My Wife is a Great Cook & 1 Chronicles

Well, I was thinking the next blog entry would be about how to play congas. But that is taking a little more thought than just posting some pictures. So, here's some pictures of my wife's cooking. Mari is the best cook that I know. Tonight was one of those relaxing nights when we are home together ... laundry, updating our iTunes library, and Mari's cooking. Below is the dish she made us. It was great, but I don't remember exactly what it is. With a blog that has a title called cookbook, I guess it's good to have pictures of food.

This is another meal she made a while ago. I have a bad habbit of taking pictures of Mari's food. There will be lots more where these came from.

1 CHRONICLES 16:25-27
“For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be held in awe above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.”
I read this verse before Church on Sunday and was encouraged by the phrase, "strength and joy are in his place." I thought I might share it w/ the prophecy pastor, but I decided not to ... maybe tomorrow at the BIG meeting. I was encouraged because when we meet with God's people I can know that God wants to strengthen and give joy to us. I'm not sure if this is the right interpretation, I'll have to check on that. I prayed for Mari and myself that God would give us His strength and His joy as we met with His people.

Christian Hand-Drummers Kosher Cookbook: The Blog

What is the Christian Hand-Drummers Kosher Cookbook? Let's take it word for word:

Christian - Bob Kauflin has said above all ... if we are saved, we should view ourselves as Christians. I agree w/ Bob. If I think who I am, I start and end with the fact that I am a Christian. God sent His Son into the world to die on a cross so that I may know Him now and experience eternal life with Him. Not only do I have that future day to look forward to, but I get to experience blessings from God now. One of those blessings is my wife Mariana. I truly believe that if Christ had not saved me, I would not have married the most gorgeous woman in the world.

Hand-Drummers - Besides God and Mariana, few things make me happier than playing congas. Now, I love to hit stuff w/ my hands. I believe all of life is a big percussion ensemble. From the drive to work to talking with friends, there is rhythm in everything.

Kosher - Well, I'm jewish, so why not bring in some kosher stuff. But what Kosher represents in this blog is just random things about Dave. Mariana and I have a song called, "Random Dave." That's when I say things about what I like or what I want to do that surprise my wife or whomever I am hanging out with.

Cookbook - In order to be successful at anything we need to know what to do, so I like the word cookbook to describe how and why we should do things. A good cookbook never tells you to get a tablespoon of salt for no reason. It always let's you use the ingredients. So my goal is that the Christian, hand-drumming, kosher thoughts will lead to action (not necessarily baking).

Welcome to this blog. I hope to post about once or twice a month. I'm also hoping this blog will free up the Dave & Mari blog for just family stuff and to let Mari take that blog over.