Forever Beloved - Faith, Love & Truth

blah. i’ve been absolutely horrible at this meal planning business. and do you know what that has done? made “what’s for dinner” an absolute nightmare. i obviously thrive on structure and planning ahead. so, meal planning monday must make a return. period.

monday – baked ziti and

tuesday – creamy chicken and rice casserole…this is super super yummy and it’s easy!

wednesday – baked potato chowder and bread bowls for mi familia…this is an absolute FAV of my family and there is very seldom any leftovers at all…i will put the recipe below…

thursday – hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill (at the request of the oldest little)

friday – it’s football friday (and papa is coming) so this will be a rush rush night. more than likely we will just grab something at the game.

saturday – out to dinner with the fam 🙂

sunday – i have a wedding, which means a little mini-date, then home to have lasagna with the fam.

baked potato chowder
i make this in my crock pot and will start it first thing in the morning so it’s done in time…i also double the recipe because my fam LOVES it! put the following in the crock pot and mix all together:
1 bag of frozen hash browns (the cubed ones, not shredded)
enough canned chicken broth to cover the hashbrowns completely
1 can of cream of chicken soup
cook until potatoes are done then add:
1 brick cream cheese
1 8 oz package shredded cheddar cheese
crumbled bacon
mix all together and continue to cook on low or warm until ready to serve…we enjoy ours in warm bread bowls…YUMMO!

All-In2Night

By Lynne Burgess

about the book:

All-In 2Night is a family routine. For one night of the week everyone stays home. By spending ten to twenty minutes together, you can learn and talk about the things that matter. Following on from Lynne’s original book this set of new activities is designed especially with Christian families in mind. The book includes 40 weeks of activities, designed as 1 per week of the school year. Activities include love languages, listening for God, self-esteem, the fruits of the spirit and many more. These family activities provide an opportunity to grow values, goals, hopes, feelings and the foundation for a Christ led life.

in the past year, i’ve realized more than ever how important spending time with family is. losing my grandma coupled with the reality that my son will be leaving for college in less than 2 years has made family time so super important to me. i think life gets so busy, and the world moves so fast, our family seems to get lost in the shuffle. and when time is spent together, everyone has their nose immersed in technology. genuine family time seems to be a thing of the past. but it doesn’t have to be. that is where author Lynne Burgess got the idea to incorporate what she calls family nights back into her home and she has shared her secrets in her latest book called All-In2Night.

the book has 40 topics that can be related to by every family. Lynne shares how to instill God values in your children, activities you can work on with your kids and some super great conversation starters.

this book is definitely one i would recommend to all parents. this is such an excellent resource that i wish i had when my kids were smaller.

i received this book free from the publisher through the BookCrash.com book review program, which requires an honest, though not necessarily positive, review. the opinions i have expressed are my own.

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meal planning monday

All-In2Night {BOOK REVIEW}