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Marla's Place: 14 years...
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Thursday, March 13, 2014. March 11 is our wedding anniversary. 14 years ago we began this great adventure. What a wild ride it has been. So full of God's goodness. Amazing things, miraculous events, God moments and good times abound. Hard times have abounded as well. ALL have been for His great glory and I wouldn't change any of it for the world. We owe it all to Him and glory to Him. But I know this, my Sugarpie is one pretty special individual. He is the one God hand picked for me. I can't ...Worth the...
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Marla's Place: March 2014
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Friday, March 28, 2014. 14 years of motor bliss. Thats's our car Eddy, dead in his tracks in the road in front of our house. Looking forward to seeing what He's up to. Thursday, March 13, 2014. I remember being 15 or 16 and having boy trouble. I remembering praying one time, "God, just show me his face. Just show me a glimpse of the man you have planned for me to marry. If I can just have one peek then I'll be content knowing he's out there. I'll wait patiently until he comes and stop mes...I should have...
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Marla's Place: THM Mabodofu
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Mabodofu recipe (by Marla Ayatsuka). 1 leek/green onion (large) chopped (set aside 1/4 cup for topping at the end). About 1/4 cup ginger, minced. Aboutt 1/4 cup garlic minced. 400 500 grams ground pork (I used a beef/pork mix 80% lean, ground chicken would also work). 1/4 tsp of glucomannan (original recipe was - 1 Tbsp potato starch (katakuriko). Soft tofu (3 blocks). 4 Tbsp ザーサイ Szechuan pickles chopped. 15 Tbsp cooking sake. Stir fry in pan. Tofu and mabo sauce.
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Marla's Place: You are what you eat.
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Thursday, March 06, 2014. You are what you eat. I remember when I was called to missions a little over 17 years ago, my prayer to God was this. When I was called to missions the one thing people often asked me is, "But what about the food over there? When I asked I might crinkle my nose and comment about how I'd have to get used to it. But I never really worried about it. I knew that at least I could survive on rice. It is soft to chew, slightly sweet, and not at all "fishy"! But this time at the restaur...
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Marla's Place: March 2011
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Saturday, March 12, 2011. We are WAY south, far from the major devastation. We are under tsunami watch and we do live near the coastline. It is midnight and I hope that I can bring myself to get some sleep at some point tonight. Thursday, March 10, 2011. So a couple months ago we were at a friends house (Hi Kiko! Love ya) and she made this awesome stew. I was totally hooked when I saw her cracking eggs and putting them on top of the stew to cook at the end! There ARE all kinds of eggs out there! I have a...
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Marla's Place: February 2014
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Thursday, February 27, 2014. There are very few things I dread. Of course there are future events that will certainly come, that I dread. I dread the day our kids leave our home for life as grown up adults. Well that one I dread and dream of all at the same time, LOL! I dread the day I will lose family members. Those are natural dreads. Since she could talk, her first question every morning has been, "What donnin' day? What are we doing today? No people to see? No new places to discover? I totally get th...
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Marla's Place: November 2009
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Saturday, November 28, 2009. Just kiddin', I don't blame 'em. So I got no turkey this week. Didn't get anything remotely resembling dressing or mashed potatoes. There weren't no pie 'round these parts this week.(can you tell how nostalgic I'm getting, I'm even starting to sound like all the folks back home). But don't think this is some sob story for this little missionary, who is sacrificing so much to serve God in Japan. NOPE! Mommy, Bam wasn't your Daddy when you was yiyle giwl? Was, but he died.
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Marla's Place: December 2009
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Sunday, December 20, 2009. Why do we put off doing certain things? Try it once, and you will never want to go back again! And this thing is awesome too, it has a sensor that detects when you walk in the room and it warms the seat for you before you sit down! Now that is fast! It also has an etiquette target light for men, so they know where to aim! I like things like that! The next thing we have gone without for so long, is this. Too wonderful for words. I feel so refreshed these days! Hits on this site.
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Marla's Place: Days I dread...
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Thursday, February 27, 2014. There are very few things I dread. Of course there are future events that will certainly come, that I dread. I dread the day our kids leave our home for life as grown up adults. Well that one I dread and dream of all at the same time, LOL! I dread the day I will lose family members. Those are natural dreads. Since she could talk, her first question every morning has been, "What donnin' day? What are we doing today? No people to see? No new places to discover? I totally get th...
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Marla's Place: Chicken Egg Stew
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Thursday, March 10, 2011. So a couple months ago we were at a friends house (Hi Kiko! Love ya) and she made this awesome stew. I was totally hooked when I saw her cracking eggs and putting them on top of the stew to cook at the end! She said it is an Ethiopian dish she found in a cookbook a long time ago. She doesn't even follow the recipe anymore, so I asked how she makes it and then came home and started working up my own version. There ARE all kinds of eggs out there! My Dad was a riot! 2 onions, diced.
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