This week has been a great one! I spent a significant amount of time organizing my photos from my LDS mission in Finland. People are great. They make the world go 'round. From pokeman fanatics to homemakers to LARPers to gym addicts, people are the spice of life. Speaking of which, there was this one meal I made on my mission that was named after a missionary who had served in Finland before I got there- Zimmerman Over Rice. TRY IT!!!

Amounts depend souly on your personal preference and on the quantity desired
White/brown rice (quinoa could be a great substitute as well)
Chicken marinated with a honey and paprika mixture and a little bit of milk or cream
Feta cheese
Dried basil
Garlic
Cherry tomatoes
Zucchini
Red peppers

Cook the chicken in a pan. Add the garlic, zucchini and peppers. Just before turning the heat off, add the feta cheese and basil. Stir. Remove from heat and add halved cherry tomatoes. Enjoy over rice.

You know those moments when you open an acceptance letter to college, or you find out about a scholarship offer, or you are finally asked out by the boy you like? I love those moments, as does everybody, I'm sure. When I opened my letter that told me I would be serving an 18-month mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, that happened, and it extended into the following week as I got a mini Finnish flag and would march around my apartment like I was a trombone player in a marching band, or when I continually asked my mother in every conversation we had, "Hey, guess what?" "What, KC?" "I'm going on a mission!"

Well, one of those moments happened to me this week. I was offered the job at the Missionary Training Center to teach Finnish! As I was at the breakfast table, eating my lemon-flavored Greek yogurt, I got a call. I nearly flipped a biscuit! Later that day, I was driving to see my mom and every now and then I would spaz out and exclaim, to myself, "I got the job!" I'm sure other drivers were concerned to be driving next to someone who looked like they were expressing signs of a seizure, but I lulled their worries as I continued in my straight course within the boundaries of my lane. In those moments you just feel like you're on top of the world! It's in moments like these that, if chosen, we can see just how aware of us Heavenly Father is and how important or needs and wants are to Him, we can begin to see His hand in all things.