I have finally bit the bullet and gone full bore on a yeast free diet. For years and years I have been plagued with all kinds of yeast problems, and have tried tons of cleanses and detoxes, but they have been to no avail because my eating habits sabotaged the effort. So almost 3 weeks ago I undertook the biggest challenge of my life (sorta) and started the diet. I choose the strictest diet that I could find, since I only want to do this once in my life, because it is so restrictive. I can only eat meat, eggs and vegetables, minus carrots and corn. The only condiments I can have is olive oil and butter, the only dairy I can have is sour cream. The only snack/treat I can eat is popcorn, apparently popcorn doesn't turn to sugar in my system. You wouldn't believe how much sugar is in everything from frozen broccoli to canned tomatoes and salsa.
This last week has been pretty good, but the first 2 weeks were torture, and I am dead serious about that. I was a miss grumpy pants for sure, and my body went into withdraw. Now, I have the occasional sugar lust, but for the most part I'm feeling good. Lots of my symptoms went away, and my weight is exactly where I want it. I have another couple of weeks of strictness, but then I will be adding things like berries(which are low sugar) back into my diet. I will probably add salad dressing and red potatoes back in at the end of the month because we have to travel to CO for court again, and it is so difficult to travel with this kind of diet, because of the marinades that are on so many meats.
This has been a dying to my flesh process, and that sums up what the Lord has been doing to me these past 12 months. In the book I write someday about my life, this chapter will be called, The Year of Death. So many comforts and securities have been striped, and my black heart laid bare. I am finding some level of peace though in this process and I am starting to appreciate the refining process so much more than I ever had.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
It is off to work I go
This summer has been like no other, actually this whole year has been like no other. We are consumed with business work and legal work. Thankfully this week should mark the end of our legal work for a good while, and it should never get to the magnitude that it has been these last couple of weeks. I have had my face buried in the computer files for 6-8 hours a day gathering files. This has been a tedious, maddening process, especially since some of the stuff the defense requested was utterly pointless. I now understand why lawyers make so much money, they have to spend countless hours pouring over thousands of documents that are mostly irrelevant. I promise you that over 90% of what I have to gather will not be used, and has little merit. Oh well!
We have received a wonderful blessing. Our attorney has decided to take our case on a contingency. That means that we don't have to pay anything but expenses from now until this is all over. He is doing this because he believes that our case is really strong, and he does not want to fight this battle with one hand tied behind his back because of finances, so now things are really heating up.
No news on Dania, except that she weighs 45lbs and is 49inches. Amanda is off to her dad's this week, and I turn 39 on Tuesday.
We have received a wonderful blessing. Our attorney has decided to take our case on a contingency. That means that we don't have to pay anything but expenses from now until this is all over. He is doing this because he believes that our case is really strong, and he does not want to fight this battle with one hand tied behind his back because of finances, so now things are really heating up.
No news on Dania, except that she weighs 45lbs and is 49inches. Amanda is off to her dad's this week, and I turn 39 on Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Summer days passing by
This summer has been like no other. There has been very little relaxation or fun times. Even though that may sound like I am complaining right off the bat, I am not. A couple of times I have felt discouraged, but for the most part things have been good, just busy. This is the first time in our 14 years of marriage that we have not taken a vacation, and I'm sad to say that it has affected my mood somewhat. I didn't realize how much the little things mattered to me, but I am happy to report that God is doing a deep work in my heart, and as a good friend reminded me, this is going to be one of the tomato stakes in my life that I look back on and see what the Lord has done. I'm spending much more time in the word, because I need it.
The preliminary hearing that we went to in early May did not accomplish what we had hoped for, so now we are preparing for a trial in March 2010. We have the chance to settle this without the trial in a settlement hearing in late July, but I am not anticipating that the other side has anything better to offer than what we can accomplish ourselves with future business.
Amanda and Austin are earning some money in the business, while I am keeping up with the bills and learning some new business skills.
Evan and Luke tag along with the workers some days, and for the first time as a mother, I know what Moms who send their children to school feel like. I have had some fantastic days. I probably would grow tired of it, if all I had was housework to keep me busy, but since I am planning on working part time for Nate next year, so I don't think that I will have too many of those kinds of days in my future, but there is some potential for a freebie now and again. My schedule for next year is a little daunting, for a woman who has not left home in 12 years. (not literally) School for the little boys, GED classes for Amanda, homeschool for Austin, and work for me. Whew!!
I just got a physical update on Dania who turned 7 May 2nd. She weighs 46lbs and is 45 inches tall. That all sounds so small compared to my rather tall, big boys.
The little boys have some good incentive for reading this summer. On Tues and Thurs, they can go to the school library and read books for money. They get $1 a book, unless it is a chapter book, they get $2. They have to read the book and then take a quiz on the book. They can take 6 tests a day, so Luke has the potential to earn $12 a week, and Evan $24. They each made $2 today, since it was our first time going, and they only had 1 hour for reading and testing.
The preliminary hearing that we went to in early May did not accomplish what we had hoped for, so now we are preparing for a trial in March 2010. We have the chance to settle this without the trial in a settlement hearing in late July, but I am not anticipating that the other side has anything better to offer than what we can accomplish ourselves with future business.
Amanda and Austin are earning some money in the business, while I am keeping up with the bills and learning some new business skills.
Evan and Luke tag along with the workers some days, and for the first time as a mother, I know what Moms who send their children to school feel like. I have had some fantastic days. I probably would grow tired of it, if all I had was housework to keep me busy, but since I am planning on working part time for Nate next year, so I don't think that I will have too many of those kinds of days in my future, but there is some potential for a freebie now and again. My schedule for next year is a little daunting, for a woman who has not left home in 12 years. (not literally) School for the little boys, GED classes for Amanda, homeschool for Austin, and work for me. Whew!!
I just got a physical update on Dania who turned 7 May 2nd. She weighs 46lbs and is 45 inches tall. That all sounds so small compared to my rather tall, big boys.
The little boys have some good incentive for reading this summer. On Tues and Thurs, they can go to the school library and read books for money. They get $1 a book, unless it is a chapter book, they get $2. They have to read the book and then take a quiz on the book. They can take 6 tests a day, so Luke has the potential to earn $12 a week, and Evan $24. They each made $2 today, since it was our first time going, and they only had 1 hour for reading and testing.
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