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Mini Venison Wellingtons
addapted from https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/appetizer/appetizer-meat-appetizer/mini-beef-wellington-hors-douerves.html
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 7-15 serving(s)
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more as needed
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided, plus more as needed
1 small onion, grated
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 package petite button mushrooms, diced
1 tp dried thyme
- madeira wine (optional), you can add grape juice or even grape jam
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
1 or 2 - Venison Tendeloin
2 pinches Herbs de Provence
- thinly sliced prosciutto, Bacon or dry hard salami slices
- Dijon mustard
1 package puff pastry sheets, thawed
- egg wash
Tips
Make sure not to overcook the filet as it sears. It will continue to cook in the oven. A quick sear is all it needs.
Step 1
Heat the olive oil and 2 Tbsp butter in a saute pan over med heat. Add the onion and garlic. Cook until just translucent.
Step 2
Add the mushrooms, thyme, and (if it looks dry) a bit more butter and olive oil. Cook the mixture down.
Step 3
Add the Madiera. Taste and add more wine if needed. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 4
Taste again. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
Step 5
Season the Venison with salt, pepper, and a bit of Herb de Provence on all sides.
Step 6
In a cast iron skillet or good heavy bottom pan, add some olive oil and remaining butter. When the pan is piping hot, add the Venison and sear on all sides. Do not cook all the way through. You just want to sear the outside; the inside should still be rare.
Step 7
At this point, you can allow the meat to cool and put both the mushroom mixture and the Venion in the fridge overnight if you'd like.
Step 8
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Slice the Venison into 2 bite slices.
Step 9
Take a slice and wrap it in either prosciutto, bacon or salami.
Step 10
Smear the Prosciutto, bacon or salami with Dijon mustard.
Step 11
Roll out the puff pastry and cut into pieces just large enough to fit and wrap the slice of Venison. Spread each square with the mushroom mixture.
Step 12
Place the prosciutto-wrapped Venion slice in the center of the puff pastry.
Step 13
Seal the pastry by overlapping the sides and pressing the ends closed.
Step 14
On a cookie sheet covered with buttered aluminum foil or buttered parchment paper, place the individual Wellingtons sealed side down.
Step 15
Brush the pastry tops lightly with egg wash.
Step 16
Bake about 30 minutes. Be sure to keep an eye on them, since they are small.
Nutrition Facts
(per serving*)
calories: 665kcal, carbohydrates: 38g, cholesterol: 182mg, fat: 40g, fiber: 2g, protein: 12g, saturated fat: 13g, sodium: 504mg, sugar: 3g, unsaturated fat: 27g
Warm Salsa Feta Dip
Warm Salsa Feta Dip
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4 -8 depending on hunger factors, LOL.
A quick and easy hot salsa dip with plenty of melted feta cheese!
ingredients
2 cups salsa
6 ounces feta (a block)
1 Avocado or Guacamole for topping
Corn chips (or your favorite mixed grain chips)
directions
Pour the salsa into an oven safe pan, place the feta on top, and bake in a preheated 400F/200C oven until the feta is golden brown and the salsa is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Top with slied or cubed avocado or guac. Serve with chips. Makes a gret topping for burgers, eggs, toast, brats or hot dogs. Top some Cheese ravioli with it. Layer it in a tex-mex lasagna. Haye fun and enjoy.
Option: Sprinkle a pinch of oregano on the feta before baking.
Option: Sprinkle a pinch of red pepper flakes on the feta before baking.
Option: Use slices of chevre or goat cheese instead of feta.
Option: Top the baked salsa with extras such as, chopped cilantro, sliced green onions, sliced avocado, sliced jalapenos, sliced olives, shredded lettuce, cooked and crumbled bacon, etc, after baking.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 149, Fat 9g (Saturated 6g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 37mg, Sodium 1306mg, Carbs 10g (Fiber 2g, Sugars 6g), Protein 8g
The True Meaning Of Christmas
Making God the Focus of Christmas
Now that Thanksgiving is over, the hustle and bustle of Christmas begins. What thoughts are on your mind? Are they of shopping? The worry and stress of all that needs to get done?
But what is the real meaning of Christmas? Is it the gifts under the tree, the lights in the windows, the cards in the mail, turkey dinners with family and friends, snow in the yard, stockings hanging in the living room, and shouts of "Merry Christmas" to those who pass us in the streets? Is this really Christmas?
