Prayer Request:
The church that we meet at on Sunday mornings has their service on Saturday night, which is how our church gets to use it on Sundays... Any way, back in December the pastor and his wife of the Elevate church were hiking in a spot in town where the wife fell 68 feet I believe, for a while they did not know if she would make it... she was rushed to Honolulu and miraculously she was healed. She was completely fine and has been ever since... Well 2 nights ago, she passed away in her sleep. This is just totally crazy! She was only 23 years old! Please pray for her husband who has been struggling about her fall ever since. I can't imagine how devastating this is for him to have his wife be fine and wake up in the morning and she is gone! Please pray for their church and her family and friends as well!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Menu for the Week
Okay, so for those of you who like to cook like I do here is my menu for this week.... if ya'll really are not interested in my menu please let me know and I will stop posting it....
1.) Pork chops, apple sauce, and squash casserole ( if I can find squash at a decent price, if not just veggie casserole or a salad)
2.) Chicken Coconut Curry with rice and salad with papaya dressing the recipe for the coconut curry can be found at www.hillbillyhousewife.com
3.) Chicken enchiladas recipe from www.southernliving.com of course there are tons of ways to make them! this one is really easy.
4.) Beef and Brocolli with rice this is also on the hillbilly house wife web site but I am going to try making it in the crock pot.
To save on time I did not post recipes but if any one is interested in any of them let me know and I will post!
1.) Pork chops, apple sauce, and squash casserole ( if I can find squash at a decent price, if not just veggie casserole or a salad)
2.) Chicken Coconut Curry with rice and salad with papaya dressing the recipe for the coconut curry can be found at www.hillbillyhousewife.com
3.) Chicken enchiladas recipe from www.southernliving.com of course there are tons of ways to make them! this one is really easy.
4.) Beef and Brocolli with rice this is also on the hillbilly house wife web site but I am going to try making it in the crock pot.
To save on time I did not post recipes but if any one is interested in any of them let me know and I will post!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Menu for the Week
I have been looking at blogs that other people have been writing and I noticed that some woman write their menu's and post them on their blog. I thought this was such a great idea because I always do a menu too! It saves on money and constantly having to go back to the store. I always try to go to the store just once a week unless they didn't have something that I needed or if there is a sale later on.... I work some nights so i don't make dinner or we eat leftovers but here it goes....
1.) Old Bay Shrimp salad in wraps, and fresh white pineapple ( I got my recipe for the Shrimp salad off of Southernliving.com)
2.) Broiled Mahi Mahi , greek cous cous and salad ( For the mahi mahi I just marinate then spray with pam and put some bread crumbs on top then broil for a few minutes) Also the cous cous, I had at a cook out the other week and it was quite tasty, the recipe is actually on the box.
3.) Meatloaf, green bean bundles, mandarin orange salad, mashed potatoes, and my mom's jello dessert ...
My meatloaf is really good... not to brag but it is! My husband loves it!
Meat loaf:
I take lean ground beef , mix with bread crumbs, one egg, some chopped onion and pepper. And bake at 350 degrees until almost done.When it's almost done( about 30 min.) I pull it out and top with a mixture of ketchup and brown sugar ( just eye ball it, I'm not much of a measurer when I cook) and pour on top, then bake til finished.
Green Bean Bundles :
you take canned WHOLE green beans, must be the Whole kind and wrap in a piece of bacon cut in half then a dab of brown sugar, bake until bacon is done! I got this recipe from my mom in law!
Mandarin Orange Salad:
Romaine lettuce, feta, pepper, mandarin oranges ( canned) slivered almonds, sugar, butter
Mix all ingredients together accept almonds and sugar and butter.... take them and put in a non stick skillet about 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp sugar and mix until browned . let cool then break apart with a fork , put on salad.
Dressing:
1/4 c veggie oil
1 tbsp sugar
1tbsp vinegar
I got this one from my mom in law too! Delic!
Mom's Jello Dessert:
Make Jello according to package then let harden...For topping take 1 package cool whip, one package cream cheese, and a half a packet of dried jello, then mix with hand mixer. Spread on top and refrigerate... I use sugar free everything, so it makes it nice for low carb or a diabetic diet!
The rest of the week we will have leftovers and I am going to but some other stuff to make sandwiches on the nights that I work!
" She is like merchant ships . bringing her food from afar. She gets up while it is still dark , providing food for her family.... " Prov.31 I have to admit I don't usually get up before dark, since it gets light here about 5:30 , but I enjoy making food for my hubby and friends!
1.) Old Bay Shrimp salad in wraps, and fresh white pineapple ( I got my recipe for the Shrimp salad off of Southernliving.com)
2.) Broiled Mahi Mahi , greek cous cous and salad ( For the mahi mahi I just marinate then spray with pam and put some bread crumbs on top then broil for a few minutes) Also the cous cous, I had at a cook out the other week and it was quite tasty, the recipe is actually on the box.
