Stand Down Coming to San Diego!

Veteran's Village of San Diego will be hosting the annual Stand Down

http://www.vvsd.net/standdown.htm

Friday, July 16 through Sunday, July 18, 2010
 
What is a Stand Down?
In times of war, exhausted combat units requiring time to rest and recover were removed from the battlefields to a place of relative security and safety. Today, Stand Down refers to a community-based intervention program designed to help the nation's estimated 200,000 homeless veterans "combat" life on the streets.

A hand up, not a handout philosophy of Stand Down is carried out through the work of thousands of volunteers and numerous organizations throughout the nation.

Trusting God

Why is it so difficult for us humans to trust God?

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 declares.

We humans are inherently selfish. We want what we want, and of course lacking patience, we want it now! We are especially impatient when it comes to trials and wanting God to “fix” the situation. Somehow our thoughts get twisted during a trial and we may begin to think “why are you doing this to me God?” Proverbs 3:5-6, states “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Hmmm, maybe that means we are not to try and figure God out; just TRUST Him.

Job suffers intense physical and emotional pain at the hand of Satan. The scripture clearly shows that God “allowed” this trial to happen to Job, and yet Job continues to trust God. Job 2:9-10 “Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!" But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.”

Trials will come and go in our lives. Some trials will be small, some will be large and some may feel like they are going to crush us. But what’s the worse thing that will happen, in all honesty, if a trial “crushes” us? We die right? And if we die, then we just get to start eternity with Jesus a bit sooner. That doesn’t sound like a bad alternative. In fact, with that eternal perspective, this trial doesn’t seem so crushing.

Psalm 62:5-8
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Selah”

Stop Taxing Us!

The Whopper.  April 15th in Oceanside, California

It's more than a rally.  It's an experience. 

 

http://www.stoptaxingus.com/

UPCOMING EVENT:

Tax Day Tea Party
 April 15, 2010
Oceanside Pier Amphitheater
5pm to 7pm
Rick Roberts from AM760 KFMB
Confirmed Guests:
Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Poizner
Senate Candidate Chuck Devore
Attorney General Candidate John Eastman
Sheriff Candidate Jay LaSuer
Candidates to take your questions in town hall format.
Other candidates in information booths.  Activity area for children.
Stay tuned for more details!

Amazing chicken breast with panko breading

Ok guys ~ here is another amazing recipe I've stumbled on that I want to share. Now this one comes from my own kitchen and let's just say, I don't do much measuring when I cook my own recipes. So work with me here because these are rough estimates. ;-)

Thaw breasts (I use the ones frozen with the ice glaze).
Rinse and pat your breasts dry with a paper towel and set them aside.
Get three bowls, wide and flat style work best.

• one flour
• one egg beaten (I add some water to my egg)
• one panko crumbs ( panko has the texture, but not much flavor, so I heavily season mine with garlic powder (NOT garlic salt), salt, pepper, italian seasoning, chili powder and dry mustard)

Have your pan (I use a glass 13x9 pan, but anything with a lip would work find) at the end of your dipping line so that you can plop them right into your pan. I find doing the turning works best with a fork so that you don't remove any of your coating like with tongs. Add a few tablespoons of room temperature butter as evenly as possible around the chicken in the pan.

Put your chicken into an oven pre-heated to 425 degrees. Cook for 10 min on one side then turn. Cook for another 10 min, then check with your thermometer. Depending on the thickness of your breast you may need another 5-10 min. At this point just continue to check with your thermometer on the thickest part of the thickest one until it's ready. And voila' ! An amazing dish, so quick and easy and yummmmmmmmyyy!!!! Enjoy!