Christian Homekeeping

Not a lot of recipes to share this week because we were on a trip, but I do have a few things.  I made Sesame Honey Chicken over rice and it was a keeper for sure!

For the past few years since moving to Ohio, so many people have told us we have to go see Hocking Hills State Park.  I even think a reader on here commented about it too.  Well, we finally went and it was breathtaking to say the least!  We hiked 7 hours over a couple of days and I am glad we were in shape and had built up for this because we got to do a lot of trails and see a lot of waterfalls.  I took about 300 pictures and videos, so I tried to choose my favorites to share with you all.

We did 5 hikes this past week, 2 very long ones and Sunday after church, one I thought I was going to have to be airlifted out of LOL.  But hey, I persevered and made it and do I ever feel victorious!  I don't have any pictures of those steep climbs because well, I was just trying to stay alive.  In order to do some of the hikes I would like to in the future, we have to keep building endurance, ability and of course muscle.  You never know, God may call us to reach those mountain people in Guatemala and Chile and I want to be ready.

Here are several meals that I made recently that all take just one pound (or less with the salmon and tuna) of meat to feed a family of 4, as do most of the meals I cook.  We usually add in a side and/or salad, breads (homemade biscuit, muffins or other bread) and dessert.

I made some of our favorite Salmon Cakes that I had forgotten about that we used to make a lot in Washington.  I also made an old recipe of tartar sauce that I found and I liked it better than the one I had been making.  We also had some roasted vegetables alongside them.  I don't know where this recipe for Salmon Cakes came from, and I can't find it anywhere online, so I'm sharing it, along with the tartar sauce recipe, in a PDF below.

We've had lots of rain, as it is April, and something I guess we have to endure in order to bring forth the beauty of spring in all its splendor and May flowers.  We've also had some absolutely perfect sunny days, which causes me to throw school to the side and embrace the day!

In continuation from my last podcast, I talk about the heart and mind of God as shown to us in His Word.  Do we have the thoughts, feelings and mind of God as Jeremiah did against the wickedness that has overtaken God's people through false prophets?  Or are we falling for the error of those who speak lies?  It's time to examine what message we are allowing into our ears and if we are being molded to be more like God or less.  God is a God of restoration and we must pray for and love our enemies that they might get right and be saved before it's too late!

Spring has sprung!  Our Bradford Pear tree is in full bloom almost and the daffodils of course had already been but they're starting to say their goodbyes.

After water, next, would of course be food.  I've heard a lot of people say how they have no worries because they are ready and have their freezers stocked with meat.  What if the electric grid goes down?  Canning meat would probably be a good thing to, alongside your freezer stock.  But what concerns me is the amount of meat that most Americans consume every day, most eating meat at every single meal!  In times of famine cannibalism could be rampant if people can't get meat.  So, I'll just slide right in here that you should definitely have weapons to defend yourself and your family.

One of the things I've always advocated as of late is to know how to make meals without meat.  Is this because I'm vegan or anti-meat?  NO!  There may come a time when we can't buy meat or it may even be rationed, like in a war. 

Satan has so many beat down and wounded!  It is time to rise up and do what you are supposed to do!  Don't be deterred by the force that comes against you, push through and understand why there is resistance and just who is behind it.  Covet to prophesy - as God told us to do in His Word because others desperately need to hear it!  The time is now.  Time is running out for men that oppress and abuse the flock of God through their hijacking of God's authority.  Those that God has His hand on right now, must arise in order to salvage those that remain and for the future of the church.  It's time to do what you are supposed to do!

I saved my receipts from November 23rd to March 5th to track the rising costs of food at my local Aldi and Kroger, and I've added in Walmart.  I blogged about my Oct-Nov prices already but this is the next update covering the next 3 months.  I've highlighted in yellow the price increases and in green those that decreased in price.  Not a lot of price increases for us yet.  However, the problem for us lately is finding what we need, as there has been a lot out of stock and then we have to buy higher-priced items at Kroger.  Also, some items I haven't bought since the last price list, so I don't know what their current price is.

People's lives have literally been lost according to the facts in the VAERS system shows, people have been disabled and maimed and healthy, young people are dropping dead leaving doctors and experts in bewilderment. 

We got our first dog ever as a family, a beautiful Alaskan Husky, the only dog I've ever liked, but it didn't last long:

The dining room light fixture that was here when we bought the house was definitely one I'd never seen before.  The bulbs burned so hot and they gave off some heat.  They recently started burning out a LOT!  So much so, we knew something was wrong with either the fixture or the bulbs.  The bulbs were also hard to find and expensive I think my husband said.

I finally decided it was time to replace the fixture since now one light wouldn't even work even with a new bulb in it.  I found the perfect replacement!  I love it!  It's lightweight, the bulbs are easy to find and they are LED and don't give off heat.  We are going to probably install a dimmer switch this week because it is pretty bright and not something I want to turn on if I ever find myself at the table in the late night.