Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken thighs
  
  
• 1 Tablespoon chili powder
  
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
  
• 1 teaspoon cilantro
  
  
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
  
  
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  
  
• ½ t. black pepper
  
  
• Pinch of cumin (optional)
  
  
• 1 medium tomato, seeded and diced
  
  
• 8-10 (8 inch) flour tortillas
  
  
• Mexican cheese blend
  
  
• Smoked Cheddar, finely shredded
  
  
• Smoked Gouda, finely shredded
  
  

• Guacamole, salsa, sour cream (optional)
  

Instructions

1. Mix the seasonings together.
   
   
2. Season chicken thighs generously with the seasoning (you may not need all of it)
   
   
3. Heat a buttered skillet over medium heat.
   
   
4. Cook thighs about 6-8 minutes per side or until juices run clear.
   
   
5. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels and let cool.
   
   
6. Cut or shred the chicken into small pieces and place in a large bowl.
   
   
7. Toss in the diced tomatoes.
   
   
8. Add butter to a grill pan over medium heat and place a tortilla in the center.
   
   
9. On one side of the tortilla, add an even layer of Mexican cheese blend, followed by a layer of chicken mixture and then a layer of smoked cheddar and smoked gouda.
   
   
10. Fold the other half of the tortilla over to cover the cheese and chicken. Press down on the quesadilla with a spatula.
    
    
11. Let it cook until the cheese has melted. Reduce heat if needed.
    
    
12. Serve hot with guacamole, salsa, and sour cream.
    

For more information on this DivasCanCook Recipe, visit http://divascancook.com/2012/05/smoked-chicken-cheese-quesadila-recipe-easy.html

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I may have a meltdown and yell because I’m irritated. Or I may have to put the kids down for a nap early because I feel overwhelmed and I feel the frustration rising.


So who am I? I am a wife, who has NOT had a date night with her husband since Oct of 2011. I am a mom who rarely ever gets to venture anywhere without her kids. I am a daughter who tends to miss her mommy (yes I still call my mother, mommy). We live over 1100 miles or roughly 17 hours away from each other (this does not include stops for gas or sleep). I am a friend, who only has one friend within a 30-minute drive.

Do I come unglued? You bet. I love this unglued devotional. And I encourage all of you, regardless of whether you’re a mom, to stand up and say “I may come unglued but my God is bigger than that. I have a God that will help me have more patience to not come unglued. I have a God who gives me grace to get through each day and loves me beyond my unglued-ness.”

Here are some resources for you: http://www.ungluedbook.com/freebies/

The above website is connected to the Unglued book and the Unglued Devotional by Lysa TerKeurst. She offers her readers and potential readers a TON of freebies! You can even read two sample chapters (the first two chapters) of the Unglued book as well as 12 days’ worth of devotionals.



Disclaimer: I received this book, Unglued Devotional, for FREE from the publisher in exchange for my HONEST review. All of the words above are my own opinion.

Eager to see what revelations waited on the crisp pages birthed from her personal victories and failures, I quickly grabbed my own copy.

If you are a frequent of Lindsey's blog, then it pleases me to say Pink Lips lives up to her raw and unedited way of communicating the amount of desire and dedication required to truly be a woman after God's own heart. Lindsey gives her readers an intimate look into her personal journey from a half-hearted Christian, to a "complete wreck" (as she would say), to a woman who is determined to walk in God's purpose for her life. This isn't a book about relationships with men, but something much more important; it's about establishing a true relationship with God. 

She does a wonderful job of discussing personal and relationship issues that are common amongst both single and married women. Chapters such as "The Joys of Marriage" serve as encouragement to single women who are hoping to be married one day, engaged women who might be nervous about what to expect as they enter this next chapter of their lives, and married woman who sometimes find the demands of marriage a bit overwhelming or are somewhat confused as what the role of a wife truly is.

The book also takes some blatant stabs at some of our culture's most popular music artists, genres and television shows as she explores how even self-proclaimed Christians often turn a blind-eye to the undeniable influence these media outlets have on our lives. In that same manner, Lindsey also addresses the importance of surrounding oneself with other like-minded believers to assist we come to understand the beautiful creations we are in Christ.  

intimate relationships; and her ultimate realization that her identity rested fully in the truth of Jesus Christ.

Lindsey's husband manages to sum up their desired response to her debut literary artwork in a prayer he placed in the book's introduction:

"It is my prayer that you find hope and enjoyment in what is pure, holy, purposeful, and true. It is my prayer that you identify yourself with the biblical principles written plainly in the Bible, rather than the qualities you see in the world today. I pray that you understand and begin to see yourself as precious and honorable. You are worth the wait."