Christmas can be a season of great joy. It is a time of God showing His great love for us. It can be a time of healing and renewed strength. You see, Christmas is when we celebrate the birth of the Christ child. God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world to be born. (John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.) His birth brought great joy to the world. Shepherds, wise men, and angels all shared in the excitement of knowing about this great event. They knew this was no ordinary baby. The prophets had told of His coming hundreds of years before. The star stopped over Bethlehem just to mark the way for those who were looking for this special child.
Why did He come? Why did God send His son to this sometimes cruel and hard world?( 2 Corinthians 5: 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.)He sent Jesus to us so that one day, He would grow up to become a very important part of history. His story (history) is one of truth, love, and hope. It brought salvation to all of us. Without Jesus, we would all die in our sins.
Jesus was born so one day the price could be paid for the things we have done that are wrong. The Bible says that all have sinned. We are all born with a sin nature. We do things that do not please God. Through the sins of Adam and Eve, we have all inherited that sin nature. We need to have that removed. The only way is through Jesus. Jesus came so He could die on the cross for ALL of our sins. If we believe that Jesus died for our sins, we can ask Him to come into our hearts and forgive us. Then, we are clean and made whole. We can know that heaven is a place where we can go to when this life is over.
While we most often think about Christmas as a single day, it is actually a season of the year. In its popular sense, it extends four weeks before Christmas Day and for two weeks after. However, the time before Christmas is a special season called Advent, comprising the four Sundays before Christmas Day. While the entire season of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany can be seen together, they each have distinctly different roles in the Church year. The term "Advent" means "coming" and is a season of expectation and hope, the time of waiting for the coming of the Messiah that is celebrated at Christmas. This time of waiting symbolizes the waiting throughout the Old Testament for the new act of God that would bring deliverance to his people. For Christians this season of expectation also symbolizes the waiting in anticipation for the Second Coming of the Christ when he will return and restore all things (see The Season of Advent).
Contrary to advertising campaigns that tout Christmas as beginning with Advent (or Halloween!), the actual Christmas Season in most Western church traditions begins at sunset on Christmas Eve, December 24, and lasts through January 5. Since this time includes 12 days, the season of Christmas is known in many places as the Twelve Days of Christmas. January 6 is usually celebrated as Epiphany, although it carries different significance in various church traditions. Due to different calendars in use in various eras and locations of the church, some cultures and church traditions celebrate Christmas on January 6 (in the older Julian calendar still used as the religious calendar in Eastern Churches, January 6 corresponds to December 24 on our modern calendar).
So this season, lets remember the real reason for Christmas, and to keep Christ in it.
Merry Christmas!
What Is A Proverbs 31 Woman
The Words of King Lemuel
31 The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:
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What are you doing, my son?[a] What are you doing, son of my womb?
What are you doing, son of my vows?
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Do not give your strength to women,
your ways to those who destroy kings.
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,
or for rulers to take strong drink,
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lest they drink and forget what has been decreed
and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
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Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,
and wine to those in bitter distress;[b]
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let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
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Open your mouth for the mute,
for the rights of all who are destitute.[c]
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Open your mouth, judge righteously,
defend the rights of the poor and needy.
The Woman Who Fears the Lord
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[d] An excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.
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The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will have no lack of gain.
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She does him good, and not harm,
all the days of her life.
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She seeks wool and flax,
and works with willing hands.
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She is like the ships of the merchant;
she brings her food from afar.
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She rises while it is yet night
and provides food for her household
and portions for her maidens.
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She considers a field and buys it;
with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
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She dresses herself[e] with strength
and makes her arms strong.
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She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
Her lamp does not go out at night.
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She puts her hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle.
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She opens her hand to the poor
and reaches out her hands to the needy.
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She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in scarlet.[f]
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She makes bed coverings for herself;
her clothing is fine linen and purple.
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Her husband is known in the gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.
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She makes linen garments and sells them;
she delivers sashes to the merchant.
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Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
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She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
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She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
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Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
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“Many women have done excellently,
but you surpass them all.”
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Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
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Give her of the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the gates.
The Treasure of a Woman
We search, we try hard, we seek. We feel overworked and overwhelmed. Life is exhausting, but it shouldn't be defeating.
Each woman possesses a treasure, but few unlock the chest it's contained in. This is not about a quick or temporary fix. It's real. It's lasting. it can be yours. Just watch out for pirates.
We can find this buried treasure of beauty within ourselves by knowing
1. Where to dig
2. What to look for
3. Protecting ourselves against pirates.
What are the three words any woman wants to hear?
