STILL TASTY!

I just love this website:

http://stilltasty.com

I look back at how many times I've thrown away food bc it was past the expiration date. It's a lot of wasted food. But there are tons of things in our pantry/fridge that can last well past their expiration. It just depends on the food and how it's stored.

Today I baked a cake using three eggs that were bought right before Christmas. They're still good! I did the the "submerging an egg in water test," and the eggs sunk to the bottom like they should. And to think I almost threw half a dozen eggs out this morning...They're STILL TASTY!

I LOVE This Kind of Stuff!

Missed Connections is the title of the blog of Sophie Blackall, an illustrator in NY. She looks through classified ads on sites like Craigslist and Village Voice where people post listings to find others they have missed a connection with. She pulls from those sites and illustrates them. The ads themselves are interesting and her art is just so charming and fun.

missedconnectionsny.blogspot.com

A Film About Sophie's Blog

Sean Bono created this awesome idea of having Art Battles as a way to "correct a system he saw flawed." What started out as simple painting battles in his canvas-lined apartment has grown into large live art events with Art Battles now offering competitors a unique and powerful way to showcase their work & win residences at galleries.

Live Art Battles

Myla Hugs

Myla has been going through this phase where she likes to HUG, usually people she likes. Sometimes the hugs are successful and sometimes they're not. :)

An Unsuccessful Hug (Beautiful Malak is one of our residents' daughter.)

A Successful Hug (It helps that cousin Faith has great temperament.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God is Truly SO GOOD to Us...

He has carried us safely through this year and His love for us is evident in the people in our lives. We are so thankful for our friends and family. We couldn't have gone through this year without you all. Many of you guys were our prayer partners for Apartment Life, and we just appreciate you so much.

PARTING from APARTMENT LIFE...

As we complete our final month here as a CARES Team, we remember all the people we have met through this ministry. It has been a blessing and honor to be a part of this community. Many people have opened their lives to us, and shared their joys and pains with us. We have both celebrated and cried with them. Some we've even been able to share Christ with. Apartment Life has truly been such an awesome experience. It has been part of our daily living for the last year, and even though we look forward to taking a much needed break, we are going to miss living and serving here a lot.

Words that come to mind when I think of our experience as a CARES Team...

unique, humbling, amazing, fun, worship, prayer, community, care, service, relationships, food...lots of food :)

Things we "Leunged"in 2009...

• Worship through obedience
• Serving through simply being available
• Hospitality
• Cooking food for tons of people
• Sharing food = sharing life
• Saying "hello" to neighbors, esp. the ones we don't know
• Appreciating those who work behind the scenes (ie: our maintenance crew at the apt.)
• Our parents and siblings are so loving and awesome
• Myla is most likely a lefty
• Myla has rhythm
• Dunkin' Donuts Coffee is still our favorite
• Having our cup of coffee in the morning is as important as brushing our teeth
• Sleep is precious
• You don't always get what you want, but God will always give you what you need
• Listening to good music in the morning is good for the soul

HAPPY 2010 EVERYONE!