Day 9

Well we had our first snow of the season. I cant say I am excited about it, but what I am so thankful for is COVERED PARKING! It is a HUGE blessing not to have to clean off my car after a night of snow!

Speaking of Snow it makes me crave  yummy comfort food! I think I am going to bring back Butternut squash soup tonight, in honor of our first snow of the season.

The other thing I want to make tonight is another batch of yummy quinoa granola

• 2 cup whole rolled oats
• 1/2 cup quinoa (I used 1/6 cup each of of red and regular quinoa)
• 2 T chia seeds
• 3/4 cup raw almonds, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup raw walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup agave or honey
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted

This recipe can be adapted to however you would like. I typically just use almonds or walnuts and I roast them in the oven or in a skillet till you smell them.

Mix all ingredients together

Bake on a baking sheet at 225 for 60 min.

Enjoy! I usually put it over plan greek yogurt as it is high in calories but they are good calories.

Check out the Stats: about 1/4 cup, maybe slightly less

24 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories		102.0
Total Fat		6.2 g
	Saturated Fat	2.3 g
	Polyunsaturated Fat	1.1 g
	Monounsaturated Fat	2.2 g
Cholesterol		0.0 mg
Sodium		0.2 mg
Potassium		43.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate		10.2 g
	Dietary Fiber	1.9 g
	Sugars	2.2 g
Protein		2.7 g

Passion

Day 8 of thanks!

 Source

I am thankful for people in my live that encourage me to keep my passions alive. I am looking at you Husband!

Since I have been awful this month with blogging... Day 2-7 of thanks...

Day 2: My Mom and a fun dinner at La Mie

Day 3: Friend Brooke who I got to have Girls Night with!

Day 4: Hubs made it home safely

Day 5: Baking day with Family

Day 6: My Brother and Sister-in-law...Happy Anniversary 7 years!!!

Day 7: Beautiful weather in November



HAPPY DAY

Thanksgiving time is one of my favorite times of the year... the leaves are changing and comfort food is on the rise. I traded in my cold morning smoothies for warm pumpkin oatmeal. It warms my body and preps me for the day!

To get in the mood and participate in the season I am going to write something I am thankful for each day leading up to Thanksgiving.

Thankful For:

Yesterday was Time at home to clean and organize my closets!

Today breakfast with my pops and great conversation

I was asked what relaxes me and relieves stress?

walking
baking
chopping vegetables
pedicures
massage
long drives with hubs
laughing
lunch with mamma and sisters

In other news today is American Heart Association National Day of Health!

What are you eating healthy today?

What I ate Wednesday (WIAW)

oatmeal and egg whites for breakfast
Spinach Salad with Chicken, feta, and olives for lunch
Greek yogurt with chopped apple and strawberries for a snack
Dinner with Mom at La Mie (probably eat salmon)

Make one healthy choice today! Health starts with one change at a time!

Part Trois... Health!

like the french :) I heart France! The french and a pretty good outlook on emotional health... actually I think Europe in general does! Hubs and I are going in May and I CAN NOT wait!

Emotional Health (weakness of mine)

They take siestas in the afternoon
They have a slower pace of life
They take an entire month of for Holiday

I think all of these contribute to good emotional health... with that said, here is my list of what emotional health is to me.

taking every thought captive
ability to discern why/ what is the emotion from
ability to discern if the emotion you are feeling is justifiable
experience all emotions at various times (happy, sad, angry, joy, content)
balance of emotions
communicate emotions effectively


I am sure I will think more on emotional  health, it is a challenge for me to not become overly emotional or and to discern if my emotion is legit or not. I am so thankful for a husband that helps be balance my emotions and has taught me to discern emotional responses.

Healthy cont...

Part two of What is my definition of Health?

Spiritual Health: God is the leader of my life !

Daily Connection with Jesus

Application of Phil. 4:6-8

Displaying the Fruits of the Spirit

Showing Gods Love to the Others

Being a light for the Lord

Going Deep...

I was recently asked a few questions that I thought were so simple, yet I was having a hard time answering them. So I decided I would take some time to pray, ponder, and list my thoughts on them.

The first question was... What is your definition of Health? Well, I guess I think of so many things and that is why it might be hard to come up with an answer.

I think there are many different aspects of health...physical, spiritual, emotional, and relational.

So lets take them one at a time.

Physical:
Energetic
Healthy Weight
Good internal Health (Cholesterol, blood pressure...)
Ability to be as active as you desire
Drinking LOTS of h2o
Balanced Diet (for me this means eating an endo and candida diet)

Diet is always something I have a hard time with. Practically everyday I hear something new or different. If you go to the book store you will find hundreds of different diets or ways to eat. Really if I listened to all of them, I wouldn't be eating! Ha ha! So finding this healthy balance I have had to turn to the Lord and listen to him. What is healthy eating? I am still working on this question but will get back to it. I do believe it is eating what God has put on this earth for us to eat... that means not eating fake food. The other thing I need to figure out is the amount food to eat... this is a hard one!

More to Come...



Blissful Vacation

After 10 blissful days in Florida with Hubs and part of my Fam (missed you Jr's) we are back to the daily grind and back to reality... Boo Hoo!

Typically I am ready to come home, but for some reason this vacation was just too wonderful to want it to end. I am not sure what it was that made it so perfect...
maybe it was the perfect weather (little rain for shopping and lots of sun for beaching it)
maybe it was daily walks with Hubs and so many fun conversations
maybe it was being off medication and feeling normal again
maybe it was baking yummy cakes and drinking yummy wine with family
maybe it was seeing Grandma and Grandpa
maybe it was the tan I got
maybe it was lazy mornings in bed watching HGTV

I am sure it was a combinations of everything, but boy it was hard to come back home on Saturday night. I am thankful that God is gracious and gave me a wonderful Sunday with Hubs and a great coffee date today with a dear friend! I guess its easing me back into life.

Hopefully I will get some pictures of Vacation up soon... I didnt take many, but my mom is a photo guru so I can always count on her to snap our life away!