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Chicken Dinner Ideas
Today I made 5 chicken dinners all in one morning! The best part is that I only paid $6.00 for the meat. Because I’m being mindful of our spending, I found a great deal on chicken breasts for .99 a pound at Fred Meyer so I threw the package into the crockpot overnight and got to work in the morning. We are a family of 7, 5 kids and us. We are not huge meat eaters so we can be satisfied with a small amount of meat in our meals. First step was to shred all of the chicken, watching out for those small little bones. I was surprised at…
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5 Truths In A Major Life Transition: The Big Move
He goes before you. He is already there. In Deuteronomy 31:8, it reads, “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” In the midst of mind battling fear and doubt, this was the most comforting truth to me when we were considering making a major life transition which for us, meant a huge move across the country from MN to WA. We came out to visit what would be our new location and church. I remember looking out at a very beautiful scenic view and feeling His peaceful presence with us.…
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Our Road Trip to California
“There’s a lot of nice places in Mexico” -Oakley These were the words out of the mouth of our son as we stopped for a bathroom break and lunch in Oregon at a lodge I promised myself I’d remember the name. My heart smiled at the thought of the innocence in his comment and the sweetness of his observation. “There’s a lot of nice places in Mexico.” It wasn’t Mexico but it was indeed nice. The lodge was perfectly nestled in a beautiful setting of trees, lakes and streams filled with kayakers and lovers of nature. Old and young, they were finding retreat there. I daydreamed of us coming back…