I’m finishing up the last two days of Celiac Awareness Month with two important guest posts. Tomorrow, my husband Jeff will be writing about what it’s like to live with me (hmmmmm, do you think he’ll be honest?), but today I have a very special guest for you. Alex Borsuk is studying to be a dietitian, is a former college athlete and was recently diagnosed with celiac disease. This combination…
I’ve been to hundreds of baseball games in my life. Maybe even more than that. Thousands. Sometimes it feels like millions. I absolutely love baseball. I always have. Lucky for me, I married a man who was born to play and coach the game. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that it always pays to bring your own snacks. While there is something to be said about enjoying…
I took an unplanned blogging break this weekend and soaked up time with family and friends. As we talk and joke and laugh and enjoy breaking bread together, it’s easy to forget the meaning of this holiday. So I want to pause and say thanks. Thank you to the men and women who serve so that I can be free. Thank you to the men and women who gave all…
This month, I’ve been doing a lot of education about the perils of eating away from home for those with celiac disease. I’ve talked about restaurants that claim to have gluten-free food but end up having multiple cross-contamination issues. I told you about how I had to get brand new pots and pans for my kitchen, a new toaster, new wooden spoons, and new colanders just to be safe in…
I’m going to keep this short today because I’m getting ready to head out the door to do the thing I’m so thankful for – run. I’ve had many setbacks in recent months when it comes to my health both with my hip and back injury, and with my continued progress in healing with celiac disease. {Image credit} But as I am tempted to get frustrated with the hard days,…
I stopped buying conventional poultry at the grocery store quite a few years ago because frankly, it just started to gross me out. I vowed to go all organic and free range until the day I die, but HELLO that stuff is expensive. To compensate, I learned how to cook more vegetarian meals so that when we do eat meat, we can afford to buy organic. One way that our…
On Saturday afternoon, we picked Jeff up at the baseball field and headed north to Lake Pleasant. Some friends were camping with their boat, so we tagged along. It was our first time camping as a family, and the first time we had a chance to use our new tent. We had a blast on the water! Both kids went tubing, we all went swimming in the cold refreshing lake,…