Skip to main content

Cookbooks and God's Grace

I have been dreading today all week. I was not looking forward to Molly's spaying. But, from the beginning of my day, God showed me grace that I didn't deserve. But, of course, that is what grace is, isn't it? =) So, let me start at the beginning.

Molly couldn't have any food after midnight last night. I was careful to keep it from her. I had to go change Eli's diaper so I left my food at the back of the counter. Just as I finished him up, I heard the sound of my plate in the kitchen being knocked--not to the ground, but just clattering on the counter. I knew exactly what Molly was doing. I raced to the living room to see Molly running away from me--she and I both knew what she had done. I opened her mouth and found my zucchini bread--all in one piece--on the roof of her mouth. First baby miracle of the day--I got there in time and God helped me hear Molly! The spaying would have been postponed if she had eaten it.

Then I took the kids down to my friend's house and took Molly in. Everyone there was very nice and it was very quick. And, praise God, Molly was 41.4 pounds--under 50 pounds. When the dogs are over 50, the price jumps by $50 or so. And then I got some very good news! I was told I would have to carry her down the stairs for 14 days. The vet said no, she should be fine from the beginning, just take it slow. It was such a relief to get that news!

So, I left and went to the pet store and got myself a cup of coffee in my own cup from Starbucks. I don't get to enjoy it very often while running after everyone. So, I took a few minutes for me.

I went home and took care of the kids until lunch. Then I got a call and was told Molly would be ready at 3 p.m. Which was perfect because the oven repair man was coming between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. So, I ran over and got her (with my kids dropped off at my friend's house) and came back. The oven man came and fixed my oven. And, we still had time to dress like cows and go get free Chikfila to bring home for dinner since it was Cow Appreciation Day. What a huge blessing! No cooking tonight!

So, that was my day. A far better one than I had expected!

Oh, PS... I thought it would be fun to make a list of my favorite out of the way cookbooks. So, I did =) http://amzn.com/l/R3QELOW52T23JU

Comments

Kim said…
I am so glad to hear that everything went well. I hope you continue to have a wonderful weekend.
July 11, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Comparison of Verses

Tonight I was reading the Mom's Bible again (NCV) and compared this verse: NCV Ephesians 5:22-24 22 Wives, yield to your husbands, as you do to the Lord, 23 because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. And he is the Savior of the body, which is the church. 24 As the church yields to Christ, so you wives should yield to your husbands in everything. NIV Ephesians 5:22-24 22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. The Message 22-24 Wives, understand and support your husbands in ways that show your support for Christ. The husband provides leadership to his wife the way Christ does to his church, not by domineering but by cherishing. So just as the church submits to Christ as he exercises such leadership, wives should likewis...
Post a Comment
Read more

Grieved

Why is it that my generation (I belong to Gen X) and generations after us always seem to think that they know more than the generations that have come before us? Why is there such a lack of respect in our generation for our elders? Why do we think that the liturgy of the church and hymns are irrelevant? It is ironic to me that the emergent movement is saying that the seeker sensitive movement is irrelevant. It seems as if it was only a few years ago when it was the seeker sensitive movement that said to the traditional church that it (the traditional church) was irrelevant. I'm reading a book with all of these big words and I want to be honest--I didn't understand a lot of it. I'm not dumb. I understood most of it, but the author was assuming a lot of background knowledge on the part of the reader. Most of the time I learn deep theological concepts and then I have to store them in my "attic" (as Autumn would say) because there isn't enough room in the ...
Post a Comment
Read more

ESV, NIV, or NASB and then there's the ICB, ESV or NIrV...which should we read?

I am so thankful for my friend's question about the ESV vs. NASB and NIV. I couldn't remember the difference so I went to look it up. I knew that John Piper and Tim Keller, both pastors and authors that I deeply respect have switched over to the ESV. All of the churches that we have attended over the past few years PCA or Reformed Baptist have also switched to the ESV. I did find a blog that explained the differences and that helped me ( http://thefoolishgalatian.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/niv-vs-esv-and-why-piper-switched/ ) I knew why I didn't like the KJV--it was written in the days when writers were paid by a patron and that often slanted the translation. The NKJV, from what I understand, is a revision of the KJV that uses more modern language. Most churches I have attended used the NIV until the ESV came out. The blog I found explained that the ESV is a more literal translation---like the NASB. The NASB is a very literal translation. The ESV has come to be consid...
Post a Comment
Read more