WARNING! If You're Posting Photos Online From Your Smart Phone, Ipad, or Ipod, You NEED TO READ THIS!!!

I just recently got an Ipod Touch. I LOVE it!!! Seriously! Its great! I can listen to music, take pics and videos, play games, etc. Its been great for taking quick pics of my little one or the food I just made or the craft I just finished. I also love the GPS inside! As long as I have internet access I can search for the nearest Chick-fil-a or the nearest Target. It ROCKS!!!

But there is one SERIOUS DOWNSIDE. That little GPS in my ipod also affects the camera. That means that every time I take a pic with my ipod and post it on the internet it includes location data. Now, the data is imbedded, so most of us don't even know its there. But it can be found pretty easily.

“Any 16 year-old with basic programming skills can do this,” said Gerald Friedland, a researcher at the International Computer Science Institute at the University of California, Berkeley.

- Quote from "Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Live"

Kate Murphy, New York Times

Meal Plan: New Years Resolution

Well I'm the new one here but I have to say I love to cook!!! I mean not sure if its a "Southern thing" or everywhere, but I grew up in the kitchen with my mama.  If she was cooking I was in there helping or learning. (especially when she was baking because we all like to lick the batter!)  And although I learned a lot from her I never fully grasped what all it took...until I said "I do" I can remember growing up to supper on the table every night and she had a full time job.  I was a couple weeks into being married and constantly thinking "What should I cook tonight?"  "Oh no I don't have all those ingredients, off to the store I go again!" "How in the world did my mom always have a full pantry?  How did she do this every night?" But I still loved doing it...it was built in me from the beginning that nurturing side that I was made to take care of my husband, or family in general, and this is what I LOVED doing!  To this day that has not changed.  It's kinda funny because it may take awhile to prepare, definitely wrecks up my kitchen, going to the store isn't always fun, and clean up is the worst....but I never seem to have an attitude when it comes to cooking a meal for my family.  Isn't is amazing how that happens!!  Don't get me wrong this Mama loves to be taken out to eat when need be as well.  But I am sure we could all agree its just what we love to do.  We find fulfillment in knowing we took care of our family!!!

^"She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens." Prov 31:15

Proverbs 31 - my personal study of "The Wife of Good Character"

When we put this cooking blog together, and Rebekka came up with the name, I decided to look into the Proverbs 31 woman.  I read through Proverbs 31 and decided to devote some time to this "Proverbs 31 woman".  I already have a blog where I share pretty much my life in this family that God has created for me.... and I'm sharing my thoughts about my Proverbs 31 study there as well.  My personal family blog is called "Family Redefined" and my thoughts on the Proverbs woman are shared there.  I'm taking apart the Proverbs 31 verses and tackling small chunks on a weekly basis - so check back frequently for new thoughts and new characteristics I'm focusing on / pondering and developing in myself.

The "Counter-Cultural Woman"

Have you ever heard of Revive Our Hearts Radio?  Its a wonderful program by Nancy Leigh DeMoss.  She does a daily Bible study geared specifically towards women.  I often listen to the program online.  You can go on the website and listen to past programs as well.
Back in 2007, Nancy did a wonderful series about the Proverbs 31 Woman called "The Counter-Cultural Woman: A Fresh Look At Proverbs 31."  The Bible study lasted 27 days.
Here are the titles for each day:

The Proverbs 31 Cook

Well, as you have probably already noticed, I named this blog "The Proverbs 31 Cook."  When some friends and I decided to do this blog, I considered all sorts of names.  I landed on "The Proverbs 31 Cook" because I thought it described what we were all seeking to do - honor the Lord, even in our kitchens.  The "excellent woman" from Proverbs chapter 31 is a great example for us.  It says in verse 15, "she rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household..."  Notice, it doesn't say she provides "gourmet meals" for her family.  Now, I'm not sayin' she wasn't a great cook, but that's not the focus of what the writer was trying to say here.  She provided food.  You know what, sometimes for us that  might be hot dogs and chips.  That's ok.  The important thing is that she served her family. 
And that's what we want to do.  We want to serve our families.  And one way we can do that is by finding new recipes to make!  And voila!  A blog was born!  :)  But, again, we don't want this blog to JUST be about food.  We want it to be about the Lord - about our desire to follow Him and be more and more like that "excellent woman" from Proverbs 31.  So I have added this section to the blog - the "Proverbs 31 Section."  Here we will post our favorite verses, books, blogs, websites, quotes - anything really - about the Proverbs 31 woman or about being a godly wife and mother.  Check this section out if you need some encouragement in your daily walk with the Lord!  :)