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My dear reader:

food |fo͞od|
noun
any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth

You may ask why I would choose to start off with a definition to a word so commonly used and universally understood, and that would be a valid question. I can say I know what prompted me to look up the actual definition, but I'm glad I did for the last little phrase in there. 

"In order to maintain life and growth"

I think we all know we need food in order to live, in order to grow, in order to be healthy. But food is not the only thing that sustains us in this manner. Being a Christian can switch one's views on a lot of things on this earth, but what about food. 

Genesis 1:29
Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

Genesis 2:9(a)
The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food.

Genesis 9:3
Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

Matthew 6:25
[ Do Not Worry ] “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Luke 12:23
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

John 4:32
But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

John 4:34
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.

John 6:55
For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.

Acts 14:17
Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.” 

This is just a short list of verses that speak of food in the Bible. From the first chapter of Genesis all the way through to Revelation, food is mentioned.  Not only is food a gift from God and completely necessary for our survival, the Bible goes further to say life is much more than to have food or clothes. Jesus, in the Gospel of John, also tells us that He provides us with a new kind of food-- "My food...is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work." Christ gives up His body and gave us communion through His body and blood. He is the ultimate sustenance in life and provides for all of our needs. The definition of food fits in exactly with this. The body and blood of Christ, working to do the will of God, this should be our extravagant cuisine in order to maintain life and to grow. 

Plus, food really is a blessing! And, I like food a lot... :) 

On Friday, I was able to eat at Big Bowl with my big sister and enjoyed this wonderful meal of Ginger Chicken, and then had potato pancakes from Perkins at approximately 10:30/11 pm Friday night after band concert. So no cooking for me on Friday, but I love eating as much if not more than cooking and I enjoy seeing what else can be done with food! Then on Saturday I did make an impromptu lunch for Christal and I, but I'll come back to that in a second. And then my family and I got to enjoy a wonderful dinner together-- again appreciation for what other people can cook and the many many different ways that food can be prepared. This morning, I made a pancake brunch for Christal and Hannah, another one of our friends. Nothing to special for either yesterday's lunch or this morning's brunch, but simple food is still delicious food.

What was on the menu:

Ham and Cheese Quesadillas

&

Pancakes with Peanut Butter

Ingredients:

Big skillet... really hot for pancakes and not so much for quesadillas

Ham and cheese

Salsa jar that doesn't want to open

Peanut Butter

Friends 

Laughter

Yo-Yo Ma & Il Divo Music 

First, for quesadillas, throw your stuff in a tortilla and put it in the pan. The ultimate goal is to remember not to have your pan too hot, otherwise, you will burn your tortilla-- Oops! (Even though I burnt the first one it still tasted good!!) Make sure to load up on sour cream and salsa-- if you can open the salsa jar. You may need to sets of hands, hot water, and a bit of banging on the floor to get the lid off though :) Then watch your friends eat and enjoy laughing at the sour cream and salsa dripping down their faces! I think messy food constitutes as good food, and as Christal mentioned in her post, at least she didn't have me taking pictures!

Pancake time! I didn't really ever make pancakes before coming to college but now this is one of my favorite things to make on Sundays. 1) They're really easy to make 2) Even though it's kind of easy to burn them (which I didn't today!!) they are really easy to make and doesn't take a ton of effort 3) They're a wonderful, after-church, feel-good food!

I hope you have a wonderful day and look to Christ for your ultimate sustenance, and enjoy the blessing of food too! 

Days since last cooked meal: 0.083 days.... Translation: couple hours :) 

Toodles for now,

Megan