To go along with my new diet, I have started baking bread. My bestie Rebecca has been helping me with this because I had never baked regular bread in all of my life. The cool thing is not only are we baking bread we also grind our own wheat. Which totaly amazes me that I am doing this.
I started 1 week ago with a bread off in Rebecca's kitchen. She made bread the old fashioned way and I made it in the bread machine. We both used a recipe that was very similar to each other. After the bread was done I realized I like bread the old fashioned way better. So this past week I baked 2 more loaves this way for my first time and loved it.
The bread that we make is so healthy for us. There is no preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, additives, or anything else that is bad for us. We use honey as a sweetener, but only 2 tbs. This bread is so good and so good for us. The cool thing is Wednesday for supper James Bond (a.k.a. Alan) and I had grilled cheese sandwiches with fresh out of the oven homemade bread. It was the best sandwich we had ever had. I told Bond that I was officially spoiled and he said I did it to myself.
The amazing thing that really gets me excited is, that since God has lead us down this path, my children may not ever know or realize that bread comes in a bag and not straight out of the oven. Also, I can pass this on to them and they can do this for their families. How exciting and amazing! The generational sin of eating poorly and not taking care of our bodies, ends with Bond and I. This just gives me goose bumps and really shows me how God is working in our lives through this difficult time. If it wasn't for our situation I don't think we would be making a change like we are. Thank you God for Your mysterious ways and for not showing me what was coming because I would have chickened out. The Lord is so good and His love endures forever!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Natural or Organic?
That is the question or at least I thought it was. I thought I would go to the grocery store and just pick wichever product in natural or organic. I was so wrong.
I have learned just because those words are on the label does not mean that I can eat it. I wrongly assumed that those two words meant that it was ok to eat this it is good for you. WRONG! They still have sugar and white flour. Granted not as much white flour or the sugar is organic, but that doesn't really help me. Sometimes I will buy these products but it is not the easy cure all I was hoping it would be. Don't even get me started on things that claim to be whole wheat. It is all in the ingredients which I have to still read. So it takes me 2 hours to go grocery shopping and I have to go to more than one store, but the benefits and impact this could have on my family far out ways all of that.
On a side note. Dr. DarkSpot (a.k.a 3.5 year old son) started Prekindergarten Monday. We have chosen to home school (at least this grade) and we couldn't be happier and more at peace with our decision. Especially since this is where the Lord wants us to be. I have been doing some Preschool work with him, but this is our first reputable curriculum that we have done. We have chosen to do K4 Foundations from BJU. So far we really like it and the Dr. seems to be learning a lot. He blows me away everyday with what he can do and I am just so blessed and honored that God has lead us down this path so I can see all of this. I never planned to be doing this with my family, but only God knows the plans He has for me.
I have learned just because those words are on the label does not mean that I can eat it. I wrongly assumed that those two words meant that it was ok to eat this it is good for you. WRONG! They still have sugar and white flour. Granted not as much white flour or the sugar is organic, but that doesn't really help me. Sometimes I will buy these products but it is not the easy cure all I was hoping it would be. Don't even get me started on things that claim to be whole wheat. It is all in the ingredients which I have to still read. So it takes me 2 hours to go grocery shopping and I have to go to more than one store, but the benefits and impact this could have on my family far out ways all of that.
On a side note. Dr. DarkSpot (a.k.a 3.5 year old son) started Prekindergarten Monday. We have chosen to home school (at least this grade) and we couldn't be happier and more at peace with our decision. Especially since this is where the Lord wants us to be. I have been doing some Preschool work with him, but this is our first reputable curriculum that we have done. We have chosen to do K4 Foundations from BJU. So far we really like it and the Dr. seems to be learning a lot. He blows me away everyday with what he can do and I am just so blessed and honored that God has lead us down this path so I can see all of this. I never planned to be doing this with my family, but only God knows the plans He has for me.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
New Beginning
Happy birthday to me, I am a year old blogger! I never dreamed or thought I would start a blog or keep it this long. Yay!!!!
Now, onto other things. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am having to change my life a lot. One way things are changing is in my diet. For health reasons, and by the suggestion of a good friend, I am cutting out 90% sugar, white flour, corn syrup, and red dye all on a tight budget. I am slowly changing things over to this new way of life, and am learning a lot of things along the way. So, I will start using my blog to talk about this and get out frustrations and such as I need to. I am also homeschooling my 3.5 year old son and 11 month old daughter (as much as you can an infant), so I will be talking more about that too, hopefully. My desire is for God to use this blog to His glory, give friends and family updates, and maybe help someone along the way.
~Dori
Now, onto other things. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am having to change my life a lot. One way things are changing is in my diet. For health reasons, and by the suggestion of a good friend, I am cutting out 90% sugar, white flour, corn syrup, and red dye all on a tight budget. I am slowly changing things over to this new way of life, and am learning a lot of things along the way. So, I will start using my blog to talk about this and get out frustrations and such as I need to. I am also homeschooling my 3.5 year old son and 11 month old daughter (as much as you can an infant), so I will be talking more about that too, hopefully. My desire is for God to use this blog to His glory, give friends and family updates, and maybe help someone along the way.
~Dori
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