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL
We as women love affirmation and encouragement. If I asked you to look at a photo of yourself at a young age what would you tell yourself?
Would you tell her all the things you say when you look in the mirror?
a. You're too fat
b. You're ugly
c. You're stupid
d. You can't do anything right
What would you tell this girl?
You would hug her and tell her that she IS beautiful, that she CAN do anything she sets her mind to
Phil $:13
For I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me (NLT) Nothing is impossible when we turn to God.
You would also tell this girl that God created her.
Isaiah 44:2 says "This is the word of the Lord your Maker who formed you from the womb. Not only has he created you, He has created you in His own image! Gen 1:27 " God created man in his own image; He created him in the image of God;
Ladies, God does not make mistakes! If we don't like our image what are we saying about God? Honestly, how many of us are at peace with our image? Can you look in the mirror and like what you see?
I used to avoid looking in the mirror as much as possible, I was a person who didn't like having her picture taken. What changed my thoughts? It was when I looked at the pictures of my beautiful girls and realized how much they looked at me and how beautiful they are. How can I tell them that they are beautiful if I keep rejecting the fact that God created me in His image? What am I teaching my girls? Am I teaching them to do the same?
Worldly Beauty - Where not to look.
So what defines beauty?
According to Webster's Dictionary beautiful is defined as having qualities of beauty: exciting, aesthetic pleasure.
We can look around us every day and see this, it is in advertising, magazines and on television, social media and billboards.
The world would love to tell us
How we should act
What to wear
and How to look.
Let's face it everywhere we look, whether online or in person at stores we are bombarded with anti-wrinkle products, hair products and showing us the clothing we SHOULD be wearing. This leaves us wanting more and making us feel we are not good enough. The world is self-serving and prideful. The world wants us to believe it's all about ME. We see women being obsessed bt a self-image that fits the world's view; pushing them to a never-ending" pursuit on an elusive goal that leads them to a breaking point. They are robbed of the true joy of being the woman God created them to be. They eventually suffer from low self-esteem because they can't keep up with the world's expectations.
The Bible tells us not to conform to the world
RRomans 12:1-2 "Therefore , brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing and perfect will of God."
We are to alter our thinking, by meditating on God's word and "renewing" our minds. We can do this by constantly being in the Word, reading our Bibles.
Biblical or Godly Beauty Where Should We Look
How does the Bible look at beauty?
1 Peter 3:3 says " Don't be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.
Peter certainly said a mouthful here. If we investigate the culture of the time, a husband's wealth was defined by how elaborate their wives hair was, braiding gold and jewels into their hair and displaying how expensive their clothing was. Basically, the women were "one-upping" each other. Keeping up with the Jones's so to speak. Now, this doesn't mean that we can't wear jewelry or get our hair done oe Wear nice clothes, God wants us to look after ourselves and have a tidy appearance. Just do everything in moderation! At times we tend to substitute external things for the right behavior or attitude. What Peter wants us to focus on is our inward character as he points out in the following verse: 1 Peter 3:4 You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious to God.
What is this gentle and quiet spirit?
Gentle means not isnsestent one's own rights' or not pushy, not selfishly assertive, not demanding one's own way.
Matthew Henry says "the finest ornament of Christian women is a meek and quiet spirit, a tractable easy temper of mind, void of passion, pride and immoderate anger, discovering itself in a quiet obliging behavior toward their husbands and families."
Look at Sari/ Sarah, in Gen 12, she followed Abraham into the desert, was taken into the haram of Pharoah all without any complaint!
scripture says a woman that has an internal heart attitude of meekness or gentleness and a quiet spirit has a beauty that is imperishable.
It's a beauty that will never fade away.
It's a beauty that you don't have to go through all kinds of cosmetic surgery or makeup routines to preserve. It's something that gets sweeter and richer and more beautiful as you age.
A woman who is gentle understands at the deepest level God is in control. She doesn't have to be anxious about her circumstances because she knows God loves her. She has the incorruptible, never fading beauty that beautifies the soul, that is, the graces and virtues of God's Holy Spirit.
The Hidden Gems
Gal 5:22 "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against these things" NLT
What are the hidden gems of Galatians 5:22? Diamonds in the rough are geodes, just a normal looking rock until you break it open... inside is the real beauty of the rock!
You are defined by your cut, color, carat, and clarity... you are the diamond in the making, and that requires time, heat and pressure. God uses the time, heat and pressures of life to refine us and shape us. Every little trouble, every hard day, every irritable person we deal with is a refining process for us.
