PB2

There's a lot on my mind right now, but because I don't care to be personal at the moment I will mention PB2 to you..

 

In my mind it's a peanut butter substitute for clean eating..the ingredients are simple and I can pronounce them all..it comes in powder form and you add a tablespoon of water to it to make it the consistency of peanut butter..

You can add it to just about anything--smoothies,oatmeal,Greek yogurt, you name it..

There's a chocolate one too with the only added ingredient being cocoa powder...

Dude- the stuff is an awesome sweet tooth quencher at only 45 calories.. I just whipped some up and ate it right off the spoon ☺

You should definitely check it out if you are looking for low sugar options and clean eating..

I got mine at vitacost.com- if you click through this link and sign up you will get $10 off your first purchase(and so will I) but guess what? You can turn around and do the same.

Win. Win.

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I know I know, I'm not too consistent.  Trust me, I'm trying to work this out in many areas of my life.  Soooo much has happened over the last 6 weeks...err 6 months..

For One- we moved a few days into February, back to the land we used to live on while Paul was in his 5th year of architecture school. We live in a different place- one right next door to where we used to live.  Our goal is to get out of some debt that Paul racked up while in college... Luckily my dad hydroplaned into a concrete bridge when I was 9 and I had to be sewn up by a plastic surgeon to repair my face.. the settlement from the insurance company paid for my college...we didn't see that provision from the Lord then-but 16 years out from that day im very thankful that we don't owe that too while trying to build a family and a home.

Right at a month after we moved in we had some folks live with us for a few months...it was a challenging, growing, uniquely wonderful time that taught me and grew me.  And for that I'm so very very thankful.  I was being taught by God how to live out a passage in Luke 6-

²⁷ “But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ²⁸ bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ²⁹  Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either. ³⁰ Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. ³¹ Treat others the same way you want them to treat you. ³²  If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. ³³ If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. ³⁴  If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount. ³⁵ But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. ³⁶ Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

³⁷ “ Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. ³⁸ Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

This lesson concluded in this situation anyway- yesterday.

Remember that one day in June when it rained? I do, it was June 5th..because it almost destroyed a house Paul was working on and responsible for...it didn't rain a single day after that until 7 days ago..

I saw the hand of God all over this situation...it was awesome and terrible at the same time..i can say that now that the house has a roof-a ceiling-and a floor again...

that brings us to now...stay tuned... :)

Here's a little nugget about me....

Did you know that I'm an angry person? 

Well, I am, and seeing it in Piper reminds me of how I want to handle this emotion in a more positive way.  

I see now how "yelling it out" is very immature of me, and although anger in itself is not a negative thing, we often equate it with that because our action is all wrong. 

When anger arises in me, it's a very real feeling.  My heart beats faster, my palms literally begin to sweat and I sometimes downright want to punch you.  I think the reality of it is, is that I was never shown an example of how to handle my anger positively.  I live out some of the ways my parents handled anger because I was being taught by example.  I'm not saying it was their fault and this is why I deal with it, no, this is just my struggle.  Just like you have your struggle.  Worry, alchoholism, what have you.. 

It wasn't until I was married and began to process this anger in my marriage that I realized something is clearly off. I knew that from instances in my life before marriage, dating as far back as the age of twelve, but it was never displayed in the way it was in marriage.  And even more so, in the way you see your anger in someone else-a child.  

It becomes a very stressed environment here when a 2 year old is yelling and smacking the air and running away.  Wow- seems like ways I handle anger with my spouse and others. (Wanting to punch you in your face and go into a room and slam the door) 

We're a work in progress over here...

I'm really glad I have this struggle though.  It reminds me of my frame.  It reminds me of my need for Him.  

There's power in the struggle.

Here are some proverbs about anger.  I love proverbs because they are so very right even if you don't believe in the bible.  

My favorite one being 'For as churning the milk produces butter, and as wringing of the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife." (30:33)

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly (14:29)

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control (29:11)

A quick-tempered man does foolish things (14:17)

What are some ways that help you handle your negative anger?

Finley's Mop

 

 I hated to do it-but something had to be done, the situation was out of control....

Yes folks, I had to cut the mop...

Finley came into this world with his hair already styled.  It was amazing.  Perfectly laying down in all the right places and sticking up in all the right ones as well...Straight from the Creator-he was already a total dude.  It was great for a while and then I noticed how the comments changed from "SO MUCH HAIR" as I walked through the grocery store to "Oh she's so cute- she right?" He wasn't in a dress guys come on!  The hair started to grow a little too long, so the damage was done.  This untrained scissor user cut the mop...

Some notes- 

1-these pictures were taken 2 days apart...so it is fact that something as simply as hair can make one look TOTALLY different. 

2- WHY does he look like such a little boy??? I'm sad that he's growing so quick...I'm trying as much as I can to soak in every single second of his little life, but time keeps falling through my grasp. 

