I'm still excited

Morning Ladies,  Well I've been looking for healthy recipes all week and ran into another blogger that is into healthy eating and homesteading.  She was just on an self imposed sugar free 4 week challenge.  This was very interesting to me and I'm trying to take the greater part of sugar out of my food.  Years  ago, 52 to be exact, when I was 16 yrs old. I was at the doctor's office looking for help to lose weight.  His advice was simply stay away from sugar. and get up move.  I did not have a clue how much sugar  is in our food before we prepare it.    Diets only work for a long as we are on them,  I can't even hazard a guess how much weight I have gained and lost over my lifetime.  Thank God in this time we have social media to look for healthy ways to live IF we truly desire be healthy.  I'm not ever counting a calorie again.  but I will be reading labels for sugar content.  This lady has really opened my eyes.

http://taylormadehomestead.com/stupid-easy-homemade-hummus-in-minutes/

It will be a slow start, financially and physically.  Infact even mentally there has to be some changes.  But they are coming.  I'm starting to restock my pantry with the right things.  It seems expensive but I'm just adding a couple of items weekly.  Just like shopping for clothes, every recipe is not going to fit your taste.  So I'll share the thing that work for me and recipes I like.  Maybe you will like them or maybe you can tweak them to your taste. 

Two of the good finds this week are listed below.

The hummus is not attractive in appearance but is tasty and  a good alternative to some dips. I'll try and take some photos in the future.

Stupid-Easy Homemade Hummus

Ingredients:

• 1 15-oz can chickpeas, drained & rinsed (or 1.5 cups cooked dry beans)
• 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil or coconut oil
• 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon onion flakes or powder
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (I used dehydrated jalapeno powder)
• 3 Tablespoons garbanzo bean juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions:
Dump all ingredients into Ninja & puree until smooth & creamy, add more juice as necessary to attain desired consistency.

Enjoy immediately or refrigerate for up to a week.  Hummus will get firmer at refrigeration, so if serving cold you may want to put back an additional 2 – 3 Tablespoons of the reserved juice.

~TMH~

This is a delicious salad dressing, no calories, no sugar, fat free. carbohydrate free. gluten free, and cholesterol free.  There is no nutritional value I can see.  But is sure give a good flavor to some otherwise boring things when you are short on time.  

I actually found this in Kroger pharmacy area diabetic section.

  

I'm trying a sugar free banana bread today, I'll let you know.  Since May the 3rd when I started this I have lost 4 lbs.  I have to break the habit of weighing too often, besides it not all about the weight.

Hugs and Blessings

Dresses for Africa

Hello All,  I'm getting ready to ship the little dresses I make for missions is Africa. Thought you might like to see them.  If you interested in helping with this just let me know in the comment and I'll get the information to you.  Jan over at https://sewandsowfarm.blogspot.com shares this as well you might want to check her blog out too.

These three were my favorite of this group of dresses  the smaller the dress the cuter they seem to be.

The larger t-shirts are usually not decorated and I wanted to send some larger dress too.  But I'll keep looking for some cute ones.  If any of you have some  slightly worn t-shirts that maybe your child or grandchild have worn and would like share with me for these children I'll pay the shipping.

Say a prayer for these children, they have nothing.  And the safety of the missionaries, we are so blessed. 

Have a good evening, hugs and Blessings

Look what I found today

   Good Morning, at least it is here.  I just realized how few pictures of myself I have.  This is Christmas 2016.  And weighing in at 230 lbs.

May the 2 was my 68th birthday.  It was the first day of the rest of my healthy life. I spent the day looking for healthy recipes and ideas to make this new life possible.  And low and behold look what I found today. 

http://theinboxjaunt.com/2016/05/02/quilt-and-exercise-challenge-one-run-for-the-roses/

  While this is short term it will help me establish goals and good habits for the long term goal. That would be to weight 175 lbs. by next May 2, my current weight is 224 lbs.  I'm a type two diabetic and already have a heart stint.  My doctor said this is doable.  And gave me the go ahead.  God has things for me to do according to his purpose and I can't do them if I don't start taking care of the body he gave me.  While it is about the pounds there is so much more involved.  I’m going to blog about this to help me be more accountable.   I will do that on every Monday.  Hope you follow along, I don't want to be talking to myself.  I will share the best recipe of the week.  And tips that work for me as I find them.  Would love to hear any that you have tried and worked for you. 

1. This weeks goal is to learn to work the pedometer I located on my phone, and apply the “my fitness” app.
2. stick to 3 meals a day 2 small snacks (diabetic)
3. Treadmill Tues and Thursday and Sat. 10 min.

