I have to wonder if hospitals have secret devices at the front entrances that suck out all of your energy.  I have been so tired this week after spending Sunday and Monday at the Medical Center in Houston, Texas.  My sweet sister-in-law went into preterm labor at only 26 weeks gestation. Sunday was a nerve-wracking day.  We were so worried about... »

The fanatical adherence called for by the Specific Carbohydrate Diet overwhelms me at times.  It is easier to stay home and prepare your own meals.  However now that we are almost five months into the protocol, it is becoming difficult to turn down invitations to people's homes, parties, etc.  Our family was not meant to be hermits. Jake was recently invited... »

My favorite time to garden is the fall.  Late August is the optimum time to begin a fall garden in my area of Texas.  Here it is on the 24th and I am still trying to decide whether or not I will plant.  Usually it is a no-brainer.  Plant a garden. However, this is an extraordinary year.  We are in the... »

I don't know about you, but I tend to under-utilize my technological gadgets.  I use my cell phone to make calls instead of the capabilities that it offers.  Occasionally I will find something that I get excited about.  This was true about a discovery on my Kindle. I wrote " A Portable Library" after my husband gave me a Kindle last... »

With the arrival of August, my family and I celebrate that we have now completed four months of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.  We are trying to heal our guts of several food intolerances and possible Celiac disease in my son, Isaac.  It has been a journey.  Trying to maintain fanatical adherence to this very strict eating style is challenging to... »

One of my favorite events in a year just took place.  From Thursday evening to Saturday evening, most of my family were attending the Texas Home School Coalition Convention and Family Conference in The Woodlands.  We heard dynamic speakers, we met people, we shopped, and we had a great time as a family discussing all that we had learned. The key... »