{Friday Favorites} - March 22

WOW!! I don't even know who I am. I've blogged 4 times this week...that never happens!! It's been a great couple of weeks!! Take a look!!

1: My best friend Betha took me to the Burning Lights concert...it was a great night of worship and praise...and a great time with my Best!!

2. Had great breakfast with Alicia.

3. Yesterday, I had a personal retreat day!! It was great spending time with the Lord, uninterrupted!

4. I've been trying to increase my mileage...this is not a long run, but the longest I've done in a long time!

5. Of course...shopping with my Mom and Grandma is always a highlight (my husband might not think so).

6. Green Beans...we have tons...they taste SOOOO Good!!

7. I'm super proud of my husband...He lead 4 people to Christ last week! So proud of him for being bold.


Hope you have a great weekend!!

{Garden Update}

I put a post on Facebook about our garden and had so many comments wanting pictures...I thought it would be easier to blog about it.

In October we started a Garden... only to have a hurricane come the next week and give us 20 inches of rain. Needless to say...not much survived.

In January when my Uncle Jim and Aunt Jill and my parents were visiting...Jim and my Dad replanted, with the help of Jude and Marco.

Since then Marco has been helping me take care of it....

Well...it is flourishing...

Overview of the garden

tiny cucumbers//tomatoes

green peppers//squash//green beans//broccoli

Beats//Cabbage//Cut Green Beans//Pasta dish

I'm definitely not an expert, but it's fun eating from the garden and seeing things grow. 

{Friday Favorites} - March 8

1. Today...I had a salad...the lettuce was from my garden... YUM!!!

2. On Saturday we had a date night. I wore my favorite pair of heels. My Hot Pink Pumps!! Haven't worn them since moving to Haiti. How I've missed them!

3. Watched Claudy play soccer. So fun...until they feud :)

4. On my run this week, I found another new road...it had corn fields on both sides..felt like MN summer running.

5. Loving some new blogs...this print came from French Press Mornings.

6. Helping the kids at Respire Haiti paint a sign. Had a blast helping out this morning :)

7. Happy Birthday Chad!! We love you!!

ReachGlobal Garden

This is been something that has been on my heart since moving to Haiti...and even something I tried before, but was unsuccessful.

A new Garden....to bring life, to bring hope, to bring therapy, to bring joy...so share in bounty.

Yesterday and Today, Constance Church, worked along side our staff to make our newest garden.

They put up the walls to protect from the chickens.

Then we tilled
...with Shovels and Picks

and raked...

there may even have been some foreign objects!

and then planted!!

Please pray that our garden will be abundant...that we can use it to teach others in our community..to help give purpose and life to families around us!

Day 13 - {25 Days of Christmas} - Cooking & Planting

Some days, I really miss cooking. I love to cook, without a recipe and just through a bunch of things together. Sense moving to Haiti, this has been a little bit more difficult, mainly because we have a house cook, but also because I'm not use to cooking with some the food items here. This week we have two men (Paul and Rob) visiting, who are doing a ton of work to our upstairs. I decided this was a great opportunity to cook lunch and to use some of the great things my parents have brought me. I decided to make Cheesy Chicken Potato Soup.

It's super easy to make..Here's the recipe.

4 c. Water
6 diced potatoes
1/2 package of Velveeta Cheese
4 c. Chicken (I used can, but if you have fresh it is better)
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
Salt and Pepper

Bowl the water and potatoes with salt and pepper.
When potatoes are cooked at the rest of ingredients. Soup is better if you can let it stew for a little while, but be careful not to let it burn.
I like to serve this with Tortilla Chips!!

A couple of weeks ago, when my dad was visiting. He and Marco planted a garden. However, only two things sprouted, the green beans and the zuchinni. Marco has been bothering me to replant for the last week. I finally had time to do it today. We planted more lettuce, green peppers and tomatoes. I'm hoping they grow. :) Any of you gardeners out there have any ideas??

Have a great day!!