Prayer for Thursday, April 26, 2012

Heavenly Father,

You have blessed us all with another day. Please protect us from evil and strengthen us in your ways. Help us to be strong, patient and kind and to our brothers' or sisters' needs, help us not to be blind. We are to often caught up in our own way and forget the path that we have trod. Furthermore, we forget the path that Jesus trod - healing the sick, preaching the good word; then yet to the cross to die. We thank you Lord for sending Jesus to save us. We are truly inspired by his sacrifice for us and pray for strength to walk that straight path. The joy at the end is you Lord.

AMEN

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Rhyming is fun!

Do you have a hard time rhyming? It is not hard at all. However, if you have a particular accent, you can't make words try to rhyme when they really don't. Some words are harder to find a rhyming match so it is better to just repeat the word in another line. Like 'eclipse' could rhyme with 'crisp' or 'enrich' if the words are put to flow.

An example is:

I have no sense of time
but yet I mark this thing rhyme
Yesterday there was a eclipse
but my mind seems too crisp
I've made my own throne
but sometimes I don't feel grown
I act a like a fast turtle
but walk like I'm in a suffocating girdle
and sand is in my appendix
but still I'm eating Twix

I can go on and on but it's important to read more and use a thesaurus and dictionary to learn new words. Rhyming is fun!

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Poem: My Mission

If you want to love me
it's fine
If you want to leave me
it's your time
cause I have much more
to follow
and you're just one that's
too shallow
I have a greater work
in store
and everyday my God's
giving me more
Love...is what my God
is about
and although you may not
understand
he is the one who truly
holds my hand
the one who replenishes
our strength
and Jesus is the one
who was sent
to die on the cross for
our sins
and with God in our life
we'll win
cause the devil can't keep
us down
not when my Jesus
is always around
so if you have got to go
then please go
cause I'm on a different mission
making better decisions
and moving on a positive vision

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HOT SONG: Rock City - V.I State Of Mind

POEM: Giving Praises

Thank you Lord for a beautiful day
thank you Lord for inspiring words we can say
We are most grateful for the bountiful blessings
and the depths of your love are truly amazing
God's love is our greatest gift
he keeps us safe and our burdens he lifts
even as we traverse the rocky earth
he makes us know how much we're worth
Praise and blessings to the most high
on whose strength we can always rely
Heavenly father you are most holy
to you only we give all the glory

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Quick Vegetarian Recipes

Quick Vegetarian Recipes

Two quick vegetarian recipes are Easy Tofu Fingers and Boiled Sweet Potato.  These two recipes are very simple to make and require few ingredients. The two can also be served together.

Easy Tofu Fingers
The Easy Tofu Fingers require one package of firm tofu, seasoning, oil for frying and Catalina, Thousand Island or Blue Cheese dressing. The total seasoning can be one to two tablespoons depending on the flavor sought but do not overdo it. Take the tofu and slice into fingers about the size of the pinkie finger.

Put the seasonings in a clean bowl that has a fitted cover. Then add the fingers, cover the bowl and shake so that the seasoning can cover all the fingers. Let the tofu sit for about fifteen minutes. Heat a frying pan and then add the vegetable oil or olive oil of choice. Add the tofu fingers and fry until golden brown on all sides.

Put the fried tofu on a napkin so that the excess oil can be drained. The tofu fingers can be served with a green salad, potato salad or with rice. The fingers can be dipped in the dressing or served with the dressing on top.

Boiled Sweet Potato

Firstly do not mix up the yams that are served as candied yeam with the actual potatoes that are naturally sweet. This recipe only requires the three or four medium sized sweet potatoes and water for boiling. The sweet potato can be cooked in the skin but for this recipe, wash and peel them.

Put the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Boil until a fork can push through easily. Remove the potatoes from water and slice with a knife. The potato should be served warm and can be a great accompaniment to fish, other seafood or any meat.

Cooking vegetarian no longer has to be boring and simple recipes like Boiled Sweet Potato or Easy Tofu Fingers are tasty and quick to prepare.

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My Caribbean Pride

Caribbean people have lots of things in common. We love good food and we believe in "spare the rod, spoil the child." We love to party and we come out in full force for our carnivals. We go to church even if the party just done - we going to church. We have lots of holidays and we truly love this. We take education and sports seriously.

These similarities are similar to most cultures within the world but I can only speak to what I can relate to. I love my Caribbean roots and am a proud United Virgin Islander - per Dara Monifah's catch phrase. I rep both sides of the VI and would not want to live anywhere else in the world.

That's another thing we Caribbean people have in common - we rep our flags with pride and dignity. Don't get me wrong, we are not perfect but we are who we are.

All I can beg of my Caribbean family is to keep heads high and rep the region with pride. We have lots of talent here and we need to all work together to build a good future for the youth.

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