This Week’s Fab Five

Typing here as I nurse a horrible chest cold {Prayers appreciated. We are getting ready for our son’s graduation open house next weekend and have soooooo much to do– but I just feel like crawling in bed!}

Anyway~~ here are five things I loved this week at home and around the web. Enjoy!

#5 Last night’s dinner: Lemon-basil Garlicky Chicken. I made it with herbs from my garden. I have both an in-ground herb garden with ones that return year after year {oregano, sage, thyme, chives, edible lavender, etc} and then some planted in pots on my steps.

Here is the recipe. It was yummy! I served it with roasted asparagus and salad but it would be yummy with rice pilaf or potatoes.

Lemon-Basil Garlicky Chicken

6-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/4 C olive oil

2 T fresh lemon juice

1/2 t. salt

1/4 t. lemon pepper

1 t. fresh minced garlic { if you use powdered I’d guess 1/4 t}

1 t. fresh minced oregano {1/4 t dried}

2 t. fresh minced lemon basil or sweet basil { or  1/2 t. dried basil}

1/2 C crumbled feta cheese

3 or 4 thin lemon slices

Mix oil, juice and spices. Place half the chicken breasts in a crock pot and pout half the oil mixture over. Place remaining chicken in and top with remaining oil mixture. Top with lemon slices and sprinkle with feta chesse. Bake 4-6 hours on low (mine took 5 hours in a small crock pot. It may take longer in a large one)

#4 Seeing my clematis start to bloom. This is a variety that begins blooming in May and goes until the end of September! I don’t remember the exact name but it has “Jack” in the title.

#3 A book I am reading for review/endorsement. From the fabulous Courtney Joseph of Women Living Well. {Well….I actually read the manuscript before she turned it in but WHAT FUN to see it on the printed page!!!}

#2 My FAVORITE post EVER by our Proverbs 31 President Lysa TerKeurst! She was guest posting over at sweet Ann Voskamp’s place. I got a sneak peek at the post the day before it went live and told Lysa it was the best she’d ever written. She may have thought I was just being kind. However 47,000 Facebook shares later, I think she can believe what I said!!! If you are a mama who has ever felt discouraged because of a choice of one of your children {and what mama hasn’t?} you will be so encouraged!! To read it, click here.

#1 And finally……Graduation for our second child Mitchell!!!!  A few pics now, the story of his journey later. :)

 

 

 

NOTE: Next week I am having some awesome guests post for me here so I can concentrate on Mitch’s graduation open house. Be sure to stop by. There may or may not be some giveaways included. ;)