Suffering

I've been really mulling over what I heard the other night at the downtown church. It's the idea that suffering is almost always self-induced. That really struck me. Oh sure, I've always understood that Jesus went to the cross voluntarily..he gave his life in death. That much was obvious. But the fact that the 12 disciples chose the path of suffering. That everyday we are choosing to suffer, whether it be for our career, our dreams, family, popularity, money...whatever it may be. We make that choice. I know that so often I have avoided suffering for the sake of Christ. Lets face it, I often try to avoid it like the plague. So what am I suffering for...really? That's the question I've been asking myself and will be evaluating in my life in the next few weeks.

Chickady China...the Chinese Chicken.

i made chinese food! and that makes me happy, because it should have been hard but it wasn't. and it was delicious. here's what i did:



Bring water to boil, add rice and let simmer.
Thaw boneless chicken and cut into
bite size pieces. Cook in stovetop skillet
in tsp or two of olive oil until slightly golden.
Drain off any liquid. Add the following mixture:



soy sauce(3-4 T.)
water(1 T.)
ground ginger(1/2 tsp.)
garlic(1 tsp.)
slivered almonds

Let cook for 3-5 minutes, until chicken
is well saturated. Serve over rice.