I’m so happy to have found this, I’ll take all the help God wants to send my way.  Thank you Lori....be sure and visit the link above, Lori is a magnificent quilter and reaches out to help others with her tutorials.  She also has some classes on http://www.craftsy.com/

Blessings and Hugs

http://theinboxjaunt.com/2016/05/02/quilt-and-exercise-challenge-one-run-for-the-roses/

  While this is short term it will help me establish goals and good habits for the long term goal. That would be to weight 175 lbs. by next May 2, my current weight is 224 lbs.  I'm a type two diabetic and already have a heart stint.  My doctor said this is doable.  And gave me the go ahead.  God has things for me to do according to his purpose and I can't do them if I don't start taking care of the body he gave me.  While it is about the pounds there is so much more involved.  I’m going to blog about this to help me be more accountable.   I will do that on every Monday.  Hope you follow along, I don't want to be talking to myself.  I will share the best recipe of the week.  And tips that work for me as I find them.  Would love to hear any that you have tried and worked for you. 

1. This weeks goal is to learn to work the pedometer I located on my phone, and apply the “my fitness” app.
2. stick to 3 meals a day 2 small snacks (diabetic)
3. Treadmill Tues and Thursday and Sat. 10 min.

I’m so happy to have found this, I’ll take all the help God wants to send my way.  Thank you Lori....be sure and visit the link above, Lori is a magnificent quilter and reaches out to help others with her tutorials.  She also has some classes on http://www.craftsy.com/

Blessings and Hugs

 While this is short term it will help me establish goals and good habits for the long term goal. That would be to weight 175 lbs. by next May 2, my current weight is 224 lbs.  I'm a type two diabetic and already have a heart stint.  My doctor said this is doable.  And gave me the go ahead.  God has things for me to do according to his purpose and I can't do them if I don't start taking care of the body he gave me.  While it is about the pounds there is so much more involved.  I’m going to blog about this to help me be more accountable.   I will do that on every Monday.  Hope you follow along, I don't want to be talking to myself.  I will share the best recipe of the week.  And tips that work for me as I find them.  Would love to hear any that you have tried and worked for you. 

1. This weeks goal is to learn to work the pedometer I located on my phone, and apply the “my fitness” app.
2. stick to 3 meals a day 2 small snacks (diabetic)
3. Treadmill Tues and Thursday and Sat. 10 min.

I’m so happy to have found this, I’ll take all the help God wants to send my way.  Thank you Lori....be sure and visit the link above, Lori is a magnificent quilter and reaches out to help others with her tutorials.  She also has some classes on http://www.craftsy.com/

Blessings and Hugs

http://theinboxjaunt.com/2016/05/02/quilt-and-exercise-challenge-one-run-for-the-roses/

  While this is short term it will help me establish goals and good habits for the long term goal. That would be to weight 175 lbs. by next May 2, my current weight is 224 lbs.  I'm a type two diabetic and already have a heart stint.  My doctor said this is doable.  And gave me the go ahead.  God has things for me to do according to his purpose and I can't do them if I don't start taking care of the body he gave me.  While it is about the pounds there is so much more involved.  I’m going to blog about this to help me be more accountable.   I will do that on every Monday.  Hope you follow along, I don't want to be talking to myself.  I will share the best recipe of the week.  And tips that work for me as I find them.  Would love to hear any that you have tried and worked for you. 

1. This weeks goal is to learn to work the pedometer I located on my phone, and apply the “my fitness” app.
2. stick to 3 meals a day 2 small snacks (diabetic)
3. Treadmill Tues and Thursday and Sat. 10 min.

I’m so happy to have found this, I’ll take all the help God wants to send my way.  Thank you Lori....be sure and visit the link above, Lori is a magnificent quilter and reaches out to help others with her tutorials.  She also has some classes on http://www.craftsy.com/

Blessings and Hugs

Tea cup exchange

This is the first exchange I have been in since starting blogging, and I must say it has been enjoyable.

I want to thank Stephanie at http://theenchantingrose.blogspot.com/ for her work putting this together.

She has a beautiful and inspiring blog, be sure you visit.

What a beautiful exchange package I received from Roxy at livingfromglorytoglory.blogspot.com/

She had everything  wrapped very carefully in lovely spring colors.  

