Week 1 - Worship Fully

Advent starts today! We are so excited to be in this season again as we continue to figure out how to get back to the basics of Christmas. How to celebrate in a way that honors our King, our Immanuel and not stuff. Week 1 with Advent Conspiracy focuses on worship- "Worship fully." But also being conscious of what you are worshipping... are you worshipping the baby Jesus born unto us a Savior? or are you worshipping shopping? checklists? business?

We hope you share your thoughts as we go through this journey of Advent 2011 together! How will you choose to worship fully this week?

Here's a quick vid and devo from [AC] to get your worship juices flowin.

Worship Fully from Living Water International on Vimeo.

Christmas begins with a baby born in a manger. He changed the course of the stars and turned fathers’ hearts to their children. The heavens sang his praise as angels sang glory to God in the highest and on earth his peace. Shepherds praised God and traveled to Bethlehem to see him. Magi journeyed from the East to worship him. His mother treasured these things in her heart. They called him “Immanuel”—“God with us.” He proclaimed his presence to the end of the age.

What we do unto others, we do unto him.

Again this Christmas babies will be born in ramshackle homes. Herod will not try to kill them, but their drinking water will. Again Jesus will turn our hearts to children. We who still hear angels will journey to see Christ in the least of these. Our camels traded for drill rigs, we will bear the gift of life: clean drinking water, offered in Jesus’ name. Mothers will treasure these things in their hearts. This is full worship.

Worship derives from Old-English words meaning “worth-ship.”

What we give worth to is what we worship: possessions, God, shopping, children, money, Jesus. We worship all the time. Advent is a time to consciously direct our worship towards Jesus, Immanuel, God with us. A time to worship fully.

Day Three - Dinner

Our last dinner. A can of cream of mushroom, chicken, left over mixed veggies, and potatoes. If you want you can throw in the rest of the milk and left over pasta. This was so good!

Day Three - Lunch

Having tuna again for lunch today as we run around.  :)

Day Three - Breakfast

Did you know that if you take hard granola bars and pour milk on them and then put them in the microwave for about 45 seconds they turn back into oatmeal!  Delicious!

The Real Taco Cabana Girl

We interrupt our meal posts to share with you a great opportunity to help out a friend of ours!

Her name is Kara Beth Starr and she is one of the finalists in the first ever Taco Cabana talent contest! If she wins she will get to hang out with Anjelah Johnson and be in a TC commercial! (Plus free TC for a year!)

You can see her awesome video here!

If you think that Kara should be the winner (why wouldn't you? she is so cool!) then go Vote Here!!! She would be so grateful! :) Thanks, readers!

Day Two - Dessert

Milk and rice makes rice pudding and it makes it pretty well!


We made dessert tonight and it was good!

• 3 cups of our nut milk
• 2 cups cooked white rice
• 1/2 cup raisins
• (we bought some as our dried fruit item in the food pak)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• Ground cinnamon, generous pinch

In a saucepan, combine 3 cups milk, 2 cups cooked white rice, 1/2 cup raisins, 1/3 cup sugar and a generous pinch of ground cinnamon. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the milk is absorbed and the pudding is thickened, about 20 minutes. Serve warm or let cool, press plastic wrap onto the surface and refrigerate until chilled. Makes 3 1/2 cups. Thank Rachael!

One more day of meals!

Tomorrows Menu:

Breakfast:

Oatmeal

Lunch:

Tuna and Crackers

Dinner:

Chicken Noddle Soup

Day Two - Dinner