cause I love fried chicken... and I really love fried okra. My mama could cook the best fried chicken you ever tasted. Seared in an iron skillet in Crisco and then temperature turned down and lid put on and that chicken was allowed to cook to the best crispiness and oh my goodness, there was nothing like it. I know some of my children think of biscuits and gravy when they think of my mama... but I always think of her friend chicken. Fried okra.. mmm... okra sliced and rolled in cornmeal and fried... oh yeah. Mama knew how to cook it. Oh course I rarely fry foods at all anymore... and use my air fryer more often than not. In fact, my cooking skills are getting less and less it seems. But.... did I tell you I ordered 4-5 soup cookbooks from Thriftbooks? Most, if not all, are Taste of Home. I love their cookbooks. These are all for soup... I'm wanting to make different kinds of soup. There is just something comforting about soup on a cool/cold day.
But for today, I'm not thinking of soup - but Texas Chili. I think I have everything and will see if I progress towards that goal this afternoon. Or late morning. I am meeting up with my boss this morning for our breakfast meeting. I won't be hungry for the rest of the day, probably, but if I get it made, can run some over to Ms. Diane and Ms. Vicky.
Oh - called Ms. Diane and talked with her yesterday. She had fallen yesterday, which is why her children and a nurse was there. I encouraged her again to go in to an assisted living, and promised I would visit her if she would go. Bless her heart, I love her to pieces, and hope she will make the plans to go. She's worried about all her things. I reminded her she can't take it with her when she dies, and if she has things she wants others to have, tell them to take it now. The rest is just 'things'. She agrees. But will she do it. I get it. I'm attached to a lot of things I have too, but I'm learning to 'let go'. I came in to this world with nothing, and I will leave with nothing. These are just things.
I finally finished the puzzle I got for Christmas and decided I would pull out one I was given a few years ago. I hadn't even opened it yet. It's a photo of me sitting in a red convertible that my big brother still has. He even says it is my car. It's mine whenever I go to Indy. But I don't usually go get it, but do a rental cause we are usually all over the place... the car has to sit outside.... but I don't make a big deal of it cause the one year he did let me drive it while in Indy, he gave hubby instructions he was NOT to drive it... it was MY car, and only I could drive it. Needless to say, hubby was furious. But I drove it everywhere we went. Anyway - the puzzle - my brother had it made for me from the photo. It's pretty cool. It's now on my table being sorted out by colors.
I hear the rain falling pretty good this morning.. and yes, it was raining yesterday when I commented on it. Now I'm praying that it will stop when I head to the restaurant - it's about a 45-50 minute drive on a good day... driving with some of the people who don't know how to drive in rain can be somewhat unnerving. I understand there was a 5 car accident right next to us yesterday morning... hubby said he couldn't figure out what happened, but my guess is people were sitting at the light and one person either wasn't paying attention and tried to stop too late... and rammed the car in front, which hit the one in front, etc. I don't know - didn't see it - but understand it wasn't pretty. That's what happens when you move to an 'old people's area' as well... our reflexes aren't as good. But when hubby stops for a red light half a block away from the light... that annoys me. LOL
Ephesians 6:10-11 (NKJV): "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."
Every day we need to put on the whole armor of God so that we can stand against the wiles or thoughts of the devil. We need to put on the Belt of Truth.. to stand for what is right and to speak truth. We need to put on the breastplate of righteousness. We need to put on our feet the gospel of peace. We cannot forget our shield of faith, that it will stand against and block the enemies tactics to take us down. We need to put on our heads the helmet of salvation. And we need to take the sword of the Spirit - the Word of the Lord - and be ready at all times to share His word with others. Oh that this world would see that only our Heavenly Father's way is best for them!
Why do people run so far away from Him when He loves them so much? God, in fact, loves you so much that He gave His Son for you. Can you even imagine giving up your son or daughter to save the world? I don't even want to think about it! And yet, His love for us is so great; that is what God did for you and me.
Jesus came with one purpose.... to die. To be our sacrifice. To be our redemption. To set us captives to sin FREE.
Are you free? Or does the enemy still hold you captive in his evil schemes? Put on your armor and fight!
Blessings!