Now, is the book perfect? Of course not. I've never read a book that was. But when it comes to content and purpose, I would definitely recommend this book to any woman who wants to grow closer to Christ, any woman who is tired of trying to figure out life on their own, any woman who doesn't want to give yet another part of herself to some random who simply fills lonely voids in her heart, but instead chooses to wait for the man God has chosen to be the priest of her home.

To our sister, Heather Lindsey: Congratulations and thank you for this.

Apparently the Super Bowl is on Sunday. I admit, the only reason I know that is because Brian and I were invited to a party to watch the game. While I can't tell you who is playing without checking with Google, I can provide you with several recipes to make this weekend while watching the big game (or the commercials). Happy weekend, friends! Hope you use the game as an opportunity to connect with people in your community, and of course show people how tasty vegan food is :)

Guacamole and Chips // Cupcakes and Cashmere

Asian Corn & Avocado Salsa // Scaling Back

Sweet Potato Vegan Lasagna // Engine 2

Perfect Veggie Burger // Oh She Glows

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili with Sweet Potatoes // Real Simple

Walnut Lovers' Chocolate Chip Cookies // Healthy. Happy. Life

Raw Brownies // Scaling Back

If there’s one thing that people get emotional about, it’s their food.  It comforts us, feeds our souls, and nourishes our bodies.  We even have a holiday almost completely dedicated to food…Thanksgiving anyone?  The Bible assures us that God created a wide variety of plants and animals for us to eat and enjoy, but there are also times when we need to NOT eat.  Sometimes we need to give our bodies a break from all the indulgence and fast.

Fasting is a discipline that many often overlook, but it is an important part of a believer’s journey.  There are three things required of Christ’s followers: giving, praying, and fasting. 

Doing all three acts gives you unparalleled strength in God.  Christ himself did all three during His time on Earth, so what better example do we need?  Growing up, I was always taught the importance of giving tithes and offering, so that I would not “rob God” of what was already His.   “If God has blessed you to be able to give, then you should give to those that don’t have,” my dad would tell me.  “Share your blessing and God will bless you with more.”  My sister and I were encouraged to say our prayers in the morning, before meals, and at night before bed.  I’ve seen and heard my dad on his knees in prayer more times than I can count.  But in all those years growing up, I never once saw or heard of my parents fasting…or anyone that I personally knew fasting for that matter.  Once I grew older and started to learn more about Christ for myself, I realized that I had been neglecting an important responsibility of every Christian:  fasting.

Simply put, fasting is the act of going without food and drink for a spiritual purpose.  It is a normal part of a relationship with God…completely normal.  Fasting is not a diet, and it is not something that only extreme Christians do.  Whether you fast from all food and drink, choose a “Daniel” fast of fruits, grains, and vegetables, fast for one day or forty days, if the sacrifice does not mean anything to you, it will not mean anything to God.  There are obvious physical benefits to fasting: it gives your digestive system a break, flushes toxins from the body, allows your body time to recover and heal itself, and there is usually a fair amount of weight loss involved.  Biblical fasting is so much more that just the physical benefits!

Biblical fasting involves focusing less on what your body wants and needs and focusing more on feeding your spirit!  Let’s be honest, we spend a whole lot of time feeding our mouths, but the spirit can sometimes live off of a weekly meal of Sunday’s sermon, with the possibility of a light snack of Wednesday night bible study.  Some of us feed our spirit a daily meal, and then let it starve for the rest of the day.  During a fast, your body gets its turn at going hungry while your spirit grazes on the Word all day long.  

What are the spiritual benefits? Fasting will keep you sensitive to the Holy Spirit and make it possible for the Lord to give you fresh purpose, revelation, and direction.  Fasting prepares you for a whole new anointing from God…it’s a way of cleaning house in order for God to move in a new way in your life.

The best time to fast is:

- when you desire a closer relationship with Christ 

- when you need his direction in your life

- when you want to walk in His will and not your own

- when you need to hear, feel, or see God working in your life. 

Fasting is how you can present your body as a living sacrifice that God will honor.  He can work miracles and bring deliverance when we give God the room to operate in our lives.  If you have not fasted before, you are missing out on a whole other level of relationship with Christ.  Take some time to examine the stories of Moses, Joshua, Esther, Jehoshaphat, Nehemiah, or Jesus Christ and how fasting operated in their lives.  Are you ready to go deeper with God?  




Photo Credit: A Well Traveled Woman