Re-Excited! August 25, 2008

So, Saturday we had to bake friendship bread. My mom made it while I was at work, but the smell of yummy baked goodness filled the entire house by the time I got home. Right about the time I smelled the bread, I decided I was over the Daniel Fast. I decided God would still love me if I wimped out. He’d see my efforts and forgive me for eating real food again. I cheated. I had a smoothie with a scoop of yogurt in it Saturday night.

But you’ll be happy to know that I’m back on the Daniel Fast Wagon. VHQ had a ton of yummy snack food for Daniel Fast-ers. And The sermon Sunday was amazing and it reaffirmed my dedication to this fast. And last night I made home made salsa over some baked potatoes. It was diced canned tomatoes, kidney and pinto beans, green pepper, onion, jalapeno, chili powder and zucchini. It was SOOOO good. Every time I make something from scratch I get re-excited about the fast. I caught up on my reading and every time I go to eat something I pray because I think about the fast which makes me think about God. The fast is going to, hopefully, make praying all the time a habit. It’ll definitely reinforce praying before meals, and well, I eat a ton, so praying will truly become second nature. First nature even!

So yeah, very excited. Tonight we’ll have the salsa over some brown rice. Yummy =]

Daniel Fast August 20, 2008

Today is the third of twenty-one days of the Daniel Fast. Pastor Furtick asked all of his staff and any willing volunteers to join him in this biblical fast. No meat, no dairy, no preservatives, no bread.

Basically we can have unsalted nuts, fruit, vegetables, whole grain pasta, whole grain rice and whole grain tortillas. Monday I made vegetarian chili. Black beans, pinto beans, zucchini, squash, tomatoes and corn. It was SOOOO good. And tonight I made stuffed peppers. Whole grain pasta, onions, celery, mushrooms, garlic and organic vegetable broth. Again, DELICIOUS. My dad also grilled us up some eggplant with pepper, sea salt, and olive oil. Yum Yum Yummy. I was worried about being hungry, but I haven’t been hungry yet.

It’s been so much fun cooking stuff from scratch. Plus every night we read a chapter in John (there’s exatly 21 chapters, cool huh?) And there’s a big point we’re supposed to learn. The whole purpose of the fast is to learn about the Gospel in the book of John, and further a relationship with God. It’s been really cool. I was never really into reading the Bible, but lately I have been. I’ve been praying more often, too. Every time I go to eat something, I think about God and the reason I can’t just eat a candy bar.

Anyways, the recipes for what I’ve made so far are on here. I’m determined to keep experimenting with recipes. A whole new level of devotion to Christ. Love it!!!