材料
A 黑糖1杯 水1杯
B 即溶酵母粉1又1/2小匙 冷水4大匙 中經麵粉3杯
C 手粉適量
1。乾炒黑糖至出顔色/香氣，加入水。
2。酵母以4大匙冷水調化。
3。黑糖水，酵母水，加上麵粉揉成黑糖麵糰。（可加少許油）
4。麵糰加蓋靜置發酵約25-30分鐘。
5。麵糰擀成長方形，1公分厚的長片。
6。抹少許水，捲成長條麵捲，切成6-7公分段狀，墊上油紙（我用溼的napkins）放進蒸過，放10-15分鐘第二次發酵。再以中火蒸至沸騰後，以中火蒸12分鐘。
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
做饅頭
有天我們到了Kansas City新開張的888超市，我好開心看到有賣饅頭，因為我好喜歡吃饅頭。看看价錢，就不想買了。一包有4或6個饅頭，要$4-5。想一想，要過禱告宣教士生活，fasted lifestyle，就不能像以前在加州那樣的生活。來Kansas City好幾個月了，沒吃饅頭也照樣生活得好好的。
結果後來有一位朋友把從台彎帶來的食譜給了我們。我一打開，就有饅頭的食譜。我好開心喲！趕緊買了材料，卻不知道什麽是酵母粉，就沒有加，結果發不成，味道很好吃，但是有點硬。打電話問媽媽後才知道那是yeast。第二次做就很成功。中經麵粉一包$1+。加上其他材料錢，差不多$2+。而且可以自己加葡萄乾，flex seed，nuts，oatmeal。。。 也可以作鮮奶饅頭。
換一換生活習慣，開銷可以減少。以前縂覺得做飯好難，所以，在加州時每星期會出去吃至少一次。現在生活習慣改變，我做飯的菜單也改變，而且更多變化，小孩也更愛吃。來了這裡，不但吃屬靈大餐，還學會做菜。來了這裡，學會了炒米粉，speghetti，煎雞扒（自己隨便做的，雖不能和餐館的比較，但我和小孩很喜歡），湯麵。。。
對我來説，是很大的突破。感謝主！其實我也是可以的。候環境的改變，可以擴張我們的境界，也可以啓發裏面的淺能，還可以突破我們為自己立下的限制和筐筐。
結果後來有一位朋友把從台彎帶來的食譜給了我們。我一打開，就有饅頭的食譜。我好開心喲！趕緊買了材料，卻不知道什麽是酵母粉，就沒有加，結果發不成，味道很好吃，但是有點硬。打電話問媽媽後才知道那是yeast。第二次做就很成功。中經麵粉一包$1+。加上其他材料錢，差不多$2+。而且可以自己加葡萄乾，flex seed，nuts，oatmeal。。。 也可以作鮮奶饅頭。
換一換生活習慣，開銷可以減少。以前縂覺得做飯好難，所以，在加州時每星期會出去吃至少一次。現在生活習慣改變，我做飯的菜單也改變，而且更多變化，小孩也更愛吃。來了這裡，不但吃屬靈大餐，還學會做菜。來了這裡，學會了炒米粉，speghetti，煎雞扒（自己隨便做的，雖不能和餐館的比較，但我和小孩很喜歡），湯麵。。。
對我來説，是很大的突破。感謝主！其實我也是可以的。候環境的改變，可以擴張我們的境界，也可以啓發裏面的淺能，還可以突破我們為自己立下的限制和筐筐。
Saturday, January 2, 2010
questions from Joshua are getting harder and harder for me to anwer
Joshua's been reading a chapter of Bible each day for months now. He started on Genesis and he just finished Leviticus yesterday and he was very excited to begin Number... haha, no sooner after he read half way, he turned to me and said it is boring, because Number chapter 1 is "census" and all about names.
Anyway, he actually thinks as he reads. One morning he asked me why is God so mean. Then he read to me Leviticus 26:28 "then in my anger I will be hostile toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over." v29"You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters."
That sound really cruel. Now I knew what he meant. So I lead him to read v27 and explained to him because of what happen in v27, and the consequence is v28-29 and so on. v27 says "If in spite of this you still do not listen to me but continue to be hostile toward me". I explained briefly to him that there're people who refused to listen to God and are very hostile (mean) to God and do all those things that hurt people and hurt themselves.
