Plain Old Pancakes
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 large egg
1 cup milk
2 tbsp cooking oil
Combine dry ingredients and create a well. Mix milk, egg, and oil in separate bowl and pour in the well. Combine all ingredients. Batter will be lumpy. Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. When top is bubbly and sides are dry, flip until brown.
**Recipe was taken from Better Homes and Gardens**
Romans 3:23- For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorius standard.
When teaching my sixth grade girls Sunday School class, I almost always ask the same question after reading any scripture: "So what in the world does that mean?!" They then start to discuss with the class what they think it means. So I ask the same question about this verse....what in the world does it mean? Take a few minutes to discuss with your family what this means.
This week, while you're eating your "plain old pancakes" discuss with your family different things that might make your pancakes taste better. The beauty of regular, plain pancakes is that you can always add things to make them taste different or better. Without God in our life, we are plain old pancakes. Just as we can add to pancakes to make them better, God adds Himself to our lives to make a change and make us better.
When we are plain old pancakes, we are separated from God. God has created us and He loves us, but we can not be a part of His eternal family because we have not been changed for the better by Him.
Things to discuss and think about this week:
- What does sin look like?
- How can I make sure that God changes me for the better?
- Do I want God to change me for the better?
- If God has already changed me for the better, how can I help others to be changed?
I've always had difficulty doing a quiet time. When I was in college, a friend told me that she had “breakfast with Jesus”. From then on, I had my breakfast at my desk with my Bible open and talked to an empty room. At first, I felt a little silly because no one was physically in the room with me. But after a while, it became a spiritually intimate time.
Brad and I have completed several devotions as well as studied together. However, after having our children, it seemed even more important that we consistently study God’s word together and model how to have a quiet time for them. In our hectic lives, it is sometimes difficult to find a time to not only sit down for a meal with our families, but also to read God's word and discuss it.
Since our second child has come, we have had some financial hardship and have had to be penny pincher's in every category, including food. One of the most cost effective dishes for us to have for any meal is pancakes. Due our diet’s increase in these, I began to be creative in the recipe; regular pancakes bloomed into many varieties. I have compiled those varieties plus others given by family, friends, and found in cookbooks.
I will post a pancake recipe and a short devotion once a week for a year. My challenge to you is to set aside one day a week to make pancakes (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) and sit down with your family for a time of good food, devotion, and conversation. Our family has chosen a "fun" place to have our pancakes. We eat ours on our bed and enjoy each others' company.
I hope that you enjoy the pancakes as well as the devotions! I'm very excited about this blog and the possibilities that it holds! New recipes and devotions to accompany will be posted on a Thursday or Friday. Any suggestions for variations are always welcome and can be emailed to me directly at ladybugcoleman@yahoo.com.
