Alphabet Soup Garden Varieties

I kinda like to think of this as a place to feed (or get fed), in the body of Christ.
I throw everything into the pot and give it a stir with the click of the Alphabet on these keys.
Being a garden is a comforting thought, of planting words.

Please feel free to post soup recipes though!!! Great Idea!
Greek Lentil Soup (like my mom made it)
  • 12 ounces brown lentils
  • 1 or 2 tablespoons garlic the way you like it, or not
  • 1 large onion, chopped fine
  • 1 or 2 large carrots, chopped fine
  • 2 or 3 stalks worth of celery leaves chopped fine (optional)
  • 1 can diced tomatoes or 2 large fresh (optional)
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 pinch crushed dried rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves (remove to serve)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning if you like halfway through
  • with a good splash of any red wine
  • and the peel of one orange (moms secret-remove to serve).
  • Cook on a med low heat till "done".
  • Serve this with a hot sauce, or Cajun style seasoning those that desire heat.
  • Can be served with rice on the side, and added for those who need those proteins.
  • This recipe gives you options on whether you like more veggies.
  • Exclude what you dont like and add a few more beans for body.
 
thenami said:
I kinda like to think of this as a place to feed (or get fed), in the body of Christ.
I throw everything into the pot and give it a stir with the click of the Alphabet on these keys.
Being a garden is a comforting thought, of planting words.

Please feel free to post soup recipes though!!! Great Idea!
Greek Lentil Soup (like my mom made it)
  • 12 ounces brown lentils
  • 1 or 2 tablespoons garlic the way you like it, or not
  • 1 large onion, chopped fine
  • 1 or 2 large carrots, chopped fine
  • 2 or 3 stalks worth of celery leaves chopped fine (optional)
  • 1 can diced tomatoes or 2 large fresh (optional)
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 pinch crushed dried rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves (remove to serve)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning if you like halfway through
  • with a good splash of any red wine
  • and the peel of one orange (moms secret-remove to serve).
  • Cook on a med low heat till "done".
  • Serve this with a hot sauce, or Cajun style seasoning those that desire heat.
  • Can be served with rice on the side, and added for those who need those proteins.
  • This recipe gives you options on whether you like more veggies.
  • Exclude what you dont like and add a few more beans for body.
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Thanks from myself also it is one of my favs too Cosia. I used to buy it canned here at our local Big Lots and jalapeno mustard but no more 😟. It was realy garlicky and i love the garlic and onions !
 
thenami said:
I kinda like to think of this as a place to feed (or get fed), in the body of Christ.
I throw everything into the pot and give it a stir with the click of the Alphabet on these keys.
Being a garden is a comforting thought, of planting words.

Please feel free to post soup recipes though!!! Great Idea!
Greek Lentil Soup (like my mom made it)
  • 12 ounces brown lentils
  • 1 or 2 tablespoons garlic the way you like it, or not
  • 1 large onion, chopped fine
  • 1 or 2 large carrots, chopped fine
  • 2 or 3 stalks worth of celery leaves chopped fine (optional)
  • 1 can diced tomatoes or 2 large fresh (optional)
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 pinch crushed dried rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves (remove to serve)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning if you like halfway through
  • with a good splash of any red wine
  • and the peel of one orange (moms secret-remove to serve).
  • Cook on a med low heat till "done".
  • Serve this with a hot sauce, or Cajun style seasoning those that desire heat.
  • Can be served with rice on the side, and added for those who need those proteins.
  • This recipe gives you options on whether you like more veggies.
  • Exclude what you dont like and add a few more beans for body.
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Hello thenami;

This sounds really tasty. What I'm going to do is pray over this recipe, then have my wife cook it! 😎 👍 lol!
 
Many times we walk through life haggled and harrased,
We trudge along this pilgrim's way,
Wondering if today might be our last.

We forget that in our hearts, the Son always shines,
He is ever aware and always is present,
He just wants his will be done, not mine.

So I stop and I remember, how great is his love,
Why be hindered down here below,
When he and the Father are tending us from above.

I put that love deep into my heart,
I wrap myself within his blessed Spirit,
Then I step out fully clothed and try to do my part.

