Thursday, March 20, 2003
Mothers of Marines stand by each other
I want to recommend this article to everyone who knows someone who is waiting here, at home. No big profound remarks today, people. Things are profound enough on the news, just now.
But I did want to salute the men and women who are away today. And salute their families who are here at home.
Waiting.
God bless them. God bless America.
I want to recommend this article to everyone who knows someone who is waiting here, at home. No big profound remarks today, people. Things are profound enough on the news, just now.
But I did want to salute the men and women who are away today. And salute their families who are here at home.
Waiting.
God bless them. God bless America.
Monday, March 17, 2003
"I am the bread of life," Jesus said.
You know, that's pretty awesome. Being the bread of life.
Now, stay with me here for a minute. I had a revelation of sorts yesterday. I've been on the Atkins diet. Just in the very beginning phase, called the Induction phase. This is the initial two-week period in which one adjusts the body to eating far fewer carbohydrates than one had been eating before. I am doing this on medical advice, trust me.
Okay. So for this initial two-week period, I've been on extremely limited carbohydrates. My favorite type of bread, for example, has more carbohydrates in one slice than I am allowed in an entire day! So...I hadn't eaten bread in a week.
This is an extremely long time to go without bread, for me.
Yesterday, though, I made myself some Low Carb muffins. Special recipe. As I took my first bite of the banana-nutty muffin, I had my inspiration.
BREAD. Simple stuff 'til you're without it for a while. BREAD. Basic, life-giving. BREAD. My Lord called himself the bread of life.
Wow. He is, you know. And there are folks out there who've been living a breadless existence. There are substitutes, sure. But nothing is the same as BREAD.
I'm not knocking the low-carb life. It's already helping my sundry concerns and this is a good thing. But I am making sure to include this special recipe bread in my daily diet. I need it.
But how do I share the Bread of Life with those out there who have no bread? Their lives lack that essential substance, that life-giving food.
I can only pray that, in my writing, I can share about the Bread of Life. I can tell you, Reader, that I appreciate what Christ said so much more this week than I did the week before.
He's the Bread of Life. Wow. That is profound. And I'm profoundly grateful I can partake of life with him for eternity.
~~SLF~~
You know, that's pretty awesome. Being the bread of life.
Now, stay with me here for a minute. I had a revelation of sorts yesterday. I've been on the Atkins diet. Just in the very beginning phase, called the Induction phase. This is the initial two-week period in which one adjusts the body to eating far fewer carbohydrates than one had been eating before. I am doing this on medical advice, trust me.
Okay. So for this initial two-week period, I've been on extremely limited carbohydrates. My favorite type of bread, for example, has more carbohydrates in one slice than I am allowed in an entire day! So...I hadn't eaten bread in a week.
This is an extremely long time to go without bread, for me.
Yesterday, though, I made myself some Low Carb muffins. Special recipe. As I took my first bite of the banana-nutty muffin, I had my inspiration.
BREAD. Simple stuff 'til you're without it for a while. BREAD. Basic, life-giving. BREAD. My Lord called himself the bread of life.
Wow. He is, you know. And there are folks out there who've been living a breadless existence. There are substitutes, sure. But nothing is the same as BREAD.
I'm not knocking the low-carb life. It's already helping my sundry concerns and this is a good thing. But I am making sure to include this special recipe bread in my daily diet. I need it.
But how do I share the Bread of Life with those out there who have no bread? Their lives lack that essential substance, that life-giving food.
I can only pray that, in my writing, I can share about the Bread of Life. I can tell you, Reader, that I appreciate what Christ said so much more this week than I did the week before.
He's the Bread of Life. Wow. That is profound. And I'm profoundly grateful I can partake of life with him for eternity.
~~SLF~~
