Thank You: A Tribute to Parents of Honor and Good Character

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Thank You: A Tribute to Parents of Honor and Good Character

We can't thank everyone enough for all your help, prayers, gifts, airline tickets, cards, meals, water, flowers, singing, discounts, donations, kind emails, support, encouragement, positive phone calls, and more.  You know who you are...

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Have a Ministry Mindset: What I learned from Jim Bob Part 2

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Have a Ministry Mindset: What I learned from Jim Bob Part 2

It's absolutely normal to go through life  making friends and looking for ways to enjoy life to the fullest. After all, isn't "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" our God-given right? Well, that may be our constitutional right, but the selfish pursuit of our own, personal happiness is not what God would have us to pursue. 

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Fresh Organic Mini-Loaves

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These loaves were such an answer to prayer. I was desiring a rich and melting center in my mini-loaves that were soft and spongy, moist, with a good crumb.

What I like about making bread this way is that you have a lot of crust to eat as opposed to sandwich-type of loaves. It makes it great for quick bites with some yummy organic butter or fresh good quality butter.

We have a lot of photos from days of baking using various organic grains such as hard red winter wheat, spelt, and barley. I also took some short video clips to remember the process.

I liked the recipe so much that I experimented with it and used it for pizza dough. It worked out really well! Since it was so easy to put together I decided that it was a good recipe to use for the cooking show that may air this April.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

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Test "O give thanks unto the LORD;  call upon his name:  make known his deeds among the people." -Psalm 105:1

"Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms." -Psalm 95:2

Friday Here and Thursday There

While everyone is still celebrating Thanksgiving in the U.S.mainland (aka "the states"), we here on Guam are reminiscing yesterday's special Thursday.

It was beautiful and tropical, sunny and full of life.  We were blessed to have each other and most of all to have the blessings of our wonderful Creator.  We loved spending those special moments together as a family and continuously seeing God's hand in our lives, even on that one day.

Our Plans or His Plans

We kept a lot of things a secret for what we would like to try to attempt to do on Thursday. With five young children (one being an infant) our plans can quickly change due to many circumstances. We're adaptable and flexible and it's all part of the fun.

It is because of those reasons that you'll often hear us say on a daily basis "Lord willing." We cannot make promises but will do our best. We'd like to play outside but it may rain. And rain it does on Guam especially at this time of the year!

Surprises

So we told the children we wanted to try to take another family photo again using our tripod and digital camera. That didn't quite work out as you'll find out later. We also told them that we may go somewhere for lunch. We had made reservations a few days ago for a free complimentary meal at the USO.

We thought that it would be something special for the children especially since all of us are far away from our extended family members. We also wanted to be a blessing to those around us, especially the single service members. That plan didn't come into it's full completion either but we did make it --- sort of. :-) I'll explain more of that soon.

Do You Know God?

If the Lord brought you here, He did it for a reason. Is your life right with God? Do you continue in your sins? We're not asking if you're a good person or if you go to church. Are you truly converted? If not, please make time today (even right now) to visit NeedGod.com

Is That a Safe Car?

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Is That a Fast Car?

While I was cleaning Noah came into the kitchen with one of his Hot Wheels cars. I asked him, “Noah, is that a fast car?!”

Noah said, “Yes, it’s a FAST car!”

Was That Wise?

After I said that, I thought, why am I encouraging my little boy to love fast cars? When I was growing up, I liked fast cars, but soon realized that safe cars were much more desirable after I witnessed some terrible accidents as a result of recklessly driving “fast” cars.

It seemed much wiser to encourage my little boy to value safe cars rather than the vanity of a fast car. I then said, “Noah, is that a SAFE car?” I made sure he saw and heard my excitement.

Is That a Safe Car?

He then started running around the kitchen and dining room area with his car exclaiming, “It’s a SAFE car! It’s a SAFE car!”

Be Courageous

It's absolutely imperative that fathers teach their children correct values and forsake the vanity that our society teaches. I encourage you, fathers, to be courageous enough to really think about what you teach your children even through the seemingly insignificant moments.