I am not always perfect nor right,
A mere human creation am I,
I bless his name above and continue in his light.
 
Thank you for your addition of a heartfelt write! ox'

I was just noticing
this is the last weekend in July
where did my summer go
these beach days are numbered
time to try to drown
surfing where I shouldnt
with scrapes on my booty
knees and elbows
or maybe I will simply
bring a floatie
watch the young ones
while I day dream
about a great wave
giggling to myself
wondering how I got old
cause my stupidity
certainly should have
done me in by now
but its not in my hands
guess our Father has humor
and finds me entertaining
or Im just not done yet
with His work I need to do

Peace and love to all ox'
 
Just a reminder that the sea is not always a fun and friendly place. Lord knows Ive come close and definitely prayed, thanked, and rejoiced.
There are quite a few drowning victims here in NC every summer, as people forget. I remember Im old, and no longer as strong.
The Lord reminded me not to joke about drowning.

This morning a fireman was able to swim out and rescue the younger of two victims. He tried again but the second in their twenties went under.
July 9th a person drowned in almost the same place, and his body was never recovered. They are still searching in the New River Inlet,
for todays missing swimmer.

Be safe in the water peeps, especially if you surf thinking it wont happen to you.
 
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"aint no cure for the summertime blues"...


I think its a lifetime blues
theres too much in my head

so it would be like awesome
if I could invent a magnet

that could attract thoughts
and I could suck all mine out

to sort through them in plain sight
then reinsert the ones I wanted

but alas I am not a magician
electronic engineer nor scientist

Im just a chick on the net
thats survived through so much bull sh__

therefore I can get numb and bored
cause when you've lived, really lived

it takes too much energy
to find excitement

then I realize why God wants me alone
no matter how much I pray otherwise

and that really does s__k...
 
in my humanity I fall
thanks for the prayers
and this place to vent
feeling better today
gonna take a road trip
heading west maybe Cherokee
or into Tennessee someplace
I will let the wind soothe
rain wash and tires turn
stopping on whims of fancy
leaving sometime next week
gotta pay the house tax
didnt get the bill
must visit the courthouse
also renew my insurance
then Im off for time
to recharge fasting
in prayer at a new place
me and liquid protein
it's good to roughly plan
a route with my membership
at a nationwide gym
to take showers and stuff
time for our Father
to lead me beside unstill waters
of a cold rocky river
wherever he likes
might find an odd church
as a puzzle piece
to rest a while
and find some comfort
in the middle of His woods
cause sometimes
our Lord knows
its just what I need
 
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yesterday was my birthday
and I fell so hard
I gave myself
a spiritual concussion
as I confess my sins
involving vodka
and sailor language
I overindulged
in carnal pleasures
of music and mayhem
for the blues
are an addiction
as I cannot simply
sit and listen
so here I am again
still firmly planted
knowing that faith
brings me back to Romans 12:12-21

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.​

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
 
I did not take a road trip as I had a really bad case of Covid, again.
Now Im nursing a two day hangover. Sometimes we fall, and fail in the sight of our Lord.
We simply must get back up, dust ourselves off, and give our sins to our Father in the name of his Son Jeus Christ.
There is only one created perfect, and that is certainly not any human here on earth.
My weaknesses are many, my strength is in Christ, and my salvation remains forever.
As Christ forgives us, the hardest lessons in life are to forgive ourselves.

I return humbly, imperfect, and forgiven. Love and peace to all.
 
A Sonnet For Our Lord

might my voice bring me needed peace I pray
iniquities and transgressions weigh much,
lovingkindness brought me back from astray
with the holy spirit in just one touch,

my Father in heaven I do thank thee
for enteral mercy grace forgiveness,
your Son Jesus Christ is always with me
even though I forget when Im a mess,

in my heart is your strength to bring me home
as I sing praises and rejoice in in you,
finding great joy as I write this poem
a testimony washing me anew,

