The Blended Blog: Quick and Easy Chow Mein

C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional

Tuesday April 1, 2025

"It is time to seek the Lord."-Hosea 10:12

This month of April is said to derive its name from the Latin verb aperio, which signifies to open, because all the buds and blossoms are now opening, and we have arrived at the gates of the flowery year. Reader, if you are yet unsaved, may your heart, in accord with the universal awakening of nature, be opened to receive the Lord. Every blossoming flower warns you that it is time to seek the Lord; be not out of tune with nature, but let your heart bud and bloom with holy desires. Do you tell me that the warm blood of youth leaps in your veins? then, I entreat you, give your vigour to the Lord. It was my unspeakable happiness to be called in early youth, and I could fain praise the Lord every day for it. Salvation is priceless, let it come when it may, but oh! an early salvation has a double value in it. Young men and maidens, since you may perish ere you reach your prime, "It is time to seek the Lord." Ye who feel the first signs of decay, quicken your pace: that hollow cough, that hectic flush, are warnings which you must not trifle with; with you it is indeed time to seek the Lord. Did I observe a little grey mingled with your once luxurious tresses? Years are stealing on apace, and death is drawing nearer by hasty marches, let each return of spring arouse you to set your house in order. Dear reader, if you are now advanced in life, let me entreat and implore you to delay no longer. There is a day of grace for you now-be thankful for that, but it is a limited season and grows shorter every time that clock ticks. Here in this silent chamber, on this first night of another month, I speak to you as best I can by paper and ink, and from my inmost soul, as God's servant, I lay before you this warning, "It is time to seek the Lord." Slight not that work, it may be your last call from destruction, the final syllable from the lip of grace.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Quick and Easy Chow Mein

My hubby doesn't cook much but this is one recipe that he introduced to the family. It is pretty easy.

1. brown 1 lb. of hamburger, drain off grease

2. stir in 1 small onion and 2 ribs of celery. cook briefly 3-5 min. I like the celery to have a crunch it seems to add to the dish

3. add 1 10 oz. can each of tomato and cream of celery soup. Heat through but don't boil.

4. hubby stirs in chow mein noodles, but if you don't eat all they get soggy so you may serve the with the sauce and let people put the sauce over the noodles on their plate. either way works. I like the crunch of the noodles as well as the celery. left over soggy noodles not good, but I have eaten that way too.