40 days of Lent - cook?

Today's Lenten Thought

March 21 - Attempt to cook something you've never made before, whether it's basic like scrambled eggs or fancy, like--well, pick something from Julia Child.  Say grace before eating.

Not the day for me on this one.  I am home today make halupkies for Saturday's Craft Fair and Flea Market at Salem UCC, in Catasauqua.

It takes usually most of the day between rolling and cooking the trays - I just started around 9 and I thought I take this break and write today's blog.  The picture you see is the hamburger and rice mixer with the leaves of cabbage, next job is to roll them up.

Another reason I won't be making something different today is I will be weighing in at Weight Watchers later today - maybe after weigh in, lol!

Variety is nice, God gave us so much to work with, so many fruits and veggies, there is always something new to try, so this is not a bad thought, the timing is a little off though for me.

Have a great day - experiment - let me know how it goes, or save me some!!!

40 Days of Lent - Grace

Grace - as is saying Grace.

Today's Lenten Thought from the UCC Calendar is -

February 21 - If you don't already, start saying grace before your meals.  You can do it silently or start a new practice in your household with others.

Since I only grew up saying grace at Thanksgiving, I never really got in the habit of saying it at my every meal.  But, as with all things good or bad, it could become a habit.  In this case a good habit.

Research shows that it takes 21 days to develop a habit. That’s 21 days of going to the gym every day or exercising in some way every day, 21 days to meditation, 21 days to eat healthily, 21 days doing, 21 days of anything. When you want to start a habit, don’t tell yourself you are doing it for life, tell yourself (your conscious brain) that you are going to try it for 21 days.  Maybe it is just a coincidence but today is the 21.  Maybe that's a good sign that you ( and me) should start today.

Say to yourself that from now to Easter you are going to say grace before your meals and see if  by Easter it becomes a permanent habit.  A good habit.  And remember God doesn't need it real fancy with all the thou's and art's,  He will be happy with a simple "thank you for the food we eat".