Sleigh Bells Ring, Are You Listening?

'Sleigh bells Ring, are ya Listening?' by Baggaraggs

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I Am Blessed

Looking at the picture one might think that I'm blessed because of that little darling baby. And you'd be right!!! That is my third grandchild, Lyla. She was born nearly 3 weeks ago and is a priceless peanut!

If asked, most of us would say that we are blessed with spouses, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings, friends and a whole number of other people or reasons could and should come to mind. I'd be one right there with you saying that I too was blessed with a whole array of people in my life.

Today, my post may be a little different for some. It's not a special day - no one's birthday, no anniversary, and I never knew Columbus so he doesn't even count. Not everyone could say they were blessed in the same way I am.

I would like to share with you how blessed I am with my Son-in-law, Don!!! My daughter is married to a wonderful man of twelve years. He is the father of my three grandchildren. He is a hard worker. He works full-time. He is a full-time (or nearly) college student. He loves my daughter. He loves his children. He loves the Lord. He is faithful to God, his family, his church. He is raising his children to love God, to love their parents, to love their grandparents, to love others, to love nature and the list goes on and on. Not only that, he is funny, generous, caring, kind and considerate.

My Son-in-law sounds perfect, doesn't he? Well, he would probably laugh and tell you he's far from perfect. But, you know what, he's pretty darn close to it (in my eyes)!!!

I love you Don and I thank God that He chose to give us you as a gift to our family. Thank you for loving our daughter and our grandchildren. You are loved, appreciated, respected, prayed over and make us proud to be called your in-laws!!! You mean more to us than you know.

I am blessed!!!

Turkey Chili

Turkey Chili

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tsp olive oil
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups water or chicken broth
• 1 - 28 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 - 16 oz can white or red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 TBS minced garlic
• 2 TBS chili powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Suggestion from Barbara of Village Folk Art is to add some diced bell pepper to the recipe. I would suggest approx. 1 cup diced peppers when adding the onion to the browned ground turkey. Thanks so much Barbara!!! To visit Barbara's blog, please click here.

Suggestion from Judy of Prim2Pink is to serve this on a chilly day with homemade cornbread. Yummy!!! To visit Judy's blog, please click here.

Optional: Cheddar cheese, sour cream, parsley, scallions, French or Italian bread.

Directions:

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Place turkey in the pot, cook until evenly browned. Stir in onion and cook until transparent.

Add the rest of your ingredients into the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Top with Cheddar Cheese, Sour Cream, fresh Parsley, or even chopped Scallions. Serve with crusty French or Italian bread.