We've had another cold spell and winter storm and powdery snow covering the ground. But we should be above freezing for the rest of the coming week, so all the snow should melt and perhaps that'll be the end of harsh winter weather. It's not so much the cold as it is the prairie wind ......
For Phillip's birthday, we went to Hermann for hanging out and lunch and coffee shop. It was a fun time!
Boston Cream Pie, per usual! He's 51 this year. I never have the right candles....
The kind of arctic, blowy snow that can be swept off the porch.
At home Sunday morning watching church while we eat lunch. We "attended" church with Lanaya Elizabeth and Jon at Eagle Christian Church in Boise.
Settlers of Catan with Phoebe when she was home one afternoon. I think Harrison won.
Jon and Harrison went shooting some day before Jon left for Boise.
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| Picture of my breakfast to go along with a post about a book about cooking. |
I've started reading An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler. Kind of a delightful book on cooking which has been recommended by many in my circle. Whenever I hear enticing recommendations, I add the book to my Goodreads account so I won't forget. This is the kind of book to read slowly and attempt her counsels as you cook your usual meals.
"When you find yourself tasting your water, you are doing the most important thing you ever can as a cook: the only way to make anything you're cooking taste good, whether it's water or something more substantial, is to make sure all its parts taste good along the way.... You don't need to know what it's supposed to taste like: what anything is supposed to taste like, at any point in its cooking, is good. This is as true for water as for other ingredients." ~ chapter 1, An Everlasting Meal
Harrison preached at the Farber Presbyterian Church last Sunday, so Phillip and I joined him and enjoyed it very much. It's a neat little congregation in a small town. I believe Phillip's first preaching experience was at the Christian Church in Farber.
A podcast I've heard lately that I thought had great things to say: "God's Solution for Anxiety and Biblical vs Christian Counseling" with Johnny Ardavanis on Culture Apothecary. It's probably especially helpful for those who are often in counseling situations, like those in ministry.
