More than Blue Jeans

I have always wanted to be an exceptinal chef...to have meals dreamed about then melt in the mouth after eating.  After all, it's in my family genes.  Many times people would gather at my grandparents house, awaiting the delicacies for any meal.  And there was always enough.  My mom inherited these qualities from her mom.....How I long for one of my mom's home cooked meals!!

With me....I've learned to say that that if I've gotten the recipe from a dear friend....then it would be a meal that would be gobbled up in a hurry.  And understandably so because almost all my friends and family all KNOW how to cook....me...I'm still learning, after ....so many years :)

But today, we sat down to a casserole that I didn't say where it came from.....for a few days now I had been wondering what to do with all the potatoes we'd been given.  I give God the credit for this one :) 

Each red potato I cut up in quarters then sliced them 4-6 times.....I probably used 10 smaller ones?
Oh...I boiled 9 chicken thighs....but only shredded 5...in case I needed a back up plan :)
I put the potatoes in an extra light olive oiled 9x13...
About less then half of a white onion was diced up and added...
A can of corn and a can of green beans went in next....
With 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup (different brands ...one was campbell's garlic and mushroom) I mixed the chicken and a little bit of chicken seasoning...it's like the grill mates brand...
Before smearing the chicken soup mix all over what was in the 9 x 13...I sprinkled a little more than half a cup of minute rice into the pan evenly.
After evenly spreading the chicken mix...I then laid slices of American cheese over the top...covering everything....
Then...if in case this is important....it sat overnight until after church...then went in the oven at 350 for 1 hour and 20 minutes.....

Ohhhhh it was so good!!  And everyone says that I can definately make this again :)

Woo hoo!!!

In the same way....I see so many Christians who are excellent role models.  I so long to be one too!  And following their example has helped me to grow....yet there have been times...just like with cooking, where the formula just isn't working....and it ends up not being the best....and that's ok...

Yet God doesn't want me focusing on formula....he wants me focusing on my relationship...what I know...using what He's taught me to live my life....and eventually this recipe will be breath-taking!!