people)
- remember God (”Ebenezer”–the Lord was our help)
Today he focused more on the 1st point–returning to God, and gave an excellent summary of necessary repentance:
- Turning from sin
Sin offends a holy God
Sin hurts people
- Turning from self
- Turning to the Savior
The encouraging thing is that just this week, I taught the story of Samuel’s childlike obedience to God from ch. 4. I also included the contrast of Eli’s sons, as well as the ark’s journey to the battlefield and the birth of Ichabod.
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