Then he asked me what does it mean "eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters". Here it got harder. What does it mean? Out of my own limit understanding, and bringing it down to his language, I explained that there're people who are so so so bad and so evil and so deceived by the devil, they kill their sons and daughters. I told him I heard that satan worshipers kill their children to offer them to the devil. Then I said, there're people who don't understand and are so deceived that they kill their babies before they are born and that's called abortion. I told him that some people don't know what's growing inside the mommy's tummy is actually baby who have life! The devil hates people and wants to kill people. But God will protect us. We're to pray that abortion will be stopped.
I felt the heaviness of this message, so I told him God wants to bless us and wants to forgive us. He doesn't want these bad things to happen to us. We can have his blessings and forgiveness when we turn from our sin and confess our sin to the Lord and repent. He is waiting to forgive us.
Can a 6 yr old understand this message? I don't know how much he can understand but I'm seizing opportunities to tell him what I know. I pray for spirit of wisdom and revelation to come upon Joshua and that his eyes may be enlightened.
I remember years ago while we were still in LA, there was a prop 8 event. I explained to them that the marriage created by God is 1 man and 1 woman. No man with man, and no woman with woman, and no more than 1 man or 1 woman. That's the best way I can explain to them. Then I also tell them that we can only live together or have babies when we're married. I don't want to go in details with sex issue yet since they're still young. Anyway, even to these day they still remember. Occasionally I'd hear Samuel posts a question to us which he already has an answer for it "Can a man marry a man?" Then he would answer "對啦，不可以！" and on and on. They actually remember what we teach them!
I heard that during the prop 8 thingy, many younger generation even from churches voted for yes on same-sex marriage. They care more of their friends who are homosexual rather than the truth. I teach my children that we don't hate the people who are homosexual, but because we love the people we want to tell them the truth that can set them free and free indeed. They are in bondage and suffering. We want to help them to be free and enjoy the true gift of marriage between 1 man and 1 woman.
I want to teach my children when they're still young. When I was 6 I didn't know what abortion was and I've never heard that man marries man and etc. But this generation is different from our generation when we were kids. One time we saw man kissing man /woman kissing woman in a public place and I redirect my kids to the opposite direction because I don't want them to watch that. I had never seen that when I was 6. Our children need to be raised in solid foundation on God's Word when they're young. Feed them the truth of God's Word before the world dump on them the trash of devil's scheme.
More wisdom on parents, Lord! More wisdom on children, Lord!
And Lord, I pray that our LOVE may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that we may approve the things that are excellent, that we may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God!
Anyway, he actually thinks as he reads. One morning he asked me why is God so mean. Then he read to me Leviticus 26:28 "then in my anger I will be hostile toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over." v29"You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters."
That sound really cruel. Now I knew what he meant. So I lead him to read v27 and explained to him because of what happen in v27, and the consequence is v28-29 and so on. v27 says "If in spite of this you still do not listen to me but continue to be hostile toward me". I explained briefly to him that there're people who refused to listen to God and are very hostile (mean) to God and do all those things that hurt people and hurt themselves.
Then he asked me what does it mean "eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters". Here it got harder. What does it mean? Out of my own limit understanding, and bringing it down to his language, I explained that there're people who are so so so bad and so evil and so deceived by the devil, they kill their sons and daughters. I told him I heard that satan worshipers kill their children to offer them to the devil. Then I said, there're people who don't understand and are so deceived that they kill their babies before they are born and that's called abortion. I told him that some people don't know what's growing inside the mommy's tummy is actually baby who have life! The devil hates people and wants to kill people. But God will protect us. We're to pray that abortion will be stopped.
I felt the heaviness of this message, so I told him God wants to bless us and wants to forgive us. He doesn't want these bad things to happen to us. We can have his blessings and forgiveness when we turn from our sin and confess our sin to the Lord and repent. He is waiting to forgive us.
Can a 6 yr old understand this message? I don't know how much he can understand but I'm seizing opportunities to tell him what I know. I pray for spirit of wisdom and revelation to come upon Joshua and that his eyes may be enlightened.
I remember years ago while we were still in LA, there was a prop 8 event. I explained to them that the marriage created by God is 1 man and 1 woman. No man with man, and no woman with woman, and no more than 1 man or 1 woman. That's the best way I can explain to them. Then I also tell them that we can only live together or have babies when we're married. I don't want to go in details with sex issue yet since they're still young. Anyway, even to these day they still remember. Occasionally I'd hear Samuel posts a question to us which he already has an answer for it "Can a man marry a man?" Then he would answer "對啦，不可以！" and on and on. They actually remember what we teach them!
