Teaching our children

I am on a quest to train my children up in the way that they should go, and part of that is teaching them scripture.
One set of scriptures that is very important for any child or adult to know is the "Romans Road to Salvation."  This is a series of verses that allow you to show the path to salvation in the Book of Romans.

I made a printable which I will laminate or put in a sheet protector for our daily practice.

Feel free to use it in your own training endeavors!

Romans Road to Salvation Printable

Fiesta Chicken Lasagna Recipe

We are trying to use up the contents of our deep freezer and pantry because we are (hopefully) moving back to the mainland USA in about 6 weeks.

That being said, it has led to some real creativity in the kitchen on my part. Some of which has been successful, some of which.....well, you can guess the rest.

Last night, I knocked it out of the ball park.

I completely made this up and I have to say it is delicious.

Fiesta Chicken Lasagna
Ingredients:
1/2 pkg of lasagna noodles
1 can enhillada sauce
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups shredded cooked chicken (more or less)
1 can Rotel
shredded mozz cheese (or whatever cheese you have on hand)
1 onion, diced
EVOO

Boil lasagna noodles according to package directions. Set aside.

Sautee onion in sauce pan with EVOO until golden brown. Add shredded chicken, enchillada sauce, cream of chicken soup and rotel.  Stir and simmer until combined well. 

Spread small layer of chicken mixture in bottom on 13x9 baking dish.  Add layer of lasagna noodles.  Add layer of shredded cheese.  Alternate layering until pan is full. 

Either place in refrigerator until ready to bake or bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-45 minutes or until heated through and cheese is bubbling.

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Routines

Amy over at New Nostalgia has a great post about Morning Routines which has inspired me to make my own. I use Cozi which is an awesome free online planner. Seriously. I. love. it. and. it. is. free. Winning combination in my book.

Anywhoo, I like to use that to plan out my days and make a to-do list. But I think a morning routine is just what I need to get my mornings off to the right start.

I recently checked out Life Management for Busy Women: Living Out God's Plan with Passion and Purpose from the library here and I have been going through it. Great book. One of the thing she really emphasizes as a key to success is a daily quiet time. The concept is time, first time, and early time.

In other words, you need to give time to the Lord daily, make it your first or best time, and make it early. I have always fought this concept because I am not a morning person. And I have a baby who wakes me up at night. But I really feel that she is absolutely right in this---starting your day off with quiet time, just you and the Lord before anyone else is up, is an excellent habit.

And it starts now.

I'm not going to be perfect, but I am going to make it a priority.

So here is my new morning routine:

Wake up before anyone else.
Quiet time with the Lord.
Check/revise calendar and to-do list.
Make a hot breakfast for family.
Make beds.
Eat breakfast with family/family devotional.
Get kids ready for whatever they need to do.
Reset laundry for the new day.

I'm going to try it tomorrow morning.

Do you guys have a morning routine?

He will act

Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and He will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.
—Psalm 37:3-6


We are a military family facing the prospect of the government shut down and not getting paid. We are also in limbo as to whether or not we will be moving across the pacific ocean in a matter of weeks. We got rear ended a couple of days ago and my neck was sprained in the accident. Then yesterday my husbands car broke down.

All of these things have caused me to despair. To say "Why, Lord?"

I do not know the answer.

Thank God for my sweet, level-headed husband. In the face of all this he says "But there are so many wonderful things in our lives to be thankful for; let us rest in that."

And I will. I woke this morning, after having done an intensive bible study, feeling hopeful and refreshed. All my "what-ifs" have melted away into "so what? He is in control. What will be will be."

God is so good. Have faith in Him today.

My soul continually remembers it
and is bowed down within me.
But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
-Lamentations 3:20-23

Don't Waste your Homemaking: Sleeping Tips

Don't Waste your Homemaking: Sleeping Tips
posted this great vlog all about sleep! Thought I would share--go check it out!

I myself still wake up 6-7 times per night with my 9 month old nursing baby.....working on the sleep thing :)