This Moment in August

reading: "Made to Crave" by Lysa Terkeurst

 
watching:  "Arrested Development" with Hubbs and "Wallace and Gromit" with the Kids

 
teaching:  The Westminster Shorter Catechism


listening:   To Robyn O'Brien talk about food allergies.


praying:  For my Muslim friend, Noha. That she saw Jesus during Ramadan.


 
dreaming:  Of my backyard chickens!!


savoring:  The first tomato from my garden. Finally.

praising:  God that His love endures forever!

Ramadan 2011

Did you know the month of August 2011 brings about Ramadan, one of the five pillars of Islam?  What is Ramadan?  You can read a simple explanation of it here.

The brilliant Pastor Wally says that ISLAM means to him: I  Sincerely Love All Muslims.  After 11 years in Saudi Arabia, the last part spent in prison on death row, he can still say he loves Muslims.

Well, I love them too.  I remember in college ministry, I had a few friends who were passionate about taking the Gospel of Jesus to Muslims.  I thought they were nuts.

Now I am the one who is nuts.  Over the past two years, God has drawn my heart to Muslims.  It began with a powerful presentation from Josh McDowell.  Then continued with crossing paths with Muslim women, lots of them.  Then a class in world missions, followed by coming alongside an immigrant family from Kazakhstan (Muslim background Believers).  All of these amazingly God orchestrated events confirm Scripture (most profoundly John 17:3).

So, join me in praying this month of Fasting and Prayer. Pray for Jesus to reveal Himself in dreams and visions to the Muslims in your life and to the Muslims the world over.  Pray! And fast!

Feeding the Family Wholly

Wholly?  Is this a word?  I think it might be, the David Crowder Band seemed to use a word like this in a song of theirs...
http://youtu.be/bmJA8nvkR0o

This is a really great tune, I wish I could find the official video...wait, wait, FOCUS, Myers!

So for the past 8 years, I have been properly educated on feeding my family "whole" foods.  No, really, I have so much information and so many recipes.  I have watched many documentaries, read loads of books and blogs.  I know a lot about it.

Confession:  I don't practice this stuff much.  Sure I have made small changes to our diet, some lasting, some not.  I LOVE food, love food.  I love good food.  Be sure to read that as "tasty" food, not "good for you" food.

In my laziness, I have taught my children to love junk.  My poor babies!

But don't worry, as I continue to blog, we will be detoxing. Unless mutiny ensues, which could very well happen.  To be continued...