A NEW BEGINNING AND AN END TO THE OLD!

Thankful that 2012 is in my rear view mirror, I had a super hard year, so glad it is over and gone, looking forward to 2013. Looking forward to a year of no cancer, looking forward to healing fully from all the pain my heart has endured this past year! I am grateful that we humans can forget over time, think how it would be if God hadn't given us this ability? It would be so terrible if we had to live in that pain forever, God is so good!

SOME THINGS I HAVE ENJOYED LOOKING AT...

Thought I would share some beautiful pictures of rooms I love, I have truly become a Pinterest addict...not sure who's pictures these are, but man are they a real inspiration to me. 
This year I resolve to be...

Peaceful

Happy

Set down boundaries

Help get my two youngest boys on their own

Clean my craft room...finally!

Sell off a bunch of my things I do not need!

Continue to keep the weight I have lost off and to continue to work out daily!

To help others more, to give more, to pray more, to give myself more each day to God!

May your New Year be a blessed and off to a wonderful start!

XO!

HCG DIET PLAN A LIFESAVER FOR FAT CHICKS!

HCG DIET A BIG WIN WIN!!!!!

I was thrilled beyond measure that a friend at church told me about this diet 2 yrs. ago this coming January. I had noticed she had dramatically "shrunk" and I asked her what she had done to achieve this stunning weight loss, she took me to Starbucks and told me all about the HCG diet plan. I had been struggling with my weight, and couldn't seem to keep off the "extras" that tend to creep up and bite you in the butt over the years, or should I say creep up and make your butt HUGE!! LOL!! 

I was all over it, and said where can I get the shots and plan ASAP!!! The next day I went...no ran to my Natural Clinic and gladly forked over the $$ to get started. Now it has been almost two years, I have kept off my 70+ lb. weight loss, and went from a size 18 to a size 6!!!! It blows my mind how many inches I have lost, 56" in all. It is such a blessing to have found something that really works, in the process of my 28 days of going without fat, sugar, flour, and carbs of any kind, I found I was gluten intolerant~this was a huge (pun intended) reason I was unable to lose weight, this was helping to keep my body from letting go of excess waste and water. 

If you want to lose weight, look amazing, and feel great give this diet a try. 

A WORD OF CAUTION:

YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK AMAZING, YOU ARE GOING TO WANT ALL NEW CLOTHES, HAIR, AND MAYBE A JAZZY NEW SPORTS CAR...(just kidding about the car!). 

BEGINNING WEIGHT: 210 
ENDING WEIGHT: 135-140 DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF MONTH :)

This is me now, sorry don't have a before, I didn't like anyone taking full shot pictures of me, you know how it is right?

If you need support, or have questions please contact me by email, and I will try and help anyway I can. I have tons of tips, recipes, and tricks so you can be successful.

Summer Peach Pie

SUMMER PEACH PIE JUST LIKE GRANDMA MADE

PERFECT PEACH PIE

Ingredients

pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie, (I am a cheater and use the organic pre-made ones from my health food store, they are whole wheat and taste amazing, what a huge time saver!)

5 cups sliced peeled peaches

3 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice

• 1/2 cup organic  flour, I used white spelt
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• 1 cup organic sugar
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• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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• 1/4 teaspoon salt
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• 2 tablespoons organic butter

1 organic egg well beaten

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. Line the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate with one of the pie crusts. Brush with some of the beaten egg to keep the dough from becoming soggy later.
3. Place the sliced peaches in a large bowl, and sprinkle with lemon juice. Mix gently. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon,  and salt. Pour over the peaches, and mix gently. Pour into the pie crust, and dot with butter. Cover with the other pie crust, and fold the edges under. Flute the edges to seal or press the edges with the tines of a fork dipped in egg. Brush the remaining egg over the top crust. Cut several slits in the top crust to vent steam.
4. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 30 to 35 minutes, until the crust is brown and the juice begins to bubble through the vents. If the edges brown to fast, cover them with strips of aluminum foil about halfway through baking. Cool before serving. This tastes better warm than hot.

This turned out perfect, usually I make peach pie with tapioca, but the flour made for a much thicker sauce and it seemed to slice better. Nothing says Summer like a peach pie!

My BFF , Victoria Lynn, won tickets to the Farm Chicks show in Spokane, Washington, the problem was she was in Franklin TN, she called me and said, "I won those tickets,and it is just so sad cause I am way down here in TN...SIGH", well I told her to get a plane ticket, and get her little old self up here to Washington,  because we absolutely had to go! 

The two of us had been "meaning" to go for 8 yrs. but we always had something going on, (mainly our antiques business, husbands, children, dogs, etc. etc. etc.) but after all I have been through these past few years with my husbands cancer...well, no more letting life slide by! YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN???!!! 

So here we are two BFF's, so happy to be together, so happy to be at the Farm Chicks, just so happy! 

Thanks Serena, meeting you was lovely, you are so down to earth and sweet, and getting a picture of you and Heather was great, see you both next 

year! We heart you both...

The amazing Heather Bullard, fun meeting someone you admire so much, her photography truly inspires me to create and make things beautiful around my home...

XO, 

SPRING!

Spring!!! I am enjoying being out in the garden again, breathing fresh air, digging in the dirt, seeing the before and after of weeding...the best part though, is the light, loads and loads of light! I have been getting up at 5:30 am, it is wondrous to have a looooooong day, a day to accomplish lots of things, Spring things like cleaning, organizing and doing away with the winter dust and grime... 

Loving the planter box!

Pretty Spring displays

This is the best way to enjoy asparagus, grilled with cream goat cheese! Yummy!! 

A little Spring love for my princess Doggie Honey, something I made at the our paint your own pottery studio, Java and Clay. Now she feels pretty special each time she gets a drink...okay, she doesn't notice, but I do! LOL!


Hope everyone is enjoying Spring!!! XOXO 

LOVING PINTEREST, YOU HAVE TO TRY IT OUT!

I love Pinterest, if you haven't tried it yet, give it a whirl, you'll be hooked very quickly. It is a great way to keep "files" of the misc. things, like storage ideas, recipes, etc. etc.  These pictures are from my board called, Dream Rooms...

Love these walls!

I know I have been MIA for a while, our family has been through quite a ringer with my husbands throat cancer...but things have settled down now, he came through surgery with flying colors and we are all trying, with Gods help, to pick up the pieces and move on. Thank you to all who have prayed for us! I truly appreciate you all...
xoxo,

FINALLY A POST!!! YAY!!!!

Been enjoying life, my husband had surgery to remove a bad tonsil and they also took out his vocal cord, he recovered in record time, blew the doctors away and now he is able to breathe again, his voice is returning after only being able to whisper for the past two years! We are all so happy, and praying for the cancer to be totally gone. Thank you everyone who prayed for us, we really appreciate it tons!!

Here is what I have been doing: Painted the open concept living/kitchen/dining room area with a really nice OOPS! paint with no name, I am calling it Jadite, got a new chandelier, new curtains, and a new black clock. I will share some more pictures soon, I just needed to jump on my blog and and post to get back in the saddle!

WOW, LOOK AT THE WRINKLED TABLE CLOTH! LOL!!! That is life!