ColleensLife

My dad and mom are just fantastic people.  They are avid followers of Jesus and committed prayers.  Since the day Brett and I voiced that we desired to start a family, they have been passionately praying every morning for us to conceive.

But every month…nuthin’.  So I would call my mom and cry and she would say, “It will happen in Gods timing.”

Sometimes that answer wasnt good enough for me.  So I would wrestle in prayer while thoughts and stories of other couples horrors ran through my mind day in and day out. Really, the only guarantee in life is that there are no guarantees.  And thats the truth whether you are a believer in a higher sovereign being or not.  Unless of course, God speaks a promise.  When God speaks a promise, you can guarantee that promise will be fulfilled.

One day I called my mom feeling a bit bluesy and sad over yet another “nuthin” month.  I was telling her how my desires for children changed from wanting no kids to wanting like 5, and why would my desires change so drastically if not for the Lords influence?

“What if God gave you twins?  Would you be ok with that?”  She said to me once.  ”Because the Lord told dad the other morning when we were praying for you that when you get pregnant you will have twins.”

“Well, mom, that is just absurd!”

As absurd as that sounded, every time I saw my dad he would say, “Stop worrying, the Lord told me He is going to give you twins.”  In fact, it got to the point where my dad couldn’t pray anything else.  He couldn’t help but pray for twins because twins was the truth. It’s what the Lord said.  When my dad would pray, the word “baby” would not even be able to leave his mouth before the Lord would change it to “babies”.

And so this blog is to bring glory and honor where it is due.  To the Lord, Jesus Christ, who is faithful with His promises.

The truth is i AM pregnant.  About 9 weeks.   And, with no fertility drugs or manipulation of any sort (other then prayer i guess), we are in fact pregnant with twins.

As summer approaches I thought I would share a delicious Sloppy Joe recipe courtesy of a good friend i met in college, Jenn.

Jenn and i became friend many years ago when be both started attending CRU.  Jenn is one of the silliest, most fun, spunky, energetic, happy-go-luck people i have ever met in my life.  If you are ever in a bad mood, hang out with Jenn.   Her care-free, enjoy-life-to-the-fullest personality is contagious.

As Jenn and i became closer, I came to find out that she is a FANTASTIC cook.  This Sloppy Joe recipe is just one of many that she has shared with me.  I hope you enjoy it as much as Brett and I have.

1 lb ground beef

1 medium chopped onion

3/4 cup catsup

1 T mustard

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup oatmeal

1 T brown sugar

Salt and pepper to season

Brown the meat with onion (drain).  Add catsup, mustard, and water.  Stir.  Add oatmeal and brown sugar.  Mix.  Simmer for 15-20 minutes.  Season with salt and pepper.

There you have it!  It’s perfect for those summer cookouts.

And you cant write a blog about Sloppy Joes without THIS SONG crossing your mind

With my health plummeting (exaggeration), and weather being so gloomy, i havent really had the desire or energy to blog up anything that i feel is worth reading.   So i wanted to open it up to you, wise, interesting, insightful readers.  Do you have anything interesting or thought-provoking that you want to share but don’t really want to start a whole blog for it?  Or maybe you have a blog but would like to guest blog?  I invite you to guest blog.

It could be YOUR thoughts on life.  It could be something random and silly.  It could be a trial you are facing.  It could be something you have always wanted to get off your chest.   Anything.   You may even remain anonymous if you want.  I give you permission to  have an entry on my blog for the next few whenever days.  No matter who you are or what you believe, feel free to send me a message on Facebook or email and let me know if you want to give it a try.  Of course, it must be tasteful