Day 1 - August, 2015 - Baker's Journey

Day 1 - August, 2015

8/5/2015

Hey guys, welcome to my first "Daily Walk" journey blog post
....here is what I did today.....

I started my morning off with a 20 min workout on our stationary, exercise bike, and today I exercised to some good ole Michael Jackson.

And, of course, my Bella girl had to be with me :)

After my exercise and a shower, I tried making a sunny side up egg (or what I've always called them, a "dippy egg") for my very first time. I have to admit, it was a little scary haha. I kept thinking to myself: "Did I put the egg in the pan too soon?" "When will I know to turn it over?" "How do I turn it over so that the yolk doesn't spill out?" haha.
In spite of it being my first time, I don't think I did too bad for my first time ;)

Egg goes into the pan....

Egg gets turned over...

Final project and challenge completed!

While eating my breakfast, I read my Bible and my devotional book. (I have set a goal for myself to read the entire Bible, and to try really hard to stick with it. My plan in accomplishing this goal is to read one verse a day out of three different books of the Bible, until I have read the entire book. So for today, I started the first verse of chapter 1 in Genesis, first verse of chapter 1 in Job, and the first verse of chapter 1 in Psalms.

I started in Genesis simply because it is the first book written in the Bible. I decided on Job because our young adult group at our church that we attend on Wednesdays touched on Job's story, and it intrigued me to want to learn more about him. Lastly, I chose Psalms as my third book to read because it is one of my favorite books in the Bible.

Devotional Book, Bible

As for the devotional that I read today out of the "Devotional for the God Girl" book today, this is what I read.....

Verse at the top: Ruth 4:14, "Praise the Lord, who has remembered today to give you someone who will take care of you. The child's name will be famous in Israel."

After my Bible study time, I did some laundry, re-arranged my husband's closest, and did some dishes. Although house chores aren't my most favorite things to do, I'm still thankful to be able to take care of the things God has given us.

Laundry

Re-arranged Hubby's Closest

Washed the Dishes

By the time I did all of that, it was lunch time and then nap time :)

Lunch consisted of last night's leftovers.

Nap time :)

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Once nap and cuddle time was over, it was time to get ready for one of my best friend's (Ashley) Wedding Shower.

Along the way, I stopped at Walmart to get Ashley a Wedding shower gift. Since the purpose of this shower was to bring a recipe and ingredients, I decided to go with a stir-fry to bring to the shower. This is what I got her....

Ingredients for the recipe:

Sirloin
Large Onion
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Carrots
Small tomatoes
Green, yellow, orange, and red peppers (one of each)
Fresh ginger
Light Brown Sugar
Soy Sauce
Vegetable Oil to fry the veggies in
White Rice to go with the stir-fry

Cooking Utensils:

Large frying pan to hold all the ingredients
Realtree camo knives to cut the meat and vegetables

Extras:

Green and white kitchen towels
Peanut M&M's (because they are one of Ashley's favorite candies ;))

I actually made this same recipe about a week ago. I got it off of Pinterest (please go to "Recipes" to find this particular recipe, which will be called, "Venison Stir-fry". However, instead of the sirloin, I used deer meat since that was what was in our freezer at the time. This is what the stir fry will look like when it's all done.....

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*Side note on the Realtree camo knives: I, myself purchased these same knives a couple weeks ago. I found them on a side aisle at Walmart. Originally, I only got them because I like camo, but I thought to myself that it's probably just made for looks, and that they won't actually cut very well....BUT, boy, was I wrong! I am a true witness that these knives are amazing! They are now considered the best knives currently in our kitchen!! haha*

Anyways, back to the gift ideas,
....here was what the finished project looked like.....