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Rachel Thompson
Derek
and Rachel Thompson
Greetings to a wonderful new circle of
comrades!
The
writer and speaker John Piper said something to the extent of:
"Grace is the river of God's unmerited favor flowing to us and over
us moment by moment and collecting in a reservoir of His
faithfulness behind us." As I turn around and reflect on my life, I
am overwhelmed by the Lord's kindness and undeniable faithfulness to
me and my family. When my husband, Derek, and I met neither one of
us were walking closely with the Lord and yet I know, looking back,
beyond a shadow of a doubt that we were meant to be together. We
were married in 1993 after dating for a year. We've had challenges
in our relationship but because of God's kind mercy and patience
with us, I can say with great joy that this past year has been the
absolute best of our whole marriage! God has done a tremendous and
miraculous work in each of us and the fruit is so sweet!
After a couple years of marriage, God began to bless us with little
ones. First, Beth and then a couple years later, Caleb and so as not
to break the pattern of "every two years", Miriam came along next.
And of course, two years after, Benjamin arrived. The Lord in His
kindness gave me a bit of a breather before Lydia arrived in July of
2005. All in all, it's become quite a full house! However,
we've just discovered that it's going to become a little bit fuller
come May of next year.
Beth 11, Caleb 9, Miriam 7, Benjamin 5 and Lydia 2 ˝
Our family has been such a wonderful blessing and in all of the
details of our life, I see God's mighty and loving fingerprint. I
have considered myself truly graced to be able to stay at home with
my children. God's good faithfulness has always provided enough
through Derek's employment to cover the expenses so that my working
outside the home has never been necessary. We have also been so
privileged to live in a state where it is fairly easy to home school
and we are extremely
thankful for that!
As we walk through this life together as the Thompson family, we see
day by day the tender mercies of God's faithfulness towards us and
it causes us to praise Him!
Now as I begin the journey down the Charis Midwifery Education road, I know the Lord's
leading and trust His faithfulness to guide me but I also have been
assured of the support of my family, which blesses me incredibly!
Thank you Derek and all my children! Thank you my Wonderful Heavenly
Father!
Blessings to you all!
Rachel
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Spicy Butternut Squash
with Peanuts and Coconut milk
This is a very spicy dish! If
your taste buds are not this spicy, omit the serrano peppers and
alter the garnishes to your pleasing. As a variation to this recipe try
making it with peeled garnet yams. I think you'll find it to be
equally delicious. Use a sauté pan with a tight fitting lid to cook
squash, this will reduce the cooking time and ensure that the squash
cooks evenly. Serve over brown rice.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1 small yellow onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 or 2 serrano pepper, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 2-1/2 lb butternut Squash
3/4 cup of water
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons yellow curry powder
1-15 ounce can of coconut milk
2 tablespoon olive oil
Peel, seed and cut squash into 1-1/2 inch cubes. Dice onion, mince
garlic and slice pepper.
Heat oil over high heat; add onions, garlic and pepper then stir.
When the onions become transparent add the squash, salt, and water.
Cover; lower heat to medium and let simmer until the squash is
tender when pierced, about 15 minutes. Adjust the heat to low; add
coconut milk and cook for 5 minutes.
Additional Ingredients:
1/4 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts
3 tablespoons toasted coconut
25 stems of cilantro, chopped
2 green onions, sliced on the bias
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Taste and adjust seasoning. Just before serving sprinkle with
chopped peanuts, coconut, cilantro and green onions then stir in
lime juice.
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Daddy Writes Suzanne Back
Kyler, Jason, Suzanne, Heather and
Gideon Jones
In our August 2007 newsletter, Heather
Jones shared three year old Suzanne's letter to her Daddy,
Jason, who was deployed on his ship:
Daddy, Do not fall off your ship. You
can be on your ship, and have some pizza, and go potty, and look at
your computer, daddy. I love you daddy. I miss you daddy. I want to
give you a big hug.
Love,
Suzanne
Daddy writes back!
Suzanne, I am not going to fall off my
ship baby, I will be on here and I will have some pizza sometimes
and I will go potty every time I feel like I have to. I miss you
something else, I love you and can't wait to give you a hug.
Love,
Daddy
:) Heather Jones
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