Farmer's Market & Crockpot Chicken

We went to the Auburn Farmer's Market today and had a great time! If you live here, you should definitely make an effort to go (it's every Thursday from 3-6pm until late August, I think). We got some amazing honey...I'm normally not a huge fan of honey, but when we sampled this, I had to have some. Since I normally don't eat it, I have no idea what to use it in other than oatmeal or hot tea, which it's not really the season for. I'll try to research that some and let you know what I come up with! Also, if anyone has any suggestions/recipes I'd love to see them. I also bought a basil plant for $1, which is amazing, since it costs about $2 for a little, not-super-fresh pack of it in the grocery store. It adds great fresh flavor to almost any dish and goes especially well with another farmer's market favorite: tomatoes. They also had little wagons available to tote around your merchandise, or in our case, Zach, so it doubled as a fun family outing as well.
Last night, we had Creamy Crockpot Chicken...a ridiculously easy recipe that tastes as if it should not be (my favorite kind of recipe, by the way). My mother-in-law introduced me to this recipe, along with many others that I use fairly regularly. If you are looking for good cooking tips, you should talk to your mother or mother-in-law because chances are they know a lot more than you do just based on years of experience...about most things, not just cooking. Anyway, back to the recipe, it's just chicken pieces (whatever you prefer), cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, mushrooms (optional),and dry Italian dressing mix in a slow cooker on low for 6 hours. It makes the chicken fall-off-the-bone tender and amazing gravy...I served it over rice w/ a side of green peas.

Today, we had kind of a weird schedule because Nathan didn't have to work, and I had lots of errands to run, so we snacked our way through the day and had a small dinner out after the market trip. We are so blessed to have the ability and freedom to do so...and to do all that we do, really...because we don't have it all together all the time (or even part of the time :)). Thankfully, we have a sovereign God who does have it ALL together, ALL of the time.
"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth; He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom." Isaiah 40:28