you are on my inside bound forever
might I not forget this and remember

-amen
 
yanno the older I get
you would think I'd have more patience
it escapes me like I breath sometimes
depending on the circumstance
is it patience or tolerance
how much of a difference is there?
for right now I choose no answer
cause for most things Im a rock
unmoved by earthly endeavors
like an old oak tree in a hurricane
I can take a hit and stay planted
but then these vehement no's
fly with abandon from my lips
released from my maximum facility
there they are free in the daylight
recklessly speeding and uninhibited
without even so much as a glance
so beware for women do know how
to fly their brooms with grace
and their inner compass glowing
with the light of our Lord
using discernment and intuition
for they are swords of defense
therefore I will now answer
No I Am Not Impatient
nor am I tolerant of rubbish
I simply refuse to be accepting
of the garbage some try
to either feed me or place
at my feet like retribution
take your trash to a landfill
no dumping allowed!
 
thenami said:
yanno the older I get
you would think I'd have more patience
it escapes me like I breath sometimes
depending on the circumstance
is it patience or tolerance
how much of a difference is there?
for right now I choose no answer
cause for most things Im a rock
unmoved by earthly endeavors
like an old oak tree in a hurricane
I can take a hit and stay planted
but then these vehement no's
fly with abandon from my lips
released from my maximum facility
there they are free in the daylight
recklessly speeding and uninhibited
without even so much as a glance
so beware for women do know how
to fly their brooms with grace
and their inner compass glowing
with the light of our Lord
using discernment and intuition
for they are swords of defense
therefore I will now answer
No I Am Not Impatient
nor am I tolerant of rubbish
I simply refuse to be accepting
of the garbage some try
to either feed me or place
at my feet like retribution
take your trash to a landfill
no dumping allowed!
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Hello thenami;

Welcome back and I hope you are feeling refreshed. As I was reading your poem about patience, I felt that it spoke to me regarding last Sunday.

We had a meeting with the Board and Pastoral staff last weekend. Good things are happening but the challenges are ongoing in the church. I had two major concerns that needed to be brought out in the open. It wasn't that I was being impatient, it was just the brutal truth of the two concerns that was being, in my discernment, casually overlooked.

On Monday I followed up with a call to this person to make sure they were alright. They did admit that what I brought up was a wakeup call.

Sometimes when we need to confront a serious issue we need to be firm but that doesn't mean we're being impatient.

God bless you and thank you for sharing, sister.
 
there are so many rules in the American culture
sometimes it might become awkward socializing
from give us your poor and statue of Liberty
to golden gate sunsets and orange glow bridges
every part of this nation has its own customs
diversity spoken complete with unique accents

these do's dont's meet me in the middle's
sometimes can become overwhelming indeed
as we navigate through humor cuisine and pizza
high fashion regional clothing trends or thrifting
cars homes dental vision medical 401K plans
we have to make and break our own rules

as there is no right or wrong to living life
sometimes people do their best staying alive
remembering the lows so they can enjoy simplicity
cause this country of ours can sure get complicated
politicians definitely know how to make a fine mess
but I am still proud to be an American born citizen



"God bless America land of the free"...
 
oh my...

Ive been trying my best to navigate
the plethora of free dating sites
cause where the hay hey
am I supposed to meet singles?
they certainly dont go to church
been there tried that on overload
I now have more horror in my head
from liars doing what they do best
then there are the ones that argue
take my polite no thank you already
I guess some people cant handle rejection
but thats the way it goes I imagine
I havent given up just yet
but im getting closer to deletion

so any advice on how to meet singles is welcomed
hugs peace kindness and please be polite to one another
ox'
 
thenami said:
oh my...

Ive been trying my best to navigate
the plethora of free dating sites
cause where the hay hey
am I supposed to meet singles?
they certainly dont go to church
been there tried that on overload
I now have more horror in my head
from liars doing what they do best
then there are the ones that argue
take my polite no thank you already
I guess some people cant handle rejection
but thats the way it goes I imagine
I havent given up just yet
but im getting closer to deletion

so any advice on how to meet singles is welcomed
hugs peace kindness and please be polite to one another
ox'
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Praying the Lord leads the right guy to you thenami

God said It’s not good for THE MAN to be alone. So it’s His Will for the guy to find a woman.



So it’s the man’s job to find you! He has placed the burden on the man😁

The man is the hunter.
So we women just carry on being content to be sought.
 
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