Loaded Baked Potato & Chicken Casserole

http://www.deliciousasitlooks.com/2013/05/loaded-baked-potato-chicken-casserole.html?m=1

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Ingredients

3 – 4 medium russet potatoes, scrubbed and diced
        (about 1.5 lbs. or 4 1/2 cups)
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
4 slices bacon, cooked crisp, cooled and crumbled
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
4 green onions, sliced (green parts only for low-FODMAP/low-fructose)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9″ x 9″ baking pan or casserole dish.
Spread half of the diced potatoes in bottom of pan. Place the diced chicken breasts evenly on top. Season chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Sprinkle with half the bacon crumbles, 1/2 cup of the cheese, and half the green onions.
Spread the remaining diced potatoes on top, followed by the remaining bacon, another 1/2 cup cheese, remaining green onions and another 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Pour heavy cream over top of casserole and then dot with the butter. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Uncover and bake another 30 minutes. In the last few minutes of baking, sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheddar cheese and bake until melted. Serve.

A Little Weird

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5 Prayers For My Spouse

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Everyday we should pray for our spouses. 

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Monthly Bill Printables

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Check out these beautiful Monthly Bill Printables.  They’re available for sale/instant download on my Etsy shop.  Click on the links below and also look at more available printables under my Digital Prints section on my Etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/224472449/monthly-bill-printable
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For The Home

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I love these decorating ideas.  Check more out on the links below for more on my Pinterest board for the home.  And click on the pictures above to take you to right to their direct websites.

Pinterest: Discover and save creative ideas.

Award time

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Since I started my blog in May, I have been nominated for 4 awards.  The latest one is The Versatile Blogger Award.  I’m sorry I haven’t been very good with keeping up with them.  But I will start with this one.  I’d like to thank curiousenlightenment for nominating me for this award, thanks a bunch.

I’ve had 2,754 Views, 1356 Visitors, 662 Likes,129 Comments, and 126 Followers

These are the copy/pasted rules for the Versatile Blogger Award

1.  Acknowledge the person who nominated you by thanking them and posting a link to their blog.

2.  Share 10 interesting things about yourself.

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  • The first interesting thing I’d like to share is my faith.  I am a Christian and love sharing posts on God and inspiration things.
  • My hobbies are making baby shoes, jewelry, drawing, and blog.
  • I have social anxiety.  So it’s really hard for me to be around people.  I have to work, there’s no way of getting out of that.  No matter how hard it is for me, God is my strength.
  • I like watching The Foodnetwork Channel and HGTV.
  • My favorite subject in school was art.
  • I’m a baker/wrapper in a wholesale store.
  • I have one child.  When I was younger, God gave me a vision.  I was in a grocery store shopping and I was with this little boy.  That’s when I knew someday that I would have a son.
  • Someday I’d like to travel.
  • I like trying new recipes, that’s why I like Pinterest.
  • My wish is to have a successful business with my creations.

Now for my nominations for The Versatile Blogger Award:

This one is hard for me because there is so many great blogger’s out there.  I wish I could nominate everyone of my followers.

And there you go! My 10 nominations for The Versatile Blogger Award!!!

Fly away Balloon – A Must Read Story

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http://www.onlinechristiansongs.com/2015/06/fly-away-balloon-must-read-story.html?m=1
Fly away Balloon – A Must Read Story

Last spring I was walking in a park. A short distance ahead of me was a mom and her three-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding on to a string that was attached to a helium balloon. All of a sudden, a sharp gust of wind took the balloon from the little girl. I braced myself for some screaming and crying.

But, no! As the little gir…l turned to watch her balloon go skyward, she gleefully shouted out, “Wow!”

I didn’t realize it at that moment, but that little girl taught me something.

Later that day, I received a phone call from a person with news of an unexpected problem. I felt like responding with “Oh no, what should we do?” But remembering that little girl, I found myself saying, “Wow, that’s interesting! How can I help you?”

One thing’s for sure – life’s always going to keep us off balance with its unexpected problems. That’s a given. What’s not preordained is our response. We can choose to be frustrated or fascinated.

No matter what the situation, a fascinated “Wow!” will always beat a frustrated “Oh, no.”

So the next time you experience one of life’s unexpected gusts, remember that little girl and make it a “Wow!” experience. The “Wow!” response always works.