Genesis: The Beginnings

I finally completed my first attempt at reading through the entire bible, it took over 2years to complete. And so as I flipped back to Genesis, I have decided to do something a little bit different...art is also a great way to explain biblical stories...having studied a lot about art history I have several paintings and artists to choose from...and so we start with Michelangelo...because I love his version of the creation story.


Have you ever looked at pictures of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel? They are simply amazing, but my all time favorite is the creation of Adam. The scene is just beautiful-and do you notice who is tucked under God's arm? Eve, who else was to be created next? The thing is, it makes you think. Eve was always in the back of God's mind, but perhaps Adam needed to notice that he needed a companion, someone to share the beauty of earth with...all the other animals, birds, and creatures of the sea were created in pairs of two: male and female. It was Adam's job to name them all, so he probably couldn't overlook the fact that he was alone. And so Eve peers out from the mass of chubby angels that surround God, flawless and beautiful.

Oatmeal

I never really new that there were so many ways to eat oatmeal, I always have to eat a very filling breakfast, and oatmeal is now my new favorite, especially when it is cold outside. I have found that you have to be very creative with oatmeal:

1. plain oatmeal - yucky
2. plain oatmeal with milk - not too bad, but it is just mush that you have to eat
3. oatmeal with raisins - we grew up on that, i never really liked it
4. oatmeal with raisins and milk - i don't really see the point of adding milk, cause then you have so very much more to eat...
5. oatmeal and brown sugar - that's a good one
6. oatmeal, raisins, and brown sugar - keep sugar in the equation and i don't care how much of it i have to eat...i'll like it
7. oatmeal, cinnamon, and apples - like that one, but it is missing sugar
8. oatmeal, cinnamon, brown sugar and frozen peaches - when you run out of apples, or the apples start to make you sick, frozen fruit is quite good.
9. oatmeal, raisins, and random nuts - i watch sarah eat in the morning, i thought i eat a lot, she eats A LOT, breakfast is her favorite meal.
10. the Sarah special - i don't know what all she puts in her oatmeal, but she eats healthily-not sure if it tastes good or not, but she eats it every morning...so it must be good.

So yeah, if you have any other thoughts for eating oatmeal in the morning...add them in comments...happy eating! :)