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elevation church have amazing creative people on their team… i was incredibly moved by this easter presentation, a wonderful analogy of jesus, the sin remover, the life giver
On a Friday morning, two thousand years ago, Jesus stood before the people, and Pilate declared, “Behold the man!” It was the sixth day of the week, the day God created man. And now the second Adam was undoing the first Adam’s sin.
Adam was always meant to wear a crown. Now Jesus would wear one.
Adam had been sentenced to toil among the thorns. Now Jesus would have those thorns twisted into His brow.
Adam was ashamed of his failure and sought to hide behind fig leaves. Now Jesus would wear the purple robe and hear the taunts of the mockers.
The hands of humanity that reached out for the forbidden fruit were the fists that beat the face of the precious Savior.
“Behold the man!” Pilate didn’t know what he was saying, but John the apostle did. Jesus is the perfect man. The image of the invisible God, the beginning and the end, the One in whom all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell. The one who shows us what God always intended humanity to be like. He is the One who takes the shame of our sin and bears the mockery of evil.
::: go read the whole article by Trevin Wax here at The Gospel Coalition
last week i said i *wanted* to make some homemade cream eggs. well i did. they were fiddly and you had to be fast or the innards would melt… but they taste good. esp the next day! the kids thought i was super mum. okay, i think i’m super mum making them!
also Totally Loving:
All Sons & Daughters
Ungled by Lysa Terkeust
Butter Chicken by Magi (dairy and gluten free!)
Fringe
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost. so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
evangeline’s ballet class are learning contemporary ballet. love that! whenever i think of CB i think of fix you SYTYCDA… this version always makes me cry. oh i wish i could dance like that! here is another elevation church interpretive dance to hillsong’s oceans song (on ZION) that is awesome!
Cadbury Eggs Decoded! Finally, you can make Cadbury-style Creme Eggs at home any time of year. And you want to know the biggest secret? The recipe is incredibly simple! The molding takes some time and patience, but if you’re not concerned about looks, these babies are easy to crank out, and possibly more addictive than the real things.
**** so going to make these!
We’re priv’d to be doing some dating mentoring with some of our young adults… last night we sent them away with homework – to complete a myers briggs personality test thingy… great way to wrap some words about some aspects of who they are… can give good insights why someone is wired a certain way… i am a ENFJ = Extravert(67%) iNtuitive(50%) Feeling(75%) Judging(11%)
on saturday we went to the manx society train day. this is usually held at christmas time but last year was rained out and the year before was cancelled because of my father in laws death. so this was the first time back to a place and occasion that holds significant memory and association. they had an easter egg hunt, lunch and train rides. and this year the lovely elderly train driver trained my tony to be a driver… and tony broke the train. ok, the train broke by itself, but tony was on his first lap as a driver. so we’re milking it, with love, for all its worth. it may become a “thing.” aka, i got a speeding ticket in the mail yesterday, but tony broke the train.
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost. so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
coming up at the end of march i will have been gluten free for a year. a whole year.
i’ve been egg free for about ten years and dairy free since september.
i miss cheese.
i miss soft white fluffy buns and pizza.
i miss takeaways and convenient food.
i miss puff pastry and macaroni cheese.
but for me my allergies just aren’t about food. its about life. and surrender.
its about walking with jesus.
yes i know. geeky eh. but it has become an analogy for me.
you see i have a very restricted diet.
there is food i WANT to eat (even crave to eat) but i know it will make me really sick. sick sometimes for a week. sick enough so i am unable to function as a wife, mother or person.
so i choose health and all the restrictions that brings. i choose a lifestyle of surrender.
sometimes its really easy and sometimes its really hard, but i keep the end goal in mind – health.
feeling well. feeling energetic. free from the limitations reactions bring.
the same in my life, there are things i feel i want, even crave, but they’re things that God says are not beneficial to me, and are sin, and so even though the temporary may feel good, i choose the eternal.
i choose surrender.
i choose restrictions.
i choose to be free.
i choose life.
3 Tablespoons non-dairy butter
1 bag of 40 marshmallows
7 cups of Rice Bubbles
In a large pot melt the butter over medium heat. Add the marshmallows and stir until melted.
Slowly add the rice bubbles and stir until combined. Transfer to a baking paper lined 9×13 slice tin. Press into the pan. Allow to cool and then cut into pieces. Decorate if desired.
i’ve used just normal marshmallows so its not a gluten free recipe…
these are the most yummiest cookies ever! and they’re gluten free! and i made these ones!
love these pikelets – easy and delish to make gluten free too!
2c gluten free flour (i use healtheries baking mix)
4T sugar
4tsp gluten free baking powder
2T water
4T cooking oil
2c soy milk
dry ingredients then wet ingredients
lumps are okay – just wisk it together – but dont over wisk it!
then dessert spoon into a hot pan with a bit of olivani butter
serve with jam!
or marmite (if you’re not GF!) and if you have some tucked away preciously
ps it makes HEAPS so i often halve the recipe or make them when i’m having guests round… perfect in the lunch box the next day too!
this is one of the funniest and sweetest things i’ve seen in a while… love flight of the conchords but love them even more now as they chat to kids about cure kids (charity) and write a song… brilliance!
on my journey in discovering the allergies and sensitiveness i have i have discovered, out of necessity, a new shampoo and conditioner… Holistic Hair smells amazing, feels amazing and i think is seriously one of the best shampoo/conditioners i have used, and i have a hairdresser for a sister. and better still has cleared up my scalp from eczema and other nasties!
evangeline has the best ballet teacher in the world. seriously.
on Mondays i have a semi food dilemma. my son has rugby practice until 4.15 and usually comes home muddy as. so its home and sort everything else and try to manage dinner. so a few months ago, near the start of the season, after some dinner disasters i started using the slower cooker to cook amazing global cuisine Tuscan beef casserole. amazing. but this month i’m on a low salicylate diet so no spices or seasoning or sauce. so today i cooked a chicken in my slow cooker. just add chicken. that’s it. no water, no oil, no spices, no nothing, no rack (like in the picture). just chicken. i browned it off under the grill at the end and wow. tender. soft. delish. a hit!