Diamonds are beautiful and are the hardest known naturally occurring mineral. However, what most of us like best about the mineral is the way it sparkles. When we are the Christian women God intended us to be, we can sparkle and shine. Diamonds don't start out beautiful, they are formed deep in the earth. It's just like when we come to Christ for salvation. We come from deep within sin. Ask any jeweler and they will tell you that one of the characteristics of a diamond is clarity. This is whether there is the presence of any impurities or inclusions in the diamond. As a Christian, others may not see our impurities or our sins because it may not be visible with the naked eye, but we must remember that for us to really sparkle for Christ we must allow Him to reflect through us.
There is another precious gem, the pearl. God takes a grain of sand and changes it into a pearl. Peals come from oysters, what God does is he places the sand in the oyster and the sand becomes an irritant to the oyster. The oyster than forms a protective coating around the sand and the pearl is formed. God works the same way to build our characters into a beautiful precious gem! And, we are more precious than any pearl.
Inside of us are some very precious gems: love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. In Galatians 5:19-21, we see the carnal, worldly attributes of human nature: " When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these".NLT
We must believe in Jesus, that He died and rose again to take our sins away, to have the indwelling of the Holdy Spirit. It's the Holy Spirit within us that produces the fruit we need for living a life that reflects these precious gems in our life.
Gentleness characterizes godly women.
When Peter speaks specifically to women about the need for gentleness, exhorting us to have "gentle and quiet spirits", he is warning women particularly against seeking beauty in outward appearance. Gentleness for women means trusting God for the things in life that can lead to fear, including the fear that comes with the comparison. When our outward appearance, whether physical beauty or social behaviors. begins to consume our thoughts, we are trusting in ourselves to produce attraction, friendship, respect an approval.
In God's sight, the woman who trusts Him fully and rests in Him is full of precious gems and is eternally beautiful!
Yare a chosen and valuable treasure!
You are valuable to God
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Col. 3:12 says "We are God's chosen people holy and dearly loved, clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience". Just like God creates the pearls, diamonds and makes them precious gems we are even more valuable to God. He has chosen us from the beginning, He knew us before we were formed. God loves us, He has chosen us to bring out those hidden treasures to those around us, to be outfitted and adorned with the precious gems of compassion and kindness. That means we truly care about everyone, we show them the love and mercy that God shows us. Like the clear and sparkling diamond, we are reflection our savior and all His glory for everyone to see.
we are to be humble, not thinking ourselves better than the next person.
You are a diamond in the making, and that requires, time, heat and pressure...God will use the trials, blessings, joys, and sadness of life to refine us and shape us into a precious gem.
Satan's Liehe
Remember those pirates I mentioned? The pirates are the lies we believe. Paul put it this way "When we were controlled by our old nature, sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced a harvest of sinful deeds, resulting in death. But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power". Satan is the ruler of this world and he would love nothing more than to make us feel unworthy and unloved.
How many times have you lost your temper?
Your self-control?
Your patience?
It's an ongoing process, isn't it? Thankfully we have the love of our heavenly Father that keeps us on track. If we keep in His word every day, and pray, (prayer is a very strong weapon against our enemy) we can defeat our foe.
The Bible tells you the war has already been won, yet some days you simply feel undone. The struggle is real! The enemy of your soul wants you to feel out of control, overwhelmed, outwitted and under-resourced. When you listen to the lies the enemy, he tries to weave those lies into your marriage, your finances, your relationships, and your health. Through this, Satan can wreak havoc, steal your joy, kill your hope. Satan's claim is not to just dull, but to destroy the power of God in your life.
We've all fallen and been banged up by life, we are all broken and flawed. But, we are still "precious gems" and incredibly valuable because God designed and created us. On every page, every chapter, and in every book of His Word, God tells you He loves you. Like a diamond, reflect His light into a dark world in need of a Savior. The love of God is bigger than your brokenness. It's stronger than your past regrets and deeper than any failure or fear you may feel.
Let Him love you the way you are.
Your life may not be perfect, but like the pearl, His love will coat over the irritating sands of life and make a beautiful pearl in your heart. Remember, it is His love that makes you a lovely precious gem in His sight.
