Today I was making some no-bake "Energy Cookies" from a recipe I received on Facebook from my friend Annie Jones-Henson. I will list the recipe at the end of this article. As I mixed the ingredients together, I thought... What if I replace some of the ground flax seed with chia seed? Chia is the new "everything" seed. This is when I began to go hmmmm.
How do you supposed things like eating chia seed is discovered? Did some unfortunate child decide to eat their chia-head Christmas present from Aunt Hazel? Did he become instantly "regular" afterward? Did he break out with amazing strength and the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound? What other strange discoveries do we have that make you wonder about the person behind the epiphany? Eating oysters and finding a pearl is something that immediately comes to mind. Who would dive that deep into the ocean, pick up an apparently ugly rock, pray it open and eat the snot-like substance in the center only to discover that it was not only delicious, but it contained a small bead that would look lovely on his cave dwelling wife? What about the people behind the T.V. show "Criminal Minds"? How messed up is their imagination to dream up the details of each episode (it is one of my favorite shows, by the way).
The other day I was combating ants with a home-made bait. It called for boric acid. Apparently, the ingredient I keep far away from my own body and wash my hands thoroughly when finished handling it is the same ingredient found in a common laundry detergent. Did someone discover that boric acid kills ants before they realized how clean their white were after dragging them through the potion, or did all the ants drop off their children when they dressed him in his sparkling clean outfits? Maybe some things aren't meant to be thought about so deeply.
This morning I was reading a book about John G. Lake. He confronted a man who was comparing Christianity to Christian Scientology. The man reasoned that Christian Scientologists find scientific reasons for people being healed while Christians believe that healing can come through miraculous means like a Christian laying his hands on someone and praying for healing. John G. Lake praised him for his findings, but then asked, "You recommended divine healing in one breath and denied its potency in the next. You have attacked Christian Science and arraigned them at the bar and condemned them, without giving to men a tangible way to which the healing of God might be brought to them. Why do you not study and practice Jesus Christ's own way of healing and so make your ministry constructive?"
That is definitely something that makes me go hmmmmm.
Energy Balls (my version)
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter
3/4 cup ground flax
1/4 cup chia seeds
2/3 cup honey
2 tsp. vanilla
Mix, roll into balls, enjoy (no baking).
