Kristin McLendon: October 2011

Inspiration Workshop: Favorite Recipe

It's been awhile since I've linked up with Gussy Sews

for Inspiration Workshop! This weeks prompt: Favorite Recipe!

I've posted a few of my favorite recipes before...

Click here for my favorite one dish meal

and here for my favorite fall recipes!

I thought for this weeks prompt, I'd share one of my favorite meals

to grill out. It's not exactly grilling season,

but we snuck this meal in one last time this week on one of our beautiful fall days!

**And I completely failed to get pictures for this post--sorry friends!**

My family calls this scrumptious meal:

Aunt Talley's Durkee's Chicken

{this is my mom's version of this recipe which I think is a little different than the original!}

What you'll need:

1 cup Durkee's Mustard

(I can't find this at out walmart, but I do find it at our local Publix)

1 1/2 cups water

1 Tablespoon Worchestershire

Dash of Garlic Salt

Juice of 3 lemons

1/2 stick butter

1 Tablespoon of yellow mustard

Here's what to do:

Let all ingredients simmer while you brown the chicken on the grill.

Be sure to put one of the squeezed lemon halves in with the sauce.

When chicken is almost done, dunk each piece in sauce and grill till done.

To serve:

Immerse chicken in sauce and allow the chicken to sit in the sauce.

Serve with crusty rolls for dipping.

And my take:

Serve over yellow rice!

Yum!

Now go fire up those grills while there's still a little bit of sunshine!

InstaFRIDAY {on a Saturday Night!}

Yay for Fridays {and Saturday nights!}

Linking up for InstaFriday!!!
{A fun way to post cell phone pics from through out the week!}

I seem to only get these done every two weeks....

I'll try to get better!

Jude got lots of lovin in Birmingham!

While in Birmingham, Jude attended his first wedding!

Back in Marietta--

We love Aunt Mia!

Yay for Birthday Weeks!

Jude feeding himself for the first time!

He loved it!

Sewing my first scarf!

Yay for birthday cake!

Hubby brought me breakfast in bed from

my favorite breakfast place!

Dunkin K-Cups from Jude!

Future Rosettes!

THE BEACH!!!

And our first trip away from our little man!

Yay for Mr. and Mrs. Wood

{St. Simons Island}

Our mode of transportation for the weekend!

Braved taking Jude and Maddie on a walk

by myself and we came across this beauty

We visited the church that had a pumpkin patch

across the street from Robert's coffee shop!

Here's my little punkin!

I took Jude to his first trip to Toys "R" Us.

He loved it and I spoiled him rotten

{thanks to gift cards that we had!}

Happy Weekend Friends!

Happy Birthday Nana!

Happy Birthday Nana! We are truly blessed

by you and grateful for you!

May this year be full of many blessings!

We love you!

Labels: birthday

Community.

This past weekend I had the honor of being in a dear friend of mines wedding on the beautiful island of St. Simons, Georgia. I was excited about celebrating my friends. I was excited about the beach. I was excited about returning to the low country. I was excited about an extended weekend to celebrate my birthday. I was excited. What I wasn't expecting was a weekend that reminded me of where I came from.

You see, I once was a Youth Minister in the small town of Richmond Hill, Ga. In the early days of ministry there, my Senior Pastor loved me and blessed me to get away to a retreat 3 times a year for 2-3 days at a time. These retreats were through a ministry called the Gathering Place and most of our retreats were held on St. Simons. These retreats were for the simple purpose of not teaching us how to do youth ministry better, but to love on us and pour into us.

Upon arriving at the Rehearsal Dinner on Friday night I was greeted by faces that I have not seen in over three years. My heart melted upon seeing their smiles. More were seen at the wedding on Saturday. It was a surprise blessing from my beloved Jesus. To see the hugs. To hear the "It's good to see you's." Melt. My. Heart.

It goes without saying that my five years in ministry in Richmond Hill were not easy. Not easy--yet ones I wouldn't change for anything--for they have made me who I am today. They are the years that Jesus had to show up for me--because it would be a disaster if He didn't. They are the years that I learned to call Jesus my Beloved. They are years that I learned how important community was--and I was given it on that small, beautiful island of St. Simons.

So this is to say thank you to those beautiful smiles and hugs I received this weekend. You, my friends, were the community that held up my chin when times were hard. You, my friends, are the ones who spoke life into me. You, my friends, are the ones that when I see you now, I am full of gratitude and realize how big of a gift you are to me. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for not just loving me....but loving me well.

And thank you to Bill. My Senior Pastor that saw how important it was to send me away a few times a year. I am blessed by you.

"If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself; you are doing well." James 2:8

Let's Celebrate!

Where I come from, birthdays are a big deal (thanks Mom and Dad!). It starts off with it being "birthday month", then turns into a bigger deal with "birthday week", then it's the real deal come the day of! I turn 32 today and things have not changed. I received this in the mail on Monday: