Thankful Thursday - A New Baby?

Hi and welcome everyone to Thankful Thursday. Some of you have been participating in Thankful Thursday for quite some time. You may remember that in March I wrote a Thankful Thursday post about a new garden.

You might recall we changed our backyard landscape from grass to a vegetable garden on the left and a flower garden on the right side of the yard. So why is a garden significant? I left the Corporate world of banking a few years ago. Prior to that I was a driven, wanna be, yuppie. Never, in a million years, would I have thought of myself as a stay-at-home mom, planting a garden, ironing clothes, cooking, cleaning and enjoying it. No…. LOVING IT!

The Lord, my Father, has been so very kind to me. He showed me a life I didn’t know I could have.

To date, the tiny garden has produced a couple of zucchini and a single artichoke. But look what I found when I returned home following the She Speaks Conference.

This is Mega-Zucchini. I pulled it out of the garden and held it like it was a newborn baby. I felt as though I had birthed the thing through careful tending and TLC. I couldn’t help but to find a baby cap and draw the eyes. This is my daughter, Caitie, holding the newest addition.

Okay, y’all (can you tell I’ve been down south?) I am not obsessed over zucchini. I do plan to slice and dice and serve it with pasta.

I am so very thankful to enjoy this simple yet wonderful experience of growing and harvesting. I am thankful to the Lord above.

I have veggies commin’ out of my ears now. I wish y’all lived close because I would be brining you some today. In stead, please let me send you a hug (((((you))))) and know this. A slightly zany gardener and daughter of the Lord loves you just because you are His.

Count your blessings. Name them one-by-one! Count your many blessings see what God has done.

Be Blessed, Lynn

I need zucchini recipies! Please

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Comments

[mama meji]

Wow! That is super huuuuuge. Congrats on this huge produce. It must be very fulfilling seeing the fruits of your labor.

[Stacy]

Love the picture! Sorry, but I don't have any recipes. You might try www.cooks.com.

[Iris]

I am not sure why this photo made me laugh out loud, but your newest addition to family is just too funny. I love the sheepish grin of your little girl :)
Sorry, girl - but I don't have any zucchini recipes for you.
I am glad though that your little veggie garden is thriving...

Thank you so much for sharing your grateful heart with us - as you have for such a long time...
Be blessed today and always...

[Nise']

I love it! That would make a bunch of zucchini bread!

[Gina]

Congratulations on your new addition. :D
I love to slice it and cook it in a skillet slowly with a can of tomatoes (fresh are better) and onion and a little olive oil and salt. My husband loves this so much and I do too.

[Dineen Miller]

Oh, I like Nise's idea! Zucchini bread is awesome. You are too cute, Lynn. Enjoy your bounty!

[Angie]

Girl, I will get Aimee to hunt you up some recipes...she is a genious with veggies...of all kinds! I miss you and was SO thankful that as I stood up...my heart said, "LORD will I ever find Lynn here???"...and look who just walked by! He amazes me!
I love you!!!

[Susan]

Oh Lynn,

Congrats on your precious baby!! How cute. Your daughter is just adorable.

I'm so happy for you.

Sounds like you had a great time at She Speaks, what a BLESSING!!

Happy TT to you my friend♥

PS I'll look forward to hearing about that dish you'll make!

[Denise]

Congrats on your new baby, bet it will taste great.

[pia]

that is huge! wow! blessings!

[Abby]

WOW! That's quite a vegetable! :-)

My best friend actually has a GREAT recipe for stuffed zucchini that is fairly inexpensive, good for you and really yummy.

http://jkmassonrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/05/stuffed-zucchini.html

I also found these when I clicked back to get the stuffed zucchini recipe:

http://jkmassonrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/06/zucchini-pomodoro.html

http://jkmassonrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/06/britts-zucchini-bread.html

I haven't tried anything from her recipe blog I haven't loved! Happy Cooking!!

[gengen]

Thats a big one i miss our garden it seems that the busy year strike us...Thanks for sharing...

[Darlene]

Congrats on the garden and all the great food it is producing.
Glad you enjoyed the conference.

You can slice and add onion and squash and steam. Yummy O!

Have a fabulous day!

[kristi]

What a blessing your blog is! I also have a garden and it is so much fun to do with my family. We had fresh squash from our garden last night.

[Melanie]

Wow! That is quite the zucchini!

Yes, the Lord is so wonderful in showing us just where will be happiest.... even when we wonder how it could be.

Happy Thankful Thursday!

[Jenny]

That is huge!

Jen

[BP]

Wow! That is a big vegetable! My Mom used to make zucchini bread for bake sales.

[Amy]

oooh I am so envious that you have veges in your garden. i'm still trying to get the ground to dry out here so I can dig a new garden out. It's been so wet and awful that I"m almost wishing for spring :-)

[Kerilyn]

Hey you... I live close by ;-) and I will trade apples for Zuchinni ? Welcome home love! Glad you had a good time. Let's do tea next week? I missed you!

KK

[Ang4him (Angela)]

We have a small garden in our backyard as well. I let Shaun and the kids do most of the work though - I do not have a green thumb. I actually killed a aloe vera plant once and everyone said you can't kill them!

We have zuchinni in our garden and I grate it up for zuchinni bread. It is actually the only way I like it. I can send you the recipe if you would like. I'm trying to figure out if I can substitute applesauce for some things in order to make it a bit more healthy, but I can send you the recipe as is. My family loves it. I usually have to bake at least 4 loaves if I want to share it with anyone else because my husband does not like to share. :)

[Tamara]

hello lynn: one recipe vegetarian: half the long way - take out all the seeds and fill with mushrooms sauteed, next a layer of chunked tomatoes and next a layer of cheese - topped with bread crumbs - bake in oven until tender - or:

brown ground beef and add to above recipe

[sharon]

I work in a law firm. I am looking forward to having babies and staying at home! i don't want to miss a single bit of my children while they're growing - not if I can help it!

Your zucchini is just so handsome!