so last night for supper i was in a hurry cause of church and tired from the crazy week it has been so far!! so ..in need of something simple and with a ton of potatoes to use i decided on potato soup. but then i had to modify it cause i never follow a recipe exactly. so here is my modified potato soup recipe!

potato, corn and ham chowder

3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
1/3 c finely chopped onion
3/4 cup cooked, diced ham
3 1/4 c water
1 can whole kernel corn (drained)

combine in stockpot bring to boil reduce to med/hi and cook 15 min.

2tbs chicken bouillon (i used 4 cubes)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

add this to the stockpot

5 tbs butter
5tbs flour
2c milk

melt butter in a pan , whisk in flour cook for 1 min on med heat. slowly stir in milk whisking to avoid lumps. add to stockpot and cook till heated through.( i let mine cook about 30-45 min so it would thicken more like chowder) (i also add some cornstarch to thicken it more ..i don't like runny potato soup!!) now i added some garlic powder to mine and(2 tsp) and some parsley (2 tsp) and more pepper and salt than it called for. but it was so yummy and easy to make!! i doubled the recipe so we had leftovers for today and it was even better the second time around!!!

so here is the peach cobbler recipe!!! i use this one a lot . it is so easy and cheap and you always have the stuff to make it as long as there are peaches in the cupboard(home canned or store bought) cause you know after the week i have had... i deserved some dessert!

poor woman's cobbler:

melt 1 stick of butter in a 9 x13 pan. add peaches(juice and all) mix together 1 1/2 c flour, 1 1/2 c sugar, 1 1/2 c milk. pour over top and bake at 350 for about 1 hour!! so good warm with vanilla ice cream on top!!

made a yummy, cheap and easy supper!!!!

So i know it has been way too long since my last post and i keep promising to get better at this. at sharing my thoughts and what is going on in my life. lots has been happening! God has been working on my heart and leading me in new directions in how i think he wants me to serve. i have made some hard decisions but i feel good about them and there is such a peace in what i have done!!! it is amazing how joyful life is when we are obedient.

a lot has been going on in our family!!! ben has turned 16!!!! i am sooooooooooo old!!! zach will be a middle schooler in the fall..... soon they will all graduate!!! fair was ok this year...long and hot!!! i complain about it but i am already looking forward to next year!

i sit here tonight with such a heavy heart though and find it hard to be joyful. my little 16 month old niece has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.... we are sitting here at riley hospital waiting to hear a good report that it is operable...i pray it is so!!!! it has been an extremely long day and sleep eludes me. why do i find it so hard to trust and rest in the fact that my God has it all under control???? even though i know that no matter what it is all going to be ok why do i feel so afraid? sometimes my faith feels so small.... but through it all i must keep trusting. that is what faith is....letting go and letting God be in control.... boy that is a hard one for me!!! if you happen to read this please say a prayer for clara mae!!!! she is so sweet and cute... i just love her to pieces...pray for her mommy and daddy who love her more than anything...pray for her nonna and poppa who love her in that special way that only grandparents can.... pray for my kids her cousins who love her in a way they never knew was possible and pray for me that i can rest in the fact that no matter how much i love her my God loves her more and he is with her all the time!!

new changes

thank you sarah for posting bout shaggy blog!!!! i love the new look i was able to get!!!

so, i know it has been a long time since i last posted...we have had a lot going on in our lives!!! we had 4H fair and that was awesome...the kids did great and it was such a fun time this year...now we are rolling into some very interesting things personally!!! we have found a house to buy and the man comes to see us today about the farm loan!!! also some physical things: be praying for aron.... he is down and wore out from his job!!!(among other things that are weighing on his mind!!) then yesterday ben had a fainting episode that scared us silly...this was something new and we are concerned.... we will be going to the dr next week!!! all in all we have had a busy and good summer...i can't wait for school to start back...i get tired of the fighting between the kids!!!lol i don't remember ever fighting that much with my siblings!!! it is hard to believe that ben is 15 now and beth will be turning 13 in november!! but in all honesty i have to say that even in the bumps God has been good to us these past few months!! just wanted to check in and let everyone know we are still alive!!!

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