Sunday Bible Time

I'm staying home from church with one of the little 'uns, so I have to get my meat online:)

Soap Flakes + Septic System = Trouble?!

 Just a heads up for anyone making homemade laundry soap using bar soaps like say...Ivory.


I stopped using the Fels-Naptha because of the fact that there are some chemicals in it and Ivory just suits my cheapness thriftiness a bit better.

So...

I was surfing around looking for laundry tips (it doesn't take much to entertain me) and came across some people saying that Ivory soap can cake up your pipes and even mess up your entire septic system!




ARRGH! Why am I just now hearing about this?! I don't know how I missed this the dozens of times I searched the net about this sort of thing. I must have typed in a slightly different combination of keywords yesterday and now I'm heartbroken.


We have an already aged and very very temperamental septic system as it is and I began wondering if maybe my stick-it-to-the-man ways have made it worse.  The Horror!

Check out the bad news at these links.


http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1999375

http://www.motherspirit.net/articles/simpleliving/laundry.html

So what now? It's either back to the Fels-Naptha (which may not be septic safe either), trying something soapless, or perhaps springing for the soap nuts I tried out last week (which I did love, but commented over at Mrs. Jennifer's place that they are hardly practical in a TEOTWAWKI situation).

Many of you may be saying, "Just get some detergent from the store already." 

NEVER! That's quitter talk.

I'm going to try out some combination of Borax and/or washing soda and/or baking soda without the soap and see how it goes...

 I'll report back.


Update here.

Complete In Him

This is part two of a three parter. I enjoy the way Richard Jordan makes it simple.

*Note (The sound cuts out very briefly toward the beginning)

I recommend part three too:)

Romans Study XXXVI - A Root of Jesse

Romans 15

 ¹We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

 ²Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

 This passage fits a bit better with end of the last chapter as it finishes up that line of thinking.

 ³For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

It is written here:

Psalms 69:9  For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

 ⁴For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

The scripture is all there for us to learn from, BUT I have found that we cannot necessarily apply everything to us for doctrine.

 ⁵Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

 ⁶That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 ⁷Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

In context, I think Paul is trying to make the point that we should (Gentile or Jew, weak or strong, herb or meat) receive each other as Jesus received us (after the cross) without distinction. The prerequisite of identifying with the nation of Israel, as was the manner before the cross, is no longer in place.

 ⁸Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Jesus while here on earth, before the cross was sent only to the nation of Israel to confirm the promises made to Israel and to present Himself as the King who would sit on David's throne...as He will one day.

 ⁹And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

It is written here:

Psalms 18:49  Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

  ¹⁰And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

 ¹¹And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

 ¹²And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

He quotes a passage from Isaiah here in which the prophet speaks of a time during the earthly kingdom.
Also in that passage, he speaks of a re-gathering of Israel that sounds as if it occurs after the return of Jesus to this planet physically. I n t e r e s t i n g.

The main point that Paul is making here, though, I think is that whether Jew or Gentile all will be under His authority.

I Heart Tortillas

I made the rare batch of tortillas last night for supper, so I thought it would be a good time to put the recipe here.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE flour tortillas but they are very time consuming requiring at least 45 minutes of uninterrupted rolling and cooking time once I get started. All things have to be just so around here for me to be able to pull this off.

Those conditions were just right yesterday: A nice Sunday afternoon, the big kiddos playing outside and the little 'uns playing quietly watching cartoons. (Sometimes this just has to be done..don't judge me:P).

Anyway, this batch makes 24 smallish tortillas. If you aren't feeding a small army you could half or quarter the recipe (as well as the time involved) easily.


3 Cups Flour (I use half all purpose half whole wheat)
1 1/2 Cups Warm Water
2 teaspoons oil of some sort
1 teaspoon salt

Sift the flours and salt together. Mix the oil and water (I know they don't mix) and add to the flour mixture.
Stir together until it forms into a "ballish" blob.
Knead a few times and then form into a ball and cover.
Let sit for a while....an hour or more.

After the dough rests a while, divide into 24 balls or chunks and cover those and let sit for another bit. I find that letting the dough rest makes it much easier to roll out!


And then roll, cook, roll, cook, repeat.

I find that a well seasoned cast iron skillet is the best thing to cook these on:

Cook on one side until it looks all blistery like this...about 30 seconds

Then cook the other side for a few seconds, and yes it's not completely round.

I just stack mine on a cooling rack for a few seconds and then onto a plate.

We had them last night with leftover taco salad meat and lettuce and I re-worked Friday night's leftover pizza sauce into taco sauce by adding:

• A splash of white vinegar
• Some crushed red pepper, cayenne pepper, and chili powder (I don't know how much).

TA DA!

The family gobbled them all up in about 15 minutes..ah the joys of cooking:)