I gotta share this!
http://www.beckahshae.com/blog/
If you listen to the local Christian rock station, you might have heard a song by her. It is great! She acknowledges the jewish roots of her faith and is a living testimony of what Yeshua is to her :) It's awesome to see the movement in the hearts of God's people! Her song is catchy too ;)
l'heim!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Food for thought 2
I love my new cook book. I love that it backs up all that I know and love about good, healthy food. I love that I will not have to cut out a food group to be happy or content. I love that it has recipes and fun trivia and so much reaffirming information!
In this cook book is a recipe for baby formula! If you read my posts at all, you know how much work nursing has been for me. Finding this recipe is a little bitter sweet - if I had known how to make formula 8 years ago, I could have saved my sons from all the soy commercial formula. Then again, I might not have fought so hard to nurse, nor have the resolve to master it the next time around.
My littlest one has tried the milk based formula that I made, and lo and behold, he is allergic to milk! Just like all his brothers and his momma. This isn't an anaphylactic allergy, more like having hay fever congestion, and eventually the mucus works its way into the lungs. Not fun. So we will try one of the meat stock based formulas. It seems like the only offensive taste is from the coconut oil, which is in all the recipes. I'm going to start by freezing the formula into cubes and adding it to his food, hoping that he will get used to the taste and eventually take it in a sippy cup. At 8 months old, he refuses to hold his own bottle. I may not nurse, but he insists on having his time with me!
Other news: I get to take a trip to the big city this weekend, without any of my children in tow! I'm a little bit nervous, leaving the youngest one behind for such a long amount of time. It's just one day, but it will be the first time I've left him for this length. I also don't care for traveling without my kids, and never fully trust our vehicles to make the trip, so pray for me this weekend! I get to spend time with a special friend for her birthday and if I have time, I might stop by to say happy birthday to a very special little lady :)
In this cook book is a recipe for baby formula! If you read my posts at all, you know how much work nursing has been for me. Finding this recipe is a little bitter sweet - if I had known how to make formula 8 years ago, I could have saved my sons from all the soy commercial formula. Then again, I might not have fought so hard to nurse, nor have the resolve to master it the next time around.
My littlest one has tried the milk based formula that I made, and lo and behold, he is allergic to milk! Just like all his brothers and his momma. This isn't an anaphylactic allergy, more like having hay fever congestion, and eventually the mucus works its way into the lungs. Not fun. So we will try one of the meat stock based formulas. It seems like the only offensive taste is from the coconut oil, which is in all the recipes. I'm going to start by freezing the formula into cubes and adding it to his food, hoping that he will get used to the taste and eventually take it in a sippy cup. At 8 months old, he refuses to hold his own bottle. I may not nurse, but he insists on having his time with me!
Other news: I get to take a trip to the big city this weekend, without any of my children in tow! I'm a little bit nervous, leaving the youngest one behind for such a long amount of time. It's just one day, but it will be the first time I've left him for this length. I also don't care for traveling without my kids, and never fully trust our vehicles to make the trip, so pray for me this weekend! I get to spend time with a special friend for her birthday and if I have time, I might stop by to say happy birthday to a very special little lady :)
Provision
Thank you for your prayers! We seemed to have found a solution to our problem of finding time to work at the house without kids. After a few more days of frustration, my husband suggested that since most of his work is nearly done (the demolition), he can stay home in the evenings with the kids so that I can work at the new house! On top of that, a few people in our family have volunteered their time and service as sitters! God is so good!
I have spent some of the week over there, mudding ceilings and painting the nursery. The only problem has been the weather; the cloudy skies make our midnight sun hard to use as natural lighting for painting and texturing. We don't have many light fixtures up in the house right now! Another week and the painting and texturing should be done.
I feel like summer is slipping by faster than I had hoped. July is usually a month that I spend taking field trips, fishing, and soaking in every last bit of sunshine that I can. I don't know if I will have time to fish this summer, but I have to try. Fish is a big staple in our diets and with all the bad news surrounding our oceans, I get a sinking feeling that this might be the last good summer to stock up. Is that too pessimistic? I pray that it won't be, but I still want to store up as much as I can.
At least we will be in our house by August, when I can start picking berries, making jams and foraging for other winter necessities. Maybe I can even get some garden beds ready for next year!
I have spent some of the week over there, mudding ceilings and painting the nursery. The only problem has been the weather; the cloudy skies make our midnight sun hard to use as natural lighting for painting and texturing. We don't have many light fixtures up in the house right now! Another week and the painting and texturing should be done.
I feel like summer is slipping by faster than I had hoped. July is usually a month that I spend taking field trips, fishing, and soaking in every last bit of sunshine that I can. I don't know if I will have time to fish this summer, but I have to try. Fish is a big staple in our diets and with all the bad news surrounding our oceans, I get a sinking feeling that this might be the last good summer to stock up. Is that too pessimistic? I pray that it won't be, but I still want to store up as much as I can.
At least we will be in our house by August, when I can start picking berries, making jams and foraging for other winter necessities. Maybe I can even get some garden beds ready for next year!
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