Another cooking tip. When preparing a meal that includes onion use the following tip if your family thinks you've been watching a girlie movie every time you chop onions. Cut the onion in half lenghtways ie from top to bottom. Chop the top bit off but leave the bottom bit (that used to have the roots attached) in tact. Cut into thirds but don't cut all the way through to the end. Then chop accross into small pieces. By not cutting the end it seems to give off less fumes thereby less watery and sore eyes. Hope this enhances your cooking experience, I know it has mine.
The kids are eating away from home tonight so I'm making chili chicken. yum
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
I'm back
One of the reasons I started this blog was to help myself get through my technophobia. I recently actually lost my blog. Couldn't find it, saved on a different browser, had to get into my husbands web history copy and send it to myself. Live and learn I say.....even if you do feel a bit silly sometimes in the process.
Anyway, I'm going to start posting some helpful hints and tips. Here's one to get started:
If you are using fresh ginger (and I recommend you do for its many heath benefits) peel using a SPOON it's so much easier. More tips to follow in a couple of days if I can stick to it and also not loose my page.
Grace and peace to you.
Anyway, I'm going to start posting some helpful hints and tips. Here's one to get started:
If you are using fresh ginger (and I recommend you do for its many heath benefits) peel using a SPOON it's so much easier. More tips to follow in a couple of days if I can stick to it and also not loose my page.
Grace and peace to you.
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Youngest off to camp
Hey, it's been a while. The youngest going off on his first school camp has motivated me today!
I'm so proud of him. I expected to feel a little bit sad but I actually don't. I know this will be great for his own maturity and many fun activities are planned as well as plenty of food - what else could an 11 y.o. want? Prayed for his safety, he's now as always in Gods hands, nothing more I can do. When I left him this morning he was busy helping a friend - awesome.
On a different note, I'm excited to receive my new book in the mail "Canning and Preserving your own Harvest". It is a part of a series in "An Encyclopedia of Country Living Guide". I will have to work out what some of the American measurements mean and some of the terms they use. Now if all the pesky other things on the to do list could just move so I could get into it that would be great. Need a holiday I think.
ONE TOUCH METHOD
As easy as it sounds, I struggle with this one but am continuing to work on it. Basically it involves putting things in their correct place as soon as you put them down. When you pick up a piece of paper it either gets actioned, goes into the bin or in a designated place for future reference. If something is dirty, clean it, if it is messy pick it up. Clean as you go - as a busy person (i'm sure many can relate) we don't have a full day to set aside for the "housework" so this is the way to go. Speaking of which - I have a few things to clean and pick up and iron, and study to do and..........unique opportunity to go out with my husband at lunchtime on a Wednesday, awesome!!!
See ya
I'm so proud of him. I expected to feel a little bit sad but I actually don't. I know this will be great for his own maturity and many fun activities are planned as well as plenty of food - what else could an 11 y.o. want? Prayed for his safety, he's now as always in Gods hands, nothing more I can do. When I left him this morning he was busy helping a friend - awesome.
On a different note, I'm excited to receive my new book in the mail "Canning and Preserving your own Harvest". It is a part of a series in "An Encyclopedia of Country Living Guide". I will have to work out what some of the American measurements mean and some of the terms they use. Now if all the pesky other things on the to do list could just move so I could get into it that would be great. Need a holiday I think.
ONE TOUCH METHOD
As easy as it sounds, I struggle with this one but am continuing to work on it. Basically it involves putting things in their correct place as soon as you put them down. When you pick up a piece of paper it either gets actioned, goes into the bin or in a designated place for future reference. If something is dirty, clean it, if it is messy pick it up. Clean as you go - as a busy person (i'm sure many can relate) we don't have a full day to set aside for the "housework" so this is the way to go. Speaking of which - I have a few things to clean and pick up and iron, and study to do and..........unique opportunity to go out with my husband at lunchtime on a Wednesday, awesome!!!
See ya
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Dinosaurs
Our Family devo tonight is about dinosaurs. We're watching a video with some compelling evidence that Adam and Eve probably lived with dinos'. Also, how would they fit on the ark, and why they prob didn't live millions of years ago.
I love how awesome our God is - just looking at creation leaves me gobsmacked.
Still slowly working on reforming our eating habits. If you have any great recipes which don't take a huge amount of planning I encourage you to respond to this post.
I love how awesome our God is - just looking at creation leaves me gobsmacked.
Still slowly working on reforming our eating habits. If you have any great recipes which don't take a huge amount of planning I encourage you to respond to this post.
Friday, 8 April 2011
Beginning
Hello
ME
My name is Sue. I'm not at all prone to start my own blog, yet here I am. Something prompted me - Gods' Holy Spirit perhaps (not sure but time will tell). Perhaps this will be for my eyes only, I'm o.k with that.
WHY
Why Christian married with kids? Well the things that are priority in my life are first of all God, then my husband and then the kids. Sometimes the order does get shaken up a bit but that is a subject all of its own. My passion is to see God glorifying marriage relationships. The amount of divorce, general unhappiness and amount of children in foster care has been on my heart. I've been working with women who are at different stages of seperation/divorce and are of various religeous backgrounds. There is some much affected by divorce. I feel so deeply for these women. I'm sure men are also greatly affected, I just havn't had the opportunity of knowing any very closely.
TO BE HEALTHY OR NOT TO BE
I have a 15 year old daugher who is trying to be really heathly at the moment. I've had to make sure there is always fruit in the fridge and other healthy snacks. I was therefore surprised at the shopping list of coloured popcorn, softdrink, lollies and chips - apparantly you can't have a party without those. Looking forward to taking her and 3 friends to the beach tomorrow and out for sushi.
ME
My name is Sue. I'm not at all prone to start my own blog, yet here I am. Something prompted me - Gods' Holy Spirit perhaps (not sure but time will tell). Perhaps this will be for my eyes only, I'm o.k with that.
WHY
Why Christian married with kids? Well the things that are priority in my life are first of all God, then my husband and then the kids. Sometimes the order does get shaken up a bit but that is a subject all of its own. My passion is to see God glorifying marriage relationships. The amount of divorce, general unhappiness and amount of children in foster care has been on my heart. I've been working with women who are at different stages of seperation/divorce and are of various religeous backgrounds. There is some much affected by divorce. I feel so deeply for these women. I'm sure men are also greatly affected, I just havn't had the opportunity of knowing any very closely.
TO BE HEALTHY OR NOT TO BE
I have a 15 year old daugher who is trying to be really heathly at the moment. I've had to make sure there is always fruit in the fridge and other healthy snacks. I was therefore surprised at the shopping list of coloured popcorn, softdrink, lollies and chips - apparantly you can't have a party without those. Looking forward to taking her and 3 friends to the beach tomorrow and out for sushi.
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