I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands. Psalm 119:176
It's never too late to go running back to the Lord! :)
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Another "Life in Little Hispaniola" Moment
Every year or two, inspectors come through to check the safety of our building. Yesterday was the day they came through. Daniel and I spent Monday tidying the apartment in preparation for our visitors, and I threw dinner in the crock pot in the morning. The inspections really aren't that stressful for the residents because they're mostly just looking for safety compliance measures. Last time they checked for smoke detectors and things like that. I know our landlord will be installing carbon monoxide detectors in December.
The inspection went well. It was actually the same inspector as last time. Apparently she was trying to pick an apartment at random, because she made some joke about,"So much for picking a random apartment" when she recognized me from last time. :)
Have you ever lived in an apartment where they conducted yearly inspections?
The inspection went well. It was actually the same inspector as last time. Apparently she was trying to pick an apartment at random, because she made some joke about,"So much for picking a random apartment" when she recognized me from last time. :)
Have you ever lived in an apartment where they conducted yearly inspections?
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
So, What Do You Eat Anyway? (Part 2 of 3)
Last week I told you a little bit about why we've gone gluten, casein, soy, and corn free, and explained what we eat for breakfast. Some of you may now be wondering,"If they eat oatmeal or pumpkin bread for breakfast, what do they eat for lunch?".
The simple answer:
Leftovers.
Daniel usually takes leftovers from last night's dinner for lunch the next day. Two days a week, I'm not home for lunch, and the other three days I am home by myself, I either don't eat lunch because I ate brunch instead, or I eat a more typical breakfast for lunch. Usually I'll fry up a couple eggs, and cook some turkey bacon in the microwave and add a piece of fruit on the side. If we have lots of leftovers, I might eat those too.
This winter, I think I may experiment more with gluten-free, homemade soups, with a side of potato bread on the side. Oh? I haven't told you about potato bread yet? Well, that's another recipe from the MTHFR family. It's pretty simple, it's really just rice flour and potato flour mixed together with some water, and then rolled out and cut into circles. Because it doesn't have any yeast in it, it doesn't rise. It's pretty much a flat bread, but it's oh so yummy with olive oil and spices on it!
Come back next week to find out what we eat for dinner! If you eat gluten and casein-free, please leave me a comment and let me know what your favorite, inexpensive, GFCF meal is!
Monday, November 26, 2012
Managing God's Money--Car Maintenance (Part 3)
If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, you can find them here and here.
This seems to be the overarching theme of our lives right now, but guess what we're going to attempt to do today? Yep, that's right... we're hoping to get our alignment and new tires! :) Daniel has the day off work, so in a few minutes we'll call the tire store and make sure they have our tires, and if they do, we'll call the mechanic and let them know we're on our way for an alignment and oil change!
How God provided the money for this is pretty spectacular. Last week, we received a newsletter from our mechanic which included a $15 off coupon for an alignment. Daniel did some website jobs and Wordpress training earlier in the fall, and we received the checks for those just before Thanksgiving. They were just enough, after tithing, to cover our new tires, with about $5 to spare. Then, I posted on Facebook about the good news, and mentioned we still needed some money for our alignment, and the next thing I know, one of my friends Paypal'd just enough money to cover our alignment. We also received a small check from the hospital since our insurance made a mistake that resulted in us overpaying for an appointment. That should cover half of our oil change. We're just in AWE of the way God has provided for this.
We ARE still praying though, because I've heard that some vehicles need an extra part added to them in order to be able to have the correct alignment. We don't know yet if our car needs that extra piece. If it does, we won't be able to get our alignment today, and we'll need to save some more moola. But, we know that God knows, and He will take care of His car, on His timeline.
Have you seen God provide for your needs in any extraordinary ways recently?
This seems to be the overarching theme of our lives right now, but guess what we're going to attempt to do today? Yep, that's right... we're hoping to get our alignment and new tires! :) Daniel has the day off work, so in a few minutes we'll call the tire store and make sure they have our tires, and if they do, we'll call the mechanic and let them know we're on our way for an alignment and oil change!
How God provided the money for this is pretty spectacular. Last week, we received a newsletter from our mechanic which included a $15 off coupon for an alignment. Daniel did some website jobs and Wordpress training earlier in the fall, and we received the checks for those just before Thanksgiving. They were just enough, after tithing, to cover our new tires, with about $5 to spare. Then, I posted on Facebook about the good news, and mentioned we still needed some money for our alignment, and the next thing I know, one of my friends Paypal'd just enough money to cover our alignment. We also received a small check from the hospital since our insurance made a mistake that resulted in us overpaying for an appointment. That should cover half of our oil change. We're just in AWE of the way God has provided for this.
We ARE still praying though, because I've heard that some vehicles need an extra part added to them in order to be able to have the correct alignment. We don't know yet if our car needs that extra piece. If it does, we won't be able to get our alignment today, and we'll need to save some more moola. But, we know that God knows, and He will take care of His car, on His timeline.
Have you seen God provide for your needs in any extraordinary ways recently?
Friday, November 23, 2012
Welcome ICLW readers!
I know I'm two days late with this, and I should have posted this on Wednesday. You'll just have to bear with me though!
Anyway, welcome to all my new readers arriving here from ICLW! I'm happy you stopped by! Do take a minute to read my About Me page, explore our TTC journey, and see why we went gluten-free. And please take a minute to introduce yourself in the comments! I'd love to hear from you!
Anyway, welcome to all my new readers arriving here from ICLW! I'm happy you stopped by! Do take a minute to read my About Me page, explore our TTC journey, and see why we went gluten-free. And please take a minute to introduce yourself in the comments! I'd love to hear from you!
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving!
2012 has not been a fun year for us, but I'm choosing to be thankful anyway. Some of the things I'm thankful for this year are:
1) God
2) My husband
3) My parents
4) My in-laws
5) Our siblings
6) Our nieces and nephews
7) Financial provision--As of last night... we have enough to pay for our new tires!
8) Our vehicle
9) Friends
10) Our church family
11) Food
12) Freedom
What are some things that you are thankful for?
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