Meals For Moving

I hate it every time we move all we do is eat fast food crap for 3 or 4 days. So this time I am planning on making some moving meals. Make ahead or crock pot meals that we can take to the new house and eat.
So after scouring Pinterest for an hour I found the following ideas that I think my family and I will love.

Make Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches @

rootandblossom.com

Bacon Cheeseburger Wraps @

The Recipe Critic

Slow Cooker Taco Chicken Bowls @

Budget Bytes

Pressed Turkey Sandwhich @

The Fest Blog

Pulled Chicken Verde @

The Slender Student 

Skinny Chicken and Broccoli Casserole @

 Yummy Healthy Easy

Spinach Turkey Muffins @

Meal and Moves Blog

Spaghetti & Meatballs - Make Ahead Meals @

Mommy's Kitchen

Cinnamon Vanilla Scones @

Savoring The Thyme

I hope you check out all these yummy recipes and wonderful blogs. Tag me on Pinterest (Thismomspath) on all your make ahead meals or meals perfect for moving. 

Namesake Week 5 and 6 Postponed Till After The Move

Well moving day is quickly approaching and I have soooo much to do to get ready, so I have postponed the final 2 chapters of namesake till after we move. Moving is one of the worst things. Between choosing paint colors, packing, training the dog and going on a weekend trip to see my parents things are going to get very busy. Not to mention all the things that I have to get done during and after the move.

I normally do really good with moves, but with my back issues and now the MS I find moving really hard. I want to help and I can't so I have to turn over control to others. Tell people where to put things and unload as I can. Plus try and keep Cloe busy and out of the way. Whewww I'm tired just thinking about it all.

Currently I'm on the hunt for meals to make ahead and eat during the move, so we aren't eating out for three days. I will post some meal recipes that I find tomorrow or Friday.

Namesake Week 4 Day 4: Beasts of Burden

Today's Scripture: Isaiah 46:1-9, Isaiah 46:1-2, and Exodus 20:2-6

Versus related to what Idol worship teaches us: Psalm 115:4-8, Romans 1:21-23, I Corinthians 10:21, and Matthew 4:8-10

The question behind the book of Daniel which we looked at yesterday, is What do you worship?

wor·ship

ˈwərSHəp

noun

1. 1.

   the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.

   "the worship of God"

2. synonyms:

   reverence, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation

Worship can be done during church service and its a wonderful thing, but there is more to worship than just that. Worship is about finding something that is our reason for living a purposeful life. In order to find out what our life purpose is and honestly worship we must prioritize our life. Whatever is the center of our life is what we worship. 

Here is my life center:

People have a hard time worshiping an invisible God, that is when Idols are normally made. There are many cultures that make idols, physical statues or figures that represent the gods that they pray to. When the figure or statue is made it then has to be carried around, and that is when it starts to become a burden. God insists that we worship him and only him, not because of self-interest by because he wants the best for him children. "God loves us so much that He wants us to orient our lives to worship the only thing that can unburden us, Him!" - Namesake

When we turn away from God and go to other things for help, we are deceiving ourselves and separately us from God.

"When we remind ourselves again that He is the source of our comfort and strength, the giver of every good and perfect gift, the choice to worship Him with our whole lives flower naturally. He is the one choice as object of our affection who will give more love than He could ever receive."

Namesake Week 4 Day 3: Worship

Today's Scripture: Daniel 6:1-16, Psalm 34:8, Psalm 95:6, James 4:8, Philippians 2:9-11 and Revelation 5:11-14

Have you ever gone to church and left feeling low? Every time I leave church I feel renewed and lighter, I can breath easier and feel ready for anything that come during the week. Its amazing how when we (Christians) come together as a community our hearts are transformed. "Worship shifts our focus outside ourselves and reminds us that there is a greater reality beyond the struggles we face." -Namesake

In the story of Daniel, his worship took away from the reality that he was a prisoner in a foreign land, but back to Jerusalem where he worshiped as a boy (back to a better time and place). When the King decreed to pray except to him Daniel was conflicted between praying to His God and His truth or praying a false God. So he went back to him room and prayed a prayer of praise and thanksgiving to God. He continued to pray 3 times per day as always, he gave God thanks. Daniel was faithful in worship and prayer to God, even though he faced being thrown into the lion's den.

Daniel made a habit out of worshiping the lord. If we make a habit out of praying and worshiping the lord in the same place daily it will help us look beyond our moods, problems, and reality, ground us and make our hearts glad. The daily practice of prayer and worship will help keep our faith strong through good times and struggles. The act of worship is as important to our faith as breathing is to our bodies.

Not only is it important to pray and worship quietly and alone, but its important to join a community of like minded Christians and worship together. This community or family of Christians is a very important part of the Christian life. Its a reminder that we are never alone, we have a building full of brothers and sisters of faith. A reminder that we are not alone, and a place were we can turn to help us through our hard times. Knowing that we are not alone helps us stay spiritually alive.

Worship Keeps Our Faith Alive