Am I Satan’s Voice or God’s Voice to Them?
I came across this photo on Facebook. Not sure who to give credit to as it’s been shared multiple times on different sites. If you know the original author, please let me know! A warning: this post gets personal and spiritual! I often skim over these type of photos for some reason. I ...
Grain-Free Thin Pizza Crust That’ll Have You Reminiscing of Old…
My favorite food is pizza. If I had to pick something to eat every night for dinner for a month, it would probably be pizza. It needs to be fresh, though. I don’t enjoy it after it’s been sitting out for awhile. This guy’s favorite food is pizza, too: Yes, his eyebrows are red. He ...
*New and Improved* Almond Flour Silver Dollar Pancakes
I’ve adapted this recipe from the wonderful Elana’s Pantry, modifying it for our family and changing up the prep a bit to make it easier. **I’ve updated this recipe to make it more fluffy and closer to the “real thing.”** Recipe: Almond Flour Silver Dollar Pancakes (makes enough for 7 people + leftovers–they taste just great the next ...
Confession Friday 2/15/13
Welcome to Week 2 of my new series, “Confession Friday.” What have you been up to this week? Here’s what I’ve been doing: Remember how I confessed last week that I don’t even know where to start when it comes to cleaning our bedroom, and that I just keep moving things from one side of ...
AMAZING Asian Salad Dressing
Recipe: AMAZING Asian Salad Dressing (Makes about 1.5 cups of dressing) 1 tsp sesame oil 1/2 cup coconut aminos pinch red pepper flakes pinch ground ginger 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup extra virgin olive oil salt to taste Combine ingredients and stir. P.S. My salad pictured above has Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, asparagus (quickly boiled ...
Debunking Paleo Myths
So, you want to eat Paleo? As you may already know, my family eats Paleo about 80% of the time. I chose specifically not to call my blog a “Paleo” blog because we occasionally eat rice, potatoes, dairy and corn. I didn’t want to get called out for not being “Paleo” when I’m just sharing ...
My Lent Commitment
I’ve really been praying about what to do for Lent this year (it starts tomorrow, February 13th and ends Saturday, March 30th). I’m not Catholic, but I find great satisfaction in committing to bettering myself in some way that challenges me to rely on The Lord. Are you familiar with Lent? I really wasn’t until ...
Jaw Wired Shut Video Diary Day 14–the Final Day!!
It’s the last day of having my jaw wired shut! Here’s my video diary recap:
Oh, The Places We’ll Go…
I’ve been thinking the last few months. That’s saying a lot for me. Most of my days don’t involve a lot of thought; just herding children and mediating arguments, prepping food and then cooking it, schooling our kids and then doubting whether I’m a “good enough” teacher, encouraging my husband and then trying to disarm ...
Copycat Jamba Juice Orange Dream Machine
The Orange Dream Machine at Jamba Juice is one of my favorite smoothies. For a “fast food” treat, the ingredients don’t seem all that bad: Nonfat Frozen Yogurt (Contains Milk), Soymilk (Contains Soy), Orange sherbet (Contains Milk), Ice. However, I have no idea if the yogurt and sherbet are sweetened with corn syrup or not, I ...
