“I like rice. Rice is great if you're hungry and want 2000 of something. ” Mich Ehrenborg, author It's a mystery comparable to why single socks go missing. Every time I make soup, which is often this time of year, we wind up with about one cup left over. It's technically enough for a snack-sized… Continue reading Souped-up rice
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“Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.” Lemony Snicket, The Blank Book The giggling coming from behind the magazine drew my husband's attention. "What are you reading?" he finally asked. "The headline says 'fight your cough,' " I said between laughs. "I though it said, 'fight your couch.' Wouldn't that be a… Continue reading Inside or outside context
Misplaced trust
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” Corrie ten Boom, Dutch-born Nazi resistance I thought I knew what I was doing. I did not. We were having a girls day out, hitting a coffee shop and some antique stores in a downtown historic district. After circling the area several times, I… Continue reading Misplaced trust
Vegan hot chocolate for 2
“You just need a little perspective. Warmed chocolate can give you that.” chef Giada De Laurentiis, Paris There are two new mugs in our cabinet. They match in ways -- same size, same outline of mountains tracing around the same white exterior. They don't match in others. One has deep blue on the inside and blue… Continue reading Vegan hot chocolate for 2
Amazing love
Bringing over a micro-post from my Facebook blog to say Happy Valentine's Day to JOY Journal friends! We are LOVED!! FRESH MERCY -- God LOVED us before we were lovable. Now, that's a Valentine! "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 