Philippians 2:12 Part 1. $7.50 Club. I'm Hooked On This - YUM!

Philippians 2:12.
Scripture
Observation

Isn't it awesome that Paul knows he can count on the Philippians to obey God's Word - whether their founder is there or not?  We have just read of skirmishes in the church, but Paul seems to feel that, for the most part, the Philippians obey God's Word.

Application
How many times have we heard this saying?  

But, apparently this is not the case with the Philippine church. 

In fact, Paul says, "...but now much more in my absence...".  

Wow.

I can only hope that we can continue to maintain that kind of discipline -

to be true to whatever authorities God has placed over us (pastors, bosses, parents, ect.) in their absence.

Many times it can feel like God isn't always there - in our presence.

How do we act then?

Prayer
God, sometimes when I don't feel You,
I lose faith and fear moves in.
But Your Word says:


WHEREVER we go.
You are with us.
There's 
no qualification - 
no exceptions - 
no reason to fear.
Though we do fear at times, 
You are with us!





God, sometimes when I don't feel You,
I sin and condemnation moves in.  
But Your Word says:
                       

And my all time favorite, 
especially during 2015,

IN ALL THINGS
even cancer,
even fear,
ALL THINGS.
PERIOD.
Thank You for these verses!
Thank You for Your presence.
Thank You.
Amen.
Dear Friend,
this is my truth.

$7.50 Club.

Our challenge for our last $7.50 Drunkards Path block was to make a flower using our green Grunge fabric, our background fabric and perhaps even introduce a third fabric.

It was fun!

Here's mine! 

I'm Hooked On This!
Mason Jar Salads
UPDATE:  Several readers had great questions about this process.  I answered them in my typical fashion - in the Comments section as well as emailing each reader.  Please take a moment or so to read the comments.  They had awesome questions!  Plus I'll be continuing to post about this process.  I've added a "Mason Jar Meals" label to my sidebar.  If  you click on that label, it should bring up all posts about this fun new way of eating healthier!  

I admit I'm a bit late to the game - 

but have your heard of 

Mason Jar Salads?  

Mason Jar Breakfast?

Mason Jar Soups?

I thought it was weird when my daughter told me about it.  But, then again, she's a pretty smart cookie.

I do buy a lot of produce with every intention of eating it, 

but sadly, 

I don't.

So, last Friday, I bought my weekly produce and spent an extra $10 on 12 pint sized mason jars.  (It's recommended to use quart size jars, but the pint size worked great for me.)

Then, on Monday, my daughter and I got together to make our meals.  

Here's how we did made ours.  I'll be putting a list of links I used at the end of this post.  This is by NO WAY my original idea!  :)

Step 1:

Gather all your your favorite fresh veggies, toppings and salad dressings together with your clean dry jars.

We used from left to right (I think...always confuse that.)
craisins, shredded carrots, lettuce, mustard greens, almonds, blue berries, celery, bell peppers, sunflower seeds, broccoli and grape tomatoes.

Not pictured are cubed cheese and feta cheese.

The order you put your ingredients in is extremely important!  
1) salad dressing (commercial/homemade)
2) hearty veggies - tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, broccoli, celery, peppers
3) beans, sprouts, avocado, snap peas
4) cooked pasta or grains
5) protein:  cheeses, eggs, meats
6) lettuce, nuts, seeds

Cover them up.  I labeled them with the date using washi tape on the lid.

You now have a weeks worth of salads!  

I then made my breakfast jars by stirring
6 oz of Greek yogurt,
about 4 tblspns non-fat milk,
raw oatmeal,
in a jar.
I added 
frozen berries and mangos,
and almonds.

My daughter made a dairy free version using coconut milk.  

The next morning she texted me saying:
"Cold oatmeal, where have you been all my life?"

Yup.  That about sums up the yumminess.  
Last were the fruit salads made of
frozen berries
grapes
and Mandarin oranges.  
Delicious!

It took us about an hour to make these from cutting up veggies to staring at their loveliness.  And that time includes taking care of Baby M2 (6 months) and Baby C. (1 1/2 years).  

By the way, all you husbands out there,
my husband took a breakfast one to work and loved it!  

Here's my Pinterest board with the websites I used as research!  

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