If you notice my new background, it reads, "What's Cooking?" Well, certainly not oatmeal, beans, and rice anymore. We ended our food challenge on Friday after doing our taxes (the time seemed right.) We celebrated surviving the week by going to Broadway Pizza, and it tasted delicious. Even throughout the rest of the day I found myself forgetting that I could actually eat other food I had been denying myself all week. Little things like animal crackers that the girls were eating, or fruit. We also went to dinner that night with some friends (had a free buffet coupon) so needless to say, we didn't go hungry on Friday. Come to find out, that wasn't the wisest choice. Although I didn't eat all that much, my stomach has had a hard time adjusting to real food after eating such small amounts of plain food all week. I woke up in the middle of the night last night and seriously thought I was going to get sick. I didn't, but my stomach still isn't back to normal. Who knows how long it'll take.
As we were eating lunch on Friday, I commented to Jeremy that looking back, the week and its diet went by pretty fast. Maybe not at the time, but isn't that how life always is. We are glad we did it, and have come to appreciate what we have a lot more. And all week I have been craving Fogo de Chao's chocolate mousse cake like crazy. It's like I'm pregnant or something (NO, I AM NOT.)
I mentioned in the last post that I was asking God to show me something special this week. He did not disappoint me. It wasn't really anything related to the diet or reaching those less fortunate, but he touched my heart in other ways and showed me several instances of his hand in my life and ways to reach others. Now I need to act on these things since I asked for them! Why did God show up in special ways this week? Was it just because of the diet? I don't think it was. I think it was simply because I asked him to. Maybe he saw that I was willing to give something up to gain a greater understanding from him, or maybe it was just because I cared to ask and wait. There is not a special formula for this. Anyone who wants to find greater purpose in their life. . . it's there for the asking. Read his Word the Bible, get to know him better, and he can't wait to pour out his blessings in your life. For me this wasn't material blessings this week but opportunities for me to reach others with His love. Now I need to take advantage of these opportunities and keep seeking him; we only have power if we are connected to the source.
On another note, we had a fun Saturday together as a family today. We took the girls to storytime at Borders this morning, and the theme was 'Elmo's Birthday Party.' Wouldn't you think that maybe Elmo would be there? Nope. Just a lady who read some Elmo books, sang a few little songs with them, had them color a picture of Elmo's face, and asked them some Elmo trivia. The girls enjoyed it, though, and even got their names drawn for some prizes! Here is Emily with the 2 prizes they won: a SpongeBob poncho and a giant Fancy Nancy book. (Nevermind, my pictures aren't loading from my memory card right now. So just imagine Emily wearing a huge yellow poncho, standing next to one of those huge books like they used to read in elementary.) Anyway, it was neat that they won something -- they obviously inherited Jeremy's luck, not mine!
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