good morning my friends. I hope hope you had a warm and cozy night last night. it was really cool for us here in my neck of the woods. on thursday the high was 73 on friday the high was 49. that's a significant difference, and we felt it. well, if you do like the weather, just wait a few minutes and it'll change. so, today, saturday, they're calling for in the 70's again although it has started off pretty chilly. the worst thing about the drastic temp changes is that everyone is getting sick. I pray that hubby and I can stay healthy. we got out and got our walk in this morning and ready to get our day started y'all. let's see what we can get into, as long as it's something good. sounds like a plan, let's make it a good day y'all.
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ok, so let's do a "2 minutes......................" this morning. I finally got some more sourdough bread made and just in time too. we love the panini sandwiches I make every once in a while. I pull my starter out of the fridge and let it come to room temp. then I feed it and let it rise and fall. next I take out what I need for my bread and get my dough made just before bed time. I cover it up on the counter and let it set there overnight and the next morning, I punch it down, weigh it and divide it into 3 equal parts.
I get those balls of dough into my 3 x 5 inch bread pans lined with parchment and let it rise to the point of doubling in size and the bake at 350 degrees till they are done. simply delicious.
I make 3 loaves, 2 for us and 1 for my Momma. she loves it too. I love to keep it in the fridge, ready to make sandwiches. it's also wonderful for my version of french toast. next time I make that, I'll try to remember to share it. I hope if you haven't tried sourdough bread that you'll give it a try. a lot of the online groups make it out to be harder than it really is. if I had to follow all the rules they say there are to making sourdough, I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. but it's actually quite easy. I've been making it for over 40 years, the same way I'e always made it. it just takes time. and that my friend, is what life consists of, is time. making sourdough is capturing and using the natural yeast in your kitchen environment is a slow process, that takes time. so, if you want to try it, don't hesitate to leave me a comment and then we'll go from there. my process won't be right according to a lot of sourdough snobs, but my pictures speak for themselves. they look pretty nice to me. anyway, go make some sourdough bread y'all.
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picking up in 2 Kings Chapter 13, we see the kings are still doing evil in the sight of the Lord. Elisha died and he was buried and in haste when burying someone else, they threw his body on top of Elisha's bones and the man revived and stood up. God's power is what brought the man back to life. this miracle showed that God has power over life and death. God allowed Elisha to preach one last sermon. Elisha served God in a wonder working way. God is a mighty God and He worked thru Elisha. so God gave Elisha one last miracle even in the grave. what an honor it was for God to work a miracle thru the "lovely" bones of Elisha.
why was it so hard for the kings to get rid of the high places? they still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. they keep following all the customs of the other nations instead of worshiping the One True God!! they done things in secret against God, but God knew it. they served idols, and they done all manner of evil things provoking the anger of God. the Lord kept warning Israel and Judah to turn from their wicked behavior. they rejected God and served idols and they themselves became empty and followed the other nations around them.
finally Hezekiah comes on the scene, and he becomes king. he walked with God and done what was right in the eyes of God. he tore down all the high places and all the alters where they burned incense, he got rid of all the idols. Hezekiah trusted in the God of Israel. he clung to the Lord and followed all His commandments which the Lord had commanded Moses. whatever Hezekiah done, God blessed him, he was successful. but he became prideful. pride gets in the way with a lot of us. we see how God is working and we become prideful. Hezekiah's pride got in the way.
when someone sees us and recognizes us, do acknowledge all that we are is because of great and merciful God, or do we take accolades and get a big head and rest on our own laurels. sometimes it's nice to hear a good word or two, but then if we're tempted to be prideful about it, it would be better for us to never have heard a good word. I have learned that if there is anything good in me at all, it is only because of Jesus Christ. there is nothing in me, apart from Christ, that is good. I'm just a heaping pile of dust. I hope and pray that I can always remember that if there is anything good in me, it's strictly and only because of Jesus Christ.
next time we'll pick up at 2 Kings Chapter 20.
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I hope and pray that we all have a blessed day today. I pray that we each will take the time to tell someone how much they mean to our Lord and Savior and that He died for them. Jesus is what we should all be sharing and proclaiming. blessings of peace and grace be ours today. hugs and love to all, patty
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