In contrast to today’s Christ-less Christmas, God so orchestrated the events during the first Christmas to frame the supremacy of Christ in a remarkable way without diminishing His humility. On that first Christmas, Jesus did not appear to kings in a palace, nor was His birth surrounded with splendor and royalty. Rather, God chose the weak things of the world to shame the wise and better provide a backdrop that would not rob, but rather radiate the glory of the newborn King. Unlike today, the humble events surrounding Christ’s birth that first Christmas allowed Him to be the center focus and attraction of the day.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs	Chinese	Rice	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Finely diced cooked ham; chicken or pork
2	tb	Oil or shortening
2	c	Cold cooked rice
2	tb	Soy sauce
3		Mushrooms; sliced
1		Chopped green onion
1		Egg; well beaten

INSTRUCTIONS

Fry diced cooked meat lightly in oil. Add mushrooms, cold rice, onion and
soy sauce. Fry over low heat 10 minutes. Add well beaten egg. Cook and stir
5 minutes more. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
FROM "HAVE A RICE DAY!", THE
ARKANSAS RICE DEPOT, 1014 MAIN
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72202
From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained
lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc.  Downloaded from Glen's MM
Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

A Message from our Provider:

“We can do nothing, we say sometimes, we can only pray. That, we feel, is a terribly precarious second-best. So long as we can fuss and work and rush about, so long as we can lend a hand, we have some hope; but if we have to fall back upon God — ah, then things must be critical indeed! #A.J. Gossip”