I'm already enjoy this lovely tea cup by Grace's tea ware each evening in bed while reading to unwind. I most like the fact that I'm not afraid to use it every day.  I have large hands and this is a perfect for me.  I don't take many pictures but I had to show off  my pretty apron that actually fit.  Roxy made this for me and it was like she knew me.  I just love it.

I really appreciate all the lovely items I have received and will use them as well. No regifting here.

But I can honestly say the thing I like the most is the sweet gentle spirit of my new friend.

I hit it off with Roxy immediately,  and delighted to have her for a friend.

A hand made tea keep and book mark and a beautiful creamer, notice how everything matches.

 Some of my favorite Earl Grey tea.

Even the little roses are hand made on this lovely little sachet.

This purse sized notebook is almost too pretty to use, but I'm alway looking for something to write on while I'm out so it will be used.

I'll be linking up at 

http://theenchantingrose.blogspot.com/

With all the others from the Tea Cup Exchange.

Blessing and hugs

                                                                                   

Hands 2 help update

Well I'm making some headway on one of my quilts for Hands 2 Help. The other one was made awhile back. This one is pretty universal for who ever gets it.  The fabrics are all from my stash and I think pretty perky.  It's just a strip quilt, nothing fancy,  I don't do fancy yet.  I meant to take a picture of the starting combo of fabrics.  And of course forgot, I just barely remember to take the this one of piecing.

The wind would not cooperate with a hanging picture, this on the lawn is pretty yonky.  But you get the jest.  This is the first strip quilt I have tried, I don't quite have the hang of it yet cause a couple of

my colors ran beside one another.  There has to be a trick to that.  Anybody want to share what that  is?

Me and the girls chased this little guy around the yard trying to get his picture about two weeks ago.

The first flowers were just coming out, in fact it was in the low 30's for the rest of the week.  Hope he made it.  We don't usually see the swallow tails until mid May.

Everyone have a good week

Stay safe and Blessings

Everything in life is a choice.

I got up, which made for another day of new chances and new choices.  I chose to accept Christ as my Savior about 4o years ago.  And did a lot of stumbling through the early years.  But through the Holy Spirit's urging and the grace of God I always able to get back on track.  I was blessed  that I totally believe  in the power of prayer and was to become a prayer warrior.  I have never been too out going about this especially to strangers,  But have and will tell anyone that I will pray for them when in conversation with them.  And please, believe I don't forget you.  I don't think I have ever mentioned this on my blog, while I do in email, and will comment on others when a need is mentioned.  You know , sorta like behind closed doors.

God has really been dealing with me for a couple of months about the direction in my life and blog.  I have always helped others when  specifically asked,  but mostly sewed trying to make an income. Slowly this has seemed to have  changed to mostly helping others in some way.  And I'm enjoying it so much more.  Again I have shared this in emails and a few comments.  At first I thought I was being humble by not mentioning these organizations I participate with, but I now have realized it was more about fear. What fellow bloggers think, that I'm patting myself on my back or blowing my own horn. Ladies I don't even have a horn.  It's all about God and his grace,  period.  He is providing for me to help others in His name.  Prayerfully  they might come to know Christ as their Savior.  Now that is humbling, that he would use me, what a privilege.  Shame on me for being afraid to post about my Jesus.

As you can see I have made a choice to make God first here as well as in my life and I will gladly share what He is doing.  We don't always have a choice of what circumstances come into our life, but we can choose how we react to it.  I pray to be in the middle of God's plan for this blog and He will use it for a tool to further His kingdom.  I welcome prayer requests at any given time. You may e-mail me if it is too personal to comment. allthingzsewn@gmail.com  I will never divulge a name or exact request.  But we can never have too much earnest prayer.  While I can't meet your need God can.

Enjoy today's blessings

Hugs,

Finish of March BOM

Afternoon all,

The placement of pictures are confusing,  Sorry nothing cooperated today for some reason.

I tried to get all pictures done is pairs beside each other.

  Blogging tech. still baffles me.  

    

 I just barely finished in time for Marches BOM for "In Our Garden".  You are still able to join, click the badge on my side bar.   Each month's  block is designed by a different artist.  Each one                 is just as cut as the next one.                                                            

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 These are my rendention of February blocks designed by Amy at  http://www.craftsy.com/.

     

We are starting April's today.  Aren't they the cutest.

If you would like to join, you can click on the badge on my side bar or the link below

Blocks 5 and 6 by Doris of 

 Quilting Queen Online

http://sewincrediblycrazy.blogspot.com/2016/03/in-our-garden-blocks-5-and-6.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SewIncrediblyCrazy+%28Sew+Incredibly+Crazy%29