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Whipped Goat Cheese and Fig Jam Dip
Whipped Goat Cheese and Fig Dip
Prep Time 15 min
Total 30 min
Servings 8
Ingredients
4 slices bacon, medium diced
1 1/2 teaspoons packed brown sugar (optional)
12 ounces goat cheese, room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/3 cup fig jam
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
Flaky sea salt, for garnish (optional)
Assorted crackers and vegetables, for serving
Instructions
1) Heat oven to 375°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Toss bacon with brown sugar. Arrange in a single layer on the prepared sheet pan. Bake until crispy, 15 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
2) In a food processor, combine the goat cheese, cream cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, and salt. Pulse until smooth and well combined. Transfer to 1 quart baking dish.
3) In a small bowl, stir together fig jam and balsamic vinegar. Spread over goat cheese, leaving edges exposed. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until warmed through.
4) Top with bacon and garnish with thyme sprigs. Serve with assorted crackers and vegetables.
Recipe Tips
You can save time by preparing the bacon and assembling the dip up to a day in advance.
Simply cover and refrigerate the dip until you’re ready to serve.
If you make the bacon in advance, be sure to store it separately to keep it crisp and prevent sogginess.
Reheat the bacon and place it on top of the dip when it’s ready to come out of the oven, or cook it alongside the dip for a quick, easy finish.
If you’re looking to make this dip vegetarian, simply swap the bacon for 1/3 cup of chopped, candied nuts.
For convenience, you can use store-bought candied mixed nuts, which will add a sweet, crunchy contrast to the creamy goat cheese and fig.
This makes for a delicious alternative that’s just as satisfying!
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Great British Railway Journeys | Series 2 Episode 24 | Roybridge to Glen...
I love learing about Scotland and their history. Nichols (Clan MacNeacail) and English (from Cheshire.) McCulloch ( Clan MacCulloch.) Dyson is from England.
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Christian Charity
Proverbs 19:17 (NIV)
"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done."
Luke 6:38 ... "give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
Luke 6:38
In verse 38, Jesus calls us simply to “give.” Surely we are to give of our financial means. But generosity should be the mark of a Christian beyond sharing of wealth. We give by forgiving. We give by helping. We give by opening our hearts and homes to others. We give by using our gifts for the sake of the Christian community. We give by sharing with others all that God has so richly given to us. Thus, we become conduits for the blessings of God, those through whom God gives to others.
According to Jesus, there are rich rewards for a generous life. Not only do others benefit from our giving, but so do we. “Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap” (6:38). Here, Jesus employs an image from common life in his day. Picture a woman wishing to carry grain to her kitchen. She might put it in her “lap,” a large pocket in the front of her garment. In order to get as much as possible into her lap, the woman would shake the grain so that it might settle.
Jesus says that if we give, we will receive back not only what we have given, but far more. This may mean that we will receive the same sort of substance we have given away. When we love, we may be loved in return. When we give financially, we may be blessed with additional income. But even if what we receive is not the same in kind as what we give, nevertheless, we will receive generously from the hand of God.
Thus, we give, not only because it is right to give, and not only as a response to God’s giving to us. We also give because a generous life is the best sort of life there is, one in which we are blessed even beyond the amount we bless others. As we share our stuff, our talents, our gifts, and our love, we receive the joy of a full life well lived.
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Kidney Failure : Dealing with it day to day issues.
I started having urinary issues in the fall/winter of 2023 after recovering from my cardiac arrest. Things like blood in my urine and foamy urine.
My PCP sent me to a urologist. My first visit was for labwork and physical. We had to establish the baseline for my status.
My labs said I was in stage 4 kidney fai;ure. It hit me like a ton of bricks. I felt helpless. They did nothing but schedule me to come back in 6 months.
6 months later they do the same thing but I come back in a year. My labs showed my status changed to stage 2.
1 yr later my labs showed stage 3b. I looked up on the internet to see what I needed to do to help my kidneys. I found recipes and info on potassium, sodium, phosphorus and protien limitions for my stage of kidney failure. They want me back in a yr again. I think I should be seen more often, like monthly.
I walk a mile every day the weather permits. I do my cardiac warm up exercises. I have my lttle indoor bike when I can't walk.
I try to eat right but it is difficult when taking prednisone. It makes me very hungry.
I have started a new routine to eat no or low protien breakfast after an overnight 16 hour fast (water only). Hopefully it will help increase GFR and lower Creatine. We will see.
I'm also using my CPAP. It is helping me get a better quality and quantity of sleep which should help my kidneys.
I am trying to drive more. Ed needs help getting to his Dr appointments.
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