I love my cyber friends.

That includes you, ya know!

Although nothing can ever compare to my up-close, in-person girlfriends with whom I “do life”, including all sorts of burden-bearing and joy-sharing, I treasure the friendships I’ve made here on line.

Seriously.

It touches my heart EACH TIME I see a familiar name in the comment box, or on my Facebook page.

And it touches me to see new names as well.

Will you do me a favor? (Before I do one for you today )

If you and I are not Facebook friends yet, will you send me a friends request? You can see my badge over to the right in the sidebar. Or you can look me up as Karen Patterson Ehman.

I promise, if you aren’t a male who looks like an ax-murderer, I’ll accept your request.

Or you can follow me on Twitter at Karen_Ehman. (Again the info is in the sidebar)

And, perhaps you’d like to be a part of my Cyber Sisters group.

This is a group of women who have committed to not only pray for me regularly, but are the ones who get the skinny first on any new projects I am working on getting published.

They will also (very soon I hope!) be a sounding board for me as I bounce book titles, concepts and ideas off of them and even at times get their thoughts and stories for possible inclusion in one of my talks or books (giving them complete credit of course, unless they want to use another name due to privacy.)

So, if you would like to be an important part of our cyber-sisterhood, shoot me an email with “Cyber Sister” in the subject line at karen@proverbs31.org. I’ll add your name to the group.

Now, speaking of cyber friends and all things Facbook-y.

I left a status update on New Years Day that included the fact that I was making Ham & Corn Chowder. I was instantly asked for the recipe by oodles of people.

Although I didn’t have time to type it in and send it to my sweet friends then, I promised to post it here.

So here is my simple tip and menu idea for you:

This Sunday for your family supper, serve ham and corn as the main part of your meal.

Then on Sunday evening (or Monday if you are at home) make this fabulous soup with the leftover ham & corn.

I always get requests for this recipe each time I serve it. So much so that I  made it a point to include it in my hospitality book A Life That Says Welcome.

Here it is for you to enjoy.

Don’t forget to connect with me on Facebook & Twitter or email me if you want to be a cyber sister!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ham-Corn Chowder

In a large pot combine:

4 cups chicken stock (or 4 cups water with bouillon cubes to taste)

4 cups chopped, peeled Yukon Gold potatoes

1 chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped celery

Cook, covered, over medium heat for 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Then add:

3 tablespoons butter

2 cups finely chopped leftover ham

1 1/2 cups leftover corn

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese

Just before serving, add:

8 ounces sour cream.

Thin with a little milk if needed. Stir well. Serves 8–10.

Blessings,