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Recipe Review-White Chicken Chili from Cooking Classy   It is finally fall here in NC.  You can feel the weather trying to change but it is still hot.  I am waiting impatiently for the cooler weather.  I had read an article about White Chicken and Wine Pairing and I thought I should try that.  Just maybe if I do this it will bring the cooler weather.  I can hope.  I selected a recipe from a site called Cooking Classy.  Let's get started. I gathered my ingredients Nice and creamy!                                    I loved this wine!                          I really enjoyed this recipe. It is comfort food on a cold fall or winter evening. Happy Cooking Everyone! KathieyV The recipe below is printable with or without a photo.                                               Print With Image Without Image White Chicken Chili Yield: 6 Author: Classy Cooking Prep time: 15 min cook  time:  35 min total  time:  50 Min Ingredients White Chicken Chili 1 small yellow onion diced 1 tbsp olive

Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go," Joshua 1:9 Sometimes, where we find ourselves may not be where we want to be.  Sometimes, we did not choose to be in this place, but it was thrust upon us.  Regardless of our situation, we can rest assured that, as Christians, God is with us.  Maybe where we find ourselves is not our chosen path, but the one thing we can do is decide how we react to the situation.  We can now attempt to make a new path, knowing that God is "with us wherever we go."  What a blessing! Here is a quote by Kristin Armstrong concerning choosing our path... "This choice not only affects you, but it can shape the legacy  you leave for your children and grandchildren." Our choices affect everyone.  With God's help, I pray I make the right ones.  God Bless You On This Journey KathieyV:-)

 Every month I put out a post on "A Few Things to do In North Carolina" for that month.  It seems that most times I don't get the chance to visit any of the events I suggest but in September I did have the opportunity to attend an event.  I went to The North Carolina Gourd Arts and Crafts Festival held at the State Fair Grounds in Raleigh.  The Gourd Festival is put on by the NC Gourd Society .  Here is how they describe themselves... "The North Carolina Gourd Society (formerly the Gourd Village Garden Club) first met in Cary in 1937. The oldest chapter (“alpha chapter”) of the American Gourd Society, it is among the oldest garden clubs in North Carolina. Early festivals were held in the school cannery, a dry cleaners and a furniture store. Over the years festivals have featured dolls, a gourmet gourd buffet, hard-working, practical gourds, Mother Goose gourds and many others.  We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation in North Carolina dedicated to the culture and he

  Join me for my reading wrap-up for September 2024! Plus the books I am reading currently. (There is an Amazon link to each book.  If you are interested in a bit more information, click on the link.  I am an Amazon Affiliate.  If you click on the link and buy anything at all, I get a percentage of the sale at no cost to you...thanks:-) ********************************************************************************* Book 1  " One Good Thing " by Alexandra Potter Genre: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Chick-Lit, Good Reads Rating-4.26/5 My Rating is 4.5/5 Overview One Good Thing is the new heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra Potter In life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something can happen to change the course of everything . . . Liv Brooks is still in shock. Newly-divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively swaps her London Life for the swee

I am always looking for fun things to do in the area.  I thought I would take it a bit further and see what events are occurring in North Carolina in a specific month.  Let's take a look at just a few things happening in Oct. 2024 in NC that you may enjoy. I live in the Raleigh/Durham area, so I looked for exciting events to attend in October that are within driving distance.  I would love to attend them all! The Links to Each Event... (Be sure and verify event times and locations before attending.   You may need a ticket depending on the event) Things to do in October 2024  in the Triangle Area October 4-5 is Triangle Oktoberfest in Cary, NC October 11-12 is the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown in Rocky Mount, NC October 17-27 is the NC State Fair in Raleigh, NC October 19th is the North Carolina Wine Festival in Cary NC. October 25 is the Pumpkin Flotilla at Bond Park in Cary, NC A Few Things to do In NC that are not so local to the Triangle Area. Every Weekend in October is th

 Journal Prompt Do You Believe In Karma? First off, what is karma? I found this definition of karma in an online dictionary. Karma is "destiny or fate, following as effect from cause. " Another meaning in the  Cambridge Dictionary is "a situation in which things happen to someone as a result of their previous actions, or the force that makes this happen." Here is another quote ...Hindus believe in karma, meaning they will answer for their actions - if not in this life, then in the next. Here is how I feel about karma... As a child, I may have believed in some form of karma. I knew that there were consequences to all actions, and thus, there must be consequences for wrongdoing. I thought negative karma should be the outcome for all wrongdoers and that all "good" people should have a life with only positive karma. After living for over 60 years, I have found that unrealistic and untrue as much as I wished the opposite. I think, in some ways, people receive p