Vegan and plant-based recipes and notes about praising God. When we eat wholesome foods and care of our health, we honor God as the creator of our bodies, treating His temple with respect, gratitude, and love. Eating well and taking care of our health shows God we are thankful for the gift of life. Good food gives us the energy to keep serving God and to love and serve others. Here are some of my favorite recipes.
Praise for Today – A Rainbow and Another Promise Have you ever seen a rainbow and at that moment felt that God put it there just for you? When I see a rainbow, I feel close to God. When God created the rainbow, He promised to never cover the world with a flood again (Genesis … Continue reading A Rainbow and Another Promise + Golden Garbanzo Stew
Praise for Today – Counting Joys Has your life been challenging? Are you facing anything that is extremely difficult? I have found during hard times, it helps me to stop thinking about the difficulties, and start counting the things I’m thankful for. This might sound a little cliché-ish, but this does help. The thing is, … Continue reading Counting Joys + Cornmeal Pancakes With Blueberry Topping
Praise for Today – Back to the Starting Point On Facebook, I click ‘Home’ and find myself thinking how great it would be if I could click “Home” and go immediately to my Heavenly home. ‘Home’ on Facebook and Web sites or other social media represents the starting point. When I find myself longing to … Continue reading Back to the Starting Point + Mango and Greens Smoothie
Praise for Today – All I Need I was reading Kevin DeYoung’s book for children The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden this week when I came to a part of the story that made me stop. And I’ve been thinking about it ever since. In the chapter about Abraham, … Continue reading All I Need + Peanut Butter Cookies
Praise for Today – The Peace of Surrender I’ve been feeling not so good these past two weeks because out of the blue, I got a case of shingles. My grandma had this, and my mom had this, and I already had planned to get the vaccine at age 60. That’s when the vaccine is … Continue reading Peace of Surrender + Creamy Asparagus Soup
Praise for Today – A Medal for All Who Finish I ran my first 10K yesterday. I’ve always been intimidated by a 10K run, assuming I would always stick to 5Ks. But I eased into the idea by accepting that I could do run/walk intervals.The course started and ended on the Plaza in Kansas City … Continue reading A Medal for All Who Finish + Tahini Lemon Salad Dressing
Praise for Today — Good News about Love and Liars Have you ever had someone who says they love God do something that shows a complete lack of love for you? How can people say they love God but do unloving things to people? I came across a verse in the Bible that explains this perfectly. … Continue reading Good News about Love and Liars + Creamy Potato Soup
Praise for Today – This Day, That Day This week I set a goal to run the 5K groundhog run, and today I walked 3 miles to start getting ready. There is nothing like a goal to keep me focused. If I don’t set the goal, I don’t take the necessary steps to achieve it. … Continue reading This Day, That Day + Creamy Potato Soup
Praise for Today – Prayer Alert Since we need prayer to activate the power of God in our lives, I’ve been thinking it would be really great to have a prayer alarm. Too often, I reach the end of the day and look back and see right where I could have prayed to avoid the … Continue reading Prayer Alert + Spicy Tomato Vegetable Soup
Praise for Today – Using Inertia for Good I’ve been thinking about inertia this week. Inertia is a scientific term that describes the way things naturally retain their current state (either a state of rest or a state of movement) until acted upon by some force. Inertia is what makes your body lurch forward in the … Continue reading Using Inertia for Good + Crispy and Spiced Garbanzo Beans
Get in the Ark 