I'm still here!

Wow! I can't believe how long it has been since my last post. No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth. After my laptop crashed, my computer time has been somewhat limited. In all honesty, it hasn't necessarily been a bad thing. Just different. Since all my homeschool tracker stuff is on my laptop (and not backed up to an external source), we have really modified school, especially since it is so close to the end of the year. We are concentrating on math and English, and just tying up some loose ends, yay!

Our little church is more than a month old now. We have been averaging 20ish people on Sunday morning and 15-18 on Sunday evening and Wednesday Bible studies. Not too bad. We are still looking for a permanent place. We are renting an enclosed shelterhouse at a local park for the morning service and meeting in our home for the evening services. I think when we have a place of our own, it will give some stability. We are currently looking at a storefront that is close by.

As a family, we did start our no sugar "diet" a few weeks ago. It was much later than I first thought but you know how life goes.... We finally just had to do it. We are eating mostly fruits and vegetables & beans, a little meat, milk & eggs for some additional protein. Next week, I will share some of the books & recipes that I am using to put together our "lifestyle change" ;o). The main thing is that we eat mostly salads for our dinner meal. Not just an iceberg lettuce blah salad, but really yummy, healthy salads with spinach, romaine, butter crunch lettuces, broccoli, fresh tomatoes, cauliflower, soy nuts, sunflower seeds, cranberries, the ideas are endless. I have even tried my hand at homemade dressings with olive oil (a superfood!). I have already seen a change in my blood sugar levels. My fasting sugar this morning (which has always been my worst of the day), was 88!! My plan is to eventually wean off the medication I take for my diabetes. My doctor will be so happy lol.

Now that I have my desktop up and running, I will be posting a little more frequently.