Inspiration

Healthy Pasta

2010-06-30T19:22:00.000-07:00

Today was another long day. But I came home and let loose by making vegetable pasta. It sounds boring but I felt like I needed to eat something without grease and MSG all over it. It's a hearty healthy meal and I don't feel guilty after eating it. Don't get me wrong, I love a good fatty piece of meat but there's nothing wrong with being good to your heart once in a while. So there it is, the healthy vegetable pasta. Next time, STEAK??

2010-06-08T18:31:00.001-07:00

Is it true? I have neglected this blog since November 2007. Wow that was when I was in Australia. I miss it so much. I miss the happy-go-lucky atmosphere, the incredibly friendly people, my amazing friends. All I have are precious memories. I am determined to go back someday.

Here I am now in June 2010, 2 1/2 years later. So much has changed since then and I'm a new (& hopefully improved) woman. I'm enjoying life in L.A. and I have a

good job that's keeping me busy. I have committed myself from today to write every once in a while about food because I'm determined to cook more and there's nothing like unwinding in the kitchen from a long day at work. This will help me get motivated and inspire me to try new recipes.

So my first food post...Stuffed Grilled Portabello Mushroom.

It's something my mom made all the time and I like it because there's no set recipe, just put together whatever's in the refrigerator. I found some onions, chicken sausage, and tomato sauce so i stir fried them and then made some potatoes.

Bro devoured 3 of them so I think they turned out pretty well! :)

GAME 3...LET'S GO LAKESHOW!!!

"Shadow Feet" - Brooke Fraser

2007-11-09T05:08:00.000-08:00

Walking,stumbling on these shadowfeet
toward home,a land that i've never seen
I am changing: less and less asleep
made of different stuff than when i began
and i have sensed it all along
fast approaching is the day

When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
when the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
when time and space are through
I'll be found in you

Theres distraction buzzing in my head
saying in the shadows it's easier to stay
but I've heard rumours of true reality
whispers of a well-lit way

You make all things new

When the world has fallen out from under me
I'll be found in you, still standing
Every fear and accusation under my feet
when time and space are through
I'll be found in you

Move Along

2007-10-28T07:33:00.000-07:00

Everything is so fast-paced. No time to breathe, no time to think, no time to rest. Time is so fragile and precious. It slips through the fingers and withers away. Every moment, every second is a gift. Remember, Jo, to make every day count. Wake up with a fresh mind and spirit, eagerly awaiting the new things today has to offer. There's so much more to life, much much more.

"You have made known to me the path of life; you fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." ~Ps. 16:11

Agape

2007-10-15T07:14:00.000-07:00

The serene waves of the lake captivate me. The water seems to flow on forever with no end in sight. It reminds me of the greatness of God, how unconditional and infinite His love is. The beauty of His presence is that you never see but you always feel. I am just a tiny spec of dust in the vast universe yet He cared for me so much that He bought me at such a great price. It makes me so joyful to know that I will always be embraced by my Heavenly Father and no matter how much I fail Him, He will never fail me. He's stolen my heart and my life. So I just gaze upon His beauty and lift up praise to Him, my source of strength, my source of hope. This is my pure adoration of God's grace, stirred up from the cool calmness of the waters.

The First

2007-10-12T06:34:00.000-07:00

It's a Beautiful Life