Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

There are lots of things on Pinterest. I use Pinterest mainly for recipe's. I would like Sunday to be a day I share a recipe from Pinterest that I like. My first recipe is chicken noodle soup. I am not a fan of can chicken noodle soup, but this recipe is so good!

Here is the link in case you would like to pin it for yourself.

Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

serves: 6-8 

recipe by adorkablerecipes.blogspot.com

Ingredients

5 cups chicken broth (or bouillon)

5-6 cups water

2 cups carrots, sliced thin

1 cup celery, sliced thin

1 small onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 tsp parsley flakes

1/2 tsp dried basil

1 tsp pepper

2-3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast

1 cup dry egg noodles

Directions

Mix all ingredients except the noodles into the crockpot pot. Keep chicken breast whole (or use pre-cooked, cut up or shredded chicken) and cut up or shred before adding in noodles during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Cook on high 4 hours, then turn to low until ready to serve. 

Modifications I used:

• I omitted the celery because I am not a big fan of it.
• I added quite a bit of salt
• I don't think I used 2 cups of carrots, but I am not real sure. I bought a pound of pre-sliced carrot chips and didn't quite use half the bag.
• I used 2 chicken breasts (I know it says 2-3 lbs), I think 3 would have been better.

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Moms Night Out

When I first saw the preview for this movie I had plans of taking me and Maddy to the theater to see it. The more I thought about it, the more I worried Maddy may think she is a burden to me, and I in no way wanted her to feel like that. Being a parent is extremely hard and it comes with ups and downs, but children are a precious gift from God. I decided to wait until it came out on DVD. I talked about this movie so much, so when my mom saw Lifeway was taking preorders, she ordered me one. I was SO excited when she told me. Needless to say come September 2 I headed straight to Lifeway.

When I first watched this movie I was preoccupied. The week before it came out Manny appeared as if he were dying and my heart was broken. I asked my mom for prayer for him and she in turn spread the word to my family, who in turn spread the word to their church. I had no idea the amount of people that were praying for him. I didn't find out until that Saturday and that was the first day he started coming back around. Prayer works!!! Anyways, so I kept checking on Manny and trying to clean up a little while watching the movie. I missed the message of the movie. I laughed two times. At the end of the movie I felt disappointed. The movie I was dying to see since May was nothing like I thought it would be. I decided to watch it again when I wasn't so distracted, and I fell in love with it. The beginning is a little slow and you need to make sure you can see your tv enough to read to be able to understand what is happening some. I won't spoil this movie in case you have not seen it, but one of my favorite lines from the movie is where the mom says, "I've made it this far, I'm going to see this through!" That was probably not verbatim the line, but you get the point. The message towards the end is really good and you can just plan on crying.

You may feel like you are not enough, but you are. Jesus loves you for you and that's all that matters. As moms we are our own worst enemies. We think we are failures and that what we do is not good enough, but that simply isn't true. I know for me I have placed Maddy in the Lord's hands and ask that He guide me as her mom. I know as long as I am letting God guide me, I am doing just fine as her mom. She is happy, healthy, and has the sweetest heart any child could ever have. She has a home, clothes, and food to eat. The most important thing is teaching her about Jesus. I am not perfect but I don't have to be. Jesus loves me and as long as I choose to follow Him everything will be ok.

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Heather and I am a single mom to a precious 5 year old girl. I used to blog all about our life publicly, until I became concerned with some privacy issues. I love blogging because it's a way for me to get out my thoughts and document life. I've decided to make a new blog that I can share publicly that talks about all things mom. I want to use this blog to review products, uplift other moms, share ideas, and share recipe's that I love. I'm sure there will be other miscellaneous topics as well because I tend to ramble about any and everything lol.

I do work, but thankfully the company I work for allows me to work from home. I pulled my daughter out of daycare almost a year ago and have home-schooled her ever since. She will start Kindergarten next year.

I am a child of God. I asked Jesus into my heart at the age of 13. Since then I have surrendered my life to Him and do my best to be in His will. Just because I am a christian does not mean that I am perfect. I am by far perfect, but thankfully Jesus forgives me and loves me just as I am. Me and my daughter are actively involved in church and I just love hearing her talk about Jesus. I am constantly praying over her salvation. I pray that she accepts Jesus as her Lord and Savior at a very early age, and will become so grounded in her faith that nothing can ever shake it. If you have any questions about salvation, please feel free to reach out and ask. I may not always know the answer, but I will do my best to answer any questions you may have.

A few things you should know about me are as follows: I am a HUGE Disney fan! I absolutely LOVE Disneyworld! I have subscribed to several Disney YouTuber's, as well as several Disney social media sites. My favorite character is Eeyore. I don't necessarily agree with most of Disney's philosophy and movie plots, but I still own several Disney movies and continue being a huge fan. The next thing you should know is Christmas is my most favorite holiday. Obviously it is Jesus' birthday and I love talking about Jesus and His birth to my daughter. I love all the lights and the beautiful Christmas music. I love decorating our house and the feeling that is in the air. Of coarse I can't forget all the wonderful Christmas movies that play on Hallmark and ABC Family. Actually I am counting down the days until Halloween, not because it's Halloween, but because Hallmark starts their 24/7 Christmas movies! Me and Maddy have been listening to Christmas music since July. I love to travel and love going to the beach. I love to sing even though I have no musical talent lol. I play the flute and have taken a break from my church orchestra, but I plan on going back real soon. I am a huge animal lover. We have a dog named Manny that is currently in kidney failure. This December will be 2 years, and the vet gave him a max of 3 years. I have seen some awesome things happen through prayer, so it wouldn't surprise me if he surpassed the 3 years because me and Maddy pray over him a lot! I believe that is all you need to know for now.

Jeremiah 29:11