3- I'm not gonna lie, I totally dig longer hair on men...

We've moved! (Oct 22)

Life has been busy busy lately- and then we threw moving into the mix! I'll update with more detail as soon as I get a chance! Here's a little video of Piper saying goodbye to the only home she knows... Change is bittersweet.

thought

“It doesnt matter who you are… We all only live one breath and one heartbeat at a time”

summer..

the summer day that you dont want to end..where everyone's happy and enjoying life..and wearing nothing but a diaper.. i like these days

for today...

For Today…Wednesday, March 3, 2010 

I am thankful for... a place to live, for our dear friends taking it seriously when the Word says to be hospitable to one another (1 Peter 4:9) and they did so without complaining..willing sharing their home with us

Outside my window...Two very dirty dogs playing with a jaw bone(deer?) sunny skies and a pleasant breeze

I am thinking..."my husband has an awesome voice" as he sings You Said by Shane and Shane in the background

I am wearing... yesterdays pants and spit up

I am remembering... long talks with my best friend on a balcony ill never sit on again....

I am reading... john

I am hoping... that ill never have to live a day without my love

On my mind... a sewing project, a shower, knitting a hat, my pawpaw...

Noticing that... i've been a martha today, not a mary (Luke 10:38-42)

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"  "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

Pondering these words... L I F E    I S    A   V A P O R  (James 4:14)  

Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

From the kitchen… deer burgers for Guys Cook Night

Around the house... a clean kitchen, an architect husband, a sleeping baby, a momma and a little girl, the Word, joy, music...

One of my favorite things: Samoa girl scout cookies!!!

A few plans for the rest of the week: meeting with the ladies in the morning, a visit to the in-laws, catching some deals, sewing...

From my picture journal...

rain rain go away!!!

this year i have decided to ride my bike to school. for a few reasons: to save on gas, to be healthier, and to save $75 for a parking decal.

unfortunately though, when i made this decision it was for better or for worse....

soaking wet after all this rain...

p.s. do you notice the shorts em? every style comes back around

there is a time for everything....

it was time to part with my senior project portfolio. for those of you who don't know. we have had a very long and intimate relationship up until this point. this little guy (or should i say big guy) was with me, spending long hours and long nights right by my side everyday for a year.
after that point was over. i didn't have the heart to throw it away because of our journey together. but...the time has come...





thanks for the memories....and my dream to become a dentist...somewhere though...this dentist has wound up in the business school...

okay first comes first!!!

okay first comes first!!!

my story i wanted to tell...but couldn't find my camera cord...

my story...

my phone cord...



all that's left of it..

the culprit...

i couldn't even get mad..
i mean look at that face...

i have a story...

but i can't find my camera cord...

what i've become

Help! im suffering from laziness!

silly

original photo




old adult



african american




east asian (my personal favorite)


as a chimp



try it for yourself

im not a vegetarian..i eat fish

but just a few reasons why i don't eat most meat..and yes i have reasons. so here's to you! Cheers~

1. Cut the fat. While meat provides a lot of protein, it also provides a ton of fat — especially saturated fat. Which means that by cutting out meat, you’ll be cutting out a lot of bad fat, and replacing it with things that are probably not only lower in fat, but that contain some good fats. This greatly reduces your risk of heart disease, and in fact numerous studies have shown that vegetarians tend to have a lower risk of heart disease, as well as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and other diseases. Read more here.
2. Reduce the suffering. You probably don’t want to hear about the horrific treatment of animals that are raised for food, even before they are slaughtered for our benefit. But suffice it to say, there are great amounts of suffering involved, and by cutting out meat, you are reducing your involvement in that. Read more here.
3. Help the environment. There are actually numerous ways that the meat industry harms the environment, from a waste of our resources (animals raised for food eat enough grain to feed the world), to a waste of fuel, to the pollution caused by their waste matter, and much more. Read more about that here.
4. Get more nutrition. In general (though not necessarily), vegetarians replace meat with more nutritious foods, such as fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, and so on. If you do that, you will be getting more of the nutrients your body needs, giving you better health, less illness, and more energy.

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my personality type

car

im in love:

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April 8, 2008

got good news and bad news, which do you want first?

good news:

we found an apartment!

it's a cute little one bedroom on south nash street.

rent's 505

we're signing a lease on friday!

bad news:

we can't move in until august 1

so we'll be spending our second week of marriage in a house full of boys

ill survive...

TOTALLY me....

LIBRA - The Harmonizer (Sept 23 - Oct 22) Nice to everyone they meet.
Can't make up their mind. Have own unique appeal. Creative, energetic,
and very social. Hates to be alone. Peaceful, generous. Very loving and
beautiful. Flirtatious. Give in too easily. Procrastinators. Very
gullible.