Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Skillet 4 1/2 tbsp butter 4 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour 3 c chicken broth 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp chili powder 1/8 tsp cumin 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp oregano 2 c cooked, shredded chicken breast 1 can of black beans 1 c sour cream 15 corn tortillas, cut into pieces 2
Our Husbands' Jobs and Our Jobs ....
12:31 PM
Disclaimer: This is just my opinion for me. I'm not telling you to agree with it or even like it but I am asking you to respect it. Please don't be a jerk. I first wrote this post back in November of 2009. Today has been a day much like that day years ago. Please put Andy in your prayers as many
Chicken Stretching
4:15 PM
Choosing to live on one income now days seems like a crazy notion - especially when so many mouths need to be fed. A question I am often asked is how I keep my grocery budget so low and still eat good foods. So today I am addressing ... How I Afford to Cook for SO MANY Kids and How I Get it
Anxiety
8:17 AM
Ever had the feeling that God is trying to get something through your thick skull and if you don't start paying attention, He is just going to knock you out with it? I have that crazy notion. It seems like everywhere I am, someone or something is discussing anxiety and contentment. My women's study group is doing a book. My quiet Bible reading
Not Normal
4:51 AM
My mama often tells a story of when I was younger. She'd ask me "Can't you find anyone normal to be your friend?" I would ponder that question and answer "We aren't normal mom." This week has been quiet on the blog. I've been cocooning and reeling from hard situations people I love are facing. The question my mama asked me all those years
I have successfully finished my first read in the weekly goal time! *cheers* I would love to spend all the time this book deserves reviewing it. However, I have a babe that was just given four shots and a toddler that has been sick. Let me give you the quick abbreviated version. I really enjoyed
Life
7:29 PM
Every piece of every size clothing out to sort and purge (Andy says it looks like Goodwill exploded), football, run away killer oven and vomit. Sums up my day. I wouldn't change it but would love for something to go as planned. Just one time. Until next post.
It amazes me that the downfall of man and the entrance of sin rest on the shoulders of one woman, one man and a piece of fruit. I often get angry at Eve but poor Eve. One decision cost so much. One moment of disobedience changed the world forever. Satan has so much power. This morning I am struggling. I am cocooning. I am reeling
Love is Kind
6:56 PM
Nothing is more attract than when my husband is kind and love and delights in our children. Children are a blessing and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127
The #YearofNo
3:00 PM
What is the #yearofno? A couple of years ago, my husband began the Lord leading him into a new direction. About a year ago Andy begin the schooling to become an ordained minister. I wholeheartedly support him and do not want our finances to be a stumbling block for him as he heeds he Lord's will. I know
gettyimages I have been so hesitant to post this. I'll sound like an old fuddy dud. I'll look judgmental. People will think I'm silly. That is just a couple of thoughts going through my head. My kids think I'm silly. They don't understand it. They think I'm being mean. They are
Polish Sausage, Pepper and Rice Skillet 2 1/2 cups rice 5 cups water 14 oz Polish sausage 1 Tbsp oil 1 red bell pepper 1 yellow bell pepper 1 orange bell pepper 1 onion 8 cloves, garlic minced 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 1 - 1 1/2 cans tomato paste (about
Back to the Nitty Gritty
5:08 AM
It's freezing out. Seriously freezing. Many a moms are sitting on the couch in their bathrobe, cup of coffee in hand and watching, praying for school to be closed. Or maybe they are praying their babes out the door. As a homeschool mom, the need for that familiar routine is all too much needed. However,
I am super scared of the Instant Pot. I can't exactly tell you why. I pressure can in the summer and have no fear but the Instant Pot, that makes me raise my eye brows. Is it really so scary? I'm diving in to find out. We were blessed with five spent hens. My hero. My farm boy and chicken catcher.
