tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.comments2023-06-28T09:48:40.888-05:00Injera and Chocolate GravyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1605125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-50432526453276399392015-06-04T00:26:14.321-05:002015-06-04T00:26:14.321-05:00Bwahahahaha!!! I only have half the kiddos you do ...Bwahahahaha!!! I only have half the kiddos you do and I feel EXACTLY the same way!! I MIGHT check FB once a week...or only once a month! Who gives a holy heck what SuzyQ is cooking for dinner and what perfect dessert she'll have with it??!!! I'm lucky to just get spaghetti from a jar on the table! And, don't even get me started on homeschooling!!! I failed miserably at it. Still failing. Miserably. Put my last two in public school, and you know what? They're doing great! They will be just fine! I have to remember every day that it's NOT what the world thinks of me or my mothering...it's what God thinks. Keep it up sweetie! You are doing a wonderful job! I just found your blog and plan to visit often!! (((HUGS)))The Farm-Marmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317109590740405836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-75105744067258913912015-01-10T08:05:15.549-06:002015-01-10T08:05:15.549-06:00I know this is super old, but do you know about ac...I know this is super old, but do you know about activated charcoal? It is a lifesaver if you're accidentally glutened. It will minimize sick time(headache, toilet hugging, bloat) and the sooner you take it after exposure the more effective it is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13735035194221029338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-7434434456223688052014-09-01T22:36:52.108-05:002014-09-01T22:36:52.108-05:00I miss hearing about your life!! Fill us in! I miss hearing about your life!! Fill us in! Dontctrlmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300132862803299781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-37453386273063132752014-05-09T20:22:55.222-05:002014-05-09T20:22:55.222-05:00I loved your blog... Good words to someone who tri...I loved your blog... Good words to someone who tries to limit gluten intake... ;). And it also made me smile to remember a 13 year old Chrissy asking the waitress to take back a salad BC the dressing wasn't on the side!! :). I miss you!!!! Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818609925765478209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-27677127453886500202014-05-09T20:22:23.594-05:002014-05-09T20:22:23.594-05:00I loved your blog... Good words to someone who tri...I loved your blog... Good words to someone who tries to limit gluten intake... ;). And it also made me smile to remember a 13 year old Chrissy asking the waitress to take back a salad BC the dressing wasn't on the side!! :). I miss you!!!! Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818609925765478209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-11432740235359856592014-05-09T11:47:32.947-05:002014-05-09T11:47:32.947-05:00I'm sorry. Glad to see you back even if it is ...I'm sorry. Glad to see you back even if it is this rant. I have celiac and was so sick for so long that I don't risk cross contamination. We don't eat out more than 3-4 times a year for two reasons: 1. We didn't very often before the diagnosis because we are cheap. 2. My health is my own responsibility and I will not put my health in the hands of someone who's paid minimum wage and isn't vested in if I get sick or not. So as nice as all these GF menus are, the bottom line if you have a serious reaction or any reaction for that matter if you are hoping to not react, is to not trust or expect safe food. Even in a home kitchen with gluten it is hard not to get cross contamination so in one feeding hundreds of people a day, it just isn't logical. Yes that stinks and further emphasizes that my life is not a simple as it once was but man I save a ton of money by always packing food for my family. And I'm saving my health too. Hope you recover/bounce back quickly!Angela Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839443261200410777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-66689833170379499822014-04-25T09:53:45.985-05:002014-04-25T09:53:45.985-05:00Maybe u should think about writing a book.. your w...Maybe u should think about writing a book.. your writing is very real.. I love itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687378064399553780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-21400783675813888732014-04-25T09:52:55.641-05:002014-04-25T09:52:55.641-05:00Wonderful!!! Wonderful!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687378064399553780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-36598511592769313562014-04-23T08:29:41.759-05:002014-04-23T08:29:41.759-05:00terrific blog!! I am a fellow mom with 15 children...terrific blog!! I am a fellow mom with 15 children both adopted and biological. I will be back to read more!!dragonfryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188788820285020077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-26381508876247515292014-03-04T18:15:44.717-06:002014-03-04T18:15:44.717-06:00This is a great post. I think that many women feel...This is a great post. I think that many women feel this way but are trapped in the thinking that they have to keep up with the Pinterest world. Thanks for the reminder that we should not compare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-38040629584953810302014-02-03T22:44:16.001-06:002014-02-03T22:44:16.001-06:00Made me laugh. Made me "Amen". Made me...Made me laugh. Made me "Amen". Made me feel better about life and the ways I fail each day. You nailed it. Comparison is such a tool of the enemy and I fall for it all. the. time. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656514419028761669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-58030247607069499642014-02-01T13:40:25.479-06:002014-02-01T13:40:25.479-06:00This.is.awesome! You are absolutely hilarious. A...This.is.awesome! You are absolutely hilarious. And I can so relate to your post! Thank you for keeping it real. And thank you for giving me a good laugh out loud nodding my head the whole time post to read today. :)Jamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752582014757591060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-24388360514241147512014-01-27T20:46:04.789-06:002014-01-27T20:46:04.789-06:00Yes. Yes. Yes. Preach. I call it fake booking........Yes. Yes. Yes. Preach. I call it fake booking..... I have to admit to being envious of your life, at times. I love the house you moved to and would love to have property for our tribe to roam.... and homeschooling is just plain hard. I gave up with two of mine and put them in school. Still hs three and want cry mercy and send them all to school at least once a day..... thanks for being real. :-)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292080210039777725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-16433077749762648392014-01-27T14:04:59.142-06:002014-01-27T14:04:59.142-06:00I've missed you here. I don't think I fol...I've missed you here. I don't think I follow you on facebook. I've not struggled with the everyone is more perfect than me for a few years. I'm in a good place emotionally. What I'm struggling with is knowing I need more in person relationships but not having