Soup I just made up...

I'm getting a little sick... but that's ok.  I use these times as opportunities to perfect my soup-making skills.  This is what I just came up with yesterday.  It's pretty good.

Basically just boil everything together...





Get-Well Soup
2 liters of water
1 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
2 packets/4 bullion cubes chicken broth
100-150g of small raw beef cubes
5 whole garlic cloves (yum!)
fistfull of minced cilantro (Yes, I found cilantro here!!!!)
1 lemon worth of lemon juice
1 hot red pepper, sliced
2 medium potatoes, cubed and fried (careful not to splash oil in your eye like I did... ouch)
2 tablespoons ground basil
1 cup of lentils (optional)
salt and pepper to taste (before you add the raw beef so you CAN taste it)

Boil forever, then simmer for a long time... let it sit on your back balcony overnight to cool, and then reheat on the stove in small portions... at least, that's what I do.

Texas...

Wow.  I'm actually back in my home state hanging out with my mom and sisters.  They're out at school or jobs right now, so I'm about to go take a walk around the neighborhood, but they'll be back this afternoon.  It's been so long since I've seen them that I barely recognized Hannah.  She's so tall...  Mom's told me about the other boys in her class liking to hang out with her...  Somebody get me a baseball bat.  Haha.  She's nine, now.

They're all doing well.  Gloria is a nanny for a family near here, mom works for a Christian school, and Hannah goes to public school, and she constantly is in the newspaper for getting stellar grades.  My mom's been in the paper too for something... she showed it to me last night... I can't remember what it was.  I'm going to go see my older sister later this week, and I'll be back in Indiana early next week.

Please continue to pray for wisdom.  I'm considering going out and meeting with a couple of the Calvary Chapels here in San Antonio.