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  • Confessing My Personal Responsibility

    I’ve been going through a study on leading a surrendered life. The study today wasn’t necessarily about personal responsibility but the following line just jumped out at me.

    I’ve heard more stories than I care to relate to you about people who can’t or won’t take responsibility for what they’ve done.

    I’ve written before about principles. A firm understanding of fundamental truths will help us to enhance our physical, mental, and spiritual health. Truth enhances out lives. What does that have to do with the quote above?

    The author was talking about believers denying sin in their lives. I read it and thought about the fact that my weight, which had been the exact same every morning for five days, just shot up several pounds. I’d eaten some garbage and am paying the price.

    For each person will carry have to carry his own load. Gal 6:5

    One of the hardest hurdles for me to get over in changing my lifestyle was facing the fact that I was doing this to myself. I never had anyone holding me down and forcing the garbage I was eating down my throat. I always had plenty of excuses as to why I ate that way. Personal responsibility, something fading into the past, was required to change my habits. It was no ones fault but my own.

    It is not always easy to hear, but we are each individually responsible for what we put in our bodies. If I put garbage in my body, it’s because I choose to and for no other reason.

    This article was first published on July 13, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Fourth of July Cook-IN

    Fourth of July Cook-IN

    July 4th is upon us. The day we Americans celebrate our freedom. We celebrate our founders doing their duty to throw off their government after a “long train of abuses and usurpations.” We celebrate our Creator-endowed rights of Life, Liberty, and Happiness.

    Celebrations often include firing up the grill and a seemingly endless supply of hotdogs or hamburgers. Maybe both. If you have hamburgers on your mind consider a change up. While there’s never anything wrong with pulling thick, juicy burgers off the grill, turning indoors can bring a twist to your burgers and reduce the amount of sweat required.

    The Pioneer Woman put up a post on making some thin-pattied burgers which approximate a local favorite. Whether you opt to put these on a bun made in your kitchen and free from junk, eaten out of a bowl, or wrapped in lettuce, these burgers are certain to contribute to someones happiness!

    LittleSmashedBurgers

    This article was first published on July 1, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Quicksale Breakfast

    Quicksale Breakfast

    Eating healthily and on a budget is never easy. To ease the difficulty, find quality proteins at a good price in bulk, eat them several times.

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    This delicious breakfast of sirloin, cheese, and egg extended these meats to yet another meal.

    This article was first published on June 20, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • More Use for Quicksale

    More Use for Quicksale

    Grilled chicken legs doused in Frank's Red Hot Wing Sauce

    Grilled chicken legs doused in Frank’s Red Hot Wing Sauce

    So it’s expensive at times to eat better right? Buy meats marked for quick sale and get several meals out of them. These chicken legs were from a big pile of meat I grilled the  day before. I took two of them and poured a little of Frank’s Red Hot Wings Buffalo sauce on them. They were excellent!

    This article was first published on June 15, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Quick Sale Meats

    Quick Sale Meats

    Quick Sale Bin
    Mixed Meats
    Mixed Meats off the Grill
    Dinner Plate

    The local market usually has something with that day as the sale date. They mark it down about fifty percent. This particular day found T-bone, family sirloins, and chicken legs in the bin. I also came across some pork chops that were on sale. It all made for a wonderful tray of about ten pounds of meat.

    I grilled all the food that evening and plan to eat off it for a few days. Who could gripe about a dinner of chicken, pork chop, and two kinds of steak?!?

    When you’re worried about the cost of eating real food, shop for bargains.

    This article was first published on June 13, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Leftover Chicken for Lunch

    Leftover Chicken for Lunch

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    I cooked up a grill full of chicken the other to night to have on hand for planned overs.

    leftover diced chicken, sprinkles of buffalo wing sauce, pat of butter, and provolone took a few spins around the microwave

    finished off with a couple pieces of bacon, coffee, and water

    This article was first published on June 11, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • A Little Dinner

    A Little Dinner

    Occasionally I want something small, and this dinner was perfect.

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    Two pieces of leftover bacon (is leftover bacon an oxymoron?), a few green olives, and a little cream cheese

    This article was first published on May 31, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • I Love Breakfast

    I Love Breakfast

    I’m one of those must-eat-breakfast people. I’m also up before everyone so breakfast is one of my best times to try new things without concern about whether anyone else will like it.

    I made another batch of whole wheat hamburger buns the other night. I shaped them in several different shapes to see how they came out. The next morning I grabbed the largest one and sliced it open. It was begging me to fill it with bacon.

    I was glad to oblige. But of course, bacon tends to be a social creature and has many friends. The thought of some bacon sitting sad and lonely on this  delicious bun was more than I could stand. I sliced up some jalapeño jack cheese, scrambled a couple of eggs, fried one little purple potato, and sautéed some onion.

    While that was going on I mixed up a little horseradish sauce while it was cooking.

    When it was done I threw it all together and got this:

    Breakfast on a Bun

    The result was a delicious breakfast sandwich. Definitely coming back for a second round of these.

    This article was first published on May 20, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Mothers

    Mothers

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    Mother.

    That wonderful person who always seems to sacrifice her own well-being for that of her family. The one who plays a central role in how her children develop. What an awesome responsibility to bear. Take a moment today, (and many other days) to bless and praise mom.

    This article was first published on May 10, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Great Grilling Weather

    Great Grilling Weather

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    Lunch leftovers from the grilling fun the previous night

    Grilled steak and burger with some avocado, cheese, onion, and tomato

    This article was first published on May 9, 2015 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.