http://fpliv.in/sign-up-for-free-blood-sugar-videos
Hi Everyone!
Long time, no post on blog! I have been SO super busy lately! And when I haven't been busy, I have been laying on the couch recovering from the flu! Blah! So much for my having a great Winter health-wise. Until last week, I had not even had the common cold. Ah well. I am thankful that with the help of some antivirus medication, I recovered really rather quickly, so there is always something to be thankful for!
However, enough about that. I wanted to share with everyone a really neat short video series I found put out by the Full Plate Living people. It is a series of four videos--not all have been released yet--telling in a clear and easy to understand way how we can help improve our blood sugar levels. And they do it with FOOD, not drugs, which is always a plus in my opinion!
Anyway, I hope you all enjoy it and learn from it as much as I have. The link is posted above, and I will post the remaining links as they are released. :)
Happy, healthy eating!
~Susan
Monday, February 17, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Lilla Rose Valentine's Sale!
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Just wanted to let you know that Lilla Rose has put all their beautiful styles that have a heart in the design on sale for two days only. I have one heart style flexi, and absolutely love it for it's beauty as well as for the fact that it matches anything I wear it with!
If you are interested in checking out these beautiful hair items, just click on my link and it will take you over to my web site where you can browse away.
http://www.lillarose.biz/SusansSpot/index.html?id=BFrRTvgR
You can also see there a picture of the special design flexi the company has made for the month of February--a lovely oriental fan style.
~Susan
Disclosure: I am an independent consultant for the Lilla Rose company, and receive a small percentage off of any sales that use my link. I only sell Lilla Rose items because I use and love their products myself!
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Hide in my Heart
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Just thought I would share a little something we are doing in home school this month. One of my New Year's Resolutions is for me to memorize more Scripture verses. This is NOT an area that I do well at by any means! Well anyway, I have been working on it, slowly bit by bit, and am actually making a little progress. I will probably post more about what I am doing specifically in another post sometime. But one idea that I had to help me was to include a bit of Scripture memory into our actual home school routine.
Thinking about Valentine's Day this month, and all the candy hearts that appear everywhere, I cut out a bunch of heart shapes from colored paper and placed them in a stack on our school table. Then each verse that I was trying to learn (or had learned this new year, and need to keep reviewing) I wrote on a heart and pinned up on our board. Then I told my daughter that she could write down her memory verses from Sabbath School and put them on the board, along with any other verses that she has memorized. She has absolutely LOVED doing this, and takes GREAT pleasure in trying to have more verses up on the board than her mom does. ;) The only catch is, each morning we quiz each other on our verses--so if you put a verse up on the board, you really have to make sure you either DO know it already, or that you ARE working on learning it--because you WILL be asked to recite that verse the next day!
For me, this has been a win-win idea. I get some review practice in during school time, and my daughter gets some memory practice too!
Hope this idea helps others in their Scripture memory projects! Please share in the comments anything that has worked for you to hide God's Word in your heart! I would love some new ideas!
~Susan
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Preparing Homeschooled Students for College
Hi Everyone!
If anyone reading this is interested in some points on preparing your homeschooled student for college, I am guest posting on this very topic over at this blog today--hope you enjoy!
~Susan
http://sdahomeschools.com/preparing-your-high-school-student-for-college/
If anyone reading this is interested in some points on preparing your homeschooled student for college, I am guest posting on this very topic over at this blog today--hope you enjoy!
~Susan
http://sdahomeschools.com/preparing-your-high-school-student-for-college/
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Spicy black Beans and Rice with Mangoes
Hi Everyone!
Thought I would share with you a recipe that a friend made for a church cooking class and I loved it. I "normally" am not a savory mixed with sweet kind of person--I REALLY do not like pineapple on my pizza, for instance, even though I love both pineapple AND pizza! I guess I just prefer them to meet each other in my stomach, not in my mouth! ;) Anyway, this recipe is the one exception I have found to my normal food rule! I will share the recipe with you just as it was written in her cook book, but when I make it for my family (I have only eaten it at this point--have not made it myself) there are a few changes I will be making. First of all, I do not use oil of any type--even to sautee in, so I will simply use a bit of water there instead. Second of all, I will substitute out the white rice and put in brown rice instead. I personally do not believe there will even be a change in flavor with that change, and the brown rice is lots healthier since the vitamins are not taken out. And last but not least, I have a little girl who is not too keen on anything really spicy, so my "Spicy Black Beans" will probably be adjusted to be rather on the mild side! ANYWAY, those things aside, it is still a fantastic recipe and I hope you enjoy it too!
~Susan
Spicy Black Beans and Rice with Mangoes
1 T. olive oil
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeno or other hot chile, seeded and minced
1/2 tsp. peeled and minced fresh ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
3 cups slow-cooked or two cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
1 c. water
1/2 tsp. light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
3 c. cooked white rice
2 medium-size ripe mangoes, peeled, flesh cut away from the seed, and diced
1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapeno, cover and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger, cumin, allspice, and oregano and cook for 1 minute to bring out their flavor.
2. Transfer the sauteed mixture to a 3 1/2 or 4 quart slow cooker. Stir in the beans, water, brown sugar, salt, and pepper, cover, and cook on Low for 6-8 hours.
3. Taste to adjust the seasonings before serving. About 10 minutes before serving, stir in the rice and mangoes.
Thought I would share with you a recipe that a friend made for a church cooking class and I loved it. I "normally" am not a savory mixed with sweet kind of person--I REALLY do not like pineapple on my pizza, for instance, even though I love both pineapple AND pizza! I guess I just prefer them to meet each other in my stomach, not in my mouth! ;) Anyway, this recipe is the one exception I have found to my normal food rule! I will share the recipe with you just as it was written in her cook book, but when I make it for my family (I have only eaten it at this point--have not made it myself) there are a few changes I will be making. First of all, I do not use oil of any type--even to sautee in, so I will simply use a bit of water there instead. Second of all, I will substitute out the white rice and put in brown rice instead. I personally do not believe there will even be a change in flavor with that change, and the brown rice is lots healthier since the vitamins are not taken out. And last but not least, I have a little girl who is not too keen on anything really spicy, so my "Spicy Black Beans" will probably be adjusted to be rather on the mild side! ANYWAY, those things aside, it is still a fantastic recipe and I hope you enjoy it too!
~Susan
Spicy Black Beans and Rice with Mangoes
1 T. olive oil
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeno or other hot chile, seeded and minced
1/2 tsp. peeled and minced fresh ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
3 cups slow-cooked or two cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
1 c. water
1/2 tsp. light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
3 c. cooked white rice
2 medium-size ripe mangoes, peeled, flesh cut away from the seed, and diced
1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapeno, cover and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger, cumin, allspice, and oregano and cook for 1 minute to bring out their flavor.
2. Transfer the sauteed mixture to a 3 1/2 or 4 quart slow cooker. Stir in the beans, water, brown sugar, salt, and pepper, cover, and cook on Low for 6-8 hours.
3. Taste to adjust the seasonings before serving. About 10 minutes before serving, stir in the rice and mangoes.
Adventist Heritage Tour: Following in the Footsteps of Ellen G. White
In this installment of my son Austin's Adventist Heritage Tour series, come along with him to Gorham and Portland, Maine, as he visits significant Adventist historical sites such as Ellen White's birthplace and her sister Lizzie's grave.
~Susan
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