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Being in Baton Rouge we have experienced a lot of Southern hospitality and graciousness. Not only has our family been blessed to be together while Jeff studies Chinese but we have tried to share in Chinese and Louisiana culture. This of course includes food. Last Saturday, per Michelle’s suggestion we went to Coffee Call and had beignets! They were wonderful and our kids’ feet didn’t touch for the floor for about two hours after devouring the fried delight covered several times in powered sugar! Then on Wednesday we made dumplings with Jeff’s tutor and they were excellent! We have had other culinary feasts during our time here and we are planning to end our time here with a Chinese potluck after Chinese services on Sunday the 29th.
All this food makes me reflect on how I approach the feast of God’s word. Do I look at it as a fine culinary opportunity with expensive plates and small amounts of beautiful food that lack true flavor? Or do I look at it like my son as he feasted his eyes on beignets for the first time?
Yesterday Michelle mentioned the word “attack” and today it puts the final touch on Food and Family Friday. My son enthusiastically says this phrase after our family prayer in honor of a great Godly man that we know and love, Butch Sandoval. Butch not only has taught us not only about great Argentine food and how he lovingly prepares it for others but about how to love and enjoy God’s word with the same gusto or pleasure. So today I leave you with a charge to open God’s Word and proclaim “Al ataque!” Attack!
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I apologize in advance for the scary nature of the attached picture. It was taken at the Hilltop Arboretum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, several years ago when my sister, Chrystal, came for a visit. I don’t know what we were doing or what inspired the pose, but it has most definitely inspired today’s blog post.
I returned from a two and a half week trip in South America with a cold. It’s winter in Buenos Aires and the conditions were great for me to bring back a southern bug. It is never a good time to get a cold, but when you’ve been traveling for the better part of three months and are behind on the writing of the 2nd book and many other tasks, a cold can easily slow you down.
So, I’m on the attack. I’m attacking this cold with rest, fluids, vitamin C, and whatever other home remedies I can invent. I’m attacking my summer to-do list for the ministry with renewed vigor, trusting that God is the one that will give me strength and will guide me in aligning priorities, increasing productivity, and providing volunteers to assist.
May this Throwback Thursday picture provide inspiration for you to attack whatever you have at hand, but first, by taking it to the Father in prayer.
P.S. I ended up going to the doctor yesterday and affirming that my cold had turned into a sinus infection. We are now attacking said infection with an antibiotic.