*These posts were written when my blog was more of a journal and will have more of a diary entry typestyle. If you are in the middle of the GAPS Diet or considering doing the GAPS diet, these posts will helpful for you to see what being on the temporary diet was like. This is part two of a three-post series about…
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*These posts were written when my blog was more of a journal and will have more of a diary entry typestyle. If you are in the middle of the GAPS Diet or considering doing the GAPS diet, these posts will helpful for you to see what being on the temporary diet was like. 90 Day GAPS Summary (Part One of…
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A Journal of my Journey on the GAPS Diet *These posts were written when my blog was more of a journal and will have more of a diary entry typestyle. If you are in the middle of the GAPS Diet or considering doing the GAPS diet, these posts will helpful for you to see what being on the temporary diet…
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Mystery of History Volume 1 Creation to the Resurrection Second Edition Author: Linda Lacour Hobar This year is the first year that we have used Mystery of History for our History Curriculum. I am using it with my 7 year old 2nd grader. We are both thoroughly enjoying it and I have even learned a lot too! History was never…
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How To Peel and Prep a Butternut Squash I have really started loving all kinds of squash this winter. It used to be that the only squash in my vocabulary was zucchini and yellow squash with the occasional spaghetti squash. I didn’t buy spaghetti squash that often because it was very expensive. A little tip: It really isn’t that expensive…
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Today we are going to talk about what we eat and how we should eat it. We Americans tend to race through everything, not necessarily sitting back to enjoy the food or the company or even God’s magnificent creation. It is easy to rush through life. I do it but am making a point to be aware of my impatience…
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ALCAT Completion! A 6 Month Summary Be sure to read Part 1 (ALCAT testing) and Part 2 (Phase 2 begins) if you haven’t yet. Today I have completed 6 months of one of the hardest diets I have ever done. There were many days I wanted to throw in the towel but I did not even cheat ONE day. I…
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Occasionally I am going to use Fridays to post an idea, fact or suggestion regarding health, eating and our bodies. I am going to call them “Feeling Good Fridays.” Through my health journey over the past 7 years I have certainly gained a lot of knowledge and would love to share the things I have learned. Someday I plan to write a…
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Tis’ the season for lots of threats to our immune system. These times are so inconvenient. We must deal with these threats and at the same time try to take care of the “temple” God has blessed us with. I tend to gravitate toward natural remedies and letting the body use it’s God given abilities to fight off issues. I make my…
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Part 2: ALCAT Phase 2 Begins Don’t forget to read Part 1 (ALCAT Testing) and Part 3 (ALCAT completion summary after 6 months) Yep. Today is the day. I have done it. I have made it to my three month mark – that is 91 LONG days of eating according to my ALCAT food sensitivities. This is a big milestone…
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It was two years ago yesterday that Steve had back surgery. He had a micro lumbar discectomy. I have written several times on my blog about the process and his recovery. You can look under my blog labels and looks under “Herniated Disc Surgery” to see them if you are interested. I thought that I would write about it now…
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Part 1: ALCAT Testing {Don’t forget to read Part 2 (ALCAT phase 2) and Part 3 (Completion report after 6 months)} My health has been consuming me for months now. Not by choice but by force. Unfortunately my Hashimoto’s symptoms have been getting a lot worse (at least that is what I finally narrowed it down to.) The doctors ruled…
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It’s time for a garden update. This has been a long time coming. So long that our garden is even different than these pictures now. It is so exciting. I have learned through our first garden how much hard work it is. I grew almost everything from organic seeds and irrigated the garden with the help of my Dad. Thankfully…
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One of the reasons I love living where I do is that any time a fruit is in season I can go and pick it fresh from an orchard that is growing it. Fresh and Local is what it is all about these days right? I love supporting our local farmers and orchards. Around this time of the year the…
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This post has been a long time coming. My original post about “creating” was in February of this year. You can find it here. I knew when I committed to “spruce up” the school room that it would take months to do just a little sewing. As much as I wanted to sit down for hours at a time and just get it done…
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