MERCY RIVER.....

HEY....

Wanna meet some adorable ladies?

Mercy River Website & Blog

Click on the link above...and get to know the sweet gals from Mercy River....

We as sisters had the privilege of watching them perform at BYU Womens Conference a couple years ago...they were hilarious, uplifting and straight up adorable. 

If you haven't listened to their music you are missing out.

They have a four albums out and you can even sample their music on their website.

The blog is amazing...they have all sorts of fun posts and info.. music, health topics, recipes, parenting, infertility, blah blah blah...I literally got lost looking thru it all because there's so much to see!
To read my favorite blog post click here
and you'll love this recipe click here

Plus random Facts about each one of the girls, 
Click here for Soni
Click here for Brooke
Click here for Whitney

Mercy River is performing at BYU Womens Conference again this Thursday from 8pm-10pm at the Marriot Center.
for more information about BYU Women's Conference click here

If you have some time..it would be a fun girly night out. 

It's HAPPY MUSIC!

You can follow Mercy River on 
Instagram- @mercyrivergirls
Facebook- Mercy River
Twitter- @mercy_river
and
Pinterest- Mercy River

#UPLIFT
#INSPIRE
#DOGOOD
#HUGSTIMESFIVE

Chicken Enchiladas....

RECIPE TIME!!!

(yeah....I sang that)

OK so here's a simple recipe that is always a crowd pleaser....

And it's changeable for however you're eating right now...

low fat... low carb.. gluten free...

Just adjust the ingredients for what you need!

Its one of those recipes that I didn't really write down... I just made it ya know?

So this is my attempt to actually create a recipe for it...

for posterity reasons??? phht...

First of all...

Here's a list of ingredients:

4 chicken boobs seasoned, cooked and cubed

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

1 cup sour cream

1 small can of green chiles

1 small can of sliced olives (not drained)

2 cups of monterey jack cheese

tortillas

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ALRIGHTY THEN....

here we go...

In a large bowl combine the soup, sour cream, green chiles, olives, and 1 C cheese.

Take about 1/2 Cup of this mixture and spread over the bottom of your baking dish. 

Then add your cooked chicken to the remaining sauce and combine

Spoon about 1/3 Cup of filling into each tortilla and roll.

(Try to reserve about 1-2 cups of filling for topping)

Snuggle those suckers all together in your baking dish

Spread the remaining filling over the top of the enchiladas 

(I sometimes thin this mixture out a little bit with a couple tablespoons of milk before spreading)

Top with 1 Cup cheese

Lightly cover with foil and bake at 350* for an hour or until bubbly.

I uncover and broil the top for the last 4-5 minutes of cooking time. 

BAM!! Dinner is served...

(yes i realize its a different baking dish in this last picture...I was feeding the masses so I made two dishes and forgot to take an after picture of the correct one....whatevs)

#HUGSTIMESFIVE

#FEEDYOURFAMILY

:)

Which seed will you plant??

Ever feel like things were out of control?

Like all hope was lost...

and you had no idea how to fix it?

What would you say if I said it was kind-of you're own fault??

EEEEEEEKS!!! I know!!!!

Its hard to hear that ....

Let me explain...

I recently had an experience that taught me this lesson a little TOO WELL....

I was put in the position of having the choice to feel

ANGER

&
ABANDONMENT

and even knowing the choice was mine to feel this way... 

I also had the same choice to

JUST LET IT GO...

Well.....I chose to feel

ANGRY

& ABANDONED

YUP...I'm gonna be my stubborn self and I can handle it right???

WRONG!!

I planted a little anger seed....and a little abandonment seed in my sweet little soul...

and I watered the CRAP OUT OF THOSE SEEDS with self pity and entitlement.

It didn't work out so well.

I felt terrible....I let it fester....and there was no peace. It was so hard to think clearly because my little anger plant and my abandonment plant GREW BIG...

and it pretty much overtook me.
I literally became physically sick!

And the saddest part? No one even knew about it BUT ME!!

I was the only one that was miserable!!!

That's pretty sad stuff right there..

I decided that I had had enough....

I prayed.

I asked for forgiveness.

and I ripped those frickin plants out of my soul and burned them.

