Category Archives: Writings

A Mental Health Update for me!  For Me!  A Mental Health Update for You! For You!

Sorry.  I just had this run through my head to the tune of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” song “A Very Happy Unbirthday!” Strange where my mind will take us! 😜 So…I’ve been struggling a lot with anxiety lately.  To the point where it almost crippled me.  I know in my heart that God is goodContinue reading “A Mental Health Update for me!  For Me!  A Mental Health Update for You! For You!”

I Have Struggled…with My Children

Ah, yes, children! They can bring such joy…but also so much pain. I love each with my whole heart. Mostly they love me back. Sometimes not. Child #3 and I have been on a rough road for long time. He has been through much trauma and many, many changes. I have been there through itContinue reading “I Have Struggled…with My Children”

Crockpot Mexican Pork Tacos Mishap and Not Finding Pedro

The other day I was trying to make pork street tacos in my crockpot. I thought this would be an awesome dinner to have pretty much done when I got home. I started with my Mexican street taco base of about three tablespoons of your choice of oil (I used avocado) in the bottom ofContinue reading “Crockpot Mexican Pork Tacos Mishap and Not Finding Pedro”

How Goes the Journey and a Chicken Recipe

At the beginning of June I decided to cut out all refined sugar.  How is it going?  Well…I feel pretty darn amazing!  I’ve lost some weight, though that wasn’t really the reason I did it (though awesome “side effect!!!”) I wanted to not feel like I was slogging through molasses.  I was tired of beingContinue reading “How Goes the Journey and a Chicken Recipe”

Being Catholic: A Little Thing about Divorce

If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know that I am Roman Catholic. This is not a judgement on anyone (because, after all, who am I to judge?!!!) Just a statement of fact. As a Catholic, you may wonder how I reconcile the fact of being divorced with my CatholicContinue reading “Being Catholic: A Little Thing about Divorce”

La Estrella, Delavan, Wisconsin: A Review

About a week ago, the kiddos and I were out and it got to be late for lunch.  We were extremely hungry, and since our beloved Annie’s Burger Town burned (see post here) we were looking for somewhere else to eat that was affordable, gluten-free, and, of course, tasty!  I remembered how La Estrella hadContinue reading “La Estrella, Delavan, Wisconsin: A Review”

How Sweet It Is…or Was

Hello, everyone!  I have come to the conclusion that I need to give up refined sugar.  Shocker, I know.  A diabetic giving up sugar?  No way! I’m not talking about just cake, cookies, etc.  I’m talking about ALL refined sugar.  Yeah.  That’s right Why would I want to do such a thing? There’s a simpleContinue reading “How Sweet It Is…or Was”

The Remains of the Freezer Recipe – Beef Stew

Hello, my beautiful followers! Thank you for taking this journey with me. I haven’t posted a recipe in a while, and thought I’d share what’s been going on in our little piece of the world! I have discovered that I do not like to run low on food…like ever. This led to stockpiles of ingredientsContinue reading “The Remains of the Freezer Recipe – Beef Stew”