THE BEST GF bread recipe

And it's easy...


1 cup rice flour
1 cup corn starch (or potato)
1/2 cup GF oat flour
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon yeast
1 1/3 cup WARM water
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon of honey
1/2 teaspoon of vinegar ( I use apple cider)
2 eggs mixed with some water to make them frothy (about 2 tablespoons)

IF you are feeling lazy just place all of the ingredients in the bread machine on a basic white cycle.

IF you want to do it the long way (and more satisfying)...prep your yeast in warm water, mix dry ingredients, then mix wet ingredients and combine. Will look wet but that is okay. Bake 350 for 80 minutes.

Just as I promised, more pictures

We had a great little birthday celebration for Miss Addy complete with cake and presents.

She loved the cake. At first she attempted to lick it but the camera wasn't fast enough. She pretty much loved the frosting but ditched the cake after a few bites. (FYI..it was a gluten free cake and not my favorite either).

She love love LOVED her new toy from us. It is an ice cream truck and sings a song. She kept dancing every time it went off. (We now have races with the ice cream truck and the tonka truck in our house...)

Overall, it was a great warm day! She was the happiest she has been in a while all day long and even intentionally said "mama" a few times just to see me smile ;o)

I'm ONE today!

More pictures to come...

My baby girl is ONE!

It's official, my baby is now 1!

Where has this year gone? Seriously...I feel like it was yesterday I was waddling around the house waiting for this little "boy" to come! To MY surprise, she came out a she and NOT a he and I couldn't be happier!

We love our little Addy!! She makes our family complete!

Happy birthday little one....

Some of my favorites from this past year.

simplicity

Some days I wish I were 5 again....

Running threw the grass barefoot
with your best friend.

Can you feel the love?
Not a care in the world. Just happy to be playing together...

Detour

Yes, I know I haven't updated you on my journey of the Proverbs 31 woman. BUT...God has had me reading, Crazy Love by France Chan. Let me tell you, it is a life changing book. Really!

Anyways, I wanted to share with you a short part that really struck me today.

Frances is talking about being a Lukewarm Christian. You know, the one that none of us want to admit to being. So I don't swear, I give my time to the needy, I read my Bible (and study it), etc... so why would I be a lukewarm Christian? Yeah, I am..Darn! Well he gives a lot of examples of a lukewarm Christian and this particular one really struck me.

"Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. They don't genuinely hate sin and aren't truely sorry for it; they're merely sorry because God is going to punish them. Lukewarm people don't really believe that this new life Jesus offers is better than the old sinful one. "

hmmmmm. I have to be honest with you, this is true. Really! Who wants to live a life in hell? Not me! But do I ask for forgiveness for my sins because I want to live like Jesus or because I am just afraid of hell?

So my challenge this week is to genuinely love God and ask for His forgiveness because my life in Him is the MOSt important thing....

Thoughts...

I love being a mom

Happy Mother's Day!!