Mmmmm.... Healthy Fish Recipes

The Best Healthy Fish Recipes

Tasty and heart healthy...gonna give a few of these a try out at our dinner table!

I made bread!

With the cost of store-bought gluten-free bread being my primary motivator, I took a chance on what was touted to be a great recipe.  Now, I am not a baker.  Bon bakes.  I burn.  So, I took on this challenge with a bit of trepidation. 

My mom used to bake all of our bread in real loaf pans in an honest to goodness oven...six loaves a week...with our contribution being the hours upon hours of hand-cranking the dough tin.  Fast forward a few decades, and thanks to modern technology and the generous loan of a bread machine, I produced this baby in just a few hours.  And ~ in spite of my mixing up the measurements for salt and active dry yeast, and having to substitute molasses for honey (of which we had none), my creation turned out moist and flavorful...albeit a bit on the salty side. 

I must say, this does go quite nicely with the Lingonberry jam I picked up at Ikea yesterday!

Stop copying me! **stop copying me**

Anyone that truly knows me, knows how techno challenged I am.  So, how is it I've altered my settings somehow somewhere so that my blogs are posting to facebook???  I've looked all over blogger and facebook, and still have no idea how this got started or how to turn it off.   Someone please save me from myself!  Aaarrrggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Intentional Health

It's not for sissies.  It's time/organization consuming.  It's all encompassing...diet, activity, sleep, hydration, spirituality, stress management.  And, I feel great when I'm living it. 

So, today I recommit to intentional health.  Specifically for me, I commit to flexitarian gluten-free fare, daily movement that includes cardio 5X a week-strength 3X a week-yoga 3X a week, 7 hours a night slumber, 8+glasses a day water...more if consuming caffeine, meditating on a verse a day, an hour of natural light each work day, giving the office 8 hours and only 8 a day, and as much time in the garden or by the river as possible. 

Looking forward to a phenomenal week!

Thank you to my darling husband

I know I'm not easy...certainly not a textbook wife. I'm extremely independent, would much rather be outside doing yard work than inside cleaning and cooking, and I have a hard time accepting anything from anyone. I used to think I was no good at this "marriage thing". But God knew better. He knew when it was the right time for me to meet my right person.

So, thank you to my Father for uniting me with this man who is such a wonderful fit. And, thank you Mike for loving and respecting the person I am as we continually grow closer. 143

Through the eyes of our children

Bonnie and I were gabbing over lunch the other day. Somehow, the topic came up about having children, and Bon began to fret about whether she would have anything in common with her's if they weren't athletic. I assured her that their bond would be far stronger than she could ever imagine. As we talked about how fresh and incredible the world looks through the eyes of a child, I found myself recounting one story after another of how she and Daniel re-opened my eyes to the simple wondrousness in this world. It was an amazing journey revisited, and for that, I thank you my dear daughter for taking me down that path. You and your brother have brought me such joy that I can not imagine my life without either of you.

It's all how you look at it ~

A coworker recently wondered how I could stand the daily 70-mile roundtrip drive. My reply... I start the first 40 minutes of my work day meandering through God's artistry and spend the last 40 leaving the day's cares behind.

I then suggested he must enjoy commuting from just across town. He mumbled something about '35 minutes' and 'too much congestion'.

I'll stick with my daily trek, thank you very much. :)