Marriage Conference

This weekend, our church had a marriage conference that Jonathan and I went to. We met up with several couples from our small group and just had the greatest weekend worshiping Jesus and learning how to have a better marriage. We just LOVE our church!! Here's a funny picture from that:

I cooked some dijon chicken with green beans tonight. This recipe for green beans is the BEST! It is so much better than the canned variety, and it's a yummy, quick way to snazzy up some fresh green beans. Here's a picture of the beans ready to be put into the saucepan (don't you just love that bright green?! It reminds me of summer.)

Here's the recipe (adapted from allrecipes.com)

1 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped cooked ham (don't leave this out...it's where the flavor comes from)
3 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup water (or chicken broth)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

In a saucepan, combine all ingredients. Cover and simmer 25-30 minutes or until beans are tender.

Here's the finished product: