Sunday, March 8, 2009

Dinner, Discuss, Dessert

Hello everyone and welcome to the "mansion." Hope you all have adjusted to the spring forward this morning. I personally have not. So...my sweet husband is making dinner this evening. The Teagues will be having...

DINNER

Fried Rice (recipe to follow)
Pot Stickers
Sweet and Sour chicken

Recipe for Casey's Fried Rice

Ingredients:
1 - 2 green onions, as desired
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
4 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed
4 cups cold cooked rice (Cook the rice the day before and put in the fridge.)
1 - 2 tablespoons light soy sauce or oyster sauce, as desired
chopped ham or salad shrimp are good too.

Preparation:Wash and finely chop the green onion. Lightly beat the eggs with the salt and pepper.Heat a wok or frying pan and add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the eggs. Cook, stirring, until they are lightly scrambled but not too dry. Remove the eggs and clean out the pan.Add 2 tablespoons oil. Add the rice. Stir-fry for a few minutes, using chopsticks or a wooden spoon to break it apart. Stir in the soy sauce or oyster sauce as desired.When the rice is heated through, add the scrambled egg back into the pan. Mix thoroughly. Stir in the green onion. Serve hot. Yum.

DISCUSS

Do you all remember the trash bag commercial???????? HEFTY, HEFTY, HEFTY.....wimpy, wimpy, wimpy.... I had not thought of that commercial for some years until this morning at church. BEAR WITH ME....My question to you all is...are you "HEFTY" in serving God or are you "wimpy?" This was a tough question for me. If to serve Him means to spread the Gospel (good message) I feel that I might be leaning toward "wimpy" most of the time.

If the Bible read something like Dick and Jane, Acts 6:8 - Acts 7:60 might sound a little like this...
See Stephen.
See Stephen do wonders.
See the bad men.
See the bad men conspire against Stephen.
See Stephen share God's words.
Stephen shared and shared.
Stephen shared the truth.
The bad men gnashed their teeth.
Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit.
Stephen saw heaven.
The bad men grabbed Stephen.
The bad men stoned Stephen.
Stephen asked mercy for the bad men.
Stephen went to be with his Maker.

Now let me tell you something...that is "HEFTY." Stephen shared the good message until he physically couldn't any longer. He shared in the face of evil. He shared in the proximity of great danger. He shared with every word and breath. He shared unto physical death. HEFTY doesn't really do Stephen justice.

I am going to try to be less "wimpy" and more "HEFTY." I invite you all to do the same.

DESSERT

Fortune cookies

You all have a wonderful Sunday evening. Go out being "HEFTY."

Laura

2 comments:

  1. Welcome to Bloggerville Laura!! Great posts already! I look forward to popping in.

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  2. Okay, I'm having a "hefty" moment. I think you are right about us all being a bit "wimpy" in the area of spreading the Word, but I DO believe that we spread the Word, not only by word of mouth, but particularly by how we let God shine through us "as we go" through life. It is truly a blessing when someone you meet says to you "You're a Christian, aren't you?"...especially when you haven't said anything "religious". Believe me girl, YOU ARE NOT "WIMPY" in ANY area.

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