new blog

I've been blogging on myspace since July 05: http://blog.myspace.com/jessicraig.

passion

Now that school is out, I think I have found my new passion--cooking! I have been trying new recipes every chance I get! And Benjie doesn't mind me having more time to cook either. ;)

The last thing I made was a chocolate peanut butter cake. I made it especially for Amber, but she hasn't tried any yet. I guess maybe the chocolate-peanut butter thing is only with ice cream for her. Oh well. I liked it, and I don't even like chocolate cake that much. Another thing I tried was a Hawaiian recipe with yams and bananas. I though it was pretty good, but Benjie didn't like it. Luckily I didn't make too much. Also, last night it fell out of the fridge, so there's no more left. I also tried Christy Ingebretson's meatloaf recipe, which was good. Even Benjie liked it. (He normally does not like meatloaf at all.) I tried Emily's whole chicken recipe too, since they had whole chickens on sale for 69 cents/lb. That was really good. It didn't get too dry. What else? Pineapple coconut bars, teriyaki chicken, beef stir fry, shrimp verde, roast pork with cherries.... I have just been cooking up a storm. It is a lot of fun for me to try new recipes. Tomorrow I am going to make a chicken/corn dish. Tonight we are going to try and clean the fridge of all the leftovers from my new passion! :)

the last haul

When is this bleepin class gonna be done????????? It is dragging on soooo looonnnnggg. We are actually on the last chapter, so we only have 3 classes left plus the test. But it still seems so long. Plus, I feel like I didn't learn 2 of the last 4 chapters at all. ug. studying for the test will be a btch. I am going to miss the review class to see star wars with the high school group. is it summer yet?

Analog

Analog has a blog! That is pretty cool. What's really cool is if Analog moves to 11am. At least it will be cool to me. And I think it will be good for the community-building of Analog. Right now it sucks (the community, not Analog). When I go, I don't feel like there is much community. I feel like there are only a couple people I am comfortable talking to. I don't feel like meeting new people like I used to. So, I hope it gets better by being in the morning when there will be more time to hang out afterwards and get to know people. The one concern I have is that people who go to 11am celebration now will be dumb and not adjust their schedule to go to 9am, but will leave fcc altogether. I hope that doesn't happen. Or I hope some people will be willing to try analog at least once. Then if they don't like it, go to the other service.

I can't wait for school to be done!!!!!!!!!!!! I never want to go to school again after this semester!

Pain

Today I am in pain. My whole body hurts. That is all.

It's Late and I'm Tired

So I don't know why I am choosing to blog. Work is fine. Don't know what I'd be doing if I wasn't doing A/P. Do we really need a replacement? School is fine. Got out early yesterday, which was great. Sharon comes home tomorrow. Saturday having dinner at the Garcias. Bringing salad. New project is to try one new recipe each week. Started with sweet potato burritos last Saturday and invited friends over to be guinea pigs. Was good, but cook use less sweet potato and more shredded chicken (there was no meat at all in them). Also made a middle eastern rice dish and chicken karahi. This weekend, trying new salad recipe for dinner with Garcias. Watched Alias at McClellands' tonight. fun. also part of wife swap. can't believe people actually do it. incredible. would never do it myself. happy where i am with my own husband. benjie takes journeyman's exam on Friday. hope he passes. need to pray for zarban and family. brothers have been expelled. younger one talked about suicide. is now on medication. Lord please help this family. especially the boys who have no father to guide them. be their father, God. Amen.

Constant communion-day 1

Tired and frustrated. TGIF. Last night I read of a man who expiremented with maintaining continual communion with God every moment for a year. Of course, he did not maintain it every moment, but he made great progress. I wanted to weep when I read it, that such progress was possible. I resolved to try and maintain communion with God myself. I am confident that such a pursuit will be rewarded. Seek me and ye shall find. Of course, I have already lost God from my mind several thousand times this morning. But it only the first day. After 6 months, this man had not been able to keep God in his mind even half a day. Nevertheless, the descriptions of how his life had changed were incredible. One thing especially: he experienced such a joy of close communion with God that he hated sin. It held no desire for him because he knew it would tear him away from God. That is something I want. To love God's presence so much, that sin would hold no appeal for me because of how it separates me from God. May the workings of God in me increase!