The day after Christmas, and all through the house...

The day after Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring...until about 8:30 a.m. when the kids started waking up.   Are you tired?  I definitely am!  What a wonderful and blessed time I have had this weekend.  Today we are planning on this being a slow day....catching up on some rest, and cleaning up around here. It is now 1 p.m. and we have only done the "catching up on some rest." I am enjoying some coffee from my new coffee maker today.
 My son had a pot of coffee brewing for me on Christmas morning....The fun part of that is that I woke up to get the coffee going...but smelled coffee going already!  I was going to surprise the kids with their stocking gifts...all kinds of cappuccino, creamers, iced coffee...Guess they turned the surprise on me! If I plan things just right...there will not be any cooking done today.  I think we will try this recipe from http://www.allrecipes.com/  to use some of our ham leftovers.

Ham and Potato Soup

3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes

1/3 cup diced celery

1/3 cup finely chopped onion

3/4 cup diced cooked ham

3 1/4 cups water

2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules

1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste

1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste

5 tablespoons butter

5 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups milk

Directions

1.Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.

2.In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.

3.Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

I am excited about some things I am planning for the blog.....I will keep the recipes going, finish our Fifty-Nifty Recipe Tour....and a few new topics I have in the making.

Let's do a few more of the Bible virtues....praying for your children.  Remember that your children are never too young or too old to pray for.....each day.  I have a scheduled prayer time, but there are other times I remember to pray for specific people throughout the day.  For example....My mother-in-law~ I have a small Irish wind chime hanging in  the bedroom window....As I fold laundry~I pray for that person....There are little reminders all over the house that encourage me to think and pray for that person.

#22  Contentment  Phil.4:12-13  Not only that they should be content with what physical things they have, but also in the situations that they are in....
#23   Faith   Luke 17: 5-6, Hebrews 11:1-40  I pray that faith takes root and grows in their lives...
#24   A servant's heart  Eph. 6:7   Wow...
#25   Hope   Rom.15:13
#26   Willingness and ability to work  Col. 3:23

Well, thank you for stopping by today....Enjoy some quiet time!