3.) Meatloaf, green bean bundles, mandarin orange salad, mashed potatoes, and my mom's jello dessert ...
My meatloaf is really good... not to brag but it is! My husband loves it!
Meat loaf:
I take lean ground beef , mix with bread crumbs, one egg, some chopped onion and pepper. And bake at 350 degrees until almost done.When it's almost done( about 30 min.) I pull it out and top with a mixture of ketchup and brown sugar ( just eye ball it, I'm not much of a measurer when I cook) and pour on top, then bake til finished.
Green Bean Bundles :
you take canned WHOLE green beans, must be the Whole kind and wrap in a piece of bacon cut in half then a dab of brown sugar, bake until bacon is done! I got this recipe from my mom in law!
Mandarin Orange Salad:
Romaine lettuce, feta, pepper, mandarin oranges ( canned) slivered almonds, sugar, butter
Mix all ingredients together accept almonds and sugar and butter.... take them and put in a non stick skillet about 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp sugar and mix until browned . let cool then break apart with a fork , put on salad.
Dressing:
1/4 c veggie oil
1 tbsp sugar
1tbsp vinegar
I got this one from my mom in law too! Delic!
Mom's Jello Dessert:
Make Jello according to package then let harden...For topping take 1 package cool whip, one package cream cheese, and a half a packet of dried jello, then mix with hand mixer. Spread on top and refrigerate... I use sugar free everything, so it makes it nice for low carb or a diabetic diet!
The rest of the week we will have leftovers and I am going to but some other stuff to make sandwiches on the nights that I work!
" She is like merchant ships . bringing her food from afar. She gets up while it is still dark , providing food for her family.... " Prov.31 I have to admit I don't usually get up before dark, since it gets light here about 5:30 , but I enjoy making food for my hubby and friends!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Dance Lessons
So as I stated in a previous blog Josh and I started taking ballroom dance lessons. Vietnese Waltz, night club two step, and the Samba to be exact. It's a lot of fun and Josh is starting to get the hang of it. It has been something fun and new that we can do together. I must admit though, that it can be hard. I used to dance, I have always loved dancing. I danced for a few years taking ballet, jazz, and tap, and I also used to be a cheerleader and did praise dance at church. When I was in Master's Commission, I danced hip hop. So, naturally I am a pretty good dancer, I think.
Well, a very import lesson in dancing with a partner is that you must let the man lead! No matter what! If he messes up you follow, and you mess up to. If he wants to move left and you know you are supposed to go right, you move left, if he wants to spin you and you don't feel like being spun, guess what you better get your turn on! So, needless to say it was quite hard for me to let Josh lead when of course I am a WAAAAAAAAY better dancer. " I have years of experience " I thought to myself. " I don't have to let him lead right?!?!?" WRONG! And it was in my dance class that I truly have begun to learn submission. Of course I have always known that " wives must submit to their husbands as to the Lord" but I must admit sometimes it just stinks! I so did not want to move to Hawaii and Josh really felt called. I was so stubborn and could have almost missed out on the great plans that God had and still has for us here. Not to mention all the fun we have had and the things we have done!
It was hard learning to adjust to life here and not having friends and no family, but it has been so rewarding to share this with my husband! God never ceases to amaze, even in dance class!
Well, a very import lesson in dancing with a partner is that you must let the man lead! No matter what! If he messes up you follow, and you mess up to. If he wants to move left and you know you are supposed to go right, you move left, if he wants to spin you and you don't feel like being spun, guess what you better get your turn on! So, needless to say it was quite hard for me to let Josh lead when of course I am a WAAAAAAAAY better dancer. " I have years of experience " I thought to myself. " I don't have to let him lead right?!?!?" WRONG! And it was in my dance class that I truly have begun to learn submission. Of course I have always known that " wives must submit to their husbands as to the Lord" but I must admit sometimes it just stinks! I so did not want to move to Hawaii and Josh really felt called. I was so stubborn and could have almost missed out on the great plans that God had and still has for us here. Not to mention all the fun we have had and the things we have done!
It was hard learning to adjust to life here and not having friends and no family, but it has been so rewarding to share this with my husband! God never ceases to amaze, even in dance class!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Anniversary Photo
My friend Nina is a wonderful photographer... you can check out her site at http://www.ninabrav.com/
She will travel anywhere to take pictures. Any way, the radio station that the church has ,had an anniversary party this weekend. It was a black and white party which was a lot of fun, and Josh and I got to do some of his songs.... good times! Here is the anniversary photo Nina took of us that evening in our black and white get up! 
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