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost.
so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
well i went back to my lovely specialists this week to see if they had discovered more from my latest blood tests about the allergies i am battling.
unfortunately the really specialist tests they are doing haven’t come back so i am still in a discovery restriction mode.
in fact
the dietician recommended going on a one month trial salicylate free diet.
a what?
basically the list of what i can eat has got way smaller and the list of what i cant has got huger.
things that are my go to food like broccoli, cauli, corn, capsicum, green tea, coke, any fizzy, orange juice, spicy food, spices etc are off the menu
salt is my only flavouring allowed. no spices. no sauces.
plain food. peas, potatoes, iceburg lettuce, mung beans, bamboo shoots are on my yes list. i confess i dont know what to do with the latter two!
cheese, milk, soy, meat and bread (with butter only or cheese) are fine.
really no flavoured drinks and pears, peeled, are one of the only fruits i can have.
for a month.
some of the things that are on the list of can haves i cant have because of existing allergies, like eggs and nuts.
and i have to confess, i dont like peas. and i love spring salads.
all the meals i worked out for the family to eat, GF, i cant have because they are saucy and flavoursome.
but have drawn up a meal plan – a sanity plan – to plan the week ahead of meals, that makes it work for the activities we have and the food we can eat. i will cook “normal” meals for the family and then a bit of plain meat for myself and plain things. i’ll make it work and see what happens.
oh and the connection with the picture above… we had a bag of pineapple lumps in the house. i ate them all on thursday and started my SF diet on friday…
the delight of opening presents – my gorgeous girl! she turned 7 on sunday and is very delightful, full of spunk and a real character!
these are one of my greatest gluten free baking successes – nutella cookies – made with sweet william chocolate mud spread (nut free, dairy free, egg free) and turn out chewy and crunchy and delish!
i love Sound of A Soft Breath on facebook. its a great devotional community – with quotes and bible verses and songs and “stuff” going up each day. its awesome when someone responds, with a like or a comment, esp those that say “that was just what i needed to hear.” that so blesses my heart. i love how God speaks. i love how He can pop something up on our wall feed, or into our inbox, that is just the right thing that we need to hear, that refixes our heart with hope and grace again, that encourages us and gives us courage. i love how His Word is active and alive and that He knows us so well.
loving facebook timeline, for the simple fact that i love images and visual stuff. this song has been my heart for the past month and is the image for our housegroup facebook page.
and as always. i love Jesus with all i am and all my heart and all my soul and all my days. For His glory and the building of His kingdom and the rescue of the lost.
so what are you totally loving this week?
… check out what other peeps are loving whatever day of the week it is over at MNM’s BLOG
i adapted this elisabeth hasselbeck recipe last week for my family. actually on the 4th of july (because she has it on her website as perfect for the 4th of july) which is funny. to me, a kiwi (we dont have 4th of july), it was like kfc. delish. slightly naughty. like takeaways… but made at home
because of our family food allergies i used coconut milk instead of buttermilk and used no egg and no cheese. instead of gf cornflakes i used an organ breadcrumb mix and i also used a T of chia seeds.
i was delighted with how it tasted. crisp. spicy. yummy!
and funnily, before going GF i would have never have attempted such a meal. becoming GF has become a food adventure for me!
Buttermilk Chicken
Serves 4
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 2 pounds total)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary
1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
1 egg
1/2 cup brown rice flour
3/4 cup crushed gluten-free cornflakes
2 tbsp. finely grated Parmesan cheese
2 tsp. gluten-free paprika
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Place the chicken breast, garlic, and rosemary in a bowl, and add 1 cup of the buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour up to 8 hours.
- In a shallow bowl, beat the egg with a fork until blended. Then add the remaining 1/2 cup buttermilk and the brown rice flour, and beat until a thick batter forms. On a plate, mix together the cornflakes, Parmesan cheese, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
- Using tongs, lift each chicken breast from the buttermilk and dip onto the egg mixture. Then dip each piece one at a time into the cornflake mixture. When all the chicken pieces are coated, refrigerate them for 30 minutes to help the cornflake coating adhere.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Place a deep skillet over high heat, and add the canola oil. When the oil is hot (a tiny piece of chicken dipped into the hot oil will sizzle as soon as it’s added), add half the chicken pieces without crowding the pan. Working in batches, fry the chicken turning the pieces as needed, until they are well browned on all sides, about 10 minutes total. As soon as the chicken breasts are browned, transfer them to a baking sheet.
- Transfer the baking sheet to the oven, and bake until the chicken is opaque throughout and the juices run clear, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Arrange the chicken on a serving platter. Garnish with the parsley, and serve warm or at room temperature.
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