Kanga’s Kitchen

 

What’s the measuring stick?  Growing up, I heard there were three possibilities –  loving God & people well (saints in Heaven), loving God well and people poorly (what “good” Christians do),  or loving people well and God poorly (what country/Kentucky people do). But lately, reading the OT prophets with The Bible Recap, I’m noticing different ideas…. * Micah - God’s judgement coming because people are being cruel/hateful to each other  * Isaiah - Lost people and Satan are alike in their pride, anger, & selfish/hateful behavior. God and His children are alike in humility, love, & trust. If you love God, then you’ll love people.  If you don’t love people, then you don’t love God.  It’s as simple as that.

“Pride is the taproot of all sin.”  Isaiah 1-4, from The Bible Recap - judgment was coming because of pride & cruelty (loving self instead of loving God & others).  “The Lord said: ‘Because the daughters of Zion are HAUGHTY and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes’” (Isaiah‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬ ‭ESV‬‬). Where do I struggle with pride? Isn’t it pride when I want life to work according to my plan instead of watching with humble appreciation as God works everything according to His own perfectly-wonderful plan?  Breakfast: avocado toast 🥑☕️ Lunch: avocado/egg/hash-brown burgers @Wild Eggs 🥑 🍔 ☕️ 

Today I read 2 Kings 15 & 2 Chronicles 26 (a few days behind in the Bible Recap). Uzziah was a good king because he followed God … until he wasn’t, because he got proud and followed himself.  Good things come & good things go, but our good God is there forever. This is something to hold onto! “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high & lifted up; and the train of Hhis robe filled the temple. Above Him stood the seraphim. … And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” (Isaiah‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭3‬, ‭ESV‬).

My parents always said they were drawn to each other because they’re so different from each other and everyone knows that “Opposites Attract.” I did/do see that principle at work some in most of the marriage relationships I’ve witnessed. But Christopher Robin & I are so similar! What happened there?! Then according to the marriage book we’re reading for church this summer, God designs very different people to fall in love and get married. It’s supposed to be a big, beautiful tool of human sanctification … ie, His finishing redemptive work in both spouses’ hearts. So again, where do we fit in all this?! Well, I imagine part of the answer might lie in God granting my heart’s desire for a best-friend marriage. Part of it might be God’s mercy for my disability & anxiety issues. Maybe God knew we’d have plenty of outside craziness in our lives for His refining work, so He graciously allowed us one more comfortable relationship to rest in. Doubtless He had other reasons we don’t unde...

  “I will give thanks to You!”

When Christopher Robin works night-shift….  How about quiche & French toast for breakfast-supper?  Easy Bacon Cheese Quiche French Toast

So the Ovia app’s week 5 baby-size is peppercorns, which most recipes seem to feature in a sauce for steaks. I made the sauce & a couple side dishes, then took Roo & Ruby outside to play while Christopher Robin grilled the steaks & kabobs. Then I started spotting, and lost the baby overnight. “You give & take away; Lord, blessed be Your Name.” This one feels harder than the last one, but I know God is good and I know He has a good purpose. Now I have two babies waiting for me in Heaven….  

 

As it turns out, cutting back on coffee seems to have worked (along with a higher dose of letrozole, and of course God deciding the time was right). We’re 5 weeks pregnant with Our Little Blessing 3 aka Rudy (Roo D)!  So for week 4, we celebrated with poppyseed kuchen from my Hungarian-chef heritage. 🇭🇺👨‍🍳  

  It’s not your fault when other people get angry, and it’s not your responsibility to fix their problems. Let it go & move on, at least  as much as you can.  See this helpful article:  People's Meanness

The Holy Spirit is our Helper.  Exercise helps, too. 

I LAVA YOU!!!  *Cue Disney-Pixar's volcano love-story short film* And I so wanted to make you/us a really nice cake for our anniversary today! https://itsybitsykitchen.com/chocolate-mocha-cake/ Amidst child-rearing & housekeeping & home-educating & hospital-facilitating & everything else. Although I didn't find a legit cake board to put it on, there was a big enough paper plate Bfor the base cocoa/coffee layer. Then the first layer of creamy espresso filling, then the second chocolate cake layer, then another espresso-filling layer, then the final layer of chocolate cake, So far, so good. Next to start with the creamy chocolate espresso frosting - which was too stiff, so I stirred in some milk. But when I started frosting the cake, then the cake started falling apart. And then my 7-year-old started hollering questions and all kinds of stuff, and I'm just like "Please go play! I really need space to focus on saving this cake!" Eventually i...

 “Remember Me.” “Remember where you were.” “Remember what I’ve done for you.” “Do not forget Me.”  “Rejoice.” “You shall surely rejoice.” Themes in The Bible Recap’s current trek through Deuteronomy…. And it takes a visit from out-of-state relatives for us to try a bourbon pecan pie (apparently aka Derby Pie). 🥧 Never thought of it before, lol. But Levi loved it, and the rest of us did too - and now that we’ve had it, maybe I should make it sometime. 😉 https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/258239/kentucky-derby-pie/

  After a week’s fun vacationing with Roo, and then a crazy day visiting with kangaroo family & watching Ruby’s sports event, there wasn’t time for me to make my love a birthday cake. But better late than never, right? He loves Reese’s & coffee, so let’s give this recipe a try: https://lifecurrentsblog.com/peanut-butter-coffee-cake/

  Definitely a family favorite! Can vary it some, but be careful to avoid saltiness. 😉 https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/impossibly-easy-cheeseburger-pie/8c78aa78-c368-40fa-8a88-1654640c7525

 

Here’s a few ideas …  

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