Wordless Wednesday

Remembering My Dear Precious Faith!

 

Pregnancy Prayer List Update

It is way past due for an Update from the Pregnancy Prayer List! So here goes.

Our first baby is Annalyn Marie. She was born on April 3, 2012. Congratulations to Tina and Steve and Big Brother Andrew! Steve is my nephew and I took care of him when he was little! I get to see pictures on Facebook and she is just beautiful! I am so excited for them and look forward to meeting little Miss Annalyn very soon!

Next I would like to congratulate Crystal on the birth of her son Charlie Bastian. Charlie was born on June 11, 2012 at 6:35 pm. He weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. I am so happy and excited for Crystal because she has traveled a long difficult road to bring a baby home. She has three sweet babies in Heaven. Please stop by her blog and congratulate her and her husband Louie!

Georgiann is next on the list. She welcomed her 8th child, Ian Matthew on June 12, 2012 at 9:34 pm. He weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and was 21 inches long. Congratulations to Georgiann and her family on this wonderful addition! Stop by her blog to congratulate them!

Next is Ava Kate. She is the new daughter of my niece Melissa. Ava was born on June 13, 2012 at 8:29 pm. She weighed 8 pounds 12.6 ounces and was 19 inches long. Ava has a big sister named Ella. This is another sweet baby I am hoping to see very soon! Congrats Melissa, Nathan and Ella. She is beautiful and I can't wait to hold her!

Next is Holly's baby, Evanee Graycen. Evanee was born on June 18, 2012 at 1:07 am. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.

Most of you probably know Holly through the blogging world. She has reached out to so many of the Mamas in the Baby Loss Community. She has definitely been a Blessing to so many even through her own grief. This is Holly's second Rainbow baby since her sweet Carleigh was born into the Arms of Jesus over three years ago. Congratulations to Holly and Anthony and big sisters! Visit Holly's blog to congratulate them!

Last on the list is Robin.She gave birth to Zachary Stephen on June 19, 2012 at 8:35 am. He weighed 8 pounds even and was 20.5 inches long. Robin is my cousin's daughter. I babysat Robin when she was little as well! Unfortunately Robin lives on the other side of the country, so I have no idea when I will ever get to meet her 3 boys!

Congratulations to Robin and Dan and Big Brothers Nathan and Caleb!

Actually, if you look over at the list on the right side bar, all of these ladies have given birth. So, do you know what that means? That list is going to be empty.

So, If you or someone you know is expecting and would like to be added to the list please let me know. Just leave a comment or send me an email. I would be delighted to pray for you.




Congratulations Again To Each Of These Families!

 

Wordless Wednesday

Luke left his pillow on the couch, so someone decided to curl up with a book!

 

Wordless Wednesday

This little guy met us out by the driveway the other evening!

 

Yay for Crock Pot Tuesday! Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Today is Tuesday, so that means it time for Crock Pot Tuesday!

Really, I do not always have something cooking in my Crock Pot on Tuesday and Tuesday is not the only day I cook in my Crock Pot. It just seems that I  use the Crock Pot on Tuesdays more than any other day of the week.

I absolutely love Crock Pot cooking. Just fix it and forget about it! I also prefer to use recipes that do no require to cook the meat (or anything else for that matter) prior to putting in the Crock Pot. I just want to be able to dump and go!

Today we have Chicken and Dumplings cooking! Yum-mo!

My Grandmother made Chicken and Dumplings from scratch and that was always my very favorite. Actually my Grandmother lived next door to me growing up and just about anything she cooked was fantastic! I have often wished that I was locked in her kitchen and made to learn to cook like her! I am sure I wouldn't have gone for that back then, but now I wish I knew how to make so many of the things she used to cook! My Mom has been able to make the Chicken and Dumplings like my Grandmothers, but I have not tried yet.

This Crock pot version is not exactly my Grandmother's, but It is still quite good. My kids have come to love this and ask for it often. Micah told me recently that he wants it for his Birthday dinner for the rest of his life!

When I make this  I generally double the recipe. This recipe can also be found here.

Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2 (10 ounce) packages refrigerated biscuit dough, torn into pieces

Directions

1. Place the chicken, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover.
   
2. Cover, and cook for 5 to 6 hours on High. About 30 minutes before serving, place the torn biscuit dough in the slow cooker. Cook until the dough is no longer raw in the center.                

*Note: When putting the biscuit dough into the Crock Pot make sure to push it down  into the broth a little. It usually takes more time than called for the dumplings to be done. Usually an hour or more.

**Note: When I make this I need to make more dumplings than fits into my Crock Pot so what I do is transfer some of the chicken and the broth to a pot on the stove and then add in the biscuit dough. This gives me more space for dumplings.

 

Bereaved Mommies Tuesday Link Up / Blog Hop

Today I wanted to link up with Tesha from Tesha's Treasures. Every Tuesday she has a link up for Bereaved Mommies. Tesha created this link up to encourage other Mommies that have lost a child. Tesha lost her precious Jonathan on January 24, 2012.

For those that are new to my blog, My precious Faith was Stillborn on October 28, 2008. You can read her story by clicking on the tab at the top labeled Faith's Story.

Those of us that have lost a child are at different stages of our grief journey. It has been over 3 1/2 years since Faith has been gone, but my heart still aches for her. Yes, the pain is not so raw, but there is an empty place. When I read about all the newbies to the Bereaved Mommies "club" my heart hurts so badly for each of them. I wished none of us needed this club, but since we do, I have been Blessed many times by the friendships that I have found in this community!

If you have not visited Tesha's blog, I highly recommend that you hop on over to her beautiful blog, especially if you are a Bereaved mommy. She has such a sweet spirit and and has been quite a Blessing to so many!

 

Wordless Wednesday

I dropped my favorite coffee mug so I had to resort to using this one! It kinda defined my mood afterwards!   :)