Egg Salad

Good morning bloggers! I’m so sorry I’m late on this post but we are without internet at this time. I hope y’all had a great week this week as all of our kiddos are heading back to school. I won’t lie, this week has been extremely tough.

I’m trying to stay positive here in Texas but it’s hard when I am having so much trouble finding a job. I started to get really down on my hopes, wondered why God is making it so tough to adjust down here and wondered what I did wrong. A lot of things go through your head when you’re down and out.

Well, even though I was having a tough week I put on a smile and went to church on Sunday. Just walking in was enough to remove a little weight off my shoulders, singing songs of praise was enough to make me breathe easier and then comes the prayer…. Our pastor begins to pray for everyone who is wondering or questioning why God is putting them through something or why God dislikes them… Reassures his congregation that God loves us and turns over the podium to the missionaries we sponsor in Kenya.

Once the missionaries are through telling us about their amazing and inspiring stories of helping bring other countries to Christianity the pastor’s wife heads to the stage…. She begins to inform us that God told her there is someone in our congregation that needed to hear something. Our pastor’s wife then begins to tell us that even though we are facing a mountain and wondering how we are to get over this mountain, that God is there through spirit to help us. It’s not our power, mind or will alone that will get us over this mountain but faith in God and his spirit that he will help us to overcome whatever we are facing.

Sometimes God puts us through things to make us stronger, bring us to a place where we turn to him, place faith in his will and to bring us where he wants us to be. I know that I will truly appreciate his blessing when I get to where I’m meant to be. It’s just taking a little time to get there. My mom was sitting beside me in the pew and there is not doubt in our mind that God was speaking to me that day. Reassuring my stubborn self when I needed it most that everything will be all right.

I like to share this kind of stuff with y’all to help anyone else out who might be going through a tough time. The point of my blog is to not only share recipes with y’all but to hopefully help others through my life stories as we go through this crazy thing called life. Now onto the egg salad 🙂 Now I know not everyone craves egg salad but I was craving egg salad!!! This recipe was absolutely amazing! I hope y’all enjoy it!

Ingredients

8 eggs

1/2 cup mayo

1 tsp honey mustard

1/4 cup chopped green onion

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 tsp paprika

Directions

Place egg in saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10-12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.

In a bowl mix mayo, mustard and green onion. Season with salt, pepper and paprika. Once everything is mixed well and to taste, add chopped eggs. Allow to cool for a couple of hours and then serve on your favorite bread or crackers.

This recipe was found on http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Delicious-Egg-Salad-for-Sandwiches/Detail.aspx but slightly adjusted 🙂

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

Good morning bloggers! I hope y’all are having an amazing week! I don’t know about y’all, but my summer is quickly coming to an end. I feel like it flew by, probably because we were traveling and moving to Texas.

I must admit, I am still having a hard time adjusting to the Texas life. It is a whole other world down here and I’m having a difficult time finding a job. A lot of jobs have you apply online, through HR or a cooperate office and most prefer you to be bilinual.

I think it is definitely beneficial to a company if you’re bilingual but I don’t feel like that should hinder me from getting a job in the United States. It’s definitely frustrating especially when I am a skilled and experienced in the health field. I just try to remind myself daily that God will provide.

I am extremely excited about the school I was able to get Noah into. It’s a little stressful at this time because it’s a private school and with private schools you face tuition and other financial obligations but I knew from the time I walked into the school that I would sacrifice whatever it took to have Noah apart of such a great community of Christian teachers. Every time I visit the school I am reassured that this is the right school for Noah.

I continue to have signs from God that I am to be patient and the right job will come along, it’s just a little difficult as a single mom. I am definitely learning patience and I continue to remind myself that I am down here to keep our family together. Getting Noah into the Christian school is definitely a positive sign and a reminder that I am doing the right thing. Now onto what y’all came here for 🙂

I found this recipe forever ago on Pinterest and fell in love with it at first sip. It scared me at first because I feared that it would be complicated, but it is super easy to make!!! This is the perfect summertime drink and what better way to enjoy than out of my redneck wine glass? 😉

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 cup water

zest from one lemon

lemon slices

cold water

ice cubes

Pretty simple so far, right?

Directions

Mix sugar and water in a saucepan. While mixing with a wooden spoon bring mixture to a boil. Boil mixture for 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow it to cool slightly.

Add fresh squeezed lemon juice and lemon zest to mixture. Allow mixture to cool completely. Pour lemonade syrup into quart jar and cover tightly with the lid. The syrup can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.

When you’re ready to serve the lemonade pour about 1/4 cup lemonade syrup over some ice cubes(you can add more syrup if you like it stronger.) Next add about 3/4 cup cold water and a lemon slice. Then, enjoy! 🙂 I have made this recipe more times than I can count! It’s so simple and delicious! It’s everyone’s favorite!