Mommy love!

Okay, so let's try this again! I am not a happy camper! I just tried posting something similar to this, and it stinking erased it!
My baby with her first ice cream sandwich! She was so mad when it was all gone!

my sweetie on her swing set!

my baby and her noonie face!

Fried Chicken with Biscuits and Milk Gravy!

I know I probably shouldn't say this, in case someone wants to stalk my fine self, but.....baby girl and I are home alone! My man is at a concert with his "boyfriends", and Trissy girl is with my sister at Chuckee Cheese's! But, before everyone headed out the door, I had dinner on the table. And boy was it delicious!
~Fried Chicken with Biscuits
and Milk Gravy~

-Fried Chicken-
3 Chicken Boneless Skinless Breasts (cut in to nuggets)
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Egg
1/2 Cup Milk
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Black Pepper
1/2 tsp. Cayenne Pepper (I love cayenne!)
2 Cups Olive Oil
~Scramble together egg and milk, soak nuggets in egg wash for about 15 min. In another bowl, combine flour and seasoning. Put egg washed nuggets in flour, coat evenly, put back in egg wash and repeat with flour.
Heat olive oil on a between med. and high setting. Test oil with one peice, should sizzle vigorously. Fry until nicely golden. Put on a plate with a paper towel. I like to cut into mine to make sure they are done and then sprinkle a little salt!
-Buttermilk Biscuits-
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Tbsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Sugar
8 Tbsp. Butter (cubed and cold)
3/4 Cup Buttermilk
~Combine dry ingredients and smash in butter with a fork until a sandy consistency. Make a well in the middle, and slowly add in milk, kneading in with your fingers. Roll out on a slighty floured surface to thickness desired. Cut out biscuits with biscuit cutter or do what I do, and use a cup! You should get about 6 medium size biscuits. Place in a greased pan and bake on 450 degrees for 12 minutes. Take out, and brush with olive oil and then put back in the oven until golden!
-White Gravy/ Milk Gravy-
Well, sometimes I make it home made and sometimes I do this- use Pioneer White/Milk(?) Gravy mix in a packet! It is yummy and very easy. You just add it in to boiling water and whisk away! And I like to top it with chopped green onions!
This recipe serves 4-6 people, depending on if you eat like a super model, or like, well, me!

What is done is done!

~Why is that the God of the universe, the creator of the heavens and the stars, can forgive us without hesitation, but we cannot forgive ourselves?
You cannot change your past, but you can determine your future. When you keep your eyes forward and let God be in control, you can focus on the goal, but if you keep looking behind you, listening to lies, you can trip and fall. If you do fall, get up and dust yourself off. Lay it at His feet and be free! God desires your restoration! Keep on going, never give up!
"Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press toward the goal." ~Phillipians 3:13 NIV
~My goal is to live for eternity with my heavenly father. Whenever I fall, I will ask Him to pick me up, and dust me off. I will put it in His hands, and ask Him to give my guidance for my next step. If God is leading your way, you will never be guided off your path. But you have to totally surrender and give EVERYTHING to Him! If you only give some things and hang on to others, you are going to be so misguided. Stay on his path and move toward the ultimate goal. Live knowing you are heaven bound!

When you stay home all day....

~When the house is clean, laundry is done, supper is ready, kids are fed, etc.....and you do nothing but watch the Food Network, culinary greatness is possible! I made these on a whim~
~ORANGE GLAZED
RASPBERRY MUFFINS~

1 box Jiffy Raspberry Muffin Mix
1 Large Navel Orange
1 Country Egg
1/4 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Confectioner's Sugar
~Mix together ingredients according to muffin recipe, add in orange juice and orange zest from half of the orange. Bake at 400 degrees for approx. 12 minutes or until slightly golden.
~For glaze- Mix together confectioner's sugar with orange juice and orange zest from other half of the orange and drizzle over warm muffins. (You can also zest a little orange on top for presentation, and even top with a sprig of mint!)

This is the day that the Lord has made!

I am so thankful that His mercies are new every morning! No matter what we have done, there is always His mercy and grace. He forgives us and casts our sins as far as the east is from the west!
My day started off with waking up next to the sweetest baby girl in the world, hugging my neck, with her head burried in the crack of my neck. And then my sweet other daughter coming in the room and climbing in bed with us. She is out of school today! I love when we have girl time! We are in our PJ's watching cartoons!
The things that I dream of are outrageous! It is usually food! So, who am I to not wake up and eat what I dreamnt about? So I did!
~%100 Whole Grain Toast, Unsalted All Natural Peanut Butter & Clover Honey with some yummy Almond Milk!

I feel like a queen!

~How can I complain about the life I live? Sitting here, with Tristan at school and baby Aiden is napping. While I enjoy the "Food Network", eating hummus, carrots and a awesome salad, that I never thought I would have liked!!!! It is something we ate at a banquet at Church, and I recreated it at home and it is dead on! This is the life!

This is the salad I am having~
I usually don't measure anything, but it has~
craisans
feta
candied pecans
raspberry vingerette
spring mix lettuce
=scrumdiddlyumptious!

What are you speaking into existence?

~ God is listening for His word.
When you speak something, you are giving it birth, good or bad, positive or negative. When you speak God's word over your life, He is there waiting to fulfill His promises.
You cannot just believe in His promises, you must claim them and speak them into existence. We should not just believe what God says about us, we should speak it about ourselves. You will not be/feel healthy, beautiful, handsome, smart, accomplishing if you do not believe you are, and claim that you are.
Claim His promises- victory, health, hope and abundant life.
~"God has set everything right between Him and me."~Romans 10:8~

Easy Black Bean Salsa~

1 can black beans
1 can white shoe peg corn
1 can mild rotel
1 medium red onion
1 bag of tortilla chips of choice

~Drain all cans of vegetables and dice onion. Put vegetables in a serving dish, serve with chips!
(If you would like, you can add lime juice and lime zest! It helps it to stay fresh longer!)