Jordan and Kortnie

Jordan and Kortnie
Established May 26, 2007

Jayden David

Jayden David
Est. August 28, 2008

Gabriella Jael

Gabriella Jael
Est. October 22, 2009

Levi Cooper

Levi Cooper
Est. July 23, 2011

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

White Chili Recipe

My sister gave me this recipe a long time ago and I never bothered to make it until yesterday. I bought a bag of dried navy beans at Walmart and decided to give it a try. I quick soaked the beans and then followed the recipe except I omitted the chicken. It was delicious and pretty easy, plus I loved making it in the slow cooker and smelling it for the 4 hours it took to cook! :)

3- 15oz cans of great northern’s bean drained OR 1 pound dried navy beans

8oz cooked and shredded chicken breasts

1 c chopped onions

1.5 c chopped yellow, green or red bell peppers

2 jalapeƱo peppers stemmed seeded and chopped (optional)

2 garlic cloves minced

2 tsp ground cumin

½ tsp salt

½ tsp dried oregano

3 ½ cups chicken broth

A dollop Sour cream

Cheddar cheese

Tortilla chips

Combine all ingredients except sour cream, cheese and chips in slow cooker. Cook on Low 8-10 hours or on high 4-5 hours.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Simplicity

Sometimes after being a Christian for almost 10 years I seem to make it more complex than it needs to be. The doctrinal differences and theology arguments start to cloud the true simplicity of the Gospel. I love ministering to children because in order to be effective you have to keep it simple.

Last night when I was reading my bible before I went to bed, I read Romans chapter 3. I was so moved by this chapter that it took me another 20 minutes to digest what I read. It's a chapter often used in evangelism because it takes people from sinners to saints in a matter of 31 verses.

>We're all sinners, we all fall short of God's glory. (verses 10, 23)

>We are made right with God through Jesus Christ and His sacrifice. (verses 22, 24-25)

See how simple it is???

Being a Christian is so simple. We just have to realize that we are sinners and because of that we don't meet God's standard. So we need something to bridge that gap. That's why Jesus came. That's why He shed His blood as a sacrifice that we could be made right with God.

It's Christmas time and we sing songs and celebrate the birth of Christ, but He didn't just come to find out what it felt like to be a human. He came with a purpose of bridging the gap between man-kind and God. So celebrate your freedom from sin! Don't just celebrate a fat guy in a red suit.

Isn't it a wonderful thing that all we have to do is say, "Yes, Jesus!"?

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

New Years Resolution=FAIL!!!

In a previous post I told you all about my 2 resolutions for the year 2010. While I have done a good job at one, I recently found out that I FAILED the other!

That's right... I'm pregnant! 2 days before Thanksgiving I took a home pregnancy test and it came back positive. I'm due July 28th, which makes me 8 weeks along. It was a bit of a surprise to find out that we're expecting again, but a good surprise. I've always wanted a big family, at least 4 kids.. but now that I have 2 and I'm pregnant with my 3rd I'm wondering if 3 could be our magic number. :) We've talked about adopting, so I guess we'll see what the Lord has for us in the future.

For the past 2 weeks I've been struggling with fatigue and morning sickness, but thankfully everyday it gets easier.

We've decided to wait until the baby is born to find out what we're having. Everyone says it's the best surprise! Since we have everything we need for either a boy or a girl we're fully prepared. If I had to guess, I'd say I'm carrying a girl because the morning sickness has been nothing compared to when I was pregnant with Jayden... but maybe my body just handles morning sickness better with the more children I have?? haha! Who knows!

So the age gaps will be almost 3 years between Jayden and baby #3. And 21 months between Gabriella and baby #3. I'm hoping to get both the kids potty trained by the beginning of next Summer so I don't have 3 kids in diapers! Even if I can just get Jayden potty trained I'd be happy!

One more thing! We've applied for CHP+ which is an insurance company that is government funded for children newborn-18 years and pregnant women 19+. We meet the income requirements which means we'll be able to have this baby without having to pay a dime!!! All the prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care is free!! It's a huge blessing!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

One of those days...

This has been the longest day EVER!!!!!

I don't like Tuesdays to begin with because it's my long day. Jordan has been taking a class for the past 10 weeks every Tuesday night in Longmont so we only get about an hour together as a family.

I slept terrible last night... probably because of the 2 hour nap I took yesterday. Then Jayden came into our room at least 3 or 4 times before 6:30am. I finally crawled out of our bed and landed in his around 7:15 to allow Jordan more time to sleep.

We came downstairs after I showered and Jordan left for work and I got the whiney kids breakfast and milk. Gabri and Jayden both chugged their sippy cups dry. While Jayden finished his yogurt I took Gabriella upstairs to change her diaper and her clothes. When we got to the bottom of the stairs she puked all over the both of us. So I went back upstairs changed her clothes and my shirt, cleaned us both up and then went back down to get Jayden.

Probably an hour later I was upstairs changing Gabriella's diaper AGAIN and I was on the phone with my sister. I had just put socks on my cold feet and I started walking down the stairs holding Gabri in one arm and the phone in the other when I slipped and fell down the last 4 or 5 stairs. I managed to hold on to Gabri and my hip and hand caught us as we slid down. It was painful.

Gabri took her nap and Jayden and I just hung out and watch "Go, Diego, Go" since I wasn't feeling well, I wanted to just rest. Lunch time rolled around and after eating only his 4 slices of apples and maybe 2 or 3 bites of chicken noodle soup Jayden was throwing a tantrum. I took him upstairs to his room and within 15 minutes he was asleep (that was a bonus!).

Anyways, I won't continue to bore you with the details, but it's been rough around here. I feel like I've been the ugliest person to my kids, especially Jayden. I realized Jayden was just getting stir crazy and need to run around outside and play. He needed attention. One of the hardest things about being a parent to more than one child is learning how to balance their needs. It's not always easy and I fail a lot. Isn't it amazing how children learn from our bad behavior so much quicker than they learn from our good behavior?!

I'm so thankful that His mercies are new every morning and His grace is sufficient for me! I need God's help everyday. I lose my mind when I try to do everything on my own. God is the perfect Heavenly Father, He's the best parent there is, therefore He's the best example. I know that I'm far from perfect and I have a lot of learning to do as a parent, but I am so thankful I have the perfect example to follow!