House Broken...finally

OK OK so many of you who know me well know that I really am not a "homemaker" by any stretch of the imagination. I have always listed excuses such as not having anyone to take care of in that sense, or that part of enjoying singleness was to not have to do domestic things like cooking and cleaning.
The last few weeks I have been settling myself into another "home." I don't know what is different about this apartment but for some reason I have unpacked boxes that have not been opened since I moved to Florida 5 years ago! Maybe its my age, maybe its my desire to make some place really feel like home, but over the last two weeks I have cooked more than I have in the past two years. It feels a little pathetic to admitt but its pretty close to the truth.
Suppose another possibility for this sudden interest in cooking has come from my lack of funds to eat out so much, either way something has certainly changed in my head to motivate me to become more domesticated. I have really enjoyed cooking and I have enjoyed eating my cooking! I haven't heard any complaints from my current roommate either, so maybe I'm not that bad of a cook :) It feels great to finally be growing up and doing what other women my age do-(so to speak).
Soo if you have any healthy, simple recipes for me to try let me know!! I am anxious to get a few more cooking utencils and also do a little baking!

A year makes a difference

- One of the biggest things on my list of to-do's in the world of YFC ministry is our 2nd Annual Connection Dinner. The Dinner is an evening where we share the stories of our Palm Beach County YFC chapter, particularly the stories of students who have had significant life-change. During the dinner we give attenders the opportunity to take part in what God is doing in the ministry by partnering with us through volunteering or giving financially.
I really enjoyed the Dinner last year, and was blessed to have gotten some helpful contributions and partners out of the deal. However this time last year I recall being totally paniced about finding a table host and having idividuals to invite. I was absolutely terrified to ask for $300 to pay for the table and I was even nervous about inviting others to attend, afraid that I would be putting them in an awkward position and force them to give money. I remember a feeling of failure as so many of my co-workers had multiple tables and here I was struggling to even ask someone to help me with one table.
Well a year does make a lot of difference! Somewhere in the last year I stopped worrying about what others would think if I asked for money, or their help with finding people to support the ministry. Though I am far from in the black financially speaking, for the dinner I have become an asking fool. It looks like I will have at least 3 tables this year, possibly 4. And because I have asked so many people about the dinner I now have several people to follow up with because I put a "bug" in their ear about YFC. God has obviously done a great work in my heart and mind to keep me in this minstry, I am praying now that I can catch up to my financial goals and that I don't ever stop asking others to get involved.
When was the last time you asked someone to join you in your journey with God whether a mission trip or a personal spiritual journey? I know God has showed me the power that there is when we involve those around us in what He is doing in and through us!