Have you wondered what God is doing in the night? Has God seemed distant? Or disinterested?
'Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. '
Exodus 14:21 ESV
God is working in the night until the morning dawns. He sees you. He is working on your behalf. Hold on, dear one. Don’t give up. God is able to bring you the dry land.
This week I celebrate eleven weeks of marriage to My Man, Earl Price. We have been having great communication about how we are doing. The challenges have become easier because we are serving each other with joy.
This morning God led me to write Earl an email thanking him for the top 10 ways I have felt his love in the last 48 hours. As I reflected on the top ten ways I have felt Earl’s deep love for me, they include all of the five love languages. I find that very interesting that God showed me clearly how Earl is learning to love me so well. Here are few examples of what I wrote to him this morning. Would you consider writing a love note to people in your life thanking them specifically how they are loving you in this current season? Even if it feels like so much darkness, be the bringer of light into the equation and see how the God of the Impossible works on your behalf.
Acts of service—Earl brings me tea every morning
Quality time—he is playing golf with me a few evenings a week instead of with his regular group to give me confidence on the course
Gifts—he has ordered toilet paper on Amazon and it will arrive before we run out!
Physical touch—This does not need much elaboration (HaHa) but we know this gift of touch is one God has given us.
Words of Affirmation—I think this is maybe my strongest need and Earl is hitting a home run with this love language. He brags on my golf game and my cooking and my personality and who I am in God.
My recipe for this week is so easy and so delicious. We are eating cleaner and healthier now for one week. Earl has lost a few pounds and my success is that I have not gained. Waiting for my metabolism to kick in to higher gear without sugar.
Baked Chicken Pesto with Fresh Mozzarella
Bake for 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees F.
Lay unthowed chicken breasts (thinner are best, you can also use thighs) in a baking dish oils with olive or avocado oil.
Pour fresh pesto sauce to cover each breast. (I use the fresh pesto from Costco.)
Layer with fresh tomato slices. I used halved cherry tomatoes to cover each chicken breast.
Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees F. Then remove from oven and add two slices of fresh mozzarella cheese on each breast and return to the oven for another 5 minutes or until melted.
I doubled the recipe and had left-overs and it was as good the second night reheated.
I served it with a high protein red lentil pasta and fresh no sugar marinara sauce. The red lentil pasta was not our favorite and not sure it was worth the high protein for the cardboard texture and taste. Haha!
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