26 November 2008
Joshua's First Cheesecake
Here are some photos of Joshua helping to bake his first cheesecake. White chocolate cheesecake for Thanksgiving dessert. In the words of the baker himself, "Mmmm!" :)
Mixing the batter.
More mixing.
"Wow!"
This is the finished product...too bad Mom baked it for too long.
But we think it tastes good!
Mixing the batter.
More mixing.
"Wow!"
This is the finished product...too bad Mom baked it for too long.
But we think it tastes good!
22 November 2008
Abundance
An abundant life is "marked by great plenty"...plenty of what? Plenty of everything!
In our first year of marriage we (at least I) felt like we lacked a lot. Very little income, fairly high living expenses (welcome to Westchester!), very little gas in the car, very little food in the fridge, very little...very little...very little...
Praise the Lord He has orchestrated and enabled our life circumstances and in the process has changed our hearts and minds to see that He has always given us everything in great plenty.
We have joy in great plenty through the Holy Spirit. We have peace in great plenty as we learn to rely wholeheartedly on the Lord Himself to be our Provision and Supply. We have authority in great plenty through the victory of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. We have love and life in great plenty because of the presence of the Holy Spirit working in us to bring Christ's life to the fore and our life to rear.
God has also given us every basic need and resource in great plenty. Now we have sleep in great plenty...maybe that depends on how you look at it! :) But we do have little ones which leads to a plentiful life regardless of how many hours we sleep each night. Who knows...depending on the Lord's will we may have little ones in great plenty!
But even if we didn't have every resource in great plenty we would still be living the abundant life because Christ lives in us and the Life He gives is always abundant! Praise the Lord!
Now with that short reflection on this abundant life, I'm heading back to the abundantly occupied bed to join all those in the Chew household who are sleeping...abundantly. :)
In our first year of marriage we (at least I) felt like we lacked a lot. Very little income, fairly high living expenses (welcome to Westchester!), very little gas in the car, very little food in the fridge, very little...very little...very little...
Praise the Lord He has orchestrated and enabled our life circumstances and in the process has changed our hearts and minds to see that He has always given us everything in great plenty.
We have joy in great plenty through the Holy Spirit. We have peace in great plenty as we learn to rely wholeheartedly on the Lord Himself to be our Provision and Supply. We have authority in great plenty through the victory of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. We have love and life in great plenty because of the presence of the Holy Spirit working in us to bring Christ's life to the fore and our life to rear.
God has also given us every basic need and resource in great plenty. Now we have sleep in great plenty...maybe that depends on how you look at it! :) But we do have little ones which leads to a plentiful life regardless of how many hours we sleep each night. Who knows...depending on the Lord's will we may have little ones in great plenty!
But even if we didn't have every resource in great plenty we would still be living the abundant life because Christ lives in us and the Life He gives is always abundant! Praise the Lord!
Now with that short reflection on this abundant life, I'm heading back to the abundantly occupied bed to join all those in the Chew household who are sleeping...abundantly. :)
21 November 2008
Sugar Cookies
Yesterday Joshua helped to make his first batch of cookies. I've been saying since he was a newborn that he "helps" with everything around the house from vacuuming to curriculum writing to baking. But this time he really did!
Here is a video of the culinary endeavor.
Here is a video of the culinary endeavor.
Welcome!
Welcome to our blog!
This is a first for me, Rebecca, and for our family. Hopefully it will keep you, our friends and family, up to date on the latest happenings in the Chew household. Most likely this will mean that you hear a lot about the littlest ones in our midst (Joshua and Hannah) and not so much about us bigger ones (Claude and Rebecca). I doubt that anyone will mind.
Enjoy!
This is a first for me, Rebecca, and for our family. Hopefully it will keep you, our friends and family, up to date on the latest happenings in the Chew household. Most likely this will mean that you hear a lot about the littlest ones in our midst (Joshua and Hannah) and not so much about us bigger ones (Claude and Rebecca). I doubt that anyone will mind.
Enjoy!
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