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Think I'll sit down here for a bit... (3)

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Our schools here in No Cal are still in session as well. They will be for another week, I think.

Well, off to bed for another busy day of moving tomorrow.

The Lord's blessings to all of you.

Nite, nite.
Moving? You finally getting out?
 
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Hope everyone had a happy Memorial Day Weekend.

My parents came over so my dad could use our work bench. He does reloading and wanted to make his shells smaller for the new gun he has, and our bench is heavy enough to handle his equipment, or something like that. I made German potato salad and grilled burgers and corn on the cob for dinner. Husband got home from work as we finished eating.

He's worked 72 hours from last Monday to yesterday. His only day off was Saturday. Granted the O/T pay is very, very nice, I'm kind of worried about him. He works this evening, so he can sleep in a little today.
 
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I do my best to be much more obedient now, but sometimes the path He would have me on is not so apparent and the thought of screwing up brings the memory of the pain of being hammered to the surface.
I remember in college doing a study of the way God leads us. The verse that stuck in my mind is "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." (which was also a popular CCM song at the time, so it makes it easier for me to remember)

I grew up in a Scouting family, and usually spent summers at camp (dad worked at a Boy Scout camp). I had early experience with using a flashlight to light the path in front of me. The thing I remember most from this study is that image... and the fact that the light really only lights the next step, or the next two. It doesn't light the whole path. That's still in darkness, or is dim. And when you come to a branch in the path, you see only the branch... the choices... not where they lead.

God leads us step by step, illuminating our path as we trust in Him. But He doesn't always give us a detailed map of where we're going. Sometimes I'd like to see the Big Hand with its Laser Pointer of Illumination showing me exactly where I'm supposed to go... but that's just not how He works most of the time.

So I thank Him for the lamp for my next step, and let Him worry about the rest of the path.
 
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I love a good German potato salad. But I haven't had any in quite a while. The church I serve is Slovak, so it's halupki or pierogies, but no GPS.
My husband loves potatoes and bacon, and hates anything with mayonnaise. He comes from a family with some German background, but he'd never had GPS until I made it for him. I wanted potato salad, but knew he wouldn't eat it if I made it with mayo. We had GPS a lot growing up (my Dad's family was very German), so it was like a taste of home. He really liked it, too.
 
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Synger, that would make a GREAT devotion!!


 
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I love mayo. The problem is it's an unrequited love. Mayo hates me. Anything with Soybean oil in it gives me fits. Just can't take that bio-diesel I guess... Actually, anything with soy at all is on my can't-have list. Sadly, that includes chocolate. I like GPM, cold though, not hot. GrandMum used to make it all the time. She also used to make a fried cookie that I forget the name of. They were wonderful.
 
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You can make it yourself and use a different oil. Here's what's supposed to be a good, easy recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_16262,00.html

If mayo isn't the main ingredient I taste, I will use it in cooking (makes cakes suprisingly moist), but I can't stand the taste of traditional mayo/mustard potato salad.

I have the same problem as you with beans - all beans cooked in almost every way, the only exception being string beans. I can have them in very tiny amounts, and I have to make sure I chew thoroughly and make sure there's an antacid nearby - it's just easier to omit completely.
 
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