TWILA PARIS WRITES MY HEART THIS WEEK

From Perennial-Songs for the seasons of life

Fountain of Grace

You have been faithful when I have been faithless
Oh, unending Fountain of Grace
Forever giving when I have been selfish
Oh, unending fountain of Grace

Still the beginning of all that is holy
Unsearchable, Ancient of Days
I kneel before You and offer this vessel
Oh, unending fountain of Grace

You were the constant when I chose to wander
Oh, unending fountain of Grace
You were forgiveness when I cried for mercy
Oh, unending fountain of Grace

You are the author of all that is finished
I owe you my life and my praise
I kneel before You and offer this vessel
Oh, unending Fountain of Grace
Pour out the water of life on this vessel
Oh, unending Fountain of Grace

Words fail me to describe what the Lord has been doing in my heart. This is where blogs pale in comparison to sharing our lives with one another, in the flesh. If you wish to talk to me more about this, please email me privately at beattym@bellsouth.net


NEW BEAUTY AND DIET REGIMEN

OK, are you ready? This is what you do...

Feed on Christ. Believe Him. Make his Word your very food.

"Then He said to me, 'Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.' So I opened my mouth, and He fed me this scroll. And He said to me, 'Son of man, feed your stomach, and fill your body (literally inward parts) with this scroll which I am giving you.' The I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth." Ezekiel 3:1-3

"Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised." Proverbs 31:30

(Doesn't this beat giving up carbs?!)


JOY OF COOKING REVISITED

I received this cookbook as a Christmas present from my mother-in-law in 1997. For several years I didn't even attempt to make anything out of it because I was so intimidated by the size of the book and the small type. I thought it could not possibly work for a relatively inexperienced cook such as myself. Well, one day I decided to take a risk and read about how to make an apple pie from scratch. Yes, I read all the instructions. And guess what? It came out great. Since then I've had great success with several recipes in the book. Even though it doesn't have colored pictures for every recipe, it has helped me with some basic cooking knowledge. If you have the book, here are the recipes I've tried lately:

Salmon fillets roasted in butter (pg. 551)
Slow roasted boneless pork loin (pg. 688)

These recipes are very easy to follow and have basic ingredients. Money has been tight this week and when I realized I didn't have enough egg noodles to complement the salmon, I used...Ramen noodles! Plain Ramen noodles and peas as a bed for the salmon fillets roasted in butter. It was a big hit with my husband and my (picky) kids.