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Salmon with Spinach and Orzo

I would categorize this meal as easy enough. From beginning to prep ingredients to eat in 45 minutes the meal was ready to eat. It was one pot and a chopping board and a knife. Prep ingredients before cooking or it will take longer. I didn’t do many measurements of ingredients. Definitely a meal I will make again.  Ingredients: 4 salmon steaks, patted dry Salt Pepper Paprika Sugar Paprika Garlic powder 1/2 yellow onion, chopped 3-5 garlic cloves, peeled & minced 1/2 container Cherry tomatoes, halved Olive oil/avocado oil 1 Tbsp butter 1 cup dry orzo 1tsp dried thyme 3 cups chicken broth 5oz of baby spinach Juice from 1/2 lemon 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese Red chili flakes Recipe: Prep fish by patting dry. I laid the steaks on wax paper and then sprinkled with all the spices one at a time. I only gave a very small sprinkle of sugar.  Chop the onion and garlic and set aside. If you are adding tomatoes also set that aside.  Heat oil and butter in a large pan or skillet...

Meditations of the Heart

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    Psalm 19:7,14 “The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul…May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to you. O Lord my rock and my redeemer.”   If my lord were to look on the meditations of my heart would they be pleasing to him? Or would they be festering with hurt and distraction, and selfish ambition? Would they be words that would please him or words that would bring him pain?  Likely a concoction of the fore mentioned. When I look at the world or myself for affirmation instead of the Lord, I’m missing information and instructions. But most of all I’m missing the beat of his heart. I leave myself no opportunity to revitalize my soul because I’m only looking to things and people which already draw up empty. So much hurt and suffering are from letting someone else speak into instructions that were never meant to be revealed to them. The lord has specific instructions for each of us. If we are not careful, w...