I heard that during the prop 8 thingy, many younger generation even from churches voted for yes on same-sex marriage. They care more of their friends who are homosexual rather than the truth. I teach my children that we don't hate the people who are homosexual, but because we love the people we want to tell them the truth that can set them free and free indeed. They are in bondage and suffering. We want to help them to be free and enjoy the true gift of marriage between 1 man and 1 woman.
I want to teach my children when they're still young. When I was 6 I didn't know what abortion was and I've never heard that man marries man and etc. But this generation is different from our generation when we were kids. One time we saw man kissing man /woman kissing woman in a public place and I redirect my kids to the opposite direction because I don't want them to watch that. I had never seen that when I was 6. Our children need to be raised in solid foundation on God's Word when they're young. Feed them the truth of God's Word before the world dump on them the trash of devil's scheme.
More wisdom on parents, Lord! More wisdom on children, Lord!
And Lord, I pray that our LOVE may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that we may approve the things that are excellent, that we may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God!
Friday, January 1, 2010
I win!!!
Recently I've been hearing "I win!!" from my boys a lot. I'm very concern of the competitiveness that is growing in them and getting bigger each day, especially Joshua.
Last night, since it was the last day of 2009 I decided to stay awake till after midnight. So I watched the Onething worship on webstream. It was awesome!! Before midnight, I went to take a shower and there God spoke to me. Wow!
God revealed to me that Joshua is an overcomer, that's the way God created him. God wants him to win, and plans his life to win. However, the enemy has already been working hard to destroy him ever since he was born. Now, the enemy's trying to twist the "overcomer-ness" in him and mislead him to win in areas out of God's will. I felt an urgency in me to fight this warfare over Joshua in partnership with the Holy Spirit. I need wisdom from God to lead Joshua into the right path and to understand God's will for him as an overcomer.
He truly wins not when he is faster, or when he is better, or when he has more score... He truly wins when he choses to obey God and refuses to listen to the devil. Yes, when He wins, people don't lose, but the devil lose. The devil is our true enemy, not friends or family. The Bible says that we don't fight against flesh and blood. We don't fight against whoever play with us, we don't fight against whoever trying to compete with us. When we love people, we win and the enemy lose. When we share what we have, we win and the enemy lose because the devil is selfish and doesn't want us to share....
A lot of the games are designed to have either I win you lose or you win I lose. Joshua has been having a hard time when he loses. So I told him and keep telling him that, when he loses and he can still keeps up a bright spirit and feel happy for his friend/brother who win and even congratulate him, he also wins and the real loser is the devil. I know it will take a while for my children to grasp it, and I admit that I'll be learning it myself too as I teach them.
I'm thankful for this revelation from the Lord regarding this concern of mine. What a new year resolution given me for 2010! Thank you, Father! Thank you for helping me in my parenthood. I pray that You'll grant me wisdom and revelation and I pray that You'll lead me and help me and empower me..... amen!
Last night, since it was the last day of 2009 I decided to stay awake till after midnight. So I watched the Onething worship on webstream. It was awesome!! Before midnight, I went to take a shower and there God spoke to me. Wow!
God revealed to me that Joshua is an overcomer, that's the way God created him. God wants him to win, and plans his life to win. However, the enemy has already been working hard to destroy him ever since he was born. Now, the enemy's trying to twist the "overcomer-ness" in him and mislead him to win in areas out of God's will. I felt an urgency in me to fight this warfare over Joshua in partnership with the Holy Spirit. I need wisdom from God to lead Joshua into the right path and to understand God's will for him as an overcomer.
He truly wins not when he is faster, or when he is better, or when he has more score... He truly wins when he choses to obey God and refuses to listen to the devil. Yes, when He wins, people don't lose, but the devil lose. The devil is our true enemy, not friends or family. The Bible says that we don't fight against flesh and blood. We don't fight against whoever play with us, we don't fight against whoever trying to compete with us. When we love people, we win and the enemy lose. When we share what we have, we win and the enemy lose because the devil is selfish and doesn't want us to share....
A lot of the games are designed to have either I win you lose or you win I lose. Joshua has been having a hard time when he loses. So I told him and keep telling him that, when he loses and he can still keeps up a bright spirit and feel happy for his friend/brother who win and even congratulate him, he also wins and the real loser is the devil. I know it will take a while for my children to grasp it, and I admit that I'll be learning it myself too as I teach them.
I'm thankful for this revelation from the Lord regarding this concern of mine. What a new year resolution given me for 2010! Thank you, Father! Thank you for helping me in my parenthood. I pray that You'll grant me wisdom and revelation and I pray that You'll lead me and help me and empower me..... amen!
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