Meal Planning?

Church today was about relationships. We're still studying the book of James, written by the brother of Jesus, and it just amazes me how relevant it is to our lives today. Dennis said something like 80% of all people who lose their jobs don't lose it because of technical incompetence, they lose it because of relational incompetence!

The bible verse we studied today was James 1:19-21
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

Right here in the bible is the key to keeping and repairing relationships with our family, our friends, our co-workers, and our God! So many times I realize that I'm talking way more than I should be, and sometimes the greatest thing I could be is a listener. When you really listen to someone you show them that they are worthy and valuable. It's a sign that you are respecting them.

Today after church I realized something...It's always a rush to figure out what we're going to eat for lunch on Sundays. We're starving by the time we get out, and eating out every Sunday is not an option in our budget. I stood in front of my freezer today trying to find something quick and easy for my family to eat. I finally decided on Pizza Rolls, Tator Tots, and Lima Beans. (I know, not very appetizing, but I was thinking quick and easy!) I preheated the oven, stuck the pizza rolls and tator tots inside, and cooked the lima beans on the stove.
We sit down to eat, and after a few minutes David says, "I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to something in the pizza rolls." Baylor retrieves the bag from the freezer and we investigate. Sure enough, it's the three meat variety, and the sausage is made with chicken. UURGGHH!
He's fine, of course, but I really need to make a plan.
I was talking to Suzi last night when we were visiting, and she does weekly meal planning. I was thinking with Dawson coming and me going back to work on August 6th, I really should look into this. Suzi said they tried having the same thing every Monday, every Tuesday, etc..., and that it got pretty old. They now plan for a month of meals. I've been investigating online, and apparently this is not a new "kahn-cept!" Ha Ha :)
I even found this cool meal planner. (Check it out, Suzi, I know how you love lists!)
http://www.menus4moms.com/pdf/MenuPln.pdf
We hung out again at the Kahn's last night, and as usual, we enjoyed ourselves. We ate supper together, and then watched a video from Louie Giglio about how great God is. He used a LOT of science to support his ideas, and I thought about my friend Jackie the whole time. She would have loved the video, and I'm sure she would have written some stuff down to go research later. Elliott told us that he read that something like 80% of all astronomers are Christian, and Jackie always has told me that the more she learns about biology, the more she believes in God.
I knew this before, but was reminded from this video that there is NO WAY life just randomly happened.
Then we listened to a sermon from Denton Bible Church in Texas on the history of the church. It's a 13 hour sermon series, and I know my dad and my Uncle Doug would love it. I learned a lot about people and places I wasn't familiar with, and it gave us some interesting food for thought.
After nap time today, I worked with Baylor on cleaning and organizing his room. We threw out 5 garbage bags of stuff! I was ruthless, and his room looks great. He is so excited about his clean room that he made Abba come and see it as soon as he walked in the house. Now I just need to keep coming through the house and do that in every room!
Baylor has been in a really good mood tonight (probably because his domain is all in order!), and he's just happily running around the house getting his laundry done. Of course, David did promise to play xbox with him, so I'm sure this has something to do with it. He has been having some serious issues with his Dad, so it's nice to see him in a good mood.