opportunities for them. So for now I work to nurture other real friend and family relationships online. It isn't ideal but especially living in a small town 75 miles from the big city, I guess it is the best I can do. I am looking forward to spring though. For some reason I feel like there will be more opportunities to get to know people. I think my favorite part of this post though is hearing that you still struggle wanting a baby even with 12 kids. I'm 30, had a hyst at 24 and have two wonderful boys. I have been blessed to foster 6 other children. We are an open foster home BUT are only able to accept babies because of our boys needs/struggles. It has been 3 months since our last placement left and I am struggling knowing that Father wants me to be open. I LOVE black and white. Passionately. He is stretching me and encouraging me to embrace limbo and thrive in it. I am trying. So for now, I'm trying to find things to learn, working to survive a cold winter, in a new town, in a smaller house and find opportunities to serve and make friends. Here is to embracing the lives we have and the peace He so freely gives.Angela Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839443261200410777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-73422394374434118012014-01-27T08:52:30.480-06:002014-01-27T08:52:30.480-06:00love!- I for one, often was both envious and scare...love!- I for one, often was both envious and scared of your life :) The amazing opportunity of having so many kids and yet the super scary responsibilities and financial stress of having so many kids...and home schooling and getting to have your own business. It made my head hurt yet at the same time made me feel like 'hey that would be awesome...wait that would be freakishly scary...but homeschooling can be great...but wait my kids hate me even helping them with their homework" I freak out with mommy/family envy on FB and such as well...and i hate trying to compare my life to others, but it happens. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669262300558632790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-5449039924932158672014-01-26T22:56:48.955-06:002014-01-26T22:56:48.955-06:00I don't know you, but I'm pretty sure we&#...I don't know you, but I'm pretty sure we're sisters. Or something.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084684651293339647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-33262197554051064602014-01-26T15:36:02.520-06:002014-01-26T15:36:02.520-06:00A. Men. I was ready to quit facebook forever and e...A. Men. I was ready to quit facebook forever and ever after a handful of friends posted their kids report cards while my struggling ADHD learner couldn't remember the number 12. Then I took a deep breath and put on my big girl panties and remembered none of their lives are perfect. The problem with social media is we compare everyone else's best day to our most average. Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404826828632906792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-20353201282908868242014-01-26T15:22:33.545-06:002014-01-26T15:22:33.545-06:00YOu know why I haven't posted much lately? Bec...YOu know why I haven't posted much lately? Because I didn't have anything nice to say. And you know what they say, if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. I'm pretty sure people don't want to hear me moping and groaning every 5 minutes, even though that's what I've been doing every day for the past 3 1/2 weeks. Sharon @ Texas to Ethiopia https://www.blogger.com/profile/16364728624500351895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-51246589239697435392014-01-26T14:57:01.665-06:002014-01-26T14:57:01.665-06:00Honestly, I am laughing at the hallway talk commen...Honestly, I am laughing at the hallway talk comment. If I am not mistaken, I think you and I have always done that rush job, but we stop and say "I am exhausted and tired of the crap. How has your month been?" (insert where I hope it has been good but then I hope it has been somewhat similar so I can feel normal). I have often left thinking that I wasn't very encouraging at times, but let me say that knowing your heart and spiritual depth, I understand and appreciated the truth. The key is to get to know the heart of friends so you can be real. Facebook just doesn't allow for that. If you are real, you are perceived to be whining or ungrateful. People will then call counselors to check on you. Let me say this....most of us know when we are in a funk and admit we need to get out of it. The lessons come when we work ourselves out of that funk doing the good we know to do. Sometimes we just need to spew honesty and embrace the process. Proud of you decision AND honesty. Love you friend.<br />Lisa Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427291793681385239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-37159430312245380022013-10-16T15:53:11.162-05:002013-10-16T15:53:11.162-05:00Chrissy, it strikes me often how I don't see a...Chrissy, it strikes me often how I don't see all the way down in to someone and truly understand the pain they are acting out of. Having older adopted children is an eye-opening experience - I pray that it will impact my ENTIRE life experience with others. Oh, Jesus! Give me Your eyes to see with!!!Brian & Ali Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361328772239935403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-91433737953749070722013-10-15T19:00:38.144-05:002013-10-15T19:00:38.144-05:00as i sit here crying because i have that relation...as i sit here crying because i have that relationship with mine too, these are the words i clung to "What an immense privilege. <br />What amazing power we have as parents.<br />And yet, often times we don't use it."<br />time to do something about that. God, give me the strength.<br />thank you for sharing your heart< Chrissy.Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940754394594870352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-50873858461879823512013-10-15T12:33:53.360-05:002013-10-15T12:33:53.360-05:00Such true words! what a sweet boy, thanks for shar...Such true words! what a sweet boy, thanks for sharing. You are a wise mammaEllieliz the Homesteading Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03678579303056008993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-23181922134238605232013-10-15T10:46:19.409-05:002013-10-15T10:46:19.409-05:00whew whew.....yes and that to is the way GOD sees...whew whew.....yes and that to is the way GOD sees us all when we come into his family....wow awesome testimony that will be forever!mommyof10https://www.blogger.com/profile/03751353830343278576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-34248180333272153642013-10-15T09:27:33.639-05:002013-10-15T09:27:33.639-05:00This is a really beautiful, healing story. A remin...This is a really beautiful, healing story. A reminder that we have a God that cares about our fears and will help us.Charlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975669882637727607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183842935030233478.post-87814508861079376832013-09-28T22:40:18.671-05:002013-09-28T22:40:18.671-05:00You are so young. I know this because I just turn...You are so young. I know this because I just turned 40... Dontctrlmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300132862803299781noreply@blogger.com