Monday I wrote about an experimental mutiny against the month of March and invited you into our Spring it Up challenge.
I really hope you’ll join in for part or all of the days. You can still print up an attachment of all the prompts and put it on your fridge. Send me pictures and/or post on Instagram or FB with the hashtag #springitup!
Here are my adorable friends Ally and Kit dressing pink on Day 1.
We had our small group on Tuesday night and did 2 of the challenges at once. I encouraged everyone to wear pink, and we brought things that made us think of spring.
I made the recipe that has been our little family’s go-to for spring.
D.C. Spring Ham and Asparagus Sandwiches
Brace yourselves because the directions are a bit complicated.
- 6 slices of deli ham (a little thick – 1/8″?? I don’t do math)
- 6 slices of swiss cheese
- a bunch of asparagus
- a package of dry Knorr Hollendaise sauce mix
- 2 tubes of Pillsbury crescent rolls
Cook the asparagus to tender crisp.
Open the crescent rolls and pinch together every two triangles to make rectangles.
Layer a slice of ham, a slice of cheese, and 3 stalks of asparagus on each rectangle. Roll up and pinch dough to seal. Put seal side down on cookie sheet.
Bake according to crescent roll instructions.
Mix up hollandaise sauce and drizzle on top of finished sandwiches. Bam! Done!
Heather brought sparkling pink lemonade, Cara brought tulips, Cathy brought a late Valentine gift wrapped springy, and Molly made a wonderful easy salad – berries, goat cheese, spring greens, and raspberry vinaigrette dressing!
This past weekend John preached on stewardship of our bodies, and included an interview with our friend, Lee Blum, who has a powerful story of overcoming an eating disorder and continually wrestling with the question of “How do we live out of our true self, not how the world says we should be or look or act?”
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Lee Blum Interview (short version) from Christ Presbyterian Church on Vimeo.
Lee has also written two gripping books, A Table in the Darkness,* her memoir, and Brave is the New Beautiful *, in which each chapter is focused on a different characteristic of courage. Lee “weaves reflections from her own journey with inspirational stories from everyday women who chose to take off their masks and live authentically.” It also has great discussion questions at the end of each chapter. I highly recommend both books and suggest you consider “Brave” for a small group if you’re looking for some honest discussion.
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