Monday, March 29

Outside my window... the sun is peaking through the clouds and a refreshing breeze is blowing.

I am thankful for... spring and beautiful flowers.

I am thinking … of what I need to do first today.

From the kitchen … red beans & rice for dinner tonight and homemade cornbread.

I am wearing... jeans and a green shirt (I love green)

I am amazed that... Micah turns 14 this week!!!!

I am reading… I just finished Eyes of Elisha by Brandilyn Collins

I am hoping... for a wonderful 2 week Easter break and some special family time.

I am praying... for my neighbors (going through some tough times)

Around the house... the washing machine, dryer and dishwasher are all running (as usual)

One of my favorite things... listening to my kids make music.

Pondering these words …"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9

A few plans for the rest of the week... 2 special friends are coming for the Easter weekend and we can’t wait to spend time with them and catch up.

Relying On God

Relying on God has to start all over everyday as if nothing has yet been done. 
    -C.S.Lewis

What's Cookin?

A friend passed along this easy receipe for Enchiladas and my guys loved it!

Chicken Enchiladas

1 lb. of chicken, diced
1 small onion, diced

1T vegetable oil
8 flour tortillas
1 1/2 cups of grated cheese
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
15oz chicken broth
1 cup sour cream
4oz green chilis or 1 cup of salsa

Cook chicken and onion in oil until chicken is done. Divide chicken between 8 tortillas and add 1 1/2 T of cheese to each. Roll and place seam-side down in a greased 9x13 pan. Melt butter in a medium pot and stir in the flour. Cook until bubbly (stirring frequently). Wisk in the broth and bring to a boil (stirring frequently). Remove from heat and stir in sour cream and chilis. Pour over tortillas and top with remaining cheese. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

YUM!

CORK PRODUCTION IN PORTUGAL

From Micah

Today I went on a really neat field trip.  We went  to something like a ranch with 20,000 acres.  They had wine production, all sorts of animals (horses, bulls, cows, pigs, ducks, etc) and forest (cork) production.  The cork trees were very interesting.  Below are pictures of harvested trees and also how they are harvested.  From the time a tree is planted it needs to mature 30 years before it's first harvest.  Then, after it is harvested, it takes 9 years of growth before it can be harvested again. 

That means if a man plants a tree when he is 20, he can not harvest it until he is 50 and then he has to wait until he is almost 60 to harvest it again!