Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7:01AM MAD21 With every sunrise comes the promise of a new day.
A glowing image of God's fingerprint.
An opportunity to start over, to do better than the day before.
A day to live, to give, and share with one another...
Fingerprint Friday, Promises, Sunset in Fingerprint Friday Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7:01AM MAD21 By Candy, RN (Steele the Day)
I loved my dad’s butter-fried parsnips growing up. They were the only vegetable I’d eat. Since I’ve strayed from using Dad-amounts of butter, I haven’t had a parsnip in 25 years. It was time.
We tend to give butter a bad rap because it contains so much saturated fat, but a little won’t hurt you and it adds a lot of flavor to foods that are naturally bland. I’d much rather indulge in a pat of real butter than something from a plastic tub full of ingredients and chemicals that I can’t pronounce.
Nutrition, Parsnips, Recipe, Tasty Bites in Tasty Bites Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 12:54PM MAD21 By Lara
I left my mother's house early last night in order to get home to write this article. I collided with a deer about half a mile from her house. Apparently, I need to do a more thorough search of my co-workers cubicles in order to find the voodoo doll that I'm sure one of them is harboring in my image.
I'm physically fine. My jeep was drivable. I called the sheriff's office. They told me to go home. I did. They called me back regarding the license plate I had left in the road. Sigh. Now that I have filed a claim with my insurance, taken the jeep to the body shop, and gotten a rental car, I just have to work through my moderate animal-lover's guilt and rental car paranoia.
Now. Down to business. The next item on the Year of the Birthday list was "Get a Massage." I had a massage once before. My friend Jill had suggested that we do a spa day. She planned it. Included in the spa day package was: a massage, a facial, lunch, a manicure, a pedicure, and hair styling.
Fun, Massage, Year of the Birthday in Year of the Birthday Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:01AM MAD21 By Pat
Do you ever sit and wonder
As you're going through the day
"Are you listening to me, Jesus?
Do you hear a word I say?"
When Heaven seems unreachable,
A vast and distant place,
Devotions, Faith, Perseverance, Prayer in Devotions Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 7:00AM MAD21 By MAD21
As a parent there are many times that you will marvel at the relationship you have with your children. When they are first born you look at them and are amazed that something so fragile and real came from your body. And then reality sets in and you realize you have no idea how to be a good parent (especially on the bad days). As they get older and you watch them learn and grow into little self-sufficient people, what a miracle it was that another life was created through you... and how fast time flies.
Suddenly, all the priorities in our lives change. Something as insignificant as keeping your house clean all the time is not so important. And for some, something as significant as giving up a career is freely sacrificed. Have you ever wondered why this bond that a parent feels with their child is so strong. So.. different from any other relationship we've ever had? Personally, I think it's because to feel the love of your child is as close as we could possibly get to being in the presence of God while on this side of heaven. It was one of His gifts to us, to know this kind of love.
Family, Family Life, Kids, Parents in Parents