Lesson learned.

Don't plant seeds you don't want to grow.

BECAUSE WHATEVER SEED YOU PLANT WILL GROW.

Today I chose to plant a GRATEFUL seed.

LOVE YOU ALL!

#hugstimesfive

Sister Scribble......

Where are you willing to go?

#hugstimesfive

Friends...

HELLO to all my Friends!

I wanted to share with you a few thoughts that have been going through my head.

God is REAL and he loves us unconditionally.

I think of how we love ourselves and we put conditions upon that love. 

"If only if did that better..." 

"I will like myself better if or when I lose these darn 15 pounds"

"I am so stupid because I make too many mistakes."

Have you ever noticed that we live by lies?

Distorted and twisted lies? 

Where is the truth?

I have witnessed in my last 8 years of helping others that we all live by lies.

It is part of our existence here but 
it doesn't have to define us.

We can find those lies, let them go and build upon truths that are eternal truths.

There are two wonderful articles that might open up your understanding of what I am talking about:

1- "Truth and Lies" by Jennifer Nucklos

2- What Are You Believing That Isn't True" by Darla Isackson

Google them and they will come right up.

I believe that we are born with characteristics and attributes of God, our Eternal Father. 

We are his spirit children and thus, just like him. 

That is our Spiritual DNA 

We have also been born of goodly and not so goodly parents:)

We have physical DNA that has been passed down to us also.

Research has shown that not only are there physical attributes passed down but we have the emotional, spiritual and mental beliefs of our ancestors. 

They are tucked in there too.

Our family stories are a part of us.

For example;

Gramma Bertha and Grandpa John had a belief that their thoughts and feelings were not important. That what they thought didn't matter. They felt they had no voice.

They passed down the DNA through the family line and now we are wondering why we feel terrified to voice our feelings to anyone because underneath the DNA belief, we have to please others and if we don't then we would be rejected. 

Don't you think that is so interesting?

We are not our own self.

We are a combination of our family stories. 

Including the Physical and Spiritual.

Isn't that incredible!!!!

There is oppositions in all things! 

Now listen....

We also have the good the Gramma Bertha and Grandpa John passed down. 

There strength! The love! Their devotion and loyalty! Their work ethic. 

We are privileged to come down to a world with imperfect parents and 

 to fallen world to participate in a 

PERFECT PLAN!

Weaknesses are given to us by our Savior Jesus Christ 
(Ether 12:27, Book of Mormon)

We are given such incredible weaknesses that when we apply the Atonement of our Savior we will be given Grace. 

The Grace we need to strengthen those weakness and become more like our Savior.

Now, 

We also have within us wonderful spiritual DNA.

Let's seek for those divine gifts.

Lets look forward to what we can become each and every day and we progress forward and sometimes backward or sideways... but we are always learning, right!

In the book,"The God Seed" by M. Catherine Thomas,

 a wonderful quote:

"We can let the process of development unfold from within, opening ourselves to the spacious unknown, steering toward the Light, not having to know exactly where we are going, 

but trusting that there is Someone who does know."

Let us become Truth Seekers.

 Finding truth and allowing the Light to teach us more.

We can become just like our Father in Heaven. We can progress and move with Him 

throughout all eternity. 

As we learn where we have come from it can help us see where we are going.

Let us rejoice in our infirmities! Let us be grateful for our DNA.

We have a great gift.

Let's work on ourselves and improve ourselves one day at a time.

Isn't it great?!!!

HUGS TIMES FIVE!!!

Sister Scribble

You can learn a lot from cartoons lol. 

I just wish I remembered where I've heard this :)

I guess it doesn't really matter though, it's good! 

Because He Lives....

love Love LOVE EASTER!!

One reason is because I'm addicted to Cadbury mini-eggs... #chocolatemeth #whatever

But the real reason is.....

I'm so thankful for the sacrifice of my Savior...

He died for me.

And that gift keeps on giving and giving...

I truly feel His love and grace every single day...

Especially on the days when I don't think I deserve either one.....

He is always there...

#becausehelives

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

#hugstimesfive

Sister Scribble.....

I love Easter time...

#becauseofHim