November 4, 2011

Good morning - sitting in Warm Springs with my mom this morning - enjoying a few days with just us.  :)   We are headed out to go shopping and then planning a big cooking party this afternoon.  I am making almond flour pizza for her for dinner.  YUM!   She is excited to see some options that will allow her to bake and not feel guilty.  Isn't that how it happens - we learn a new way of life and pass it on.  Mom will learn a new way to cook and pass it on.  We started talking about Thanksgiving dinner last night and planning a healthy one.  WOW!   What a change.  Instead of dreading the day - I am so looking forward to it now.  Instead of feeling isolated due to "what I can't eat" we're putting our heads together, as a family, and planning a BIG meal that will pack a lot of nutrition and healthy flavors that we can eat.   Go figure.   This year will set new trends for my grandchildren.  I want to imprint HEALTH on them so they do not have to struggle and suffer as I did.   How about you?  Are you planning ahead now?   :)

Mom has been astounded that I look at everything and pick-up on words in the labels that she does not.  In the past, however, she would have chimed in that a small amount of sugar or corn syrup wouldn't hurt anyone.   Last night, she commented that she never knew there was so much stuff in everything.   WINK!   We looked through cookbooks for hours and talked about ways to modify recipes to bring them to a healthy state.  What a FUN time for us.  Then we watched a movie and as she dozed off in the bed beside me I thought........how precious!   My life is FULL and I am grateful beyond words that God has brought me out of "obesity prison" and given me a second chance.   Thank you, Father.

Jennie is in the hospital and hopefully will FINALLY have surgery.  Please pray for her this day.

I have heard from 5 of you that are coming Sunday night - please let me know so that I can plan appropriately.

My address is:

10 Sedgewick Ct

Sharpsburg, Ga

30277

See you at 6.   Much love this day - PK