All things.
Beautiful.
He made.
There is a lot of beauty on this globe called Earth. A lot of ugly too, but the beauty is certainly there.
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Thursday, 14 July 2011
All Things Beautiful
He has made all things beautiful. Ecclesiastes 3:11.
All things.
Beautiful.
He made.
There is a lot of beauty on this globe called Earth. A lot of ugly too, but the beauty is certainly there.
All things.
Beautiful.
He made.
There is a lot of beauty on this globe called Earth. A lot of ugly too, but the beauty is certainly there.
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
8 Months w/ my Man
As of tomorrow it has been 8 months since I travelled this path of marriage. It's gone so quickly!
That means it's almost four and a half years since we first met & our lives changed forever.
Marriage has in no way been the picture-perfect dream we hoped for...it's had far too many days of sickness and medical talk, frustrations and tears. It's been a time of change, of adjusting to living together and sharing our space. But God has been working in amazing ways and He continues to.
There have been priceless, precious little moments.. having a disco in the living room together, snuggling on the couch with a dvd, late night talks and those shared knowing-looks.
I was not at all prepared for how different marriage would be from dating and I think I will continue to be surprised. It is a new phase, a radically different stage of life and it is up to us to embrace it in all of it's fullness.
That means it's almost four and a half years since we first met & our lives changed forever.
Marriage has in no way been the picture-perfect dream we hoped for...it's had far too many days of sickness and medical talk, frustrations and tears. It's been a time of change, of adjusting to living together and sharing our space. But God has been working in amazing ways and He continues to.
There have been priceless, precious little moments.. having a disco in the living room together, snuggling on the couch with a dvd, late night talks and those shared knowing-looks.
I was not at all prepared for how different marriage would be from dating and I think I will continue to be surprised. It is a new phase, a radically different stage of life and it is up to us to embrace it in all of it's fullness.
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Pea Puree??!
Say peas and I think yuck. Say pea puree and I would think double yuck. That was before I tried this version. It has made me fall in love with both peas and pea purree!
Pea Puree
1. Heat your frying pan, melt butter and saute the spring onions.
2. In a pot put the vegetable stock and peas and boil 5-8 minutes until peas are cooked.
3. Drain and reserve cooking liquid.
4. Place the peas and the butter/spring onion mix into a blender and mix. Add the reserved cooking liquid to get to right consistancy. Season with salt & pepper and wait for the rave reviews from friends!
Pea Puree
- spring onions (3 stalks or so)
- 200mls vegetable stock
- 50g butter
- 250g pea (give or take)
- small handful of mint leaves (or substiture with minted peas, as I did)
1. Heat your frying pan, melt butter and saute the spring onions.
2. In a pot put the vegetable stock and peas and boil 5-8 minutes until peas are cooked.
3. Drain and reserve cooking liquid.
4. Place the peas and the butter/spring onion mix into a blender and mix. Add the reserved cooking liquid to get to right consistancy. Season with salt & pepper and wait for the rave reviews from friends!
Friday, 1 July 2011
Friday Photo Challenge
I had a bit of fun taking a self-portrait including a lot of flour. Boy, was this a messy game!
I would like to try it again but need an entire bag of flour because it tends to waste a lot.
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The hardest part is getting a good cloud of flour whilst looking good - I didn't manage it in this shot but it had the best flour cloud in it!
Today (yes it's Friday in New Zealand, I know)...I linked to:
I would like to try it again but need an entire bag of flour because it tends to waste a lot.
Today (yes it's Friday in New Zealand, I know)...I linked to:
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Thinking About Yourself
As I embark on a 30 day photography challenge, I've been thinking about who I am for tomorrow's self-portrait photo.
I love words and photos, light and the ocean. The colour blue is 'my' colour. I'm an optimistic - sometimes annoyingly so. I find hope from God and love alone time with a great book. I'm a dreamer but I want to be a doer. I am a wife, a daughter, a friend, a colleague, a blessed child of the Almighty.
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I love words and photos, light and the ocean. The colour blue is 'my' colour. I'm an optimistic - sometimes annoyingly so. I find hope from God and love alone time with a great book. I'm a dreamer but I want to be a doer. I am a wife, a daughter, a friend, a colleague, a blessed child of the Almighty.
Friday, 24 June 2011
Blend Carrots, Get Orange
Carrots are so cheap and as it turned out, go very well into a soup. This was my first attempt and it will be recreated!
You just have to be okay with orange food!
Carrot & Ginger Soup
1. Saute chopped garlic and onion in bottom on large pot with bit of oil.
2. Add in the chopped carrots, apple, fresh ginger and cook a few more mins on medium.
3. Throw (carefully!) the vege stock and simmer it until all the veges are cooked.
4. Put it in the food blender until smooth, then return to pot and heat til warm enough to serve.
5. Add your preference of salt, pepper, fresh coriander, sour cream.... Easy, peasy - orange goodness!
You just have to be okay with orange food!
Carrot & Ginger Soup
- 3 large carrots
- 1 apple (trust me!)
- chunk of fresh ginger
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 4+ cups of vege stock
- sour cream (to serve, optional)
- delicious bread (also optional)
1. Saute chopped garlic and onion in bottom on large pot with bit of oil.
2. Add in the chopped carrots, apple, fresh ginger and cook a few more mins on medium.
3. Throw (carefully!) the vege stock and simmer it until all the veges are cooked.
4. Put it in the food blender until smooth, then return to pot and heat til warm enough to serve.
5. Add your preference of salt, pepper, fresh coriander, sour cream.... Easy, peasy - orange goodness!
A Womens Job?
I'm all for girl power, women can do anything...etc, etc.
But I also love that I can be in charge of the cooking, like women mostly have been through the centuries, and my Man can take out the rubbish and fix the car (or just drive it to the mechanic).
Unfortunately my Man is away again, helping in the Christchurch earthquake response and the car needs a wing mirror fixed. Now it's not a big deal but I hate, hate doing it!
I'm such a damsal in distress, wishing I could get someone else to fix the situation. Which is silly because all I have to do is drive it to the shop and pay them the money...so, go girl power!
But I also love that I can be in charge of the cooking, like women mostly have been through the centuries, and my Man can take out the rubbish and fix the car (or just drive it to the mechanic).
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Unfortunately my Man is away again, helping in the Christchurch earthquake response and the car needs a wing mirror fixed. Now it's not a big deal but I hate, hate doing it!
I'm such a damsal in distress, wishing I could get someone else to fix the situation. Which is silly because all I have to do is drive it to the shop and pay them the money...so, go girl power!
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