Joel's Journey: things we eat!!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

things we eat!!

I have no idea why I was inspired to look in the cookbooks for this two week grocery shopping, but I did!! I have not made these before but they sounded good and very easy. I am kinda in a crux because we hardly all eat together anymore and I thought I might as well try to bless the people that are here with something tasty instead of the same ole' thing we always eat! If I am making a new recipe I like to make it as it says and not alter ingredients......like some people in our house can not stand mayo and sour creme, but sometimes you can not even taste them if its all complied in the dish. Check them out and click onto the links!!!

Baked Southwest Sandwiches

Sausage Sandwich Squares

Cilantro Chicken

Slow Cooked Pepper Steak

Creamy Frozen Mocha Dessert

I still have several I plan to try but these we all tasted and approved by the Morris crew! So that is what we have been eating lately!! Hope you try some and let me know if your family liked them!

I hate to complain about the heat when I am a "heat lover" but this is getting a little outta control!! The temps this week are suppose to be 110-114 around here! At least our tropical plants and cactus are enjoying the house temps. Like Terry said at least we know there will eventually be a break because we are promised summer, winter, springtime and harvest, so Fall will surely bring some cooler stuff!!

I have about figured my new iPhone out!!! I LOVE it!!! Thank the Lord for brilliant minds who create such technologies!! But I think I am in for it with all the apps that little people and (big) people are going to be wanting to use!! :) Oh well, glad they can have fun too!!

1 comment:

The Ahlgren Family said...: Sounds like tasty recipes! Funny I'd see this today, the day when dinner somehow just didn't happen! I'm not quite sure how that worked out... :D
I agree, summer is nice, but fall will be a welcome relief from the heat!; August 3, 2011 at 10:42 PM

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Joel's Story

Joel, our 11th of 13 and a twin of Josiah, at age 3 was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, on December 6th, 2006. Joel had three perfect years of health and he and Josiah celebrated their 3rd birthday Sept. 13th, 2006. The first of Oct. Joel started having unexplained fevers for a few days and would return to active play. After the fourth round of fevers we took him to our family Dr. which they said his iron was low, so we treated that for a few weeks and took him back only to have his hemo. showing lower than before. We were referred to a hematologists and saw him a few weeks with blood checks twice a week. At a visit on Dec. 4th we showed the Dr. the bumps, (which were tumors but we did not know at the time) on Joel's head and he was very concerned and we were told we needed to admit him immediately and start extensive tests the following day. Joel went through rigorous testing and then the dreaded results were given. Joel was at a stage IV the most extensive stage, but we were hopeful that the Lord would use the means of Chemotherapy treatments to restore Joel's body. Joel endured 8 1/2 days in the hospital, came home for Christmas, and returned for his second round of chemo Jan. 3, 2007. Joel had a seizure that night after midnight and went into a coma due to a tumor bleeding in his head area and causing his brain to swell. After tests the following days, the Dr. declared Joel "brain dead" and took us to court to force us to take Joel off life support, as we did not agree with the medical field's definition of death. Our family sought to stand with the scripture, "life is in the blood,"and until Joel's heart quit beating naturally, he was living. We were making arrangements to bring him home and on January 23, 2007 his little heart stopped beating and he went to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven. Our lives are changed forever. God is faithful in the midst of this trial and we look with great hope to be with him someday.