{"id":16293,"date":"2015-08-01T16:45:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T21:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=16293"},"modified":"2015-08-02T03:24:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T08:24:33","slug":"recap-2015-08-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2015\/20150801-16293.htm","title":{"rendered":"Recap (2015.08.01)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In my spirit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contemplating how God&#8217;s grace &#8220;[trains] us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.&#8221; (Titus 2:12) <\/li>\n<li>Gearing up to teach preschool Sunday School this year &#8211; and praying God grants grace and wisdom to teach Christ, not mere morality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the living room:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I read a novel this week &#8211; and have decided that novels ruin me for everyday life. I start chafing at my chores, wishing I could just be sitting devouring another book. And, this would be why nonfiction is what I read at this point in my life. <\/li>\n<li>The library needs to stop having booksales. My bookshelves are already all full to overflowing and I can&#8217;t resist low-cost books &#8211; so I always end up coming home with a stack I have no idea where to house.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the kitchen:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slow cooker meals are certainly preferable to oven meals in the summertime &#8211; and we love this <a href=\"http:\/\/freezermealsforus.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/slow-cooker-orange-chicken.html\">Slow Cooker Orange Chicken<\/a>. I make it healthier by adding 8 oz snow peas (stemmed and cut in half), 1 can pineapple tidbits (drained), 1 green pepper (cut into 1\/2 to 1 inch chunks), and 1 red pepper (also cut into chunks) about 30 minutes to an hour before serving. <\/li>\n<li>I tried making some veggie and cheese enchiladas with black beans, zucchini, colored bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms. I thought it was delicious &#8211; Daniel thought it could use some meat :-) <\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m adding lots of veggies to dishes &#8211; including adding chickpeas, spinach, and acorn squash to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplyrecipes.com\/recipes\/chicken_peanut_curry\/\">Chicken Peanut Curry<\/a>. It was a winner in my book.<\/a>\n<li>This <a href=\"http:\/\/lilluna.com\/glazed-lemon-zucchini-bread\/\">Glazed Lemon Zucchini Bread<\/a> looked good &#8211; so I made a sourdough version, reducing the sugar and oil by half and skipping the glaze. It was good, but not great &#8211; it felt like it had too little lemon and too little zucchini. I&#8217;m sure the glaze would have added some lemon flavor, but the small amount of zucchini felt too bad. I think I&#8217;ll try modifying a different recipe that includes more zucchini to get the same lemon\/zucchini combo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the nursery:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I put Tirzah Mae in her crib Sunday evening and she crawled over to the bars and pulled herself up as if she&#8217;d been doing it all her life &#8211; so her mattress got lowered right then and there (Thank you, beloved!)<\/li>\n<li>After what seems like months of what I was sure was teething, Tirzah Mae has finally gotten her first tooth &#8211; but she&#8217;s teasing other parts of her gums, making me think there are others not far behind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the craft room:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I finally got around to making pom-poms today when a friend came over to visit and craft &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com\/how-to-make-pom-poms.html\">this method<\/a> didn&#8217;t end up working out for me, but we found another that works reasonable well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the library:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>aka &#8220;Books added to TBR list&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: &#038; Other Lessons from the Crematory<\/em> by Caitlin Doughty (added based on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisanotes.com\/how-do-you-deal-with-death\/\">Lisa&#8217;s review<\/a>, and on her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisanotes.com\/books-i-recommend-july-2015\/\">Nightstand post<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Girls of the Atomic City<\/em> by Denise Kiernan (added based on <a href=\"http:\/\/girlsinwhitedressesblog.com\/2015\/07\/28\/book-chat-july-2015\/\">Susan&#8217;s Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood<\/em> by Melissa B. Kruger (added based on <a href=\"https:\/\/barbarah.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/01\/book-review-walking-with-god-in-the-season-of-motherhood\/\">Barbara&#8217;s review<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Big Little Lies<\/em> by Liane Moriarty (added based on <a href=\"https:\/\/lifewithmyboysandbooks.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/28\/july-nightstand-5\">Nancy&#8217;s Nightstand post<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><em>Knowing God<\/em> by J.I. Packer (I&#8217;ve been thinking I wanted to re-read this &#8211; and having it as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/reading-classics-together\/why-dont-you-read-a-modern-day-classic-with-me\">Challies&#8217; &#8220;Reading Classics Together&#8221; book<\/a> might give me the impetus to do so.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In the garden:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I got two green beans this week. Two. From 18 plants.<\/li>\n<li>But the broccoli is still going strong, my cucumbers are giving me a steady trickle, and the peppers are setting on some more fruit. Also, the tomatoes, once they ripen, will be abundant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On the land:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Still waiting on the construction loan<\/li>\n<li>The septic guy came out to dig some test holes to determine percolation rates (basically, to confirm that our soil doesn&#8217;t absorb water so we&#8217;ll need the advanced system we&#8217;re getting.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On the web:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadandtrack.com\/car-culture\/features\/a26153\/highway-merging-mistakes\/\">Are we merging onto the highway all wrong?<\/a> &#8211; The author makes a good point about where the responsibility to make room to merge should lie.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amusingmaralee.com\/2015\/07\/outraged-at-planned-parenthood-support-foster-kids\/\">Outraged at Planned Parenthood? Support Foster Kids<\/a> &#8211; This blogger makes a great point about how often the alternative to abortion (in the US) is unprepared\/dysfunctional families trying to raise kids, who then often end up in the system.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pjmedia.com\/parenting\/2015\/07\/28\/what-my-special-needs-son-taught-me-about-underestimating-our-kids\/\">What my special needs son taught me about underestimating our kids<\/a> &#8211; I saw this frequently in relation to babies&#8217; eating abilities. Child gagged on a certain texture last month so mom assumes he can&#8217;t handle it. Seriously, that stuff can (and does) change in <em>days<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amotherfarfromhome.com\/the-difference-between-playing-and-being-entertained\/\">The Difference between Playing and Being Entertained<\/a> &#8211; All those great projects &#8220;to do with kids&#8221; that we see on Pinterest? They&#8217;re all great &#8211; but kids need to <em>play<\/em> as well &#8211; not just be entertained. This is a great post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my spirit: Contemplating how God&#8217;s grace &#8220;[trains] us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.&#8221; (Titus 2:12) Gearing up to teach preschool Sunday School this year &#8211; and praying God grants grace and wisdom to teach Christ, not mere morality. 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