Enough

When the body is broken, we yearn for something to fill the gap and bring strength. And so we eat food that brings healing nutrition and drink water that satisfies and purifies. We find refreshment. Sometimes the refreshment is deep and we gain much strength for the day before us. Yet more often the food and drink are only just enough to keep us from sinking.

So often at those times of bodily brokenness our souls are also broken. The journey is too much for our human weakness, and we need that heavenly Food and Drink lest we die inside. God gives it to us daily and it is enough. Sometimes what is given feels only just enough. But it is always enough!

"He said not: Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be afflicted; but He said: Thou shalt not be overcome" (Amy Carmicheal, Rose from Brier, 1933).

There is always enough, more than enough, in Christ Jesus!

Go deeper: Study Romans 8:31-39 

Thanksgiving 2019

We rejoiced to be a family of seven once again at our Thanksgiving celebration this year. At the same time we mourned the the coming loss of Dad's brother who was fighting out his last days in a cancer ridden body. One day we will meet him and many others we love for an eternal Thanksgiving. There we will be much,  much more than a family of seven. 

Keto Pumpkin Pie

KETO PUMPKIN PIE

(grain, gluten, dairy, nut, egg, refined sugar + alcohol free, low carb)

Crust:*
3/4 c. coconut flour
3/4 c. tigernut flour
1 T. gelatin
1/2 - 3/4 tsp. salt**
1/2 c. melted ghee (or coconut oil for dairy free)

Mix well. Press evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9" pie plate. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes. Cool.

Filling:
1/3 c. coconut oil
1 c. coconut cream
Melt but do not boil in a medium saucepan. Pour into blender.

2 c. pumpkin puree
1/4 tsp. + 25 drops liquid stevia (we use SweetLeaf, SteviaClear)
1 T. + 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2-3/4 tsp. salt*
1 tsp. pure vanilla bean powder
1 tsp. gelatin
Blend with coconut milk and oil until creamy.

Return to saucepan and heat over medium heat until bubbly and steamy, stirring occasionally. Pour into prepared crust and chill for at least 2 hours.

 *2021 Update: Make half the crust recipe, and press evenly on bottom of pie plate only.

**Use more salt if you have low blood pressure, less for high blood pressure.

(Filling inspired by Elena's Pantry Keto Pumpkin Pie recipe.)

Keto Cranberry Sauce

KETO CRANBERRY SAUCE

12 oz fresh cranberries

3/4 c. water

1-1/4 tsp. liquid stevia (we use SweetLeaf, SteviaClear)

Place all in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve warm or chilled.

Meet Joseph

November 4th brought a sweet gift: a nephew.

November

Beautiful, softly colored skies.

Mostly bare trees.

Patches of still-green grass.

Golden and black fields. 

Combines moving in the distance. 

Geese and swans in great number.

This is what November looks like today.

Squash Baking Season