Workless Monday

It's been a while since my last post. Not for a lack of interesting things to blog about, as much as a lack of time to blog about said interesting things. And instead of playing catch-up, let's just dive right in to today.

To celebrate our many Presidents, I have devoted the day to Netflix-ing Grey's Anatomy (which is giving me a dream to be a surgeon...even though I can't stand the thought of working inside someone's body), grading compare & contrast writings, doing laundry, and cooking.

Dinner is coming from a recipe I found on Pinterest via Kalyn's Kitchen: Baked Pesto Chicken.

Baked Pesto Chicken:

• 4 (I used 3 since I am only cooking for 2) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Salt & fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 c Basil Pesto
• 2 oz. (1/2 c) grated low-fat mozzarella cheese

Make It!

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Trim all visible fat off of chicken, then cut chicken breast lengthwise  into 2-3 pieces.
3. Spray a 9" x 12" baking dish with non-stick spray, then spread 1/4 c of pesto over the bottom of the dish. Lay chicken strips on top of pesto, and spread the other 1/4c pesto on top of chicken
4. Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake 25-30 minutes.
5. Remove foil and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of chicken. Put back in oven and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
6. After cheese has melted, put under broiler for 5 minutes, just until cheese is lightly browned.

There are lots of tasty juices in the pan, so you may want to serve on rice or quinoa (my dad just introduced me to this alternative!) to soak them up.

On a totally separate note, I would like to call to attention just how much the Lord has taken care of us this yet again. In January, we were able to entirely pay off one of our (Josh's) student loans. This was able to be done by a generous gift given to us at Christmas...and made the payment of this loan take only a year exactly.

Just this past weekend, we were also given a Mac Pro by my wonderful father. What perfect timing, as the main computer we used has died inevitably (due to it not being able to charge anymore). Not only was this need fulfilled, we are now able to use a computer we would NEVER have paid for on our own.

And finally, Josh and I have been able to attend a class at our church that is going through Read the Bible for Life. 

Going through the workbook (at a steady pace or all at once, has given us accountability for being in the Word daily, the ability to discuss how to more effectively understand the Bible with our church family, and has given an increased joy for being readers and doers of God's word, The series goes week-by-week, with each week focusing on reading the parts of scripture well, like the Psalms, the prophets, Jesus's teachings, the letters of Paul, etc, while at the same time teaching how to read those parts to understand the GRAND story.

If you are a believer who wants to learn how to better read and understand the Bible, I would recommend it